EDUC 215 Schools and Diversity - 3 credits

This course is designed to acquaint pre-service teachers with diversity issues in today’s classrooms. In addition to investigating the needs of students with disabilities and health issues, the roles such factors as race, class, gender, language proficiency, and cultural background play in the educational process are explored. Methods of instruction and evaluation designed to meet the needs of a diverse student population are addressed. The main goal of the course is to help future teachers discover their own attitudes and values as they pertain to diversity and develop the knowledge and skills that enable them to create inclusive classroom environments and to provide equal educational opportunities for all students. This course involves a 15 hour experiential learning experience.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer