EDT-5504: Critical Skills Immersion 2 - Applications

This course is designed to be an in-depth introduction to the Critical Skills Classroom approach and should be paired with EDT-5502: Critical Skills Immersion 1 - Foundations. Participants will deepen their understanding of the maintenance of the Collaborative Learning Community, the development of problem-based experiential challenges, and techniques for feedback reflection, and assessment. Particular attention is given to understanding strategies for: Maintaining the classroom as a strong, collaborative learning community; Setting and assessing standards for quality work; Targeting and assessing critical skills and dispositions within curriculum frameworks; Utilizing technology and media resources as tools for problem-solving; Designing problem-based classroom challenges that address subject area standards through a meaningful context for learning; Applying the Experiential Cycle as a framework for teaching and learning; and Guiding and coaching students’ production and reflection processes using the Experiential Learning Cycle.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online Meeting (synchronous),Online (asynchronous)
Either Previous or Concurrent: EDT-5502: Critical Skills Immersion 1
Course Type Teacher Education