The Primary ABQ course provides teachers with qualifications to teach Grades K-3. If you are a Junior/Intermediate/Senior teacher and would like to extend your teaching qualifications to the primary elementary grades, you must take a Primary Additional Basic course. This course will enable teachers to receive additional basic qualifications for the primary division. A variety …
This course is designed to provide teachers with an increased knowledge of child growth and development; further development of curriculum content and material for kindergarten and primary teachers; and an opportunity to refine and extend appropriate teaching strategies so that children develop skills in all curriculum areas. See website for admission requirements and course material.
Building on knowledge, skills, and teaching strategies provided in Part 1, this course will emphasize program planning and evaluation of kindergarten and primary programs. An advanced study of primary curriculum and a review of formal and informal assessment techniques will be included. See website for admission requirements and course material.
The leadership role in primary education including the development of skills necessary to plan and present inservice programs will be the focus of this course. Primary curriculum development, implementation, evaluation and revision, based on the application of principles of child growth and development, will also be included. See website for admission requirements and course material.
Addressing Anti-Black Racism to Change Pedagogy and Practice, Part 1 seeks to challenge candidates’ current understanding of pedagogy and practice by centering Black/Africentric ways of knowing and amplifying the lived experiences of Black students, families, and community members. Through collaborative activities and deep reflective practices, this course employs Critical Race Theory, concepts of Blackness and …
