Enables students to identify and apply relevant research to persistent or emerging problems and to develop appropriate assessment tools and techniques for ongoing educational activities. EDHD 618 Theories and Techniques of Teaching Assists with the conceptualization, measurement, and improvement of classroom performance and management, K-12. Features a variety of organizational patterns and practices, approaches to instruction and their impact on students learning, and instruments for evaluating teacher behavior in specific contexts. EDHD 630 Curriculum and Schooling in Contemporary Culture Introduces and analyzes contemporary concepts of curriculum, reviews historical and philosophical dimensions of curriculum, and overviews curriculum models and current curricular issues and innovations. Major foci include research and theory in the field of curriculum development and the practical ethical, and other political aspects of school change.
Emphasis is inquiry-based approach.
Focus on case-studies, current issues, and student projects. Capstone of the program allows students to synthesize their personal philosophy of teaching and learning through readings, discussion of current issues, and reviews of current research related to curriculum and instruction. I love to play handbells. I am a member of my church handbell choir, the Chancel Ringers, and the Lynchburg College handbell choir. I love to read.