EDUC 404 - Curriculum Planning and Instruction

5 Credits

Students will plan and/or adapt standards-based and learner-centered curricula with a particular focus on: recognizing what students know and can do, and are learning to do; prioritizing the most important understandings and core concepts informed by state and national standards; using their knowledge of students’ assets to inform planning; and designing instructional strategies, learning tasks, and assessments to support students’ learning and language use in line with academic and developmental standards. Students will explore strategies for collaborating with families, neighborhoods, and/or communities in support of student learning.

Pre-requisite(s) ENGL& 101 min. 2.0
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - EDUC
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Winter Evening, Online, Weekend
Designed to Serve BAS in Teaching students.
Active Date 20200330T21:15:05

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 30
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
Course Outline
Backward Design Understanding by Design

Year-Long Plans & Curriculum Maps 
Purpose of using Backward Design Making documents public

Writing unit plans

Essential Questions Planning for student success

Assessment

Authentic assessments
Using evidence to anchor curriculum units & guide instruction

Determining the extent of student understanding

Grading and reporting practices that support learning

Instructional Best Practices

Collecting evidence
Using evidence to support academic excellence
High-leverage teaching practices

Student Learning Outcomes
Plan and/or adapt standards-based curricula in ways that are personalized to the diverse needs of each student.

Demonstrate ability to align instruction to the learning standards and outcomes so all students know the learning targets and their progress towards meeting them.

Plan and/or adapt learner centered curricula that engage students in a variety of culturally responsive, developmentally, and age appropriate strategies.

Demonstrate ability to incorporate tools of language development into planning and instruction, including strategies for making content accessible to English language learners and for evaluating and supporting their development of English proficiency.

Plan and or adapt curricula that are standards driven so students develop understanding and problem-solving expertise in the content area using reading, written and oral communication, and technology.

Effectively integrate technology to create technologically proficient learners.

Demonstrate ability to access resources, supports, and specialized assistance and services to meet particular learning differences or needs, including students’ families and communities.

Demonstrate ability to integrate knowledge and skills developed through field experiences with the content of the program’s coursework by reflecting on practicum experience.