Prereq: Admission to Teacher Education or permission of instructor.
An examination of the nature of early adolescents as well as the history and characteristics of the schools designed to teach them. Focus is on responsive pedagogy, especially the rationale behind the middle school concept and the generic techniques of teaching as an individual and as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. This course is in conjunction with a guest field experience to occur in a 16-week placement at one school site.
An examination of the nature of early adolescents as well as the history and characteristics of the schools designed to teach them. Focus is on responsive pedagogy, especially the rationale behind the middle school concept and the generic techniques of teaching as an individual and as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. This course is in conjunction with a guest field experience to occur in a 16-week placement at one school site.