EDUC 569 - Human Development and Wellness in Diverse Classrooms

Prerequisites, admission to the teacher education and/or master of arts in teaching program or the master of arts in curriculum and instruction. This course provides teacher candidates with a foundational understanding of their role in promoting a democratic classroom environment that fosters students’ emotional, physical, and mental health and wellness within their classroom communities. Candidates will examine major classic and contemporary theoretical constructs and topics related to development, both typical and atypical, and analyze developmentally based behavior through a global and multicultural perspective. (Offered every year.) 1 credit