SIE 586 Inst Diverse Learn:Mat/Sci/Tec

This course is designed to enable teacher candidates to design, deliver, and assess instruction at the course, unit, and lesson levels. A particular emphasis is placed on the various instructional strategies across domains of learning that can be used with students with disabilities who are in inclusive secondary (grades 7-12) school classrooms as they pursue rigorous curricula in mathematics, science, and technology. Emphasis is placed on integration of content areas and the ability to design units and lessons in accordance with the Next Generation NYS Learning Standards as well as professional group standards. Curriculum design for learners with a full range of needs and abilities will be considered and implemented. Evidence based practices for the acquisition, retention, and expression are applied to the content area. Research-based instructional strategies will provide the basis for student-centered and inquiry-based approaches in the planning, implementation and evaluation of instruction. Collaboration and consultation methods and models will be a core part of this course. A 45-hour supervised field experience in a middle school/high school and the course must be taken simultaneously with SIE 585. Prerequisite: A content methods course SEC 520-524.

Credits

3