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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to fundamental concepts and theories of educational leadership and supervision. Topics include models of leadership, characteristics of educational organizations, women and leadership, decision making, change theory, community building, and communication practices.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Explores the power of play and its impact on social, emotional and cognitive development across the lifespan. Through the review of current research, observations and participation in play, students will study essential elements of play in life and in learning.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on factors impacting academic achievement. Processes in learning and instruction, such as strategy use, self-regulatory skills, and cultural differences, are explored to gain an understanding of what is termed under and over achievement.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the changing role of special-needs populations and their relationship to society. The concept of disability, historical treatment of people with special needs, the growth of the special education movement, and personal/cultural perspectives are covered.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the education of children with special developmental and learning needs; concepts of cognitive modifiability; survey of prevailing and preferred educational practices for children significantly handicapped by physical, sensory, neurological, intellectual, and affective problems. Workshop on assistive technology; field observation in a self-contained special education facility. Prerequisite: either PSYC 1010, a minimum of 6 credits in EDUC, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasis on the educators role as observer and evaluator of status and change in school behavior and achievement; concepts of process and product; normative and criterion measures of perceptual, motor, cognitive, and social-affective performance; application to the Individual Education Program required by Public Law 94142. Field experience in a special-education setting. Prerequisite: a minimum of 6 credits in EDUC or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Addresses problems of definition, diagnosis, and questionable therapies in special education. Topics include ADHD, Aspergers syndrome, vision therapy, and reading disabilities. Students learn to recognize these problems and research them.
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive and critical presentation of the theory, research, and methodology of Applied Behavior Analysis, with emphasis on improving learning, attention, and social behavior of children with special needs. Field observation in a special education facility.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the complexities of teachers involvement in curricular issues. Methods of curriculum analysis and adaptation applied to investigations of prepared curricula and the design of curriculum materials. Students conduct an in-depth, field-based study in a curriculum area of their choice.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
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