SEC 527 Politics and Policy of Urban Education and Data Management

This course is designed to introduce practicing teachers to educational policy debates, with particular focus on the major issues and challenges facing teachers in urban school settings. This course examines data-driven decision making, turnaround and networked models of reform, looking at theories of change, implementation challenges, and the realities of current urban turnaround school teachers. The course is designed to encompass a macro view of school policy and reform while considering micro questions, evidence, and supports, with an eye towards how to move current teacher-ideas into action and proof of change using identifiable and reproducible education data metrics. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Urban Teaching Program or Permission of Instructor Co-requisite(s): None 3 semester hours

Credits

1 TO 3