EDUC - 245. Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction Grades 1-6

3 credit(s)
This course is designed for Early Childhood and Childhood Education majors to develop knowledge and skills in the development of curriculum, assessment, and instruction. Emphasis is placed on NYS Learning Standards, and the impact of these standards on curriculum, assessment, and instruction to meet the needs of culturally diverse populations and children with the full range of abilities found in today’s schools. Students engage in the development of goals and instructional objectives and lesson plans that incorporate all domains. The integration of technology as a teacher resource and as an instructional tool will be covered. Appropriate formal and informal assessment tools will be included within the context of lesson plans. Research-based instructional models, strategies, methods and procedures are introduced and linked to theoretical and factual knowledge of learning processes and human development in early childhood and childhood. Assessment of learner progress, appropriate classroom accommodations, modifications for students with the full range of abilities and the development of collaborative teaching partnerships are also examined. (10 hours of fieldwork is required.)