EDUC 2039 Learning and Curriculum in the Elementary School
Introduces students to the profession of education and roles of teachers. Provides understanding of contexts in which education is delivered in multicultural settings and opportunity to gain knowledge and experience about interpersonal, observational, and organization skills that underlie teaching. Faculty and students work together throughout course to examine students' commitment to and readiness for career as a teacher. Introduces essentials of curriculum, teaching, and managing classrooms at elementary (K-6) level and links them to major learning theories for children. Views curriculum, instruction, management, and learning theory from perspectives of current school reform movement and social/cultural changes affecting elementary classrooms and schools.
Course overview
- Department
- Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.00 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.18 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Anne Homza | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 28 of 35 |
| Fall 2025 | Anne Homza | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 12 |
| Spring 2025 | Anne Homza | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | — | 24 of 30 |
| Fall 2024 | Anne Homza | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 8 |
| Spring 2024 | Anne Homza | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | — | 19 of 19 |
| Fall 2023 | Anne Homza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 of 12 |
| Spring 2023 | Anne Homza | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 8 |
| Fall 2022 | Anne Homza | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 30 |
| Spring 2022 | Anne Homza | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 15 |
| Fall 2021 | Anne Homza | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 21 |