C I 4490 - Middle Grades Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (4)

When Offered: Fall
Middle grades teacher candidates select, implement, and evaluate approaches to curriculum, instruction, and assessment that are designed to improve student learning. Candidates work collaboratively with university faculty, master teachers, and interdisciplinary teams in university cohorts and professional development school settings to improve and expand their professional knowledge. Emphasis is placed on integrative curriculum practices, understanding diversity, assessment of teaching and student learning, and the use of technology. In the field experience, emphasis is placed on implementing teaching and assessment practices that are responsive to diverse students’ needs, management of students, time, and resources, and participation in reflective practices. Candidates have opportunities to participate in professional association meetings, seminars, and conferences. Lecture 40 hours, laboratory 150 hours.