EDC 442 - Secondary Methods: Instruction Across the Curriculum

1. Explain the factors that influence student success in the content areas.
2. Describe strategies for supporting students who are struggling with literacy.
3. Generate differentiated learning targets.
4. Develop curricular modifications and accommodations.
5. Incorporate cross-curricular skills and 21^st century learning strategies.
6. Design integrated learning experiences in the content areas.

1. Learning Across the Content Areas
   1. Factors influencing student learning
   2. Background knowledge, motivation, and engagement
   3. Supporting diverse learners
   4. Research-based intervention and remediation
2. Literacy Across the Curriculum
   1. Vocabulary instruction across subjects
   2. Scaffolding reading comprehension
   3. Dyslexia intervention strategies and literacy supports
3. Questioning and Discussion Strategies
   1. Designing critical thinking questions
   2. Using collaborative conversations
   3. Differentiating questioning techniques
4. Differentiation and Accommodations
   1. Research-based differentiation strategies
   2. Graphic organizers as comprehension tools
   3. Note-taking strategies for diverse learners
   4. Designing accommodations and modifications
5. Writing as a Tool for Learning
   1. Writing-to-learn strategies: journals, quick writes, summaries
   2. Content-area writing for literacy and critical thinking
   3. Adapting writing tasks for varied learners
6. Assessment for Learning
   1. Assessment in differentiated instruction
   2. Formative assessment strategies
   3. Using assessment for intervention, remediation, and acceleration
   4. Authentic performance tasks
7. Cross-Curricular Instruction and 21st-Century Skills
   1. The benefits of interdisciplinary teaching
   2. Strategies for integrating content areas
   3. Embedding critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity
8. Designing Integrated Instruction
   1. Developing meaningful integrated learning experiences
   2. Professional reflection and growth