Course Number:

Credit Hours:

3

Course Title:

Curriculum Design and Assessment

Course Description:

Explores the discourse about ‘curriculum’ as an evolution in our thinking about what’s worth learning and teaching. Links learning theory and teaching practice in three key areas: the impact of the community on the student as learner, the role of pedagogy in creating access to learning for all students, and the selection of curriculum content to create both inclusive and challenging learning environments. Students examine and develop several curricula as they explore the process of curriculum construction and the theoretical perspectives that affect what and how teachers teach, and how they assess student work. Presents an opportunity, prior to student teaching, for students to model both the concrete activities of the curriculum design process and their reflection on that process. Graduate students are required to demonstrate advanced levels of study and research.