Education

Through close study of key thinkers in the history of philosophy of education such as Plato, Augustine, and Dewey, students will examine various conceptions of human nature, society, and the good life and consider the ways in which these philosophical positions inform the content, organization, methods, and goals of educational practice. 

Students complete an apprenticeship that includes a weekly seminar and observation of experienced teachers in K-12 classrooms. The seminar covers various practical issues related to teaching, such as classroom management, lesson planning, and assessment, drawing on both the wisdom of classical education and an understanding of contemporary practices. The number of credit hours for the course depends upon the number of hours in the field per week.

To receive credit for EDU 401, students must complete EDU 360 prior to or during the apprenticeship semester, but students may audit EDU 401 without taking EDU 360. Instructor approval is required.

This course can be taken for 1, 2, 3, or 6 credits. 

This course reflects on what it is to be a master teacher and provides an upper-division study of a particular figure or figures from the Western tradition who in their lives, writings, and/or pedagogical practices are considered exemplary teachers. Possible offerings may include a course on Biblical Masters, Homer, Euclid, Plato, Aristotle, Roman Orators, Augustine, Patristic Masters, Aquinas, Shakespeare, Renaissance and Reformation Masters, or The Inklings.

Requires planning and delivering instruction for children in the early childhood grades. Students teach in an early childhood classroom during the morning or afternoon for the entire semester. The student must plan his or her program so that each morning or afternoon is free from courses that meet during the period reserved for EDU 506. Prerequisite: EDU 406.