Design for Learning in Communities

3 credits · Peabody College - Professional

This course provides an in-depth look at the interrelationships between community, learning, identity and context. We will examine the historical, political, social, theoretical, cultural, and educational influences that shape schooling for all students. We will be studying and theorizing about place, space, language, ethnicity, race and culture across diverse settings (e.g. schools, households, communities) from an asset rather than a subtractive or deficit approach. The major goal of this course will be to learn how such influences affect students' educational experiences, instruction, and school-wide decisions. [3]