EDCI 3200 - Organization and Instruction of the Middle Grades Curriculum

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: None.

Description
Grounded in culturally relevant pedagogy, this course will introduce and examine the major programmatic and organizational features of middle schools as they relate to the educational needs of middle level students, particularly those in urban contexts. The course interactions and engagements are organized around three major theme(a) diverse contexts of teaching and learning, (b) structure of middle level education, and (c) middle level teaching, learning, and professionalism.