This is a foundational course for the Single Subject (Secondary) Masters of Teacher Education students. In this class students: 

●   Critically examine how governmental policies, societal norms, and ideological assumptions shape the culture of U.S. schools and contribute to systemic inequality in school and classroom settings.
●     Reflect on how their own own socially-constructed assumptions and biases can reinforce or disrupt the culture of power and the normalized discourse in schools.
●    Explore how students’ holistic development is influenced by multiple intersecting factors.
●    Examine transformative practices that intentionally seek to remove structural barriers as well as construct more equitable access to learning.
●    Explore the ideologies of socially and racially just and equitable pedagogies.
●    Reflect on how we can engage in teacher agency to create more equitable learning opportunities for marginalized students.

As this course is for pre-service teachers, I seek to provide students with a broad theoretical foundation for understanding culture, diversity and equity in schooling and teaching, as well as how these theories translates to educational practice in and for their future classrooms.