EDU 653 - Instruction and Assessment Strategies in the Secondary School

This course is designed to assist aspiring and current teachers in exploring a variety of instructional strategies and techniques, learning theories, and assessment and evaluation approaches appropriate for meeting the needs of learners in diverse middle and secondary classrooms. Opportunities are provided to experience various instructional strategies from the perspectives of student and teacher and to implement them into actual lesson planning and presentations. The integration of technology (including software), the New York State learning standards, and content area standards into unit and lesson planning is investigated. Field observation experience in the student’s content area and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Spring Semester