Curriculum Design & Instructional Improvement

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide teachers, supervisors, and school administrators with the realistic concepts of curriculum and instruction as used in schools. An emphasis will be placed on an inclusive curriculum aimed to be suitable to all children including those with special needs. The course examines the major educational curricular philosophies, both historical and current, and their implications for the development of curriculum in a classroom; management of a curriculum in a school or local school setting; curriculum policy-making; and development of curriculum plans and materials. The course provides opportunity to design instructional units across the various disciplines and develop appropriate assessment techniques to closely assess students' academic performance and achievement.