EDC 441 - Secondary Teaching Methods

1. Analyze academic standards in secondary content areas. 
2. Generate effective learning targets.
3. Select high-quality instructional resources and strategies.
4. Explain methods of assessing, monitoring, and reporting student progress. 
5. Research current trends in secondary education.
6. Plan standards-based, data-driven, developmentally-appropriate instruction.

1. Academic Standards for Secondary Content Areas
2. Learning Goals
   1. Selecting Learning Goals
   2. Developing Learning Targets
   3. Aligning Curriculum to Learning Targets
3. Lesson Flow
   1. Standards-Driven Teaching
   2. AI Tools for Lesson Planning
   3. Lesson Structure
   4. Lesson Pacing
4. Instructional Strategies
   1. Student-Centered vs. Teacher-Centered
   2. Addressing Diversity
   3. Selecting Instructional Strategies
5. Instructional Resources
   1. Traditional Teaching Tools
   2. Digital Tools and Media
   3. Selecting Instructional Resources
6. Data-Driven Instruction
   1. Effective Assessments
   2. Analyzing Data to Inform Instruction
   3. Monitoring and Reporting Student Progress
7. Instructional Design
   1. Standard-Based Instruction
   2. Data-Driven Instruction
   3. Developmentally-Appropriate Instruction
8. Current Trends
   1. Trends in Secondary Education
   2. Professional Self-reflection
   3. Continuous Improvement Mindset