EDE 654 - Models of Instruction: Elementary

3 credit(s)
Diverse models of instruction will be explored in order to provide a beginning repertoire of teaching skills and strategies for the elementary level. Models include presentation, direct instruction, concept teaching, cooperative learning, problem-based instruction, and classroom discussion. An understanding of the dynamics of teaching and the techniques of matching teaching models to particular student outcomes within a reflective practitioner philosophy will be emphasized. An overview of the “backward design” model, highlighting essential questions for optimizing student understanding, will be reviewed. Application will be made to the development of a content-area unit plan employing the varied models of instruction designed to meet the needs of all students.
Prerequisite(s): (select two): EDF 568, EDH 510, and EDP 540.

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