EDN 3400. Philosophy and Curriculum of Middle Grades (3 credits)

This course examines the contemporary Middle School, including historical antecedents, concepts, philosophy, trends, issues, instructional strategies, and models. Specific attention is focused on the middle school child, the middle school teacher, integrated and interdisciplinary instruction; standards based curriculum, and assessment. Field experience required. PREREQ: 30 semester hours and 2.7 GPA