ENED 4414: Teaching of English Language Arts I

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 3241, ENGL 3310, ENGL 3391, and admission to the English Education program and Yearlong Clinical Experience.
Corequisite: ENED 4650

Description:
This course addresses the practical application of English Language Arts curricula, learning theories, teaching strategies, instructional materials, and assessment choices within specific teaching contexts. The course emphasizes justifying teaching decisions based on clear rationales anchored in practice, theory, and research; refining the facilitation of high levels of learning in all students through effective practices; and adjusting teaching moves based on evidence, such as classroom self-observation, student response and performance, and student products.

Notes: This course may be cross-leveled with ENED 6414.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Create lessons that demonstrate backwards design concepts through explicit and coherent connections between objectives, standards, instruction, and assessments.
Articulate how research and theory supports one’s own specific instructional decisions.
Demonstrate how specific knowledge of student differences impacts planning, instruction, and assessment.
Create lesson plans and materials designed to support student development of academic language, including use-based grammar, vocabulary, syntax, and discourse supports.
Critically assess student work in order to improve one’s own practice and plan for specific future student learning.
Demonstrate critical reflection about one’s own teaching performance, practice, and feedback on student work.
Demonstrate professional behavior (e.g. punctuality, professional appearance, collegiality, etc.)