May 07, 2024  
2018-2019 SGPP Catalog and Handbook 
    
2018-2019 SGPP Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EDMA624 Effective Instruction (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): EDMA622  
This course focuses on researched-based “best practice” principles for meeting the needs of diverse learners. Methods of planning and designing differentiated instruction based on pre-assessment and achievement indicators are applied. Stage 3 of Understanding by Design (UbD) is applied using information on student readiness, interest, and ability to be appropriate to the outcomes of content and a variety of best practices techniques.  Methods to foster 21st century and higher level thinking skills among all students are explored and applied.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

  1. Examine current theories and research-based literature to understand multiple components of effective instructional practice.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to plan instruction, utilizing a lesson design model.
  3. Create an instructional plan that addresses a curricular objective by using multiple instructional strategies.
  4. Plan instruction using 21st century and higher level thinking skills and processes that deepen learning and increase rigor.
  5. Adapt lessons to differentiate instruction for groups of students with differing abilities as determined by assessment data.
  6. Demonstrate ability to monitor student learning during a lesson and adjust instruction accordingly.
     



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