EDS 3150 - Critical Sociocultural Lenses for Teachers

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): EDS 3140 or EDS 3240 or MUS 3351 or PETE 3010 or PETE 3410 or PETE 3510

Description: The ethnic studies and social justice framework of this course supports teacher candidates’ ability to critically analyze systems that shape classroom interactions, curricula, and schooling. It addresses racial, ethnic, and linguistic inequities and hierarchies of power as primary lenses for understanding and analyzing the socially constructed concepts related to human identity and the relationship of these social constructs to systems of formal education in the United States. Teacher candidates will examine their own location in larger systems so they may better serve their students, especially those from historically marginalized communities.

Note: This course requires previous completion of or concurrent enrollment in a field experience: EDS 3140, EDS 3240, or MUS 3351.

General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences

University Requirement(s): Ethnic Studies & Social Justice