Introduction to Education: Looking Forward and Looking Back on Education

3-6-3 units. HASS-S; CI-H · Undergraduate

See description under subject CMS.586[J] . Limited to 25.

Fall 2011

An introductory course on teaching and learning science and mathematics in a variety of K-12 settings. Topics include education and media, education reform, the history of education, simulations, games, and the digital divide.

Readings

[Learn] = Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition . The National Academies Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780309070362. ↗
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[Schooling] = Graham, Patricia Albjerg. Schooling America: How the Public Schools Meet the Nation’s Changing Needs . Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780195315844. [Preview with Google Books ] ↗
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[Tinkering] = Tyack, David, and Larry Cuban. Tinkering Toward Utopia: A Century of Public School Reform . Harvard University Press, 1997. ISBN: 9780674892835. [Preview with Google Books ] ↗
Listed reading

Prerequisites & course information

Same subject as CMS.586[J] Prereq: None U (Fall) 3-6-3 units. HASS-S; CI-H

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Fall 2011
MIT OCW calendar ↗
MIT OCW syllabus ↗
Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.