CISE 5120 Differentiated Instruction in the Content Areas

This is a course in curriculum and instruction - in what teachers teach and how to teach it to diverse students. The purpose of the course is twofold: (1) to help prospective teachers devise strategies for translating their academic knowledge into teachable materials, design curricula that are consonant with the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the national standards for their academic disciplines; and (2) to help prospective teachers devise strategies for developing curricula, materials and methods that teach to the multiple intelligences, multi-cultural backgrounds, and other distinct personal characteristics that their students bring to school. The goals are twofold: (1) for prospective teachers to become life-long learners, learning more about themselves, their students and their academic disciplines while they are teaching, and teaching creatively and critically within state and national standards; and (2) for prospective teachers to become familiar with individualized instructional techniques such as Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for students with disabilities, Gifted and Talented Programs for academically high-performing students, and other specialized programs commonly used in schools today.
Credits: 2.0