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Candidates outline a course of study and develop a unit of study that meet academic learning standards and promote a learner-centered inquiry-based program. Candidates develop instructional goals and objectives at various learning levels. Candidates determine needs, interests, abilities, and learning styles of diverse learners, and apply learning principles to facilitate the learning process. Literacy and study skills strategies to enable students to achieve learning objectives are planned. Candidates select a range of teaching/learning methods, media, and instructional technology that enable and individualize activities for diverse learners. Criteria, rubrics, reflective practice techniques and assessments are developed. Curriculum alignment is achieved through application of curriculum design, learning theory and use of the learning technologies of the information age.