EDUC 5310 - Introduction to Urban Education

Credits: 3

This course provides an introduction to urban learners, urban teaching, and urban school systems using case studies and first-person accounts of teaching and learning in an urban environment. The course also examines: the history of urban education in the United States; current issues facing urban P-12 students, teachers, schools, districts, and communities will be discussed; society’s responsibility to urban schools; and the roles that teachers and schools play in increasing student achievement and leading school improvement.

GaPSC Standard 1, 6