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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on human development from birth through adulthood with emphasis on theory followed by application to the classroom. Cognitive, social, psychological and physical development are studied in an integrated approach.
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3.00 Credits
Students will explore research and inquiry models and quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Students will investigate the inquiry methods of case study, student work sampling, collaborative research, critical friends analysis and action research, becoming comfortable with reading and criticizing research.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with research and theories about the psychology of learning and to relate these areas to the classroom. Of particular importance are areas of cognitive, developmental and behavioral psychology.
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3.00 Credits
With a mentor teacher/facilitator, educators as individuals will explore questions, structures, and technologies in a discipline/content field so as to increase professional expertise in the content they need to teach. Teachers will develop a plan for ongoing learning in their content area.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course explores curricular issues affecting the classroom teacher with emphasis upon application to their own teaching situations. Analysis and critique of the curriculum development process, current curricular practice, and assumptions guiding the teachers choices in curriculum are discussed.
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3.00 Credits
Designed for teachers, counselors, parents or anyone who works with adolescents, this course explores the seemingly contradictory, bizarre and counterproductive behavior of the adolescent child. Through discussions, readings and interaction with adolescents, participants analyze developmental issues and develop strategies of understanding and working to meet the needs of these youngsters.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides participants with the history of gifted education, an overview of gifted education in the U.S. and abroad, current legal and political issues in gifted education, advocacy and policy, and foundations of gifted programming and its evaluation. Students study program models in theory, research, and practice.
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3.00 Credits
Models, concepts, and processes in creativity, problem solving, and critical thinking are engaged in with hands-on practice with a focus teaching gifted learners in multiple K-12 formats and subjects. In particular, course participants are introduced to the concept of creativity, characteristics of the creative individual, and school-based applications of creativity across domains.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This is an intensive course for elementary and middle/junior high school teachers, designed to integrate the arts into the core curriculum. This arts education program is conducted by Metro Theater Company in partnership with Maryville.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
After examining the role of the arts in education, this course gives teachers the opportunity to further explore the connections between Goodlads agenda for democracy and a comprehensive approach to the arts. Teachers have the opportunity to not only explore arts integration, but to tie it more closely to the individual and school goals.
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