Methods of Teaching English in Middle and High School

This course is the first part of a year-long sequence in English methods, in which students begin the exploration of key principles of teaching, learning, and building community in English language arts (ELA). Students apply these principles as they read, write, research, and discuss ideas pertaining to ELA curriculum, pedagogy, and social justice in secondary classrooms. Grounded in sociocultural, constructivist culturally sustaining frameworks, the class focuses on lesson plan design as well as the development and analysis of student learning via assessments that range from informal to formal formative assessment. The course goals include modeling some of the dispositions, commitments, practices, and conversations that can support critical and transformative teaching and learning in diverse sociocultural contexts. 30 hours of fieldwork observations in a classroom setting required.

Spring