Educ 5220 Curriculum Design

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Course Outline

EDUC 5220: Curriculum Design and Instructional Decision Making

Credits:

3

Course Description:

This course introduces the major curricular models and analyzes their design and development, implementation, and evaluation. The role of technology and disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches are considered, and teaching through inquiry and for conceptual understanding are explored. Strategies for planning, conducting and evaluating curricula are covered, and the practical problems teachers face in making curricular decisions are discussed. The course will also examine the influence of legislative and socio-political forces and the value systems of central stakeholders on planning and curriculum choices.

Required Textbook and Materials:

The main required textbooks for this course are listed below, and can be readily accessed using the provided links. There may be additional required/recommended readings, supplemental materials, or other resources and websites necessary for lessons; these will be provided for you in the course’s General Information and Forums area, and throughout the term via the weekly course Unit areas and the Learning Guides.

This course does not contain a main textbook; resources to all required reading will be provided in the course Learning Guide for each week.
Software Requirements/Installation: No special requirements.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

By the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. Explore the influence of various contextual factors on student learning, instruction or curriculum.
  2. Examine a rationale for teaching in a changing societyAnalyze the importance of differentiated teaching and assessment.
  3. Analyze the importance of differentiated teaching and assessment.
  4. Evaluate major social, political, and cultural trends in education.

Course Schedule and Topics:

This course will cover the following topics in eight learning sessions, with one Unit per week.

Week 1: Unit 1 – What is Curriculum?

Week 2: Unit 2 – Curriculum Theory

Week 3: Unit 3 – Curriculum and the Educator

Week 4: Unit 4 – Curriculum Development

Week 5: Unit 5 – Curriculum and Cultural Diversity

Week 6: Unit 6 – Curriculum and Technology

Week 7: Unit 7 – Curriculum and Evaluation

Week 8: Unit 8 – Curriculum and Course Review