Students should consult with the education department about the specific courses needed for this endorsement. Content areas include language arts, mathematics, natural and social science. This course examines the quest for equality of educational opportunity with particular attention to the accommodation of exceptionality including handicapped, gifted and culturally diverse. The school is seen as a social system which transmits culture, encounters external forces and fosters social change. Students explore the foregoing in relationship to the historical and philosophical roots of education in a democratic society.
Course includes an early field experience.
May be applied to Area 3.3. 210. This course reviews the literature and practice related to building partnerships with families and schools. Included in this course is a major study of curricula used in kindergartens. Techniques of instruction will be demonstrated and practiced. Materials appropriate for kindergarten children will be emphasized.