Educ 4312 - Tools of Inquiry

Institution:

Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

This course offers an introduction to teacher inquiry and provides a foundation of skills, knowledge, and performances that effective teachers use to monitor and improve practice. In this course teachers are actively involved in their own teaching and learning with an emphasis on the following: (1) Reflective practice: reflective practitioners continually evaluate the effects of their choices and actions on others (e.g., students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community) and actively seek out opportunities to improve practice and grow professionally. (2) Use of technology: teacher leaders model the use of media and technology as tools of inquiry. This course supports teachers to do the following: use multiple sources of data to assess the growth of individual learners; use assessment data to adjust curriculum and instruction to student needs; investigate their own biases, assumptions, and ideologies and monitor the effects on student learning; conduct research in the classroom to assist them in improving their practice; and use portfolios and other reflective practices to document and monitor their professional development. Offered spring semester.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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