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  • 3.00 Credits

    Focuses on how culture manifests itself in school settings and provides a foundation for understanding methods and strategies to ensure that each student’s own cultural experiences are reflected and validated in classroom learning experiences.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Focuses on parent and community involvement in schools. Presents strategies for building strong partnerships among parents, teachers, students, and community members. A study of the differences between school culture and the diverse cultures represented by children and families provides a foundation for learning methods and programs that promote cooperation and collaboration among the school, family, and community. Considers communication strategies among school personnel and families with limited English proficiency.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Participants in the ESOL/Bilingual Endorsement Program document their understanding and competency through the development of a professional portfolio. Includes information on professional portfolios and format options for documenting the required competencies. Establishes standards for quality. The instructor works individually with students to facilitate the development of a thorough accumulation and presentation of evidence regarding each of the competencies.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Introduces students to the fundamental concepts and theories of dispute resolution and assists them in developing the basic skills and knowledge for productively managing their own and intervening in others’ disputes. Class time consists primarily of practice and roleplay, as well as lecture, lecture-discussion, and coaching by professional mediators. Certificate of completion provided with successful completion of the course. Cross-listed in other departments. Additional fees/tuition may apply.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines literature and research related to leadership, advocacy, and current topics influencing the early care and education of young children. Explores and critiques the rationale for multiple perspectives on controversial topics. Students develop and defend their own philosophy of working with young children related to their specific career goals and context. Integrates reflection and small group processes to promote personal strength and model effective leadership in a collaborative environment.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Explores strategies for instruction, planning, and assessment of diverse elementary classrooms. Emphasizes the core beliefs that teaching requires intentionality and is a complex and human endeavor. Students will cultivate skills in standards-based curriculum unit design, lesson planning and assessment and an understanding of the Oregon State Standards. Integrates reflective practice and transparent teaching. Prerequisite(s): Admittance into the MAT program.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A continuation of the complex design of standards-based curriculum and assessment to meet the diversity of needs in an elementary classroom. Emphasizes classroom teaching processes to help the beginning teacher develop a repertoire of strategies for instruction, planning, and assessment, while gaining an understanding of the Oregon State Standards. Emphasizes effective strategies for standards-based education and the implementation of the Oregon Education Act for the Twenty-First Century. Prerequisite(s): Completion of ED 557A with a B- or better.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Familiarizes students with the skills, instructional techniques, curricular designs, and materials associated with successful teaching of specific subjects at the developmental levels designated in the TSPC licensure framework. Emphasizes effective strategies for standards-based education and the implementation of the Oregon Education Act for the Twenty-First Century. Addresses issues related to exceptionality, including mainstreaming and inclusion. Explores material related to the characteristics and needs of at-risk youth and considers how schools can respond to these needs.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines literature and research from diverse social science disciplines to present American public education in its historical and social contexts. Emphasizes the multicultural history of public education in the U.S. and the increasing diversity of pre-collegiate classrooms. Provides an opportunity to analyze, investigate, and evaluate current and future schooling issues and to explore ways to improve schooling and instructional practices.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Emphasizes the philosophical and epistemological perspectives of multicultural education in American public schools. Addresses issues of marginalized students, social justice, and equity. Explores materials related to the characteristics and needs of at-risk youth and considers how schools can respond to these needs. Introduces curriculum planning, instruction, and assessment techniques that help develop an effective multicultural education program at each level of education in public schools.
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