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EDCI 33600 - Science Instruction Junior/Middle School
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Acquaints students with developmentally appropriate content materials and methods in teaching science in the junior high/middle school (include Life and Physical Science). Includes an overview of the role of the middle school science teacher today, junior high middle school philosophy, and planning of instructional units. Field experiences are integrated with classroom instruction. . Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 34100 - English Teaching In Senior High, Junior High And Middle Schools
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND EDCI 35500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Acquaints students with developmentally appropriate content, methods, and materials for teaching high school, junior high and middle school English. Includes an overview of the role of the high school, junior high, and middle school English teacher today, the high school, junior high, and middle school philosophy, the use of technology, and planning of instructional units. Field experiences are integrated with classroom instruction. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 34200 - Strategies Of Foreign Language Instruction In Senior High, Junior High And Middle Schools
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 35500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND EDPS 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Acquaints students with developmentally appropriate content, methods, and materials for teaching high school, junior high, and middle school foreign language and culture. Comparative studies of various teaching methods, analysis of current foreign language textbooks and accompanying materials, use of technology, and planning of instructional units are included. Field experiences are integrated with classroom instruction. Typically offered Fall.
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EDCI 34400 - Strategies Of Mathematics Instruction In Senior High, Junior High And Middle Schools
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND EDCI 35500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Acquaints students with developmentally appropriate content, materials, and methods for teaching mathematics in the high school, junior high and middle school. Includes an overview of the role of the high school, junior high and middle school math teacher today, the high school, junior high and middle school philosophy, use of technology, and planning of instructional units are included. Field experiences are integrated with classroom instruction. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 34600 - Strategies Of Science Instruction In Senior High, Junior High And Middle Schools
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND EDCI 35500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Acquaints students with developmentally appropriate content, materials, and methods in teaching science in the high school, junior high and middle school (includes life and physical sciences). Includes an overview of the role of the high school, junior high and middle school science teacher today, the high school, junior high and middle school philosophy, use of technology, and planning of instructional units. Field experiences are integrated with classroom instruction. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 34700 - Strategies Of Social Studies Instruction In Senior High, Junior High And Middle Schools
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND EDCI 35500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Acquaints students with developmentally appropriate content, materials, methods and literature relating to the social studies field generally and the intense teaching areas particularly. Includes an overview of the role of the high school, junior high and middle school social teacher today, the high school, junior high and middle school philosophy, use of technology, and planning of instructional units. Field experiences are integrated with classroom instruction. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 35500 - Teaching And Learning K-12 Classroom
Prerequisite(s): EDFA 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND EDPS 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND EDPS 22000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND 001 FOR MIN. SCORE OF 220 AND 002 FOR MIN. SCORE OF 220 AND 003 FOR MIN. SCORE OF 220
Credit Hours: 3.00. Acquaints students with general methods of promoting the learning process in the K-12 secondary school. Topics studied will include long-term and short-term instructional planning and evaluation; classroom organization including management, motivation of students, the use of media to promote instructional objectives; and individual and group learning procedures. Students will also study how curriculum goals are adapted and implemented in the secondary classroom. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 35501 - Teaching and Learning K-12 Classroom
Prerequisite(s): EDFA 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND EDPS 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND EDPS 22000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND PR1 FOR MIN. SCORE OF 176 AND PR2 FOR MIN. SCORE OF 172 AND PR3 FOR MIN. SCORE OF 175
Credit Hours: 4.00. Acquaints students with general methods of promoting the learning process in the K-12 secondary school. Topics studied will include long-term and short-term instructional planning and evaluation; classroom organization including management, motivation of students, the use of media to promote instructional objectives; and individual and group learning procedures. Students will also study how curriculum goals are adapted and implemented in the secondary classroom. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 36100 - Social Studies In The Elementary School
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND EDPS 26500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C
Credit Hours: 3.00. Provides students with an overview of the field of social studies, of selected issues in the field, and of best practice strategies for teaching social studies to elementary school children. Encourages participants to reflect on social studies knowledge, skills and dispositions, how students learn these most effectively, and how best to teach social studies. Includes a field-based experiential component. No undergraduate students may be enrolled in any of these undergraduate courses until they have been admitted to teacher education. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 36201 - Literacy Instruction In K-3 Classrooms
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDPS 26500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Candidates will learn about theories of language and literacy development as related to the research and practice of a balanced approach to literacy instruction in the primary grades, K-3. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 36202 - Literacy Instruction In 4-6 Classrooms
