ELTC 661 - Integrated Curriculum in the Elementary School

Credits: 3
Study of educational programming and curricular initiatives designed to meet the learning needs of elementary school children, kindergarten through sixth grade. Candidates for elementary certification at the graduate level will examine principles of curriculum design and effective ways of integrating subject matter in the elementary school as well as compare/contrast elementary curriculum from various districts, states, and countries. Students are required to design a unit that emphasizes literacy and integrates the fine arts with the traditional content areas of the curriculum.