MGE 577 Teaching & Learning in Context

This course introduces resident teacher candidates to the roles and responsibilities of classroom teaching before they enter their school site in a Teacher Residency program. The course orients resident teacher candidates to the education profession through the exploration of teaching identity and the study and the application of curriculum and instruction. Candidates gain an initial understanding of how the students, families and community impact the learning environments and explore culturally relevant teaching and pedagogy. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 1 semester hour