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 20500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 28500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDPS 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDPS 26500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Elementary Teacher Education Candidates will learn about theories of literacy as they relate to the content areas they will teach, emphasizing a reading to learn approach through inquiry-based instruction in the intermediate grades, 4-6. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 36203 - Literacy Instruction in K-3 Classrooms
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDPS 26500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Candidates will learn about theories of language and literacy development as related to the research and practice of a balanced approach to literacy instruction in the primary grades, K-3. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 36204 - Literacy Instruction in 4-6 Classrooms
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 20500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 28500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDPS 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDPS 26500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Elementary Teacher Education Candidates will learn about theories of literacy as they relate to the content areas they will teach, emphasizing a reading to learn approach through inquiry-based instruction in the intermediate grades, 4-6. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 36300 - Literacy In The Elementary School II
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 36100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND EDCI 36201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND EDCI 36202 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C
Credit Hours: 3.00. Focuses on teaching children who experience difficulty acquiring literacy. Assessments of children’s strengths and needs are used to plan and evaluate instruction. Strategies for helping children develop more mature literacy understandings are applied in weekly small-group instructional sessions. Includes a field-based experiential component. Taken concurrently with EDPS 43000. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 36400 - Mathematics In The Elementary School
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 36100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND EDCI 36201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND EDCI 36202 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C
Credit Hours: 3.00. Focuses on teaching mathematics in the elementary school. Students learn what it means to teach mathematics when reasoning, problem solving, communication, and connections are the foci. Includes a field-based experiential component. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 36500 - Science In The Elementary School
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 36100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND EDCI 36201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND EDCI 36202 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C
Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigates ways children learn science as a basis for planning, enacting, and assessing science curriculum and instruction. State and national standards, teaching cases, and science lab experiences are used as tools for reflecting on practice. Includes a field-based experiential component. Taken concurrently with EDCI 36400 and EDCI 37000. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 36600 - Use Of Assessment In The K-12 Classroom
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will acquaint students with standardized tests currently in use in K-12 settings such as ISTEP and interpretation of test data to inform planning and instruction. In addition this course will address use of standardized tests to identify and develop education programming for students with special needs. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 37100 - Integrated Curriculum In Early Childhood: Creative And Affective Domains
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 23600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will present methods focusing on teaching and learning, curriculum, and assessment in the areas of art, play, physical education/movement, music, drama, and social-emotional development. Focus will be on the integrative nature of the early childhood classroom addressing social-emotional development, creativity, and the learning environment. Students are required to complete a field study in a diverse early childhood setting. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 37101 - Integrated Curriculum in Early Childhood: Creative and Affective Domains
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 23600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will present methods focusing on teaching and learning, curriculum, and assessment in the areas of art, play, physical education/movement, music, drama, and social-emotional development. Focus will be on the integrative nature of the early childhood classroom addressing social-emotional development, creativity, and the learning environment. Students are required to complete a field study in a diverse early childhood setting. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 37200 - Integrated Curriculum In Early Childhood: Cognitive Domains
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 23600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores methods focused on teaching and learning, curriculum, and assessment in the areas of mathematics, science, social studies, health, and nutrition. Examines developmentally appropriate practices, strategies for meeting the needs of diverse learners’ cognitive development, including the role of the “more competent other” in facilitating experiential learning. A field experience in an early childhood setting is required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 37201 - Integrated Curriculum in Early Childhood: Cognitive Domains
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 23600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores methods focused on teaching and learning, curriculum, and assessment in the areas of mathematics, science, social studies, health, and nutrition. Examines developmentally appropriate practices, strategies for meeting the needs of diverse learners’ cognitive development, including the role of the “more competent other” in facilitating experiential learning. A field experience in an early childhood setting is required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 37300 - Expressive Arts/Social Studies In Kindergarten And Primary Grades
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 27700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 37400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY)
Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores the concepts and modes of inquiry from the social studies including history, geography, social sciences and related areas to foster kindergarten and primary children’s understanding. Focus on the integration of curriculum including the arts as a means of communication and inquiry. Examines methods and materials for presenting the content. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 37301 - Expressive Arts/Social Studies in Kindergarten and Primary Grades
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 27700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 37401 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY)
Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores the concepts and modes of inquiry from the social studies including history, geography, social sciences and related areas to foster kindergarten and primary children’s understanding. Focus on the integration of curriculum including the arts as a means of communication and inquiry. Examines methods and materials for presenting the content. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 37400 - Science And Math In Kindergarten And Primary Grades
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 27700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 37300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY)
Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores methods and materials for inquiry in the content areas of science including physical, life, earth and space. Explores methods and materials for fostering conceptual development in the areas of mathematics including number, geometry, measurement, statistics and probability, and algebraic reasoning. Focus on the process of inquiry and problem-solving to construct knowledge. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 37401 - Science and Math in Kindergarten and Primary Grades
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 27700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 37301 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY)
Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores methods and materials for inquiry in the content areas of science including physical, life, earth and space. Explores methods and materials for fostering conceptual development in the areas of mathematics including number, geometry, measurement, statistics and probability, and algebraic reasoning. Focus on the process of inquiry and problem-solving to construct knowledge. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 37500 - Music And Movement For The Young Child
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 23600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores the use of the fine arts in primary classroom settings, including physical movement and activity, dramatics, dance as well as rhythms, instruments, singing and listening to music. Emphasis on the integration of music and movement within the early childhood and elementary/primary curriculum.. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 40200 - Teaching Kindergarten: Issues And Methods
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 20500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND EDCI 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND EDPS 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND PSY 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C
Credit Hours: 3.00. Examination of developmentally appropriate kindergarten curricula, current issues, and practices. The course addresses not only the activities and procedures of a kindergarten classroom, but also the connections between children’s development and the design of developmentally appropriate, integrated curricula. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 40800 - Advanced Literacy Instruction
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will be offered for elementary education candidates pursuing the addition of Reading to the teaching license. Students will further their understanding of the role of assessment and the implementation of appropriate instructional strategies in student (K-6) literacy learning. Issues related to diversity will be highlighted. A field experience in a diverse setting will be required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 40900 - Student Teaching Seminar In Literacy
Credit Hours: 1.00. During student teaching, education candidates will provide evidence of their impact on K-6 student learning, and demonstrate that they are able to create a learning environment that fosters an interest and growth in all aspects of literacy. They will engage in reflective practice and will communicate and interact with families, professional colleagues, and the community to support the K-6 students’ learning and well being.. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 42500 - Teaching Of Mathematics In Secondary Schools
Credit Hours: 2.00 or 3.00. This course is designed for students who are planning to be secondary mathematics teachers in the twenty-first century. The course content is organized around tools and tasks for teaching secondary mathematics content, theories of teaching and learning mathematics, and organizing for classroom instruction. Must have completed at least 18 credit hours of Mathematics previous to this course. No undergraduate students may be enrolled in any of these undergraduate courses until they have been admitted to teacher education. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 46500 - Assessment In The Elementary School
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will introduce teacher candidates to both formative an d summative assessments, emphasizing a variety of standardized tests currently used in K-6 settings. Candidates will learn how to interpret test data to inform their planning and instruction, and help them determine the effectiveness of their instruction. This course also requires students to understand how to create effective assessments and understand purposes for their use. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 46600 - Integrated Curriculum In The Elementary School
Credit Hours: 2.00. This course introduces various approaches to integrated curriculum, including historical foundations and current conceptual frameworks. Students develop integrated curriculum units (with relevant goals, materials, activities and plans) suitable for particular teaching contexts. The course includes a field-based component and is taken concurrently with EDPS 43000. No undergraduate students may be enrolled in any of these undergraduate courses until they have been admitted to teacher education. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 47000 - Practicum And Seminar In Early Childhood Programs
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 23600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 37100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 37200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-
Credit Hours: 6.00. This course is the equivalent of a student teaching experience - the capstone early childhood course. Structured so that candidates have experiences in a setting birth to age eight, with a focus on infants/toddlers and preschoolers. The practical experience is complemented with a seminar that focuses on the issues of guidance and discipline, cultural diversity, and the early childhood profession. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 48900 - Supervised Student Teaching
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 31500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND EDCI 31700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-
Credit Hours: 6.00 to 9.00. Eight weeks of full time student teaching in an academic subject or grade under the supervision of the public school teachers in charge of the classes and supervisors from university. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 49000 - Individual Research And Teaching Experience
Credit Hours: 3.00. Opportunity for undergraduate students to investigate particular problems in the field of education. Permission of the school/program required.
Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 49100 - Topics And Issues In Education
Credit Hours: 1.00 - 4.00. Provides student with opportunity to strengthen preparation through study of selected educational topics and issues based upon individual needs and interests. One area of study is considered in each enrollment. Permission of school/program required.
Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 49500 - Student Teaching In The Secondary Classroom
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 28600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND EDCI 20500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C
Credit Hours: 12.00. For the B.S. in Secondary Education, students would be receiving the license in Adolescence and Young Adulthood as well as their Content Area. Therefore, students would complete their student teaching experience in a secondary classroom in their major content area. In the case of dual content areas, the student teaching would take place for eight weeks in one content area and eight weeks in the other. This would partially fulfill the requirements for the secondary teaching license. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 49600 - Student Teaching In The Elementary School
Credit Hours: 8.00 to 16.00. Full time elementary classroom teaching experiences and a student teaching seminar under the mentorship of the classroom teacher and a University supervisor. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 49700 - Supervised Teaching
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 37000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-
Credit Hours: 6.00 to 12.00. Teaching full-time in a school classroom under the supervision of the teacher in charge of the class and a university supervisor. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 49800 - Supervised Teaching
Credit Hours: 8.00 to 16.00. Teaching full time in a school classroom under the supervision of the teacher in charge of the class and a University supervisor. Completion of education methods courses and other Gate requirements for the major area and admittance to teacher education required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 49900 - Supervised Teaching Or Practicum In An Endorsement Area
Credit Hours: 3.00 to 9.00. Teaching full time in an endorsement area in a school classroom under the supervision of the teacher in charge of the class and a University supervisor. Completion of education courses required for the endorsement area and admittance to teacher education. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 50000 - Foundations Of Literacy
Credit Hours: 3.00. Survey course in the acquisition of and instruction in reading, writing, and other aspects of language. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 50100 - Problems In Literacy Acquisition: Evaluation And Instruction
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 50000 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines informal and standardized instruments useful for evaluating students who experience difficulties acquiring reading, writing, and other aspects of language. Discusses corrective/remedial instructional strategies appropriate for the classroom and clinic. Supervised practicum. Typically offered Spring.
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EDCI 50200 - Reading In Middle And Secondary Schools
Credit Hours: 3.00. A course designed for teachers and prospective teachers in subject matter areas of the junior and senior high school. Surveys of techniques and objectives of reading instruction in the schools with special attention to the opportunities and obligations to teach reading within content areas. Teaching experience helpful but not required. May be taken as part of the sequence leading to reading specialist or for the junior high school endorsement program. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 50900 - Writing In Middle And Secondary Schools
Credit Hours: 3.00. Focuses on understanding philosophical and theoretical approaches, such as the writing process model, current reading/writing research, and how various approaches fit into existing school curriculum. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 51100 - Teaching Mathematics In The Elementary School
Credit Hours: 3.00. Historical and current curriculum developments in mathematics education with implications for classroom practice; analysis of instructional strategies; cognitive development; use of research results. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 51300 - Foundations Of Learning Design And Technology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Provides an historical overview of the field and delineates the foundational knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by professionals in the field of educational technology and instructional design. Students explore the field by engaging in collaborative projects, along with thinking and writing about various aspects of educational technology and the underlying instructional design theories. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 51400 - Language Arts In The Elementary School
Credit Hours: 3.00. Research, recent trends, and current developments in the field of language arts and implications for classroom practice in the elementary school. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 51500 - Reading In The Elementary School
Credit Hours: 3.00. Research, recent trends and current developments in the field of reading instruction. Emphasis will be on improving developmental reading in the elementary school programs rather than on surveying remedial programs. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 51700 - Survey Of Science Education
Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to current issues and research in science education, broadly organized under themes of learning, teaching, and science curriculum. Typically offered Fall.
