Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary and Pre-Adolescent Students

General

Prefix

ED

Course Number

305

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Education and Learning Design

Description

Organization, structure and processes of classrooms and schools for elementary and early adolescent students.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

4

Max

4

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Explicate a developmentally responsive rationale for using cooperative, individualistic and competitive goal structures in classrooms.

Outcome

Plan learning engagements that take into account the developmental levels of students and clearly align standards, objectives, learning tasks and assessments.

Outcome

Modify suggested lessons from textbooks to address multiple learning styles, English language learners, students with special needs.

Outcome

Describe major instructional models and their implications for student learning.

Outcome

Reflect on planning for learning engagements in the context of knowledge of student development, school structures, state standards and different philosophies of teaching and learning.

Dependencies

Courses

ED305 is a prerequisite for: