EDU 4410 Teaching Adolescents

This course provides an overview of adolescent development with an emphasis on what adolescents need at school. Adolescence is the biological and cultural period of transition from childhood to adulthood. Because of the unique physical, cognitive-intellectual, psychological, social-emotional, and moral-ethical needs of adolescents, their education must be responsive, challenging, empowering, equitable, and engaging. Topics of study include identity formation, motivation and resistance, culturally informed pedagogies, learning science, restorative practices, and interdisciplinary curriculum design. This course includes an integrated field experience at a local school.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

SOC 2430 or EDU 2110 or EDU 2500

Offered

• Fall

Course Outcomes

1. Students will be able to describe the physical, social, intellectual, and moral development of adolescents
2. Students will be able to explain the ways that learning theory informs what adolescents need to thrive in school
3. Students will be able to recognize the characteristics of developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum, instruction, classrooms, and schools
4. Students will be able to summarize what it means to be an anti-racist, equity-minded teacher
5. Students will be able to design and facilitate lessons that are academically rigorous, culturally responsive and sustaining, developmentally appropriate, interdisciplinary, and aligned with state and national standards