EDRL 746 - Literacy for Developing Civic Understanding

(3 units)

Exploration of documents, texts, and readings addressing content and pedagogy relative to literacy, civic understanding, and the integration of the two areas in classrooms.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Summer - Odd Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate understanding of various conceptions of critical literacies.
2. demonstrate understanding of various conceptions of civic and democratic citizenship education.
3. identify major theorists in critical literacy and citizenship education.
4. discuss the purpose of schools in light of critical literacy and citizenship education.
5. effectively integrate critical literacy and citizenship education.
6. critically reflect on their own teaching, with an emphasis on the integration of critical literacy and citizenship education.
7. synthesize and discuss scholarly literature on the topics of critical literacy and citizenship education.
8. examine and apply Shulman’s framework of teacher content knowledge to their own practices.

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