This literature reading course focuses on diverse voices often excluded in the literature curriculum in U.S. schools. This course is grounded in cultural, constructivist approaches to literature and examines how authors construct texts out of their own sets of experiences in cultural contexts.
Students have some choice in the selection of texts.
Teaching problems, instructional materials, and new programs in social studies for the elementary school. This course is intended to help make the transition from mathematics student to mathematics teacher by providing the knowledge and skills necessary to teach mathematics at the elementary level. General topics include current mathematics education reform and curricular issues, organizing for instruction, assessment of student understanding, and the use of technological tools and manipulative materials. Designed to assist people who want to improve the effectiveness of their intercultural interactions as individuals and as education professionals. Included are both theoretical discussions and practically oriented sessions in which cultural differences are examined and experienced.