MLE300 Middle School: An Overview

This course distinguishes middle level education history and philosophy and advocates relationships between the unique developmental characteristics of young adolescents (10-14 year olds) and young adolescent culture for appropriate interactive classroom experiences and middle level educational best practices. The course advances middle level educators to develop appropriate dispositions, strategies and knowledge for the multifaceted role as facilitator, guide, collaborator, reflective practitioner and young adolescent advocate while exploring young adolescent learning as a personal experience based on their Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Social, Spiritual developmental characteristics (PIESS) embedded within each learner's gender, cultural, socioeconomics, community, mass media popular culture (PLUS) understanding. Prerequisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours