ED 597 Ideal School Project
The course is offered to students as an option for completing the culminating requirement for the Master of Arts in Teaching. The purpose of the course is to provide venues for student to synthesize the content of the MAT program. Students will examine and critique theories, practices, and current issues related to effective design of the American school system and teaching practices therein. Students will read selected books, journal articles, and research. Based on the readings, students will discuss, debate, and analyze topics in depth, leading to the design of an ideal school. These activities will help students to prepare for a final examination in which students will be asked to incorporate what they have learned in other coursework as well as in this course.