The concept of a separate organization and program for young adolescents, types of curricular plans for the middle grades,
aspects of teaching in the middle grades, and the organization and staffing of middle grades schools. A supervised field
experience is included.
Athena Title
Educating Young Adolescents
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EDMG 5020, EDMG 7020
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will understand the unique cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and moral characteristics of young adolescents as individuals and members of groups.
Students will understand how ethnicity, language, religion, socioeconomic status, gender, geographic origin, sexual orientation, and physical and mental exceptionalities may influence student lives.
Students will understand the implications of young adolescent development for successful middle grades programs and schools.
Students will understand how prior learning, differing family background, and diverse cultural backgrounds influence young adolescent learning.
Students will understand the role of interdisciplinary and grade-level team planning in developing curriculum.
Students will use content standards when designing curriculum.
Students will incorporate the ideas, interests, and experiences of young adolescents in curriculum.
Topical Outline
Social conditions of children and young adolescents
Socio-economic status and the schooling of children and young adolescents
Physical and cognitive development of children and young adolescents
Social and emotional development of children and young adolescents
Socially constructed characteristics of children and young adolescents