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EDCI 51900 - Teaching Learners Of English As A New Language
Credit Hours: 3.00. (ENGL 51900) This course focuses on current issues and techniques in ESL instruction and assessment for students at the beginning or intermediate stages of English language acquisition Pre-K-12. Emphasis is on the design of materials and instruction that foster English language development in the content areas of the curriculum (i.e., Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English or SDAIE). Some familiarity with elementary and/or secondary teaching methods is assumed. Typically offered Spring.
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EDCI 52600 - Language Study For Educators
Credit Hours: 3.00. (ENGL 52900). Covers foundational knowledge in language and linguistics for teachers and educational researchers. Topics include structure and functions of language, language acquisition and development, language diversity, classroom discourse, language and media, and literacy-language arts curriculum. A foundation for work in Literacy and Language Education. Typically offered Spring.
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EDCI 53201 - School Curriculum: Leadership, School Culture And Change
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the needs of children and society, explores modern programs and procedures for developing a school community learning plan, and investigates ways to improve present school learning environments and curricula. Master’s student standing (or graduate student standing, or as required). Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 53700 - Professional Learning Communities
Credit Hours: 3.00. In this class students will examine and explore the strategies to implement Professional Learning Communities in their respective districts and/or schools. Students will study and apply the elements of a professional learning community (PLC) as they relate to and effect student learning and increased student achievement. Participants will be engaged in research, evaluation and the design of: 1) framework to meet the diverse needs of students, 2) a positive climate of culture and learning for all students and staff, 3) integration of instructional technology to increase student engagement for students, and 4) current best practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment. As they progress through course activities, students will create an action plan for the development of a professional community in a school of their choice. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 53800 - Human Issues In Instructional Technology
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course serves the needs of instructional technology professionals in K-12, higher education, and industrial/business settings to understand the social, legal, and human issues surrounding education and technology in today’s world. This includes understanding assistive technologies for helping individuals with disabilities, human interface design for creation of websites and other software, information security, and the social and legal concerns over copyright and privacy that have emerged in the Information Age. Course may be offered in classroom-based, distance or hybrid formats. Prerequisites: EDCI 56000 within the past five years or completion of the MYTarget2 Assessment, http://mytarget.iassessment.org and an interview with the IT program coordinator. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 55400 - Production Of Instructional Materials
Credit Hours: 3.00. Involves the design, development, and editing of digitally-based materials for use in computer-based learning environments. Includes planning and implementing text, graphics, audio, and video materials for use as communication and learning tools. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 56000 - Educational Technology For Teaching And Learning
Credit Hours: 3.00. Educational/training application of instructional technology, including computers, media, and instructional design. Stresses knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to implement and manage technology in instructional environments. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 56100 - Computer-Assisted Instruction
Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines aspects of computer-assisted instruction. Primary focus upon application of effective learning design strategies for computer-mediated instruction within popular CAI languages, such as BASIC and PILOT, basic computer-managed instruction system, including practical classroom considerations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 56600 - Educational Applications Of Multimedia
Credit Hours: 3.00. Examination of educational applications of hypermedia tools and related research. Creation of hypermedia instructional materials. Incorporation of digitized media (sound, photographs, and motion clips) in hypermedia is explored. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 56900 - Introduction To E-Learning
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines how design and development of instruction are impacted by the use of the computer as delivery system. A primary focus is on effective learning design strategies for computer mediated instruction. Learners will identify and apply effective design with emphasis on project management, planning, and implementation issues. Education or training materials will be developed using appropriate authoring tools as determined by the instructional context. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 57200 - Introduction To Learning Systems Design
Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the principles of designing instructional materials and to instructional communication theory and techniques. Topics include objectives, student characteristics, media selection, communication variables, message design, and systematic evaluation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 57300 - Instructional Development Practicum
Credit Hours: 2.00 or 3.00. Provides supervised field experience in programs involving instructional design development activities. Students participate in ongoing projects in the design, development, and evaluation of instructional materials and training programs in business and industry, medical facilities, or other settings deemed appropriate. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 57500 - Foundations Of Distance Learning
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 57200 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-
Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the field of distance learning/education. Examination of basic concepts and principles of distance learning, the theoretical underpinnings of the field, research and application literature, and distance education delivery technologies. Focus is on integration of distance education technologies for learning and teaching. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDCI 58000 - Foundations Of Curriculum
Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the major historical and philosophical sources of curriculum ideas. Significant forces influencing curriculum decision making. Different theoretical approaches to the construction and analysis of curriculum. Typically offered Fall.
