The first semester of the research sequence covers the basic concepts needed to evaluate research critically and plan it effectively. Each student will identify a problem in his or her major area, review the literature related to that problem, and design a project to study the problem. The study will be carried out during the second semester. This course should be taken no later than the semester prior to the one in which the student expects to complete the requirements for the degree.
2 hr./wk.
Selected significant social, political, and economic forces which influence the school as an institution and which in turn are influenced by the school, especially in urban settings that educate students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Includes history, philosophy, sociology and politics of education.
Includes 10 hours of fieldwork at either the 1-3 or 4-6 grade levels. 3 hr./wk.
Second semester of research sequence. Consideration of research design, sampling, instrumentation, data collection, statistical or qualitative data presentation. Students will execute the study developed during the first semester and prepare a written report, in research form, of the complete study.
2 hr./wk.
Theories and principles of learning and instruction pertinent to achievement, development, self-regulation, and behavior in children from culturally and ethnically-diverse backgrounds. Includes classroom applications, testing and evaluation.
Includes 10-15 hours of fieldwork at either the 1-3 or 4-6 grade levels. 3 hr./wk.
Theories and principles of development pertinent to culturally and ethnically-diverse and inclusive classrooms with an emphasis on classroom applications and fieldwork.
Includes 10-15 hours of fieldwork at either the 1-3 or 4-6 grade levels. 3 hr./wk.
Analysis of selected social, political, and economic forces that influence the school as an institution, and in turn are influenced by the school, especially in urban settings. Special attention to immigrant, bilingual, and language minority groups. Not open to students who have taken EDUC 22100, EDUC 22200, or equivalent.
3 hr./wk.
The evolution of how theories and research on learning and development manifest themselves in urban settings for teachers of adolescents. Teacher-centered and student-centered, human and technology-based approaches, emphasizing those promoting independent, self-regulated adolescent learners. Theories, their cultural implications and their classroom applications: learning, intelligence, motivation, affect, parenting styles, classroom communications, and classroom management strategies.
Includes 15 hours of fieldwork. 3 hr./wk.
This course is intended to help Teaching Fellows learn and apply modern theories of and research on developmental, educational, and cognitive psychology to their classroom instruction. Special emphasis is on theories that are relevant to adolescents, i.e., students in middle, intermediate, and high schools in the urban setting. It is also intended to help candidates a) become reflective practitioners who teach for and with metacognition; b) utilize the diversity in the classroom; c) create a caring community, and d) develop leadership skills.
3 hr./wk.