AN INVESTIGATION INTO TEACHING, LEARNING, AND SCHOOLING
WINTER QUARTER 2003
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Terry Ford
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Sem 4117
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x 6713
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Sherry Walton
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Sem 4712
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x 6753
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Program Overview:
During
the first quarter of this program, participants explored and analyzed historical
and contemporary models of teaching and learning using three theories of
learning (behaviorism, constructivism, social constructivism), recent research
about the roles the brain plays in learning, and the relationship of issues
of power and privilege to learning. Winter quarter's work will build
on the explorations of fall quarter to determine approaches to teaching
that best support the diverse population of children who attend public
schools in this country.
Program members will
begin the quarter in small collaborative groups investigating the systemof
public schooling in Washington and the attitudes of educators and
politicians toward the children they serve. We will attempt to discover
how poverty, disabilities, gender, and ethnic diversity impact students'
abilities to obtain an equitable and excellent education. We will
also attempt to answer the question of what schooling should look like
if one of its purposes is to prepare young people to participate effectively
and ethically in an increasingly diverse, multicultural society.
Seminar books and papers
will focus on experiments in public education that have been successful
in helping more children and young people participate in equitable and
productive educational experiences. Workshops, projects, and field
trips will support program participants in carefully analyzing the aims
of education and effects of specific teaching strategies. In addition,
students will be introduced to:
--current federal legislation that is reshaping teaching and assessment,--regulations that affect teacher certification in Washington, and--the Essential Academic Learning Requirements which guide the curricula of schools in Washington.
Anticipated Credit Distribution
4-History of Education
4-Writing
Anticipated Weekly Schedule: To be Determined--but similar to Fall Quarter