UEDU 191 - Tutoring in Urban Schools

1 Credits
Registration Internship/Practicum Note: Attend Mandatory Internship Workshop at least one semester prior to your desired internship course semester. The required internship workshop and approval process can be found at: https://my.davenport.edu/internships.

This course prepares students to tutor multi-cultural students within urban schools. Special emphasis will be placed on active learning and understanding the youth experience in a multicultural environment. Successful completers will be able to collaborate with culturally responsive mentor teachers to learn how to effectively connect with students of various ethnic, racial, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Students will gain real-world experience in developing tutoring lessons and working one-on-one with diverse learners. Strategies which utilize technology to facilitate student engagement in self-directed instruction will also be introduced. The experiential learning component of this course will be observed and students will receive feedback and coaching on their teaching practices. Students enrolled in the BS in Urban STEM Education program must take this for one credit. For each credit hour, there will be 15 contact hours of coursework and 30 hours of service.

Fees: Additional course fees apply.
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Construct a tutoring lesson to target an area of support or enhance strengths for an individual learner.
2. Modify instructional content to meet an individual students needs utilizing data.
3. Assess student progress in working one-on-one with racially, culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse populations of students through data.
4. Analyze research-based best practices in tutoring urban populations of students.
5. Examine students interests in making learning relevant.