Principles, goals, methods and strategies for teaching mathematics in elementary and middle school. Topics include: integrating math with literacy, differentiation, knowledge and implementation of curriculum, lesson planning, and assessment. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program.

Methods and materials for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating social studies instruction based on model academic standards. Focused on development of curricula that promote equity, diversity, and social justice. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program.

This course is designed to facilitate the development of an understanding of the value and function of creative activity in a child's learning, and how to plan, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate integrated experiences in creative art, dramatics, music, movement, and play for young children. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. Prerequisite: 303.

Evidence-based, effective instruction of the reading and writing processes that support successful teaching of literacy in the elementary/middle school. Best practices, Common Core State Standards, curricula, appropriate materials and strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners will be explored and applied to a Teacher Work Sample (TWS) (Unit Plan). When designing the TWS, students will develop proficiency in connecting goals, state standards, objectives, and assessment. Differentiated Instruction (DI) and Response to Intervention (Rtl) will be incorporated into lesson designs.

This course is designed to provide a framework for teaching effective, inquiry-based science at the elementary and middle school levels. It provides a solid foundation in the concepts and models of hands-on, student-centered science and its assessment as described in the Next Generation Science Standards. In addition, the course prepares preservice teachers to address the WI Standards for Environmental Education and Sustainability adopted by the Wisconsin legislature in 2018.

This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with a foundational knowledge in understanding students with mild/moderate behavioral challenges, creating and maintaining a positive classroom climate, resolving conflict, and utilizing behavioral intervention strategies. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. Field experience hours required.

This course provides an introductory overview of students' acquisition of language. Candidates will explore the interdependence of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Topics covered will include comprehension, background knowledge, strategic reading, and strategies for teaching critical skills in the four named areas. Field experience hours required. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program.

This course provides an introduction and overview to the field of disability studies in education, and examines inclusive practices in contemporary schools, grades PK-12. Topics covered will be the identification and characteristics of students with disabilities, a timeline of special education and inclusion, and a review of current legislation and policy. The course will cover roles and responsibilities of general and special educators as they collaborate in designing and implementing effective inclusive classroom plans.

This course introduces educational best practices related to curriculum, instruction, and assessment. This course includes lesson planning, presentation, refelction, and analysis. Emphasis on writing, speaking and listening. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. Prerequisite: 303.

The focus of this course is the literacy development of the pre-K-3 child. The course covers the developmental process of literacy acquisition and the use of appropriate methods, models, and strategies for encouraging literacy growth. Early literacy concepts of phonemic awareness, word identification, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension cultural and linguistic diversity, and language differences and delays are examined. The role of parents, community, and assessment tools will be explored.