| EDST 120-01 |
Contemporary Issues in American Education
Instructor: Liz Lewis, EDST STAFF
Course Description:
An examination of current policies, practices, and problems in the landscape of American education with particular attention to the perspectives of various stakeholders (e.g. teachers, students, families, community leaders, employers, and elected officials). U.S. diversity with respect to race, class, gender, language, and exceptionality is considered within a variety of educational contexts. The course also examines the ways in which educational issues and reform efforts intersect with social, economic, political, and cultural forces.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
BOSLER 314 |
| EDST 140-01 |
Educational Psychology
Instructor: Leroy Williams, Liz Lewis
Course Description:
An examination of physical, cognitive, and psychological developmental theories and research as well as theories of learning. The course includes theoretical perspectives on: age-stage characteristics, exceptionality, achievement versus aptitude, as well as how developmental, sociocultural, and motivational factors influence student learning in classroom contexts.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
DENNY 203 |
| EDST 260-01 |
Introduction to Educational Research
Instructor: Liz Lewis
Course Description:
An introduction to the purposes and methodologies of research in education including how various stakeholders in the educational community use and access research findings as well as how studies in education are designed, implemented, and disseminated. Quantitative, qualitative, and historical methodologies are addressed. Research processes are introduced around the topic of literacy. Students will develop a review of the research literature on a topic related to literacy using online catalogs, databases, and other open access resources to find and gather sources and digital publications formats to disseminate their reviews. Prerequisite: 140.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
EASTC 112 |
| EDST 300-01 |
Models of Instruction and Assessment
Instructor: Liz Lewis
Course Description:
An introduction to instructional planning and assessment with a particular emphasis on meeting the needs of diverse learners. Primary activities of the course include designing and implementing lesson plans, designing assessment instruments, and designing an integrated unit of instruction. Students will learn to effectively use presentation technologies as well as instructional software and new media to enhance their instruction. Prerequisites: 140, and 260 or Social Science Research Methods (AFST 200, AMST 202, ANTH 240, ANTH 241, EASN 310, ECON 228, LAWP 228, PMGT 228, POSC 239, PSYC 211, SOCI 240, SOCI 244, or WGSS 200), or permission of instructor.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, TF
ALTHSE 110 |
| EDST 310-01 |
Policies Shaping American Education
Instructor: Jacquie Forbes
Course Description:
An examination of the policies that have shaped and continue to shape American Education within the broader context of American educational reform movements. Particular policy(ies) of focus each semester will be selected by the instructor. The course might include an in-depth examination of a particular policy such as school funding. Or, it might examine several policies around a broader concept such as inclusion which could include desegregation, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Title IX, and policies related to English Language Learners. Prerequisites: 120 or 130, and 260 or Social Science Research Methods (AFST 200, AMST 202, ANTH 240, ANTH 241, EASN 310, ECON 228, LAWP 228, PMGT 228, POSC 239, PSYC 211, SOCI 240, SOCI 244, or WGSS 200), or permission of instructor.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
DENNY 311 |
| EDST 391-01 |
Teaching Blackness: Race and the Contemporary Classroom
Instructor: Jacquie Forbes
Course Description:
Cross-listed with AFST 320-03. Part of the Atlantic Slave Trade Ghana Mosaic. While the class is open to all students, students in the Mosaic will be given priority.
Since 2020, multiple states have moved to enact legislation that regulates how race and racism are discussed in K12 schools. For teachers, these laws have implications as it relates to the restrictions on pedagogical strategies that teachers can employ as well as the content they can draw on in their lessons. Drawing from historical events-- from the Transatlantic Slave Trade through the Black Lives Matter movement-- this course will a) examine how race has shaped the US political, economic, and social landscapes broadly, b) highlight a variety of approaches to teaching about race and racial events in schools, and c) analyze recent laws and policies that prohibit the teaching racial histories and events at the K12 and university levels. This course aims to facilitate and deepen students' understanding and analysis of Black racial histories in the US and abroad as well as introduce the methods and tactics that K12 and university educators use to navigate the contemporary legislation that prohibits the teaching of topics such as race, racism, diversity, and critical race theory.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
DENNY 311 |