Undergraduate course CI 3151W: Culture, Power, & Education will be offered Spring 2013 with Brian Lozenski. The course provides students with an intensive investigation of the ways in which culture plays a critical role in education and student achievement.
CI 3151W - Culture, Power, & Education
Culture, Power, and Education (CI 3151W, 1:00 P.M. - 2:15 P.M. , M,W
- Peik 46) provides students with an intensive investigation of the ways in which culture plays a critical role in education and student achievement. The course is meant for those
considering education as a vocation, working with youth, or those interested in gaining a deeper understanding of how culture operates in our daily lives. Students will reflect upon how cultural practices impact learning, with an eye toward developing a more just classroom and educational environment. It is a liberal education course, which fulfills the liberal education requirements for the Diversity and Social Justice theme. It is also a Writing Intensive Course.
In this course we will investigate how culturally relevant pedagogy can and must be implemented as a critical part of any teacher's pedagogy. We will examine the research that explicates why it is vital to incorporate students' interests and lived experiences into our classrooms. We will discuss ways to begin to foster sociopolitical consciousness in ourselves and our students so that they are positioned to become agents of change in our society. Students will be required to spend time in educational settings looking critically at how they are and are not culturally relevant. Finally students will work in teams to develop models of culturally relevant instruction with a focus on social justice.
If you have any questions please contact Brian Lozenski - lozen002@umn.edu
