Beginning the Conversation

Welcome, and thank you for visiting. My name is Brittany Sanders, and I am an educational leader and scholar-practitioner engaged in doctoral study of curriculum theory and instructional leadership. This site reflects my ongoing learning, critical thinking, and commitment to understanding how curriculum theory shapes meaningful educational practice.

Curriculum Theory in Action: An EDUC 7318 Portfolio

This website showcases my curriculum studies and learning artifacts from EDUC 7318. As you explore, you will find analyses, reflections, and multimedia artifacts that examine curriculum ideologies, educational texts, and leadership practices, with a focus on how theory informs instruction, supervision, and decision-making in today’s educational landscape.

Helping Children Succeed/Hollowed Out

In this section, you will engage with my enhanced analysis of Helping Children Succeed by Paul Tough. This artifact highlights key ideas from the text and examines how they inform understandings of child development, equity, and the conditions that support meaningful learning.

Curriculum Theory Part I

In this section, you will engage with my analysis of two curriculum ideologies from Michael Stephen Schiro’s Curriculum Theory. This artifact reflects my developing understanding of how these ideologies shape beliefs about learners, teaching, knowledge, and the broader purposes of education.

Curriculum Theory Part II

In this section, you will read my analysis of the remaining two curriculum ideologies presented in Michael Stephen Schiro’s Curriculum Theory. This artifact examines how each ideology conceptualizes the purpose of education, the role of the learner and teacher, the nature of knowledge, how learning occurs, and how student learning is evaluated.

The Knowledge Gap

In this section, you will read my analysis of key concepts from Natalie Wexler’s text and their connection to the Texas Superintendent Standards. This artifact examines how the text advances superintendents’ understanding of curriculum oversight and instructional leadership, informed by both course readings and class discussions.

Summary of Learning

In this section, you will view a video showcasing my learning from EDUC 7318 focused on a key concept explored in the course. This artifact explains the concept in depth, reflects on my learning, and examines how it can be applied within today’s educational landscape.

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”

John Dewey