Curriculum and Methods for Diverse Learners

Catalog description

This course examines curriculum as the organized framework of standards, content, instructional methods, materials, and assessments that guide teaching and learning across academic domains, including Language Arts and Math. Candidates learn how to evaluate instructional programs and materials for alignment with research-based and High Leverage Practices, and to modify curriculum, as needed, to address students’ unique learning needs. Candidates are taught to develop systematic and explicit lessons that reflect the gradual release model, and how to select and implement accommodations and modifications that promote access and expression for diverse learners in remedial, inclusive, and special education settings. Cross-listed with RLDV 5585 . Graduate equivalent: SPED 6537