This Stanford Teacher Education Program syllabus (EDUC 240) focuses on principles of adolescent development and learning in family, school, and community contexts. It examines adolescents from psychological, cognitive, social, and academic perspectives. This includes how adolescents learn and what motivates them to learn, and how schools contribute to adolescents’ growth through educational experiences that are developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, and sustaining. Notable coursework includes a case study project in which teacher candidates work together on strategies for observing, interviewing, shadowing, and assessing their students’ learning.