Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Equity (CIEE)

This course examines the assessment and evaluation of curriculum within the context of changing social, political, economic and cultural understandings of the role of education in democratic societies.

This course is designed to assist educators in the development of the skills needed for creating a school culture that is responsive to and ready for change. Students will explore organizational structures, change strategies and socio-cultural variables that are present within educational systems.

This course engages students in critical studies of educational outcomes and practices for minority populations in contemporary and historical contexts.

This course offers an overview of the philosophical traditions that impact and inform educational practice. Course content also includes the components of analysis required to critically reflect on the implications of current and historical purposes, goals and realizations of educational and social systems.

This course offers an in-depth analysis of the history of U.S. American education from the Colonial period to current reform movements. Particular emphasis will be placed on the social, political and economic tensions that formed the bases for the practice of education.

This course offers an introduction to interdisciplinary movements positioned against on-going and systemic racism in the United States. Central to the course is the situation of racism and anti-racist work within the contexts of racial formation, police power, surveillance and internal colonial tendencies.

This course offers an exploration of the ways in which language, culture and identity shape the realities of learning and education. This class is informed by the exploration and development of critical perspectives that challenge social injustices perpetrated within educational systems.

This course is designed to address contemporary understandings of the purpose, use and implementation of technology in educational settings. Content includes conceptual framework development, social issues related to in-person and on-line education, digital learning theory, and integration of technology into effective pedagogical approaches (among others).

This course is designed to prepare educators to assume leadership roles in social justice education.

This course will take an in-depth look at the most recent and current findings and research in learning theory. This includes, but is not limited to areas such as learning, motivation, exceptionalities, diversity, assessment and application of theories to educational contexts. Each area will be explored through multiple perspectives on learning: behaviorist, biological/neurobiological, cognitive, constructivist, socio-cultural. Leveraging the findings and research on contemporary approaches to the study of learning, this course will link theory to educational practice as a means for fostering, nurturing and sustaining educational equity and social justice.

This course aims to expand the knowledge of students within a single conceptual project. Students will work with an advisor to develop a reading list, specific artifact requirements and outcome objectives. The course may be repeated three times for a maximum of six credits with new course goals, readings and requirements.