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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Supervised research on a selected topic. Prerequisite: Submission of a proposed outline of study that includes a schedule of meetings and assignments approved by the instructor, the division chair and the provost no later than the second day of classes of the semester of study. For additional criteria, see Independent Study Policy in the Academic Regulations and Policies section of this Bulletin.
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4.00 Credits
Advanced courses of selected topics will be offered generally for juniors or seniors as determined by the needs of the curriculum. Prerequisite: See individual course listing in the current semester class schedule.
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4.00 Credits
This course is an overview of the historical, philosophical, ethical and legal issues in American education. Issues of equity will be examined. A variety of teaching strategies and assessment will be implemented. Twenty-five field-experience hours outside of class meetings are necessary in order to meet the service-learning requirements of this course.
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4.00 Credits
This course will encompass learning theory and its application to such problems as classroom management, the organization of learning activities, understanding individual differences and evaluating teaching and learning. Emphasis is given to factors which facilitate and interfere with learning. Prerequisite: PSY 101 with a grade of "C" or higher.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to assist regular classroom teachers in the identification and education of children who have special needs. In addition to characteristics of special learners, students will study topics such as the referral process, educational approaches for use with special learners, methods of diagnostic teaching, mainstreaming and inclusion.
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4.00 Credits
The purposes of this course, the first in the Master of Arts in Teaching program sequence, are to explore the historical and philosophical foundations of constructivist teaching and learning and to provide learners with pedagogical skills to plan, implement and assess inquiry-based instruction. Students will engage in regular and systematic reflection on their developing knowledge and then apply their knowledge in field-based classroom experiences in diverse settings.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the concepts and skills needed to develop paperand-pencil and performance assessments for formative and summative classroom evaluation. Planning student evaluations, coordinating evaluations with objectives, item development, item analysis, relating evaluation to instruction, grading and reporting achievement outcomes to students, parents and school personnel are discussed.
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4.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to tools for developing literacy in the broadest sense of the word. While focusing on writing, the course encourages discussion and development of literacy in other areas such as mathematics, visual arts and technology. The course is workshop based, involving students in developing their own literacies as they learn ways to support children's literacy development.
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4.00 Credits
This course represents an interdisciplinary study between educational psychology and anthropology. It focuses on the ways in which culture and mind, and more specifically, culture and self, mutually constitute each other. Through reflections, readings and inquiry, students will develop teaching strategies that can effectively respond to a diverse educational system in which class, race, culture and family influence development and learning. This course has a theory into practice orientation.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides future teachers with an appreciation and understanding of the arts disciplines of music, visual art, dance and theatre as a means to understand self, others and the human condition. It also offers students an opportunity for personal inquiry experiences and skill development in the arts so that they feel prepared to incorporate study of the arts into their classrooms. Students will engage in regular and systematic reflection on their developing knowledge base. Students will also apply their knowledge in field-based classroom experiences in diverse settings.
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