Educational Access and Opportunity (including access/opportunity for students who learn differently) This course fulfills the requirement of a 2000-level education course for a Concentration in Education. It can also fulfill one of the electives needed for a Minor in Education, and it can fulfill the alternative study requirement for students pursuing a Bachelor Degree in Liberal Studies. Prerequisites: WRT1011; EDU1011 or EDU1001; a 1000 level social science or education course Learning outcomes for students: Examine one’s own educational experiences in an analytical fashion. Identify and explore some of the relationships between education and society. Demonstrate an understanding of how similar educational issues manifest themselves in diverse cultural settings. Suspend judgment in order to examine multiple perspectives on educational issues. Apply educational terminology to international educational issues. Compare and contrast how student learning differences are treated in two different cultures (the U.S. and the Netherlands). Draw connections between Dutch cultural values and the NL education system, synthesizing information from cultural text readings and field based learning. Collect information through multiple sources (library research, interview, observation). Present research findings in oral and written formats. Expectations of students in class and on field trips: Respect individual and cultural differences among classmates. This means accepting opinions and perspectives, even when they differ from your own. Using others’ respectful language in class and on field trips is critical to creating a safe learning environment. Everyone is entitled to an informed opinion. This means that when disagreeing with another member of the class, it is important to explain why. Come to class prepared, having done the reading. I will come prepared to teach. I see this as a verbal contract we all make with each other. Attend field trips with an open mind, working on setting ethnocentric attitudes aside. on all field trips and during all group Consistently employ “classroom behavior” activities. Much of the learning in this course is experiential; whenever the class is
Educational Access and Opportunity (including access/opportunity for students who learn differently) This course fulfills the requirement of a 2000-level education course for a Concentration in Education. It can also fulfill one of the electives needed for a Minor in Education, and it can fulfill the alternative study requirement for students pursuing a Bachelor Degree in Liberal Studies. Prerequisites: WRT1011; EDU1011 or EDU1001; a 1000 level social science or education course Learning outcomes for students: Examine one’s own educational experiences in an analytical fashion. Identify and explore some of the relationships between education and society. Demonstrate an understanding of how similar educational issues manifest themselves in diverse cultural settings. Suspend judgment in order to examine multiple perspectives on educational issues. Apply educational terminology to international educational issues. Compare and contrast how student learning differences are treated in two different cultures (the U.S. and the Netherlands). Draw connections between Dutch cultural values and the NL education system, synthesizing information from cultural text readings and field based learning. Collect information through multiple sources (library research, interview, observation). Present research findings in oral and written formats. Expectations of students in class and on field trips: Respect individual and cultural differences among classmates. This means accepting others’ opinions and perspectives, even when they differ from your own. Using respectful language in class and on field trips is critical to creating a safe learning environment. Everyone is entitled to an informed opinion. This means that when disagreeing with another member of the class, it is important to explain why. Come to class prepared, having done the reading. I will come prepared to teach. I see this as a verbal contract we all make with each other. Attend field trips with an open mind, working on setting ethnocentric attitudes aside. Consistently employ “classroom behavior” on all field trips and during all group activities. Much of the learning in this course is experiential; whenever the class is
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