Curriculum and Assessment in Music

Catalog description

Prerequisites: MUS 441, MUS 442, MUS 446. Open only to music education majors. Students will develop an understanding of sequential, developmentally appropriate curriculum in music across the K-12th grade span, and of assessment across all the grades and in all contexts for music teaching. Course topics include: scope and sequence, rubrics/rating scales, reliability and validity, types of assessments, appropriate use of assessment results, ethics, professionalism, advocacy, budgeting, and communication. Course requires 35 hours of field experience.