Minors: Curriculum Development

The minor in curriculum development provides one of the fundamental components of the teaching and learning process. The basis for this minor will be the development of curriculum based upon a variety of learning theories, the articulations of the K-12 curriculum, curriculum renewal, and the implications for teaching and the infusion of technology. The development of curriculum in an ever changing society is essential to improving student learning.

EDD 7912: Curriculum Articulation
This course will provide an understanding of how curriculum is developed and implemented based on the research of learned bodies, issues in our society, and work place needs. The course will review what is knowledge and who decides what knowledge is important within each curricula area. The students will analyze various conceptions of curriculum standards, reform movements in education, principles of curriculum planning, past and present curriculum trends, and the int4eraction of curriculum with instruction generalized across settings. Foundations of curriculum and the steps for developing curricular will be emphasized.

EDD 7913: Curriculum Renewal
This course will introduce students to collaboratively and systematically weigh key factors, such as: the mandates of national, state and local educational standards, professional licensing requirements, educational benchmarks, grade-level expectations, and course content when making decisions about curriculum and instruction across grade-level progression. The relationships between these factors will be discussed in order to demonstrate the significance of a well-designed articulation process that educational institutions must implement in order to assure the successful progression of students across their academic coursework. The course will focus on developing a practical approach to policy development in curriculum and instruction based on an integrated system that aligns curriculum, instruction, standards, assessment, content, and accountability across time. Topics such as grade-level content specifications, promotion requirements, and interdisciplinary approaches will be discussed.

EDD 7914: Curriculum Teaching and Technology
The course will provide the foundation for decisions regarding curriculum renewal and student achievement. Various sources of input will be stressed as the basis for curricular decision making, the need to renew various aspects of the curriculum based upon student achievement of the goals and objectives of the curriculum, the articulation of the curriculum, and the instruction strategies employed, and the stakeholders in the curriculum development process. A practical approach will emphasize drawing accurate inferences about what students know and are able to do as the basis for curriculum renewal and the scope and sequence of the curriculum in an educational program.

EDD 8010: Curriculum and Program Development
This course will provide an understanding of how curriculum is developed and implemented based on the research of learned bodies, issues in our society, and work place needs. The course will review what is knowledge and who decides what knowledge and who decides what knowledge is important within each curricula area. The students will analyze various conceptions of curriculum standards, reform movements in education, principles of curriculum planning, past and present curriculum trends, and the interaction of curriculum with instruction generalized across settings. Foundations of curriculum and the steps for developing curricular will be emphasized.

EDD 8124: Theories of Learning
This course provides a theoretical foundation for understanding how human learning occurs.  Concepts from the major writers in behaviorism, cognitivism, humanism, constructivism, and social and adult learning will be presented.  Key elements of student development are also included.