Cultural Influences (Doctorate)
This course engages a thorough study of the multiple elements that impact learning: Conflict, cultural groupings, discrimination, ethnicity, ethnocentrism, fragmentation, prejudice, bias, stereo-typing, the role of culture in people's lives, and other elements that influence beliefs, values, and decisions are investigated. The candidate is given an opportunity to expand personally and professionally through an evidence-based examination of how culture influences the work environment.


Urban Perspectives in Teaching and Learning (Master's)
This course is designed to provide an overview of the diverse educational needs, challenges, opportunities and rewards that teachers encounter as they seek to effectively meet the needs of learners in urban schools. Students will explore the historical perspectives of public urban education, the characteristics of the urban child as well as culturally relevant issues that impact the progress of teaching and learning in an urban setting. Students will examine the impact of poverty on children who may be deemed "at risk." This course will focus on equipping students with the competencies, principles, tools, and instructional strategies to effectively create a positive classroom environment that fosters student achievement. 


Teaching Diversity: Influences and Issues in the Classroom (CD-Rom Graduate)
This course is designed to give you the knowledge, tools, and dispositions to effectively facilitate a diverse classroom. This course will help you understand and identify differences in approaches to learning and performance, including different learning styles and ways in which students demonstrate learning. An emphasis in this course will be on understanding how students’ learning is influenced by individual experiences, talents, disabilities, gender, language, culture, family and community values. You will be challenged to apply knowledge of the richness of contributions from our diverse society to your teaching field.

Talented and Gifted Education: Working with High Achievers (CD-Rom Graduate)

Talented and gifted education provides information on the history of the exceptional in relation to education, current law, and accepted methods for referral, assessment, and identification of these students. The course also covers major program models and methods of differentiating instruction to meet the rate and level of learning of those students identified. The course gives you an understanding of ways to meet the affective needs of the gifted and talented student in the regular classroom. This course also lists resources for teachers and parents who would like more information about the talented and gifted.


Teaching Reading and Writing Content Areas (Undergraduate)

The teaching of reading and writing in the various subject matter fields at the secondary level. Stresses skills of vocabulary building, comprehension and writing as well as skills and methods of motivating adolescents to read and write.
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Trevecca Nazarene University
School of Education
Nashville, TN 37210
Phone: (615) 248.1556
Email:klea@trevecca.edu