BAST 420 - Planning Instruction

5 credits

Prerequisites
Admission to the BAST program.

Students will plan and/or adapt standards-based and learner-centered curricula with a particular focus on: recognizing what students know and can do, and are learning to do; prioritizing the most important understandings and core concepts informed by state and national standards; using their knowledge of students’ assets to inform planning; and designing instructional strategies, learning tasks, and assessments to support students’ learning and language use in line with academic and developmental standards. Students will explore strategies for collaborating with families, neighborhoods, and/or communities in support of student learning. This course will include opportunities to reflect on practicum observation.

Theory Hours
5 theory hours.

Course Outcomes

Develop valid and reliable assessments of learning outcomes
Demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between educational theory and practice while planning instruction according to subject matter and curriculum and community goals
Demonstrate the ability to develop lesson plans and apply curriculum mapping skills that will assist with meeting the academic and developmental standards to meet the needs of a diverse student population

Note
BAST degree course.