EDU3550 Teaching in 21st Century Classrooms

This course introduces methods of designing aligned curriculum, instruction and assessment. It examines critical issues in teaching in the contemporary secondary school, including technology integration, approaches to organizing and managing classroom environments, and literacy needs within content area classes. In order to better understand these and other matters of achievement and behavior, students will use readings, discussions, course assignments, and field experiences to begin addressing contextualized problems of practice.

Credits

4 sh

Prerequisite

SOC 2430, EDU 2110, or EDU 2500

Offered

• Fall

Course Outcomes

1. Teacher candidates will be able to employ the Understanding by Design framework to plan curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
2. Teacher candidates will know emerging and innovative pedagogies.
3. Teacher candidates will evaluate research-based strategies for developing respectful and supportive classroom environments for adolescent students.
4. Teacher candidates will describe, analyze, and make choices about classroom management experiences from their field placements.