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EDCI 58500 - Multicultural Education
Credit Hours: 3.00. The course aims to develop understanding of multicultural education as an on-going reform process that addresses social justice issues through an examination of race, class, gender, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, etc. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 58700 - Leadership And Management In Educational Technology
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course addresses the fundamentals of leadership and management of educational technology in a K-12 setting. Students will explore and evaluate computer hardware, software, networks, and lab management, including how they fit into education. This course is designed to provide prospectives on organizational leadership of educational technology, as well as providing future teachers with the ability to troubleshoot basic problems often associated with computers and software in the classroom. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 58900 - Special Topics For Teachers
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Consideration of appropriate professional problems of experienced educational personnel in workshops or in-service programs. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 59000 - Individual Research Problems
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Opportunities for students to study particular problems under the guidance of a member of the This plan of individualized instruction may be used in any field of education or vocational education. Does not include thesis work. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 59100 - Special Topics In Education
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Group study of a current problem or special topic of interest to professional educational personnel. Intensive study of research, theory, or practical aspects of a particular issue within the usual graduate class format. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 60100 - Problems In Literacy Acquisition: Advanced Practicum
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 50000 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND EDCI 50100 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines strategies for teaching elementary and secondary students who experience moderate to severe difficulties acquiring reading, writing, and other aspects of language. Supervised practicum. Prerequisite: EDCI 50000, 50100. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 60400 - Social Studies In The Elementary School
Credit Hours: 3.00. Social Studies-content and place in the modern elementary education curriculum. Materials, instruction techniques, evaluation procedures, and understanding the syntax of the structure of social studies. Prerequisite: EDCI 36100. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 60500 - Teaching Integrated Science, Technology, Engineering And Math
Credit Hours: 3.00. Analysis of historical developments and present trends in science education; the designing, implementation, and evaluation of science programs; the role of research in present and future developments. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 60800 - Individualizing Instruction In The Elementary And Secondary Schools
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores the foundations underlying individualized instruction, the preparation of individualized instruction materials for the class-room, the role of research in individualized instruction, and the future trends and issues in individualized instruction. Completion of a teacher certification program. Typically offered Summer Fall.
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EDCI 61200 - Seminar In Literacy
Credit Hours: 3.00. Recent trends and research in literacy. Topics provide in-depth study of literacy acquisition in educational settings. Typically offered Fall.
