ELE 580 Curr & Instr Grades 1-6

In this course, teacher candidates will develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions for planning curriculum and instruction for grades 1-6 in order to meet the needs of children in today?s schools: children who are culturally diverse, who are English language learners, and who display the full range of abilities and dispositions. Teacher candidates engage in the development of goals and instructional objectives, IEPs, lesson plans and thematic units that address all domains (cognitive, affective, and psycho-motor). Emphasis is placed on state and national standards and the impact of these standards on instruction and assessment. The integration of technology with instruction, as a teacher resource and as an instructional tool, will be covered. Appropriate formal and informal assessment tools and methods will be included within the context of unit and lesson plans, with an emphasis on curriculum-embedded, standards-based assessment. Research-based instructional models, strategies, methods and procedures such as service learning are introduced and linked to theoretical and factual knowledge of learning processes and human development. Assessment of learner progress, appropriate classroom accommodations and modifications for students with the full range of abilities, and the development of collaborative teaching partnerships are also examined. A 10-hour field experience is required. Students must obtain fingerprint clearance prior to beginning field experiences. ELE 580 is a prerequisite for the methods courses. Suggested prerequisites or co-requisites: EDU 506, EPY 502. Offered annually. (3 credits)