EDUT 6115 — Curriculum and Instruction 1—Multiple Subjects
2 semester hoursGraduateLecture
Introduces the theoretical and practical investigations of transgressive and responsive approaches to curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment. Explores curricular theory, critical pedagogies in education, disability studies in education (centering disability and its intersections), curriculum design, planning, and assessment. Introduces backward design of a learning opportunity, as well as forms of responsive assessment that support student learning. Emphasizes continual growth and development in the teaching profession. The process of inquiry and reflexive practice in teaching and teacher education provides a central framework for both the class sessions and the assignments.