Tuesday, May 23, 2017

 Poverty in Schools: Working with At-Risk Students

EDUC 640 Poverty in Schools: Working with At-Risk Students

Online Course
2 semester hours graduate credit
Instructor: Jamison Patrick
Summer: June 19 - July 28, 2017

Who Should Enroll

  • Elementary, middle school, and high school educators
  • Special education teachers
  • Guidance counselors
  • School administrators
  • Support staff
  • Individuals working with incarcerated youth outside of traditional K-12 education
  • Individuals working with families in poverty in all settings including church programs, community social services, volunteer organizations
A must for anyone who wants to improve the lives of families in poverty and improve academic achievement for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Enroll in this course to meet your goals for professional development, license renewal, or to complete graduate credits and transfer to another university.

You Will Learn

Strategies, critical steps, and how to measure results when working with young people and their families living in poverty or when transforming high-poverty rural and urban schools including
  • parent involvement
  • mentoring programs
  • data-based intervention
  • community partnerships
  • high expectations

Description

Characteristics and issues facing at-risk students because of economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Traits of high-performing high-poverty schools with emphasis on strategies to reduce the achievement gap and build community partnerships.

Textbook to Purchase

Gorski, Paul C. (2014). Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty: Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap (Multicultural Education). New York, NY: Teachers College Press. ISBN: 978-0807754573

E-Textbooks

Two additional e-textbooks will be provided when you login to the course. You may open the e-book to read online from your laptop or desktop. The e-textbook software is compatible with an iPad, Kindle Fire or fully internet-capable device. It is not compatible with a Kindle Reader.
Jensen, E. (2009). Teaching with Poverty in Mind. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development. ISBN: 978-1416608844
If you prefer to read a hard copy of the textbook, instead of reading via your computer or tablet, you may purchase the book from amazon.com or ASCD. 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Analyze characteristics and issues facing students living in poverty.
  2. Reflect on the impact of socioeconomic class on student achievement.
  3. Critically analyze the potential differences between the socioeconomic backgrounds of teachers and the students they serve and how these differences can lead to stereotyping and misunderstanding.
  4. Articulate and apply evidence-based strategies that promote achievement of students of poverty.
  5. Analyze the latest research and practical approaches building partnerships between schools and other non-school supports including families, early childhood education settings, and after school programs.
  6. Evaluate a school's current stage of curriculum transformation and partnerships between schools and non-school supports as compared to high-performing high-poverty schools.
  7. Develop an action plan which incorporates modifications for diverse learners and demonstrates creation of a positive learning climate, elimination of bias within a classroom or school using recognized criteria and application of current research about the needs of students living in poverty.

Alignment with Teaching Standards

Course objectives are aligned with the following:

Wisconsin Teaching Standards (WI DPI): 2, 3, 7

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 1 and 4
No travel to campus is required.
Participate from your home or work computer during hours that are flexible and convenient for your work and family schedule and responsibilities.
The class is highly interactive with a significant discussion component.
All discussion postings, projects, and assignments will be submitted via the course discussion board and Dropbox.
Activities are conducted according to a schedule with specific due dates each week; there are no required "live" chat sessions.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751
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