Urban Issues in Education.

Catalog description

This course is designed to enhance educators’ awareness of and applied expertise in effectively addressing the issues facing youth attending public schools in urban settings. The focus is on developing, implementing and evaluating interventions using evidence based practices framework, which impact the achievement gap. The complex and multilayered issues of educational equity across diverse cultures will be analyzed. Participants will examine the varied cultural experiences of students and their communities and how learning and behavior is influenced in the classroom.