EDST

Public education has long strived to be society’s “great equalizer.” Yet, throughout its history, the American education system has failed to deliver on this promise. In this course, we will examine specific high-profile and popular system-level reform...

*Lottery-Based Enrollment* In this course, we will examine the immigrant origin child and youth experience through intersecting and interdisciplinary lenses. Over one quarter of students in the U.S. have immigrant parents. The goal of the course is to...

As the number of children who speak, or are exposed to, more than one language increases in U.S. classrooms and in classrooms around the world, educators at all system levels and across varied settings must be prepared to provide high-quality, rigorous...

The field of neuroscience can deliver a biological level of description to better understand how students learn. It can offer an alternative perspective on learning principles, skill development, and learning differences including their underlying...

Adolescence marks change on multiple levels (e.g., biologically, cognitively, and socially) and in multiple contexts (e.g., family, school, community, and peers). In fact, it marks the largest growth period in human development outside of infancy. Driven...

The duration of education is a strong predictor of health and longevity, but approximately 1 in 5 children with learning or attention issues have long-lasting negative consequences related to their academic, social, mental health, vocational, economic...

A great deal of thinking about the relationship between psychology and education asks what psychology can contribute to the improvement of education. For example, can psychology help to improve the way that we teach reading? Can it help to close the gap...

Many children have difficulty learning to read proficiently. This course will explore the sources and mechanisms of reading difficulties, considering learning differences and disabilities as well as the sociocultural context. We will also examine evidence...

Education is a universal human activity, but how it is understood and practiced vary widely across cultures. When immersed in our own upbringing and educational experiences, we can easily take our beliefs and practices for granted, while overlooking cross...

This course invites students to think deeply about teaching. Questions that we will be exploring include the following: Is teaching an art, a science, or some combination of both? Why do people want to teach? How does our (and our students’) background...