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 20220330T15:33:45

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
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 learner centered curricula that engage students in a variety of culturally responsive, developmentally, and age appropriate strategies.

Incorporate tools and strategies of language development to make learning accessible to English language learners.

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.

Discuss various options to access resources, technology, supports, and specialized assistance and services to meet particular learning differences or needs, including students' families and communities.

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.