LEARNING TARGETS/OUTCOMES ALIGNED TO TOPICS, STANDARDS, AND ASSESSMENTS:
| Teacher candidates will:
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Topics | Assessment | TSPC Standards | InTASC Standards | University Learning Outcomes |
| Develop a sensitivity to the social/cultural context and language that impacts adult teaching and learning practice.
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• Social Context of Adult Learning
• Learning in Adulthood
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Reading Log
Classroom discussions Final Narrative Analysis |
1, | 2. Learning Differences
6. Professional Knowledge and Skills
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| Examine the narratives, historical events, epistemological frameworks and cultural practices underpinning teaching / learning environments as they apply to the adult learner.
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•Traditional Learning Theories
•What is Learning · Androgogy · Assumptions about Adult Learners
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Reading Log
Classroom discussions
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2, 11, | 4: Content Knowledge
6. Professional Knowledge and Skills
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Specialized Knowledge |
| Develop an understanding of the technological, physical and culturally significant androgogical methods underpinning adult education. | •Self Directed Learning
•Transformative Learning •Experience and Learning
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Reading Log
Classroom discussions Peer teaching |
1, 7, 8 | 2 .Learning Differences
4: Content Knowledge 9. Professional Learning & Ethical Practice
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Specialized Knowledge |
| Examine research into the neurological and biological aspects of learning.
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•The Brain and Cognitive Functioning
•Neuronal Cell Assemblies |
Reading Log
Classroom discussions Final Narrative Analysis |
2, 8 | 2 – Learning Differences
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Specialized Knowledge |
| Articulate how educational contexts can best serve the adult learner.
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•Adult Learning in the Digital Age
•Critical Perspectives •The Relationship Between Theory and Practice
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Reading Log
Classroom discussions Final Narrative Analysis
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7, 8 | 3: Learning Environment
7. Planning for Instruction 8. Instructional Strategies 6. Assessment
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Applied and Collaborative Learning |