L.EDU 203 - Teaching for Social Justice

Credits: 3

This course focuses on preparing teacher candidates to work with students from diverse backgrounds. Topics include race, religion, gender, social class, disabilities, global education, and English language learners. The goal of the course is for teacher candidates to develop multicultural awareness, learn effective classroom strategies to help close the achievement gap, and to become advocates for multicultural education. Students will also have the opportunity to tutor local students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Includes a week-long experience in Chicago.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable