GED 528 - Pre-K-6 Curriculum, Assessment and Management

This course will focus on curriculum in the Pre-K-Grade 6 classroom. Using Vermont’s Core Teaching and Learning Standards as well as the National Association for the Education of Young Children will guide this course. Common Core, and Next Generation Science Standards, students will develop a comprehensive, integrated unit of study for the elementary classroom through the multiple lenses of place-based education, equity, and sustainability. The development of this unit can be focused on the Art, ELL, Special Education, and/or heterogeneous classroom. Diversity in student populations and 21st century challenges in teaching and learning will be explored as will classroom management and assessment as foundations for student success.

Credits: 4

Prerequisites/Restrictions:
Must have taken GED 516 Educational Foundations: Understanding the Past and Creating the Future.