EDIS 4425 - Instructional Environments, Curriculum, and Strategies for Middle Childhood and Secondary Education

Credits: 3

Evidence-based instructional strategies to individualize instruction and assessment for individuals with mild/moderate ELN to promote challenging learning in both the general and special curricula and to appropriately modify learning environments with said modifications and Positive Behavioral Supports. Maximize engagement and social interactions— students with students, adults, texts, and technology in an effort to enhance academic and social learning through the application of critical thinking skills and performance-based assessment. Consideration of the Developmentally Appropriate Practices and materials and the characteristics of the ELN are to be reflected in the selection of materials and activities to engender self-motivation, self-efficacy, and self-monitoring.Particular attention also needs to be given to transition plans and the content needed for high stakes testing and State Academic Content Standards.Prereq: EDIS 3311, 3314, 3385, EDRE 2202, and 2204Coreq: EDIS 4485 and 4590 $