Future educators will understand how opportunities, access, and engagement intersect to contribute to P-12 student success. Educators will explore key aspects of learning and teaching, reflect on their own learning processes and those of others, and apply their knowledge to equitably meet the diverse learning needs of P-12 students in a variety of educational settings and contexts.
Athena Title
Exploring Learn and Teach Hon
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EDUC 2130, EPSY 2130, EPSY 2130E
Prerequisite
Permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Future educators demonstrate an introductory collegiate-level understanding of key concepts and theories in learning and development.
Future educators demonstrate an introductory collegiate-level knowledge of the nature and function of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice in schooling.
Future educators demonstrate an introductory collegiate-level knowledge of key concepts and theories in content areas related to the subject(s) of study.
Future educators demonstrate an ability to observe and critically reflect on school trends, policies, and practices.
Future educators will demonstrate reflective writing and critical thinking within the context of educator preparation.
Future educators will demonstrate an understanding of the psychology of behavior and how to apply positive interventions and supports, along with restorative practices.
Future educators will identify the psychological foundations of inequity and how students’ needs and relationships help explain student behavior and engagement in learning settings.
Future educators will articulate a functional understanding of the psychology of motivation, identify ways to connect instruction to learners’ interests, develop learners' self-regulation and persistence in educational settings, and promote academic and social growth.
Future educators will reflect on their own implicit biases and demonstrate an understanding of culturally responsive practices that support the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of children and adolescents.
Future educators will identify and reflect upon factors of high-quality planning, instruction, and assessment as 1) founded in cognitive development theory; and 2) designed with multiple means of student engagement, representation of learning, and through various learning modalities.
Topical Outline
I. Major learning theories, including Behaviorism, Information processing and neuroscience, and Piagetian and Vygotksian theory
II. Motivation theory
III. Sources and effects of student diversity in learning needs and preferences
IV. Developmental aspects of learning
V. Outside environmental influences on learners, including culture, family structure and background, home language, SES, and peers
VI. Effects of teacher beliefs and expectations on learners, including the need to avoid bias and stereotyping
VII. Elements of effective educational environments for all learners, including teacher/student and student/student relationships and classroom management
VIII. Scientific approaches to the study of educational practice
