EDC 800 - Teacher Leadership I: Contemporary Educational Problems

Credit Hours: 5

This course examines current educational problems at the macro-social level and how current trends in education ease or exacerbate those problems. These problems include, but are not limited to, the achievement gap, charter schools, socio-economics, homelessness, school funding, race/gender, community-school relationships, the social impact of technology, public school funding, the state of democracy, and so forth.

Prerequisite: bachelor’s degree and certification as a classroom teacher; master’s degree in an education related field.
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 4

Typically Offered: Fall