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EDCI 61300 - Seminar In The English Language Arts
Credit Hours: 3.00. (ENGL 69100) Problems in the teaching of English: literature, language, rhetoric. Attention to recent scholarship and to its application in the public schools. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 62400 - Seminar In Social Studies Education
Credit Hours: 3.00. An investigation of various aspects of the teaching of the social studies. One topic is dealt with in each enrollment. Master’s candidates are expected to complete the first three topics. Areas include: (1) philosophic concepts used in the social studies; (2) curricular analysis and examination of new social studies materials; (3) methods of inquiry in the social studies; (4) research methodology in the social studies. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 64800 - Curriculum In Career And Technical Education
Credit Hours: 3.00. Overview of curriculum in career and technical education programs; business and industry training programs; curriculum planning, development, implementation, and evaluation; review and analysis of curriculum models. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 64900 - Assessment In Career And Technical Education
Credit Hours: 3.00. Goals and rationale for evaluation in education and work training contexts; assessment and measurement methods, techniques, and procedures; reliability, validity, and accuracy; construction and selection of instruments; data and information collection, analysis, and interpretation; meta evaluation; adaptations and modifications for special needs populations; and using assessment data and information. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDCI 66300 - Interactive Multimedia
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 56100 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND EDCI 57200 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines computer-based interactive multimedia theory, research, design, development, and evaluation. Includes a digital audio-video production and design of interactive multimedia for stand-alone or online delivery. Prerequisite: EDCI 56100, 57200. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 67200 - Advanced Practices In Learning Systems Design
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 57200 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-
Credit Hours: 3.00. Applications of learning systems design to educational situations. In-depth treatment of learner analysis, task analysis, learning activities design, learner verification and summative evaluation. Focuses on the application of instructional design concepts and principles within authentic ID situations. Prerequisite: EDCI 57200. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 69500 - Internship In Education
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. Amount of credit to be determined by nature and extent of the assignment. A special course in selected areas of education, designed to provide practical field experience under professional supervision in selected situations related to the candidate’s area of specialization. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDCI 69800 - Research MS Thesis
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MS Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDPS 10300 - Introduction To Higher Education
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to assist and guide students in maximizing their potential for success at the university by promoting academic growth. Through collaborative learning, this course will promote the concept of life-long learning through the use of the following strategies: utilization of campus resources; goal setting; time management; diversity training; values exploration; career exploration; and critical thinking skills. This course is highly recommended for all freshman. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDPS 22000 - Psychology Of Learning
Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the learner and learning. Study of the cognitive, social, physical, moral and personality development from early childhood through adolescence; implications of developmental stages for educational planning and intervention. Principles of basic learning theories, facilitative conditions and strategies for enhancing learning; classroom management as a means to foster the learner’s development and learning. Survey techniques for assessing the learner, learning and identification of learning dysfunctions. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDPS 23500 - Learning And Motivation
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 20500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND EDCI 28500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C
Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to concepts of learning and motivation in educational contexts (i.e., Educational Psychology). Influence of development, culture, and individual differences on learning and motivation. Uses of assessment and technology in promoting learning and motivation. A field-based experiential component is included. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDPS 23600 - Developmental Theory And Practice In Early Childhood Education
Prerequisite(s): PSY 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR CDFS 21100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will explore the theories of child development as they relate to early childhood education. An overview of theoretical perspectives on the developing child will serve as a foundation for examining current practices in early childhood education settings from birth through age eight. There will be a focus on child study (observation and assessments in diverse settings). Child development in all domains and its connections to practical applications in group settings will be studied. Implications of multicultural perspectives for infants/toddler, preprimary and primary age children will be addressed. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDPS 26000 - Introduction To Special Education
Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the field of special education: foundations, areas of exceptionality, teaching strategies, and current issues and trends. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDPS 26500 - The Inclusive Classroom
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND EDCI 20500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND EDCI 28500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C
Credit Hours: 3.00. Characteristics of students with special needs/talents; strategies for helping students learn and develop in general educational settings. Emphasis placed upon research evidence, case studies, problem-based learning, and development of a plan for an inclusive classroom. A field-based component is included. Typically offered Spring Summer Fall.
