EDC 300 Play, Inquiry, and Student-Centered Learning

3 Credit(s)

This course will introduce students to the power of play and inquiry in elementary and early childhood classrooms. These student-centered approaches present the possibility for learning driven by student interest and that centers students’ strengths. Contextualized in the ideas of culturally responsive teaching and child development, play-based and inquiry-focused learning puts students’ identities at the fore. This approach to learning integrates academic and social-emotional growth opportunities and allows for emergent interests to guide learning across the curriculum. Three lecture hours per week.
prerequisites: Required of Justice in Education Majors, all pathways.