Helping a high school science teacher design a hydroponics system and curriculum for indoor plant studies. Conducting research to explore the impact of more rigorous academic standards and accountability systems on K-12 schools, especially in the inner city. Working with fourth-grade students to explore the history of their West Philadelphia neighborhood. Organizational and institutional foundations examines the complex, decentralized system of American schooling from the perspectives of economics, sociology, politics and history. Foundations of learning and teaching explores key debates about how people come to know, what they come to know, and what role teaching plays in the process.
Seminars tie together perspectives developed in course work and experience gained in the field.
Master's students take courses in at least one research methodology and may arrange internships, apprenticeships, and other field placements. In addition to foundational courses, research methods, and field-based learning, all ELD students develop a program of study that enables them to acquire deep knowledge in an area of specialization and to choose electives that broaden their intellectual horizons. Students are asked to indicate their career goals and their intended area of specialization in order to match their interests and objectives to those of their faculty advisors.