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EDPS 27500 - Observation, Assessment And Documentation
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 23600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-
Credit Hours: 3.00. The focus of this course is on the methods and tools used for child study to create positive learning environments that foster children’s development. Students explore the purpose and value of assessment, examine and apply the use of systematic observations, documentation, and other effective assessment strategies. Includes an in-depth case study. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDPS 27600 - Young Children With Exceptional Needs
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 23600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-
Credit Hours: 3.00. The identification of young children’s exceptional needs. Study of various developmental challenges and characteristics with a focus on early intervention with resources and referrals. Strategies for adapting early care and education settings for all children and families to ensure education in inclusive settings. Use of the Division for Early Childhood of the Council of Exceptional Children guidelines. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDPS 27700 - Nurturing And Guiding The Young Child
Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores the connection between the developmental needs of young children and practices for guidance. Methods for management in early care and education settings to promote pro-social behaviors. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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EDPS 28500 - Diversity And Education
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course integrates an understanding of diversity with principles of democratic education. Historical, Sociological, Cultural, Political philosophical, and Pedagogical Foundations of diversity are explored and related to issues of pedagogy in a pluralistic society. This course includes an experiential component. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDPS 30300 - Career And Life Planning Seminar
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will complete a personal assessment of their values, skills personality traits, interests, life goals and life roles. Students will also become familiar with tools integral to a successful job search, including networking, resume writing, job search correspondence, and interviewing. Finally students will identify possible paths as they are guided through the process of integrating their knowledge of themselves with information they have gathered about the larger world of work. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDPS 30600 - Adolescent And Young Adult Development
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 27200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 28600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDPS 30700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY)
Credit Hours: 3.00. Candidates learn research-based theories of adolescent and young adult development and how this relates to the teacher’s role in the secondary classroom. The influences of development, culture, and classroom contexts on secondary students’ learning are examined. The purpose of the field component is to integrate course topics with professional field experiences, and encourage reflective observations of adolescent and young adult development in secondary classrooms. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDPS 30700 - Classroom Climate In Secondary Schools
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 28600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 27200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDPS 30600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY)
Credit Hours: 3.00. Teacher candidates learn how to develop a supportive, challenging, and growth enhancing classroom community for students. Teachers must develop advanced classroom management skills to create a classroom community that welcomes diversity, makes effective use of technology and provides appropriate educational experiences for students with diverse needs, backgrounds, and developmental levels. This course is designed to help teacher candidates improve their classroom management skills through a variety of educational experiences. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDPS 30800 - Exceptional Learners-Secondary
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 30600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 30700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND EDCI 30900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY)
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course addresses characteristics of students with diverse backgrounds of cognitive ability, as well as the strategies for helping theses students learn and develop in educational settings. Emphasis is placed on research evidence, case studies, problem-based learning, and development of a plan for a differentiated classroom. It provides candidates with the foundation to be effective teachers of students with exceptional needs and talents in secondary educational settings. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDPS 37000 - Teaching Students With Diverse Learning Needs In K-12 Class
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 35500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND EDPS 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND 001 FOR MIN. SCORE OF 220 AND 002 FOR MIN. SCORE OF 220 AND 003 FOR MIN. SCORE OF 220
Credit Hours: 3.00. EDPS 37000 builds on basic concepts presented in EDPS 26000. The course develops a knowledge base and practical strategies that will enable teachers to help every student succeed-including students with disabilities, those with diverse cultural backgrounds, students with limited English proficiency, students who are considered at risk” for academic failure and those who are gifted and talented. Topics include planning and grouping strategies classroom management collaboration skills curriculum adaptations teaching strategies and supported inclusive education. Field experiences are integrated with classroom instruction. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EDPS 38000 - Special Education Law For Teachers
Prerequisite(s): EDPS 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C
Credit Hours: 3.00. The purpose of this course is to provide pre-service teachers with a general understanding of the educational entitlement and civil rights of children with disabilities. Laws ensuring the provision of special education to students with disabilities are based on constitutional principles, written and enacted by legislatures and administrative agencies, and interpreted by the courts. It is through the interaction of these various components of the legal system, legislative and judicial, that the field of special education has evolved. The knowledge and skills gained in this course shape the advocacy and ethical dispositions of the teacher. Permission of Department required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EDPS 42000 - Creating And Managing The Inclusive Classroom
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course develops skills in classroom organization and management at the elementary level. Topics include classroom discipline systems and responses, teaching and improving student interpersonal skills, establishing and maintaining positive and productive relationships with families, responding to and building support networks for students with special needs, and a classroom design project outlining how student behavioral expectations are established, monitored, assessed, and revised. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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