EDUC-240: Instructional Design and Assessment

Instructional practice in the elementary classroom. Strategies for effective, research-based teaching using Virginia’s Early Learning & Development Standards (ELDS) Birth-Five Guidelines and Virginia Standards of Learning (K-6). Significant emphasis will be placed on curriculum content, cross-curricular content, student engagement, lesson planning, research-based instructional strategies, differentiation, and assessment. Candidates will develop an understanding of the principles of learning; the application of skills in discipline-specific methodology using age-appropriate, and culturally relevant curriculum and pedagogy. Candidates will engage in formal and informal assessments to diagnose needs, interpret data to plan and modify instruction, and record student progress.