HDFS 550 — Critical Science & FCS Curriculum Development: 3 Credits (3 Lec)
(Su) This course provides students with skills to develop and deliver a curriculum structured around the mission and knowledge base that serves as the foundation of the Family and Consumer Sciences profession: the FCS Body of Knowledge and the Critical Science Approach (CSA). When designing high-quality units of study and learning plans, the course will utilize a lesson-study approach to engage students in collaborative and reflective practices. Furthermore, students will examine research-based instructional strategies that foster critical literacy skills within inclusive, universally designed formal and nonformal educational environments