2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

EDUC 568 Curricular Design

This course provides the students with an introduction to the general and special education programs which comprise the public school curriculum. Teacher leaders need to understand the concepts, practices and applications of the curriculum in order to effectively teach and lead improvement in the teaching of curricular content. The program faculty recognize that all schools, and their curricula, are unique. The basic principles that govern the design and structure of curriculum are presented in this course to provide teachers with the professional background necessary to make decisions about school curricula. Students enrolled in this course will study instructional design models, mapping of curriculum, and the scope and sequence of curriculum development needed to support the approaches of general and special education for the K-12 setting.

Credits

3