CRIN 543 - Teaching for Social Justice

Credits: (3)

This survey course focuses on designing for key issues of social justice affecting teachers and schools and the communities they serve. Teachers will analyze how the sociological foundations of schools, including the sociopolitical and cultural contexts influence equity for students. They will also examine the origins of national, state, and local policies impacting teachers, schools, and student learning and their implications to equitable outcomes of learners. In particular, practicing teachers will interrogate socio-cultural issues of their teaching and learning environments and analyze relationships to positive socio-emotional outcomes for the whole student and across diverse students. Teachers will explore best practices for collaborating and developing effective equitable relationships with families and the communities and support students to be agents of social change.