CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA Nutrition & Consumer Sciences Department
Level  I (4 qtr units)

Summer 96                                                          Office: 2-121
Ruby Trow                                                          Phone:  (909) 869-2160

Curriculum and Methods for Content Area Teachers
Syllabus TED 434

TEXT:    Individualized Instruction: The Curriculum Module

DATE            TOPIC                               ASSIGNMENT

Meeting 1       Introduction                                      Philosophy and Personal Evaluation

                         Course Objectives
                         Needs assessment, values,
                         rationale concepts and
                         generalizations

Meeting 2       Preparing Instructional Objectives,
                         questioning, critical thinking

Meeting 3       Individualized instruction,              Develop Evaluation Devices                                      Competency attainment, self               /alternative assessments
                   assessment, authentic assessment

Meeting 4       Unit Plans, Specially Designed            Develop Unit (2-3 weeks) in
                         Academic Instruction in English          Nutrition or one of the other
                         (SDAIE)                                                     Home Economics Related Areas

Meeting 5      Lesson Plans, Content Standards         Develop lesson plans
                        Instructional Schemes, thematic            incorporating outcomes
                  organizers                                      assessment

Meeting 6      Vocational and Career Education        Presentations/critiques
                        School and Community/Parents
                        School to Career
                        Devices for knowing students,              Unit plans 
                        classroom organization and               School and Community
                  management discipline                            Assignments due

Meeting 7      Multicultural Focus,                         Presentations/critiques
                        Selecting and Evaluating Materials

Meeting 8      Integrated, Interdisciplinary               Presentations /critiques
                  Curriculum Vocational Classes which
                        meet HS graduation requirements

  PTS            ASSIGNMENTS

   10              School and Community Survey/Needs Assessment

   25              Unit Plan (2-3 weeks)* (Small group, with copies for class)

   15              Exam/Alternative Assessment related to unit with                                          accompanying scoring rubric

                     Lesson Presentation and Self Critiques

   15              1)   Life and Career Skills

                           Thinking, Problem-Solving, Decision Making, Inquiry

    15              2)  SDAIE*

                           Cooperative Learning, Scaffolding, integrated                                               academic/vocational instruction

     10              Class critiques

     10               Visual display:  Bulletin Board, Flannel Board, Poster,                                 Graphic, Etc. (with accompanying description of how it will                         be incorporated into a learning activity.)

All assignments are shared with class and, with the exception of the individual lesson to an outside school/class, may be done in groups of 2-3.

*Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English