EDU 212 - American Indian Tribes of Wisconsin

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Students will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to work successfully in pluralistic classrooms and professional environments. The implications of individual and institutional discrimination will be examined through culturally significant characteristics (such as race, culture, socioeconomic status, language, ability, gender, gender identification, and sexual orientation) of individuals and groups within the United States, and the intersections among them. Through self- analysis and reflection, historical investigation linked with analysis of contemporary schools and society, school/ community-based experiences, and communication skill-building. Students will learn how to be responsive to the cultural contexts of communities and the dynamics of difference. Students will use their understanding of the past and present to inform their professional practice, and consider their role in working for positive change in the face of complexity. Course meets Wisconsin DPI American Indian Tribes requirement. This course will involve fieldwork.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of the School of Education.