T ED 610
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Foundations of Teacher Education
Teacher Education
David O. McKay School of Education
Course Description
Issues and contending viewpoints about issues currently shaping the discourse about teaching and teacher education in America.
When Taught
Summer Term
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
Acceptance in MA in Teacher Education program or instructor's consent.
Title
Purposes of education
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to articulate the multiple and sometimes conflicting purposes of schooling in a democratic society
Title
External influences on education
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to:
identify the major social, political, and economic forces that shape our schools and educational policies and practices
place these policies and practices in cultural, historical and philosophical perspective
comprehend how differences in race, culture, gender, ability and income affect educational opportunity
Title
Manage systems
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to identify ways to manage institutional and systemic forces so that schooling is informed by high educational ideals.
