Students will spend time in a classroom with a current, seasoned teacher to observe instruction and classroom management.  Students cannot use their own teaching for the critique, and should plan to spend at least an hour of observation time, depending upon the subject/grade/level.  Students will need to work with the course instructor to find a suitable and willing school district that will allow them to observe in the classroom. 

• What Great Teachers Do Differently, 3rd edition. Todd Whitaker. Routledge Publishing. ISBN 9780367344641
• Classroom Instruction that Works, 2nd edition. Dean B, Ceri, Elizabeth Hubbell, Howard Pitler, and Bj Stone.  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.  ISBN: 9781416613626

This course will lead students to research, discuss, and apply the "power of engaged learning" on effective teaching and learning processes using technology. Meets MEd Standard 2.  3 credit hours.

Upon successful completion of the course, each participant should be able to:

1. Understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry and structure of the discipline(s) within the context of a global society and creates learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.
2. Understand how students learn and develop, and provide learning opportunities that support the intellectual, social, and personal development of all students.
3. Understand how students differ in their approaches to learning and create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning and self-motivation.
4. Use an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.
5. Continually assess the effects of choice and actions on others, actively seek out opportunities to grow professional and will utilize the assessment and professional growth to generate more learning for more students.