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Chapter 3

Curriculum and Instructional Design

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Section 1
Instructional Design
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What is Pedagogy?

An effective teacher studies the science of pedagogy and the practice of instructional design.

Section 2
Creating a Curriculum
Setting a Course Syllabus

A syllabus provides a summary of topics covered in a course, and sets expectations about the course for students.

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Curriculum Types

Designing curriculum or teaching an established curriculum is the major part of the job for all educational professionals.

Section 3
Lesson Plans and Learning Objectives
Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes allow both the teacher and the student to collaborate on a learning roadmap, which increases student accountability and, often, achievement.

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Creating Learning Objectives

A learning objective is a short statement of the goals and objectives that students should know or be able to put into practice after a lesson.

Writing a Lesson Plan

A lesson plan is a specific arrangement of instructional materials designed to convey specific educational content, and can be divided into five key parts: objective, introduction, input, activity, and review.

Section 4
Assessment
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Assessment Strategies

Educators can use many different assessment strategies, each offering its own strengths and weaknesses, to assess their students.

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Formative Assessment vs Summative Assessment

Educational assessment is an integrated process of gaining information about students' learning and their progress.

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Grading Students

Grades are a means of communicating with students, parents, and other educational stakeholders, and serve as moments of closure and transition.

Section 5
Choosing Course Materials
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Choosing a Textbook

College textbooks can be a valuable resource for early-career instructors, but educators can also create their own packets of educational material.

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Understanding the Textbook Market

Though textbooks have traditionally been popular in the past, the current generation of students often feels much more comfortable reading and working with content online.

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Types of Textbooks

Instructors today have the option of choosing between etextbooks, online textbooks, or free textbooks.

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Free Textbooks

Students can access free textbooks that are open-sourced OER through sites like Project Gutenberg, Open Library, and OER Commons.

Section 6
Teaching the Common Core
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Understanding Common Core Standards

The Common Core State Standards seek to bring diverse state curricula into alignment with each other, but they are not without controversy.

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Common Core Curriculum

Common Core State Standards address the subject areas of English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, Technical Subjects, and Mathematics.

Section 7
Teaching STEM
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Understanding STEM

STEM education is an acronym for the fields of study in the categories of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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