Instructional Theory and Planning for the Middle Level

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Class Hours: 3 Lab/Discussion: 0 Credits: 3 Restriction: Admission into Teacher Education Step 1; middle-level education 4-8 major Description: Competencies specific to the art and science of teaching adolescents are introduced with a focus on academic, social, and emotional developmental characteristics of young adolescents as they transition to the middle school. Familiarizes students with the fundamentals of middle-level learning and teaching theory and correspondingly appropriate models of teaching. Planning for instruction is evidenced through the development of lesson and unit plans that reflect utility in inclusive and diverse settings.