Participants compile a personal teaching portfolio and learn the benefits of utilizing portfolio assessment in their classrooms. The goals of this course are to examine the impact and consequences of cultural pluralism on American education and to explore strategies for sensitizing students to various ethnic cultures and values that affect culturally diverse classrooms. Special attention is given to curriculum which addresses issues of inclusion and multi-culturalism. Dr. Bernadette Donovan, O.P. Emphasis is placed on the application of teaching and learning strategies which address diverse types of intelligences in order to promote students' understanding of important concepts. Theories proposed by Howard Gardner and effectively utilized in schools are studied and evaluated.
Students discover and evaluate their personal intelligences.
M.A. The goal of this course is to enable participants to successfully utilize the latest technological benefits to enhance teaching and learning. This course examines the benefits of the partnerships that teachers form with parents, school and district administration, school boards, school and community resources, and local, state and federal agencies. This course examines key issues related to the education of students with special academic needs, physical or emotional challenges and cultural, social, or economic differences. Special strategies emphasizing adaptive methods of teaching to address the special needs of all students are modeled. Collaborative practices of inclusion are studied and evaluated.