Emphasis is placed upon reflection and change which leads to improved teaching and learning. This course explores aspects of diversity in the classroom. Current supportive research and theories are applied to teachers' problems of practice in the classroom. A wide variety of assessment techniques are currently being used to evaluate student learning. Participants in this course examine standardized tests and alternate authentic assessments in relation to their own student evaluation needs.
Teachers regularly encounter problems in their professional practice.
Participants in this course examine the use of action research methodology to investigate problems of professional practice and their solutions. EDU 6150 is the first of two classroom action research courses. In this course participants learn to apply action research in their work as teachers. Participants write a review of research literature and a plan for data collection and analysis related to research questions they develop. This is the second of two courses on classroom action research.