School Curriculum and Assessment Policy Core Courses
Other Courses

07B:265 Standards-Based Education and Accountability (Hollingworth) 3 S.H.

This course is an overview of standards-based education. Subjects covered include: Academic content standards, K-12 articulation, conducting alignment studies, using standardized test results to evaluate academic programs, decision making using test results (especially grading and instructional decisions), building district assessments,  high stakes testing and teaching to the test, testing and special populations (e.g., the use of assistive technology in special education testing and issues of racial/ethnic bias in testing), and special considerations in various content areas (especially literacy assessment and interdisciplinary curriculum). A syllabus is provided in Appendix A.

07B:270 Current Issues and Research in School Curriculum and Assessment Policy (Hollingworth) 3 S.H.

This course is a review of current issues from relevant academic journals, states, think tanks, and consortia, with a focus on: standard setting, test-based accountability in education, legal assessment requirements at the federal and state levels, large scale testing and state assessment programs, growth modeling, school administration in the context of assessment, testing to measure achievement gaps between groups of students, and the intersection of policy, curriculum, and assessment

The two required educational leadership courses are currently offered in the Educational Administration Program:

07B:381 Analysis and Appraisal of Curriculum

(this course is available also via distance education online)

Comprehensive investigation of systematic procedures and resources for identifying and evaluating essential features and constituent elements of a given school district's curricular offering; for persons in administration, curriculum, and supervision programs or positions.

07B:383 Supervision and Evaluation

(this course is available also via distance education online)

Data collection and management skills; data-driven leadership; coaching and feedback techniques; teacher quality legislation; research and best practice regarding teacher evaluation, supervision; teaching standards.