This course is the same as Foreign Languages 370. Curriculum and Methods. This course presents the concepts needed to understand curriculum design and program evaluation. It also helps students develop the skills needed to design and teach curriculum units in their subject area. Throughout, the course is both conceptual and practical.
Students develop a repertoire of methods to use in student teaching and in future teaching.
In general, students should take this course concurrently with Education 448 and 461. The seminar helps students reflect on and engage with their experiences as teachers. Students are encouraged to develop their own philosophies of education, and to use these philosophies in planning and teaching their classes. Permission of the instructor is required. Student Teaching I .