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Southern Utah University
Southern Utah University
Fall Semester 2025

Instructional Planning, Delivery, and Assessment (Face-to-Face)

SCED 3590-01

Course: SCED 3590-01
Credits: 3
Term: Fall Semester 2025
Department: TED
CRN: 30551

Course Description

This course prepares students for all aspects of secondary curriculum planning, instructional delivery, and assessment strategies. A professional teaching unit and work sample will be completed. (Fall, Spring) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Co-requisite(s): SCED 3570 Prerequisite(s): Department permission Registration Restriction(s): Admission to Education Department required

Required Texts

There are no required or recommended materials for this course. All materials will be available within Canvas.

Learning Outcomes


3590: Lesson Planning and Delivery


8.      Design learning that builds on the learner's background knowledge and supports students’ needs.


9.      Identify strategies from UDL, differentiation, and adaptations made to instruction to benefit learners of varied backgrounds and needs.


10.  Design lessons with using appropriate sources of information; designs learning experiences that demonstrate a real-world connection and/or authentic learning; designs relevant learning opportunities grounded in students needs, interests, or backgrounds.


11.  Provides appropriate feedback to students on assignments.


12.  Creates learning intentions and success criteria that are consistently aligned to Utah Core Standards and designs appropriate learning progressions aligned to them.


13.  Design a variety of instructional strategies to engage students and promote active learning.


14.  Includes differentiated strategies aligned with lesson objectives to meet learners’ unique needs.


15.  Uses appropriate strategies to promote and facilitate students’ problem solving, critical thinking, or academic discourse during instruction.


16.  Analyze student assessment data, including both formative and summative assessments, to inform and adjust instruction.


17.  Design appropriate assessments and plan lessons that incorporate formative and summative assessments.


18. Reflects on teaching practices and receives feedback with the goal of continuous improvement.

Course Requirements


Student grades will be based on a total of 100 points that can be earned during the semester.

Assignment | Description | Total Points
Minor Assignments | Throughout the course, these may include in-class activities, discussion board posts, reflection questions, or other short assignments. Total, all these will be worth 15 points.  | 15
Practicum Journal | Weekly reflections on practicum (10 total) | 10
Microteaching Assignments | You will teach two 20 minute lessons during this course. Your grade includes your lesson plan, your delivery of the lesson, and a post-reflection. (10 points each) | 20
Assessment Analysis | You will analyze an assessment. | 10
Data-based decision making | You will create intervention groups and make instructional decisions based on student data.  | 10
Unit and Lesson Plans | This is the major assignment for this course. You will create a unit plan that outlines 10 days of instruction and 3 detailed lesson plans within that instructional sequence. This assignment will be turned in in parts to allow you to receive feedback throughout the semester. | 35

Course Outline

Course content:
MTSS & PBIS
Backwards Design and Lesson Planning
Planning Engaging Lessons
Unit Planning
Differentiation and UDL
Critical Thinking and Meeting Learner Needs
Assessment and Feedback

Instructor's policies on late assignments and/or makeup work

Students are expected to meet the outlined deadlines within the course. You can look ahead and plan for times you know you will have obstacles to participation. Assignments can be handed in early. As long as you communicate with me, we can work together and make adjustments when necessary.

  • Major assignments submitted late will have a deduction, unless you arrange with me prior to due date.
  • Extension requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis for major assignments only. Any requests for an extension should be put into writing (email in Canvas) for me to consider BEFORE the assignment is due. If requesting an extension, you must indicate the assignment you are requesting an extension for, the reason for the request, and the date that you will have the assignment completed. If an extension request is granted, you will be held to the date agreed upon.

Attendance Policy

Attendance: Students are expected to attend class. Attendance is essential so you are able to interact and collaborate with me and others in the class.  Students should be spending a minimum of three hours a week in the Canvas course completing the readings, watching videos, and completing other coursework. Attendance at your weekly practicum is also required. Please communicate ahead of time if you are going to miss class. There may be in class assignments that are not possible to make up. 

Course Fees

There are no course fees.

ADA Statement

Students with medical, psychological, learning, or other disabilities desiring academic adjustments, accommodations, or auxiliary aids will need to contact the Disability Resource Center, located in Room 206F of the Sharwan Smith Center or by phone at (435) 865-8042. The Disability Resource Center determines eligibility for and authorizes the provision of services.

If your instructor requires attendance, you may need to seek an ADA accommodation to request an exception to this attendance policy. Please contact the Disability Resource Center to determine what, if any, ADA accommodations are reasonable and appropriate.

