Curriculum Development

Catalog description

Curriculum Development explores the intersections of learning, teaching, and curriculum. Students investigate not just various definitions of, types of, and purposes for educational curriculum, but more specifically focus on curriculum-in-practice. Student explore how teachers enact curriculum and the factors that inform curriculum use, such as state and national standards, standardized assessments, school contexts and curricular materials. Students study and apply models of curriculum development and curriculum decision-making for everyday classroom use, which may include backwards design, culturally-relevant designs, principles of learning and/or other curricular and instructional approaches. Graded on A-F basis only. Credit Hour s : 3