EDU 645 - Enhancing Curr & Instructional Capacity (3)

GR

Using the State of Mississippi as a focus, this course explores general guidelines, issues, and other foundations for curriculum development and evaluation at elementary, middle, and secondary school levels. This course will help candidates make the transition from thinking of curriculum for a particular subject within a classroom setting to thinking of the philosophical frameworks that help shape curriculum and the curricular approaches and professional learning for schools in order to increase student achievement. Candidates will develop an understanding of the present state and school curriculum and learn how to effectively restructure and implement curriculum to create professional learning opportunities in order to improve teaching and learning. Issues of national and state student testing will be addressed. This course addresses Standard 4.1-4.4: Instructional Leadership of the NELP Standards Audits Not Allowed