Are you interested in teaching TE 250 next year? If so, there are a limited number of assistantships available.
TE 250 focuses on issues of diversity: race, class, special needs, gender, sexual orientation, language and culture, among others. The course introduces prospective teachers to the way in which social inequality affects schooling and how schooling affects and/or reproduces social inequality. It is a required course for students who apply for admission to the teacher education program.
In addition to readings, classroom discussions and activities, and a variety of assessment practices, students are embedded in real world situations to help them connect what they are learning in class to what happens in schools and society. For example, tutoring students with academic needs in K-12 classrooms or in after school programs are two options.
Instructors are responsible for teaching their own sections. They meet as a team to discuss key concepts, teaching strategies, readings and other materials. The course coordinator works with instructors on readings and assignments and provides mentoring on all aspects of the experience, including pedagogy.
If you are interested in applying for one of these graduate assistantships, please send a resume with your message of interest no later than February 1st to Dr. Dorinda Carter (dcarter@msu.edu). Dr. Dorinda Carter will contact you for an interview if your materials indicate a possible match. Recruitment will continue until positions are filled, probably by the end of February or the first week of March.