EDU 737 - Applying Human Development to Teaching and Assessment

3 Credit(s) This course introduces students to selected theories and topics in human development from early childhood to adolescence, with a special emphasis on how people learn. Students in this course will apply these theories and research on learning to appropriate state and national standards-based instruction, and to their thinking about learning environment design and family engagement. This course provides students with a foundation in the skill of writing lesson plans. Anchored in the Backwards Design approach to lesson planning, this course will guide students towards an in-dept understanding of the various components of lesson plans. Three lecture hours per week.