EDUC 341 - Middle Level Curriculum and Organization

(3 hours) Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education. A study of middle level organization and curriculum design that is developmentally appropriate for middle level students. Specific topics include interdisciplinary teaching teams, flexible grouping and scheduling, vertical articulation, activity and advisory programs, and community building. Candidates also are introduced to the National Middle School Association (now Association for Middle Level Education) standards and the integration of Common Core standards in the curriculum. Based on the AMLE standard 2, this course will provide middle level teacher candidates with an understanding and use of the central concepts, standards, research, and structures of content to plan and implement curriculum that develops all young adolescents’ competence in subject matte and evaluate challenging, developmentally responsive curriculum that results in meaningful learning outcomes.