ED705 - Erdman - Curriculum Planning and Differentiating for Instruction

Making Ends Meet

This course addresses curriculum planning and differentiating for instruction. Curriculum planning involves many aspects of teaching: The teacher as mediator, the social dimensions of teaching, teaching students with problems, creative teaching, popular culture of children and youth as relates to curriculum, differentiating of instruction, assessment and frameworks for teaching. Coursework involves extensive reading, analytical student written reflections, on-line discussions and a curriculum project to extend and assess student learning. This course is appropriate for educators from many areas of teaching as an individual class or as part of the MSE C&I are encouraged to take this course as early in the program as possible. The course is typically offered annually during the 8-week summer session. Students pursuing the MSE:C&I take this course as early as possible in the program, as it serves to focus the candidate's MSE studies and research. This course also serves as a foundation for conceptualizing one's teaching and making theory to practice applications in one's own classroom.