Curriculum Committee Minutes (03/03/25)

Curriculum Committee Minutes

 

Date: March 3, 2025

Members:

  • Jorge Chavez – co chair
  • Troyann Gentile
  • Andrea Laser – co chair
  • Julia Mahfouz
  • Dane Stickney

 

Staff:

  • Shakira Anderson
  • Shannon Hagerman (CPE)

 

1. GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSIONS:

 

Review Syllabus Template for Faculty Meeting:

  • Why are we doing this work, go over links and examples

 

Keeping on the Radar:

Cross listing course guidelines

LDFS title change (fall 2026)

Committee Procedures (review and update, who approves?)

 

2. COURSE PROPOSAL/REVISION REQUESTS:

 

Status                     Item(s)                                                    Presenter

 

Approved              INTE 7110 Revision & Cross list        Joni Dunlap
Title: Learning Design, Coaching, and Mentoring

  • Updating the title of INTE 7110 to align with program area focus on learning design.
  • Creating INTE 5110 to cross list for LDT-MA students and students in the Leadership for Learning Design & Technology Certificate.

 

Approved              LCRT 4000/500 Revision           Lucinda Soltero-Gonzalez & Lori Elliott

Title: Elementary Literacy Instruction & Assessment in Diverse Classrooms

  • Updating course title and description to meet CDE mandated READ Act certification requirements.

 

Approved             STEM Courses                               Geeta Verma & Tami Caraballo-Browning

  • SCED 4004/5004 Revision

Title: Elementary & Middle School Science Methods

  • Updating title and description to make the course applicable for elementary and middle school teachers.
  • This will open enrollment to students working towards a K-8 certification.
  • STEM 6030

Title: Decolonization STEM Spaces: Beyond Equity & Access

  • Creating STME 6030 for STEM MA students. STME 7030 already exists for doctoral students.