ED 340 - Curriculum and Assessment in Teaching

The primary purpose of this course is to help preservice teachers learn to think like a high-quality classroom teacher. Various theoretical and practical approaches to curriculum development and assessment will be explored in this course. The course will help students think as a teacher would about the development of curriculum, including what motivates humans to learn and how learning happens; sources and standards which guide curriculum development; the identification of grade-appropriate content and skills; and outlining the purposes and objectives of instruction. Students will develop and share various formats of classroom assessments, and will evaluate standardized assessments. Students will become aware of broader local, state and national assessment issues beyond the classroom, and will understand the impact of these assessments on the professional practice and the lives of classroom teachers.

Four credits.

Prerequisite(s): ED 240 and ED 322.