EDC 699 New Faces

Teachers across America are looking into the eyes of new faces. Demographic shifts are both informing and alarming, and assure that classroom teachers will be seeing 'new' faces in ever growing numbers. This will be true as long as this great country offers hope and opportunity to the world; they will keep coming, both legally and illegally. The children of immigrants are bringing to our classrooms new and formidable challenges, and now is the time to prepare to meet those challenges. This course has been designed to provide skills and knowledge that will empower the classroom teacher to meet the needs of 'new faces,' and at the same time improve the educational opportunity for all students. The teaching methodology provides extensive opportunities for experiential learning of concepts applicable to immigrant education. Participants will develop appropriate and effective paths to cultural assimilation using acquired concepts, and will also apply the concepts to 'real' problems common to the immigrant experience. (3 credits)