Curriculum & Instruction in Social Sciences & Arts

Catalog description

This course is centered around integrating social science and art into curriculum design and teaching. Using Massachusetts and national curriculum frameworks, students will develop instructional and assessment strategies, while integrating arts and technology to enhance learning. Emphasis will be placed on developing contextualized learning experiences embedded in historical, social, geographical, and environmental themes encountered in arts and politics. Guided by critical pedagogy as the main theoretical framework, students will affirm diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice education in their curriculum and teaching practices. Prerequisites: EDU 330.