Savanna Cotsenmoyer
Early Childhood Education
EDUC 2110
Course
Description
EDUC 2110. Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education. This course engages students
in observations, interactions, and analyses of critical and contemporary educational issues. Students will
investigate issues influencing the social and political contexts of educational settings in Georgia and the
United States. Students will actively examine the teaching profession from multiple vantage points both
within and outside the school. Against this backdrop, students will reflect on and interpret the meaning of
education and schooling in a diverse culture and examine the moral and ethical responsibilities of
teaching in a democracy. EDUC 2110 includes ten hours of field experience.
Prerequisite: None
This course engages students in observations, interactions, and analyses of critical and contemporary educational issues. Students will investigate issues influencing the social and political contexts of educational settings in Georgia and the United States. Students will actively examine the teaching profession from multiple vantage points both within and outside the school. Against this backdrop, students will reflect on and interpret the meaning of education and schooling in a diverse culture and examine the moral and ethical responsibilities of teaching in a democracy.