Through these courses the Public Service Center (PSC) fosters to engage students
in leadership development, community service, and academic exploration. The PSC
works with the community, agencies, schools, and the ED 240/441/452 professors
to find rewarding service-learning placements for the interns.
The PSC then places these students in intern positions in a variety of schools and after-school agencies throughout the Ithaca community. Students not only have the opportunity to tutor and mentor but to learn as well.
Education 240: The Art of Teaching is an exploratory course that is designed for students of all backgrounds who have an interest in learning more about teaching. The purpose of this course is to facilitate students in better understanding the decisions they make as teachers.
Education 441: Language, Literacy, and Schooling is a course that emphasizes comprehension of the processes involved in literacy development.
Education 452: Multicultural Issues in Education is a course that explores issues
pertaining to teaching and learning in multicultural classrooms in American schools.
