Diversity in Nav & Amer Ind Educ (EDU 353)

Term: Acad Year Fall 2014 Spr 2015 Fall Semester

Faculty

Cynthia Benally
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Schedule

Thu, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (8/18/2014 - 12/5/2014) Location: TS NHC 510

Description

Prerequisite: Acceptance in the BA Elementary Education program and BS in Secondary Math or Science.

This course surveys theories on native student learning and empowerment with implications for Navajo and American Indian educational program development. It examines factors that affect student learning; relations between schools, other social institutions, communities, language, culture, and power; teaching and assessment strategies for addressing differences among students; and strategies for maintaining effective home-school and community-school relations.