Areas to be explored include conditions of learning, constructivist theory, problem solving, reading, schema theory, the intersection of school, home, and community contexts, ways in which we can learn from the learner, and the similarities and differences in learning in various disciplines. Field placement is required. Required for elementary teaching certification. This course explores the intersections and meanings of literacies and sociocultural worlds and identities. This course will draw readings from anthropology, sociology, sociolinguistics, literary and reader response theory, and education.
Field work is required.
Not offered 2000-2001. Not offered 2000-2001. This course uses historical, psychological, and social frameworks to explore the role of gender in the educational process. It examines how gender influences experiences of teaching and learning and how schools both contribute to and challenge social constructions of gender. Not offered 2000-2001.