Teaching and Curriculum: English ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

This course examines research-based approaches to middle and high school curriculum development in the area of English language arts. Students will consider the relationships between curriculum and classroom management and the relationship between the curriculum and students’ individual differences and capabilities. Students learn how to use their content knowledge to develop instructional objectives and to develop or adapt instructional materials appropriate to the middle and high school grade levels they are teaching. Students learn how to use technology for both instruction and information management, and to identify, use, and evaluate technologies appropriate to the ELA classroom. The culminating course assignment is to design a four to six week unit plan that aligns with ELA edTPA, and MAT program outcomes. This course was previously EDU-660516. Prerequisites: EDUC 6020 .