AS OF 4/5/22 THIS CLASS IS FULL.
We are offering a new graduate course this summer – Advanced Study in Principles of College and Career Readiness. The course will be offered online in the Summer I session which runs May 28-June 30, 2022.
EDPD 531 carries 3 hours of graduate credit and will be delivered entirely online. Registration is limited to 20 students and the tuition ($700) will be covered by the Center of Excellence for College and Career Readiness at Francis Marion University.
In order to be guaranteed a seat in the course, students must pay a $25 registration fee (non-refundable) when registering.
Official registration will be open in mid-April. However, if you are interested, please complete our interest survey before April 1, 2022 to be guaranteed a seat:
https://forms.gle/
Instructor: Dr. Meredith Love
What to Expect
In this course, you will be introduced to recent scholarly work about college and career readiness. Through reading, online discussions, interviews, and writing, you will conduct in-depth investigations of specific programs, pedagogies, and initiatives already in place at schools, evaluate their effectiveness, and create action plans to improve student readiness in your workplace.
All course materials will be provided. Course assignments will include reading, online discussions of readings, optional synchronous discussion times, and a final project that connects the reading and discussions with the participants’ teaching in a practical way.
Course Overview
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will:
- Demonstrate an understanding of definitions of college and career readiness.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between particular pedagogical approaches (such as project based learning) and college and career readiness.
- Investigate established programs and initiatives and assess viability for current professional context.
- Articulate the meaning of “readiness” for chosen discipline.
- Create an action plan to improve student readiness in department/institution/
district.
Required Texts
- Narratives in South Carolina College and Career Readiness by Dory E. Hoffman, Jasmin K. Chung, and Dallin George Young
- Math Readiness for College and Career by Alana J. Hadley, Catherine E. Hartman, and Dallin George Young
- Selected reports from College and Career Readiness Success Center at American Institutes for Research (found at https://ccrscenter.org/
products-resources/ccrs- center-products) - Articles provided on Blackboard including research on project based learning, soft skills, universal design, and culturally responsive teaching
