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Sep 27, 2024
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ELEM 323 - Learners and the Learning Environment Description: This course bridges concepts of social justice, classroom management, educational psychology, and pedagogy to explore the complexities of creating a positive and productive learning community.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply major concepts, theories, and research related to typical and atypical development of the whole child and young adolescent to include cognitive, social, emotional, linguistic, creative and physical development.
- Identify how home environment and community factors: cultural backgrounds, ethnicity, language development, socioeconomic status (SES), values about education, gender, and disabilities influence the learning of students.
- Identify the needs of high-poverty and at-risk children and adolescents.
- Identify ways to establish rapport with individual students that supports a personalized learning environment through respect and caring.
- Discuss approaches for creating a learning climate that encourages trust and mutual support among students.
- Identify strategies to build student capacity for self-confidence, self-advocacy, self-directed learning and decision-making.
- Plan for instruction that supports full participation and engagement by all learners, including marginalized students.
- Plan classroom norms and expectations that support a safe, positive learning climate for all.
- Manage student behavior fairly and equitably.
- Plan effective and orderly classroom procedures, including use of classroom materials, transitions, and behavioral interventions.
- Discuss ways to involve students’ families in the learning community by establishing effective two-way communication and designing appropriate and culturally responsive learning environments
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 3/5/21
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