EDU 501 - Practitioner Inquiry into the Design Thinking of Curriculum and Instruction

Credit Hour(s): 3
This course introduces learners to the three central themes of the Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction program: Practitioner Inquiry and Design Thinking, Curriculum and Instruction, and Decision Making.
Through reflection, investigation, and analysis, learners will inform their understanding of their professional practice by developing an awareness of how elements of inquiry-based teaching and learning and design thinking can support and transform what they do every day in the classroom. Learners will examine theories and concepts around inquiry, design thinking, project-based learning, and backward design. Independent and collaborative inquiry and analysis will drive learners’ understanding and reflective implementation of the course’s use of inquiry as a technique of teaching and learning and the development of curriculum and instruction. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s).

Course Session Cycle: Fall 1, Summer 2
Course Yearly Cycle: Yearly