Semester: Each Semester (Spring or Summer or Fall)

Instructors: Jenny Bardwell, & Cathy Morton McSwain

Phone: 800-345-4267,

Email: jbardwell@hsc.wvu.edu, cathymmc@yahoo.com

Course Purpose: To provide professional development towards motivating a diverse student population in science. Diversity from a HSTA perspective includes socioeconomic status, ethnicity and gender. Teachers will be provided a text and related articles on the topic of diversity in the classroom. They will be asked to reflect on their own learning and teaching. Support will be given to teachers for implementing strategies that will provide equitable opportunities for their students to learn.

Contact Jenny Bardwell (jbardwell@hsc.wvu.edu )and apply to the WVU Graduate Program for free: http://www.arc.wvu.edu/admissions/applications.html

Full tuition and text will be provided for FREE. Computer and internet access are a must. Please ask your field site if you need support to access the course on the web. See Syllabus.

Please confirm which semester you anticipate completing this course.

Last Updated on June 2008