PEDU 9209: Strengthening Achievement through Curriculum

What a student learns from a course depends greatly on the available curriculum. It is also highly dependent on the ability of an educator to bring the curriculum alive. This course, designed for educators who want to strengthen student achievement through a strong curriculum, provides the opportunity to incorporate authentic travel experience and learnings into their curriculum to develop a full, enriched curriculum that will increase student achievement. Textbooks, videos, and research are all wonderful ways to learn, but that extra human component, continuously monitoring and directing their achievement and, most importantly, filling in any gaps, helps them get the most out of their educational time. This course provides the time and opportunity to fill in those curriculum gaps using activities and materials developed directly from experiential knowledge gained from your travels. Once you have developed materials to enrich your curriculum, implement them in your classroom. Finally, create a slide presentation demonstrating the professional outcomes of your travel experience and submit it, along with your travel journal and a write-up describing either the professional application of the materials or how they were used in the classroom, for evaluation.

About University of the Pacific

University of the Pacific, established in 1851, is California’s oldest private chartered university and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

The credits offered are post-baccalaureate, graded, graduate-level semester units of credit, provided directly through University of the Pacific, Benerd College. They are specifically designed to meet the needs of educators for Salary Advancement and Recertification.  The credits/units are acceptable where local districts approve and applicable to state licensing where authorized. We always encourage you to check with your employer for acceptability of these credits/units. Course participants are responsible to determine acceptability of these credits for their intended use. Each graduate-level semester credit is equivalent to 15 hours of academic involvement.