SSTE 485 - PRAXIS II Seminar + Fieldwork*

Upper Division

This class builds on what you are learning in SSTE 380: Methods for Liberation. In this class, you will be challenged to develop as a reflective practitioner as part of a critical inquiry group, a collective of educators that brings a social justice lens to their teaching practices as they embark on problem-posing pedagogy. You will take what you learn here and in the Methods for Liberation course and directly apply it to your student teaching practice. You will also be called to integrate what you have learned in your placements into your methods class. The two are not separate; rather theories, principles, classroom practice, and reflection inform one another in the praxis cycle: 1) Identify the problem, 2) Research the problem, 3) Develop a collective plan of action to address the problem, 4) Implement the collective plan of action, and 5) Evaluate the action, assess its efficacy, and re-examine the state of the problem (Duncan-Andrade & Morrell, 2008). The seminar will expose you to the practices of critical inquiry groups established out of grassroots educational justice organizations from across the United States. Finally, the seminar will prepare you to empower yourselves to form and maintain critical inquiry groups within and outside of your school sites the following school year and beyond.

Repeatable
No

Additional Notes
Previous course number: SSTE 385

Course credits: 3