Academic Credit

According to the federal definition of a Carnegie credit hour: A credit hour of work is the equivalent of approximately 60 minutes of class time or independent study work. A minimum of 45 hours of work by each student is required for each unit of credit. Credit is earned only when course requirements are met. One (1) credit hour is equivalent to 15 contact hours of lecture, discussion, testing, evaluation, or seminar, as well as 30 hours of student homework. An equivalent amount of work is expected for laboratory work, internships, practica, studio, and other academic work leading to the awarding of credit hours. Credit granted for individual courses, labs, or studio classes ranges from 0.5 to 15 credit hours per semester.

Academic Freedom

SUU is operated for the common good of the greater community it serves. The common good depends upon the free search for truth and its free exposition. Academic Freedom is the right of faculty to study, discuss, investigate, teach, and publish. Academic Freedom is essential to these purposes and applies to both teaching and research.

Academic Freedom in the realm of teaching is fundamental for the protection of the rights of the faculty member and of you, the student, with respect to the free pursuit of learning and discovery. Faculty members possess the right to full freedom in the classroom in discussing their subjects. They may present any controversial material relevant to their courses and their intended learning outcomes, but they shall take care not to introduce into their teaching controversial materials which have no relation to the subject being taught or the intended learning outcomes for the course.

As such, students enrolled in any course at SUU may encounter topics, perspectives, and ideas that are unfamiliar or controversial, with the educational intent of providing a meaningful learning environment that fosters your growth and development. These parameters related to Academic Freedom are included in SUU Policy 6.6.

Academic Misconduct

Scholastic honesty is expected of all students. Dishonesty will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent (see SUU Policy 6.33). You are expected to have read and understood the current SUU student conduct code (SUU Policy 11.2) regarding student responsibilities and rights, the intellectual property policy (SUU Policy 5.52), information about procedures, and what constitutes acceptable behavior.

Please Note: The use of websites or services that sell essays is a violation of these policies; likewise, the use of websites or services that provide answers to assignments, quizzes, or tests is also a violation of these policies. Regarding the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), you should check with your individual course instructor.

Emergency Management Statement

In case of an emergency, the University's Emergency Notification System (ENS) will be activated. Students are encouraged to maintain updated contact information using the link on the homepage of the mySUU portal. In addition, students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Emergency Response Protocols posted in each classroom. Detailed information about the University's emergency management plan can be found at https://www.suu.edu/emergency.

HEOA Compliance Statement

For a full set of Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) compliance statements, please visit https://www.suu.edu/heoa. The sharing of copyrighted material through peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, except as provided under U.S. copyright law, is prohibited by law; additional information can be found at https://my.suu.edu/help/article/1096/heoa-compliance-plan.

You are also expected to comply with policies regarding intellectual property (SUU Policy 5.52) and copyright (SUU Policy 5.54).

Mandatory Reporting

University policy (SUU Policy 5.60) requires instructors to report disclosures received from students that indicate they have been subjected to sexual misconduct/harassment. The University defines sexual harassment consistent with Federal Regulations (34 C.F.R. Part 106, Subpart D) to include quid pro quo, hostile environment harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. When students communicate this information to an instructor in-person, by email, or within writing assignments, the instructor will report that to the Title IX Coordinator to ensure students receive support from the Title IX Office. A reporting form is available at https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?SouthernUtahUniv

Non-Discrimination Statement

SUU is committed to fostering an inclusive community of lifelong learners and believes our university's encompassing of different views, beliefs, and identities makes us stronger, more innovative, and better prepared for the global society.

SUU does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex (including sex discrimination and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability status, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, military status, veteran status, or other bases protected by applicable law in employment, treatment, admission, access to educational programs and activities, or other University benefits or services.

SUU strives to cultivate a campus environment that encourages freedom of expression from diverse viewpoints. We encourage all to dialogue within a spirit of respect, civility, and decency.

For additional information on non-discrimination, please see SUU Policy 5.27 and/or visit https://www.suu.edu/nondiscrimination.

Pregnancy

Students who are or become pregnant during this course may receive reasonable modifications to facilitate continued access and participation in the course. Pregnancy and related conditions are broadly defined to include pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, lactation, related medical conditions, and recovery. To obtain reasonable modifications, please make a request to title9@suu.edu. To learn more visit: https://www.suu.edu/titleix/pregnancy.html.

Disclaimer Statement

Information contained in this syllabus, other than the grading, late assignments, makeup work, and attendance policies, may be subject to change with advance notice, as deemed appropriate by the instructor.