This
course will introduce students to the school as
a social institution and to issues pertaining
to teaching, learning,
and schooling. Students who take this course should
have a strong interest in the field of Education. The
course
will explore the relationship between culture,
teaching, and learning; how students and teachers
(and other school personnel) experience schooling;
the structure and social purposes of schooling;and
ideas and issues related to school reform. Some
field experience will be required in local elementary/secondary
schools. This course does not meet any requirements
in the School of Education. EDUC 406 does not
count for New York State teacher certification. This
course is for a letter grade and can not be taken
on a Pass/Fail basis.
EDUC
410X.
ISSUES
IN
EDUCATION
|
Issues
and
challenges
in
public
education.
Topics
include
role
of
education;
political
and
cultural
structure
of
schooling;
public
schools
as human service delivery systems; historical
perspectives on current practices; new developments
in education.
|
EDUC
420X. TEACHING
AND
LEARNING
IN
A
DIVERSE
WORLD |
Different
learning
theories
affecting
teaching
and
the
classroom.
Understanding
of
early
and
contemporary
learning
theorists;
variety
of
strategies
to
foster learning; consideration of learning needs of individual
students.
|
EDUC
440X
(also and
EDUC
504 and MASS
518).
MULTICULTURALISM
AND
THE
PRACTICE
OF
SCHOOLING
|
Examination
of
diverse
cultural
backgrounds
of
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