ED 414 - The Community Teacher

3 Credit(s)

The Community Teacher is a course that thematically links the four disciplinary, service learning courses of the Community Engaged Teacher Education Program (CETE) (ED 403, 412, 413, and ANTH 261). ED 414 integrates the four component CETE courses by focusing on equity literacy through the lenses of cultural proficiency, culturally relevant pedagogy, and social justice within a community of practice. Though some learning occurs within traditional class time, much of the time will be delegated to classroom field work, professional development sessions alongside practicing teachers, courageous conversations, community activities, and other selected events. Teacher candidates develop strong relationships with their community teaching partners, community mentors, and WU faculty members as they examine their internal mindsets and the effects of these perspectives on their teaching and students. Participants learn that relationship building with students, their families, and their communities is at the heart of effective teaching and learning. This course includes Stage 3 Fieldwork.
Prerequisite(s): ED 100 Corequisite(s): ED 412, ED 413, and ED 403