<p>Lecture, four hours. Requisites: courses 10, 35. Limited to Education and Social Transformation majors. Introduction to basics of learning sciences and learning theory, acknowledging that learning takes place in multiple contexts both inside and outside of the classroom. Discussion of promising practices to meet the needs of students at each stage of development. Letter grading.</p>

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EDUC 120 - Foundations: Contexts for Teaching, Learning, and Development

Foundations: Contexts for Teaching, Learning, and Development

2.	Explain how developmental needs and processes shift over time and analyze whether existing educational policies and practices align with these shifting needs

3.	Evaluate the effectiveness of specific educational and teaching practices, based on an understanding of the learning sciences, developmental needs and processes, and student diversity (e.g., individual differences, neurodiversity, racial, cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds) 

1.	Demonstrate an understanding of what it means to learn based on key principles of ecological, sociocultural, and learning theories 

4.	Design a learning environment or teaching practice that supports students’ developmental, cultural, and individual needs, and justify its value to a specific target audience 

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Foundations: Contexts for Teaching, Learning, and Development

EDUC 120

4 units