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ARCHIVED 2020-21 Graduate Catalog 
    
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ESD 930 - Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Design (3)


The course will develop the understanding and strategies of how curriculum, instruction, assessment, and continuous improvement are connected. The course will explore the role of the district leader in curriculum as both a policy instrument to guide teaching and learning and as an administrative guide to the development of instructional activities at the school, classroom, and program levels. Students will develop strategies for district-wide curriculum planning and continuous improvement including the collection and use of data for making informed decisions about curriculum, instruction, assessment, teaching, and learning. Students also will develop strategies for addressing the critical curriculum issues of cultural competence, equity of opportunity to learn, and the challenges in diversity of income, language, learning capacity, and mobility. Students will develop the strategies for designing professional development to support the curriculum and instructional programs and the strategies for design and implementation of professional learning communities as a collaborative and adaptive approach for continuous improvement of instruction.