EDLC 772 Fundamentals of Curriculum Design

This course reviews the fundamentals and practical application of curriculum planning, development, implementation, and evaluation. Educators must know, understand, and be able to apply curriculum design within their classrooms and institutions. A study of best practices, current trends, and effective curriculum design models will be identified, analyzed, and applied across learning environments to meet learning objectives, standards, and needs of diverse student populations.

This course prepares teacher candidates with professional practice and application of curriculum design and instructional decision making towards the end of his/her program. The candidate will utilize theories of curriculum design to inform the planning, development, and evaluation of school curriculum, lessons, units, and instructional practices.

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the candidate will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (3)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the candidate is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each Discussion. Each thread must be at least 300 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the candidate is required to reply to two other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 100 words. (CLO: A, B, D)

Culturally Responsive Teaching Article Review Assignment

The candidate will use the Jerry Falwell Library Databases to find two professional journal articles on culturally responsive teaching. They will write a 2-3 page summary, compare and contrast essay that is 500 words, not including the title and reference pages. (CLO: A, B)

Interdisciplinary Instructional Planning (IIP) Project Assignments (5)

For this project the candidate will plan a research-based curriculum with instruction and assessments that are engaging, culturally responsive, aligned to interdisciplinary standards, infused with technology, and designed to meet the needs of all learners. The project will be a 20-day interdisciplinary instructional unit plan that is content focused with connections to reading and writing across the curriculum. The first 10 days will include full lesson plans using the student teaching lesson plan template provided. Then candidates will map out the following 10 days providing a horizontal planning outline (block plans) with standards and instructional topics only. This assignment will be broken up into smaller pieces and submitted across the term. This is a key assessment that will be submitted to CORE upon conclusion. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E)

1. IIP Project: Mission Statement, Character Principles, and Biblical Worldview Assignment – For this assignment the candidate will create a school and write a mission statement to guide the focus of their school. In addition to the mission statement, the candidate will identify eight-character principles that represent the values of your school and state how they would integrate a biblical worldview.

2. IIP Project: Proposal Assignment – For this assignment the candidate will provide an overview of their ideas for meeting the requirements of the 20-day interdisciplinary instructional unit plan.

3. IIP Project: Lesson Plans 1 – 4 Assignment – For this assignment the candidate will complete and submit their first four days of detailed lesson plans using the lesson plan template provided.

4. IIP Project: Lesson Plans 5 – 8 Assignment – For this assignment the candidate will complete and submit their next four days of detailed lesson plans using the lesson plan template provided.

5. IIP Project: Final – Elementary and Special Education Assignment or IIP Project: Final – Middle Grades and Secondary Education Assignment – For this assignment the candidate will complete and submit two more detailed lesson plans and 10 days of block plans. The candidate will also create a flyer that could be sent home to parents/families inviting them to attend a culminating activity/student presentation event.