Essential Strategies for 21st Century Teaching

Course Description How can you motivate your students? What are best practices for teaching students with special needs? How will current policy debates affect what happens in your classroom? What are the best ways to integrate new technology? There are so many complicated issues teachers face that, sometimes, being a teacher can feel like trying to juggle--while playing the piano. This course develops strategies for excellent teaching through an in-depth study of educational psychology, individual differences, classroom management, materials selection, student assessment, and educational policy debates. Objectives: Teachers will be able to: Comprehend how children grow and learn and apply this knowledge. Appreciate individual differences among students and know how to create an environment where all children excel. Study principles of motivation and their application. Learn techniques for creating a classroom environment that is most conducive to learning. Understand best practices f