Assessing Learning and Supporting Equitable Outcomes

Catalog description

INT 741 is the Year 2 course in which candidates learn about backwards planning or “backward design” and how to draft lessons and units of study “with the end in mind.” As candidates use this framework for planning, they also deepen their practice in formative assessment, uncovering student thinking, and in designing authentic performance tasks. Further, candidates develop a broader repertoire of strategies for analyzing student work, data-driven instruction, differentiated instruction, and providing students with effective feedback. Candidates also learn how to design self-assessments that their students can use to reflect on their progress toward achieving learning goals and to determine their next steps. One-on-one field experience and onsite support and supervision are integrated throughout the course. Previous Course Code: Reach 241