UEDU 192 - Teacher Assistance in Urban Schools

2 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. Please contact Career Services one semester in advance for assistance with securing a classroom teacher assisting site.

In this course, students will observe and begin to cultivate the necessary skills, approaches, and mindsets needed to become an effective multicultural educator. Special emphasis will be placed on active volunteering, observing, and interviewing educators serving in various roles within an urban school setting. Successful completers will gain practical experience assisting teachers and observe how they use culturally responsive teaching practices in a diverse classroom. Students will also observe how teachers utilize technology and various educational resources to foster academic success. The service 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 two credits. 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. Create a lesson plan that incorporates learning objectives, teaching strategies, activities, and alignment of resources that maximize mastery of a specific concept.
2. Analyze observed culturally responsive teaching practices that facilitate learning in a multicultural classroom.
3. Examine the varying roles and responsibilities in multicultural education and how they impact diverse populations of students in school settings through research, observations, and interviews.
4. Compare and contrast research-based multicultural education models to real-world strategies utilized in the classroom.
5. Identify various resources that can meet the needs of multicultural student learners.