Engaging the Disengaged Learner

Description

PEDC 9106 Engaging the Disengaged Student
3 Graduate Level or In-service Credits/ 45 hours Instructor: Richard Faber March 1-30, April 1-29, May 1-30, July 1-30, September 1-29, November 1-30
University of the Pacific

Learning is a lot like bike riding. Once you have the knack, you never really forget the skill. Nor do you forget the thrill of learning a new ability or understanding a complex idea. You are a lifelong learner and you love it. Why have so many students never discovered this thrill? Why are they coasting when they could be racing along in the educational Tour de France with their peers? What can teachers do to engage the disengaged student? This course will help teachers keep students highly engaged throughout an entire lesson and encourage students to contribute their ideas and insights as a way of enhancing their own and other students’ learning. This course is appropriate for all educators including Guidance Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers, ELA, Math, Social Studies, Foreign Language, Science, The Arts, Physical and Special Education, N-12.