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Syllabus

Teacher Education
07B:180  Human Relations for the Classroom Teachr
Fall, 2009
Instructors: Scott McNabb
Emails: scott-mcnabb@uiowa.edu
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Course Description
This course examines the influence of social factors such as discrimination, socioeconomic inequality, sexism and racism on educational opportunity in American education. The course utilizes historical, sociological, and educational perspectives to examine the experiences of minorities in American schools.  Students learn to respect their students’ diverse cultures and to relate effectively with individuals from various subgroups other than ones own.
Required Readings

Peggy Orenstein, Schoolgirls: Young women, Self-Esteem and the Confidence Gap (2000) New York: Random House.

Joel Spring, Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality (2001) Boston: McGraw-Hill.

Enid Lee, Deborah Menkart and Margo Okazawa-Rey, editors, Beyond Heroes and Holidays: A Practical Guide to K-12 Anti-Racist, Multicultural Education and Staff Development (2002) Washington, D.C.: Teaching for Tolerance.

Focus Standards and Student Assignments

StandardsStudent Assignments
B: Diverse Learners

Readings, lectures, discussion and tests
H: Reflection and Professional Development

Readings, lectures, discussion and tests
I: Collaboration, Ethics, and Relationships

Readings, lectures, discussion and tests