This course focuses on general principles of curriculum development and assessment (including the state assessment system), with emphasis on planning, writing, and implementing effective lessons and units of study in alignment with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The course addresses data analysis and the design of formative and summative assessment.
This course is designed to provide an in-depth study of the development of the young child. Course includes discussion of the physical, cognitive and social emotional development of children from early childhood through adolescence. A research project is required..