EDL 701 - Survey of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment.

Admission to Ed. Specialist program, concurrent election of EDL 700. (3).

Analysis of the interaction between curriculum standards, instruction practice, and assessment tools. Focus on appropriate utilization of national, state and local assessments to impact district- and building-level curriculum decisions and adoption of effective instructional approaches in diverse classrooms. Dynamics of instruction design, purposes of assessment, practical application to local district issues.