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This field experience course is designed to  develop pre-service teachers’ abilities to view the total picture of the teaching profession; to foster effective collaborative relationships within and among families and communities; to reflect on the impact of personal beliefs and actions on teaching and learning in order to build capacity for respectful and ethical conduct toward all learners; to explore the characteristics and assets of the communities in which partner schools are embedded; to consider the role communities play in educating students and finally, to dialogue issues of social justice within the neighborhoods and communities of their partner schools so that pre-service teacher candidates begin to develop their own personal understandings about what it means to carry out the Lewis University Department of Education standards of becoming a knowledgeable critical transformative educator, a multicultural educator and a social justice advocate.

This course is designed to provide an overview of the nature of the teaching profession, including the purpose, organization, curriculum lesson design and standards in American education. Professional dispositions, reflective practice and critical thinking skills will be emphasized. 

This advanced instructional planning course explores the rationale and necessity for differentiation in today's diverse classrooms. It addresses the effective planning of research-based instruction to meet the diverse needs of students in the regular education classroom and promotes social justice and equal access to learning for children who have been traditionally underserved including: English Language Learners, struggling learners and already proficient learners. Candidates will learn various instructional, assessment and management strategies to assist in designing effective learning experiences for a range of students in the regular classroom setting. The role of technology across all aspects of instructional planning is also included.