Self and Other Course Pairing
Introduction to Education: School & Society (ED 100)
Introduces students to the role of education in today’s multicultural world and their own academic disciplines. Topics include the historical and sociological foundations of education and implications for schooling our increasingly diverse population; principles of how children learn; ways schools can facilitate student achievement; and the impact of educational technology. Concurrent with readings and discussions, students learn through hands-on experience and interactions with K-12 pupils in communities and in schools.
Faculty biography
Dr. Jessica Haddaway Enos is an assistant clinical professor at Loyola University Maryland, School of Education. She teaches graduate courses related to teacher research and inquiry and undergraduate courses that introduce students to the wide variety of cultural, political, and historical factors that affect public schools. She advises students who are minoring in Urban Education. Additionally, Enos is a supervisor for MAT candidates in secondary education. Her dissertation research focuses on how teachers experience their racial identities while working in urban schools. Enos is interested in better understanding what it looks like to engage in anti-racist teaching. She previously taught elementary school in Prince George’s County Public Schools and Baltimore City Public Schools.
Effective Writing: Writing for Action (WR 100)
Think about your favorite piece of writing - what effect does it have on you? How does it do that? Effective writing has the strength to make someone laugh, think, learn and act. In this class, you will think about how powerful writing affects you both as a reader and a writer and figure out the best ways to create impactful writing. Reading pieces by writers like Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Susan Casey will give you the chance to look through the lens of other writers in order to sharpen or refocus your own. Activities out of the classroom will broaden your understanding of yourself in the context of your new community as well. In particular, you’ll have the opportunity to serve. Service offers yet another text to integrate among our readings, discussions, and writing opportunities. You’ll be able to serve in person with elementary students, and you’ll engage in some service-writing projects. We will always try to contextualize our discussions beyond ourselves and to see how writers attempt to move their readers and affect the world around them. As you look beyond yourself, you will use your writing to envision who you wish to become. Along the way, you'll be writing for action.
Faculty biography
Dr. Andrea Leary is a Teaching Professor and the Internship Coordinator in the Writing Department, where she has been teaching for the last 31 years. She wants her students to see their writing has power - both for themselves and for others - while keeping the Jesuit mission of people "with and for others" in their thoughts and actions. Margaret Mead's reminder guides her teaching: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
Mentor biography
Gabb Reason is the Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Support Services. She has been working at Loyola since Jan 2023. When not assisting student-athletes, Gabb enjoys trying new restaurants, spending time with family, watching Law and Order, or bowling.
Virtual Advisor
This course pairing is recommended for students considering a major or minor in education. WR 100 satisfies the Composition core requirement for all students.
