Introduction to Curriculum Design I: Research Based Practice

This course focuses on the study of curriculum development and principles of teaching, emphasizing the background content research needed to develop curricula. The course will introduce the skills to design and develop interdisciplinary curricula that is based on research and the application of that research through best practices utilizing; multiple intelligences, diverse learning styles, dimensions of learning, the Bloom’s taxonomy. The curricula will facilitate the integration of standardized and alternative assessment measures to meet the New Jersey Student Learning Outcomes.