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4.00 Credits
Introduces history, philosophy, and theories of education. Develops teaching and learning skills for diverse learners in diverse communities. Explores assessment and use of field observations. Analyzes relationships among families, schools, and communities; intricacies of social justice; ethnicity and family; and legal aspect of working with children who have special needs. Prerequisites: Completion WLCE, HDP 120/121 or HDP 124/125, & EDU 255.
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3.00 Credits
Explores influences of educational, psychological, political, and sociological theories on curriculum development. Analyzes interactions between community
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4.00 Credits
Explores the content and methods of teaching mathematics to all young children from 3 to 8 years. Course topics include concept development in mathematics; assessment; prenumber development; number sense; problem solving; patterns and functions; graphing; measurement; fractions and geometry. Students design, evaluate, and adapt mathematical curriculum. Prerequisites: Completion of College requirement in Mathematics, EDU 201, EDU 255, HDP 120/121 or HDP 124/125.
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2.00 Credits
Elementary science concepts and topics appearing in the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Frameworks. Explores teaching strategies that build children's understanding of, and skills in science inquiry. Prerequisites: EDU 306, EDU 330 & EDU 337. Corequisites: EDU 316, and EDP 317.
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2.00 Credits
Examines elementary history and social science content as presented in the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Frameworks. Course includes key concepts, epistemology, pedagogy, and assessment. Emphasizes understanding socio-cultural contexts and multicultural, anti-bias, and anti-racist teaching. Prerequisites: EDU 306, EDU 330 & EDU 337. Corequisites: EDU 316, and EDP 317. the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure requirements. Required for all undergraduate education students.
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4.00 Credits
Analyzes stages of reading development from birth to 11. Develops skill at teaching phonological awareness, decoding, and comprehension, using literacy assessments, and selecting books. Includes several supervised off-campus sessions tutoring a beginning reader. Prerequisites: completion of WLCE, EDU255, HDP 120/122 or HDP 124/127.
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2.00 Credits
Emphasis on research-based strategies in early literacy assessment and instruction. Topics include oral language, phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension of narrative and expository text, vocabulary development, written expression. Examines instructional supports for English language learners, and uses of technology to augment literacy development. Prerequisites: EDU 327.
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4.00 Credits
Examines contemporary influences on pedagogy, curricular choices, and materials when teaching mathematics to children in elementary schools. Addresses the teacher's role in creating an effective learning environment, and emphasizes strategies for maximizing mathematical understanding for all children. Discusses a variety of assessment strategies. Prerequisites: HDP 120/121 or HDP 124/125, EDU 255, & MAT 141 or MAT 131 with simultaneous enrollment in MAT 132.
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2.00 Credits
Introduces students to a wide range of multicultural picture books for children. Guides students in development and application of criteria for appropriate book selection. Focuses on effective strategies for reading aloud to young children. May be taken as a sequence with EDU 332 or separately.
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2.00 Credits
Introduces students to a wide range of literature for children. Guides students in development and application of criteria for selecting and evaluating children's literature in a multicultural society. May be taken as a sequence with EDU 331 or separately.
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