University of Pittsburgh School of Education

School of Education

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Institute for Practice and Research in Education
Course Description - IPRE 9050

 

IPRE 9050 - ARE WE A MIDDLE SCHOOL YET

THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CLASSIC MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL. PARTICIPANTS WILL GAIN INSIGHT INTO EACH OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE MODEL. EMPHASIS IN THE COURSE WILL BE GIVEN TO THE BACKGROUND, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OUTLINE FOR AN INTERDISCIPLINARY UNIT, A FLEXIBLE BLOCK TIME SCHEDULE AND OTHER COMPONENTS.

Credits: 1

This course is not offered in the Summer 2010 (2107) or Spring 2010 (2104) or Fall 2009 (2101) terms.