EDU 2301 - Advancing the Academic Success of Black Males

Credits: 3 hrs

From a critical thinking perspective, this course will interpret and analyze the academic and social inequities affecting Black Males in American P12 schools. Emphasis will be placed on building students’ critical thinking skills as students unpack the current research on Black male academic and social progress as it relates to literacy development and discipline disproportionality. Students will identify culturally relevant practices for supporting the productive development of Black male students in an effort to cultivate more socially just learning environments for all students. GE SLO: Critical Thinking; AK: Social/Behavioral Science; CuT: Diversity