XED 530 Curriculum
This course prepares students to think about and carry out the leadership tasks Jewish educators perform in the area of curriculum: curriculum design, curriculum consultation, and curriculum evaluation. The course introduces students to the process of “backwards design,” and to concepts and theories involved in thinking about curriculum as they can be used in Jewish educational settings. The course helps students start designing an overarching curriculum for their settings including the enduring understandings and essential questions that lie at the heart of their curriculum. (Spring – Year 1).