EDU 5090 - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

3 cr

This course combines knowledge and skills in curriculum, instruction and assessment. Prospective teachers will become adept at creating, adapting, differentiating, implementing and revising curriculum based on an understanding of students' need and interests, educational standards and subject matter. Candidates will learn to choose and create instructional methods best suited for specific educational goals. Candidates will learn to use multiple assessment strategies to evaluate student growth and to modify instruction to ensure intellectual, social, physical and emotional development of every student. The course will culminate in creating a unit plan for a diverse group of students. This unit plan will synthesize the candidate's understanding of curriculum, instructional practices and assessment.