ESSI 603 - Curriculum Development and Differentiated Instruction

3 Credit(s)

In this course, educators explore and employ a variety of instructional strategies for the development of cognitive, academic, social, language and functional life skills in inclusive and intervention settings. A foundation for decision making surrounding differentiation will be established before developing understandings and application of specific strategies for differentiation. Specific strategies covered include co-teaching, differentiating for the five classroom elements and three student characteristics, and addressing content, process, and products. For MAT students, this course will have 10-hour field experience.

Prerequisite(s): MAT student must have passed Teacher Education Program Checkpoint I.

Grading Method: Letter grade.

Learning Outcomes:
1.(Know) the formal and informal assessment procedures considered in identification of academic and/or behavior challenges2.(Know) the most effective instructional models, strategies and methods3.(Know) the various steps and components of creating individualized lessons to meet students’ learning and behavior needs4.(Understand) the purpose of Response To Intervention and Early Intervention/Intervening Services5.(Understand) the necessity program fidelity and research-based interventions6.(Understand) the most important and often tiered interventions7.(Understand) the most important and often utilized co-teaching and collaboration models8.(Define) and (discuss) various types of learning and behavior challenges9.Correctly (administer)(score)and (interpret) results formal and informal assessments10.(Summarize) and accurately (interpret) progress monitoring data11.(Present) specialized academic and behavior information to students, parents and school personnel in an understandable manner12.(List) and (define) the classifications in special education as defined under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - i.e. learning disabilities; emotional and behavioral disabilities13.(Understand) basic strategies of RTI and EIS

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ESSI 603 - Curriculum Development and Differentiated Instruction