EDUC 579 - Elementary Teacher Inquiry, Professionalism, and Wellbeing

Prerequisite, admission to the Teacher Credential and/or Master of Arts in Teaching program or the Special Education Teacher Credential Program. This course is grounded in exploring topics of inquiry that come directly from learners’ experience as student teachers in K-12 settings. Topics include but are not limited to: healthy classroom environments, teacher-student discourse patterns, conflict resolution in school and classroom settings, instructional planning and delivery, pedagogical best practices that incorporate current state and national content standards, assessment, meeting the needs of diverse learners, including children with special rights and emergent bilinguals, parent-teacher communication, professional ethics, professional engagement in organizations and within school districts, resume design and interviewing techniques. Teacher and students’ wellbeing will be an overarching theme. May include action research and reviewing current literature to identify best practices. May be held concurrently with EDUC 589. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 2 credits