This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with foundational knowledge in creating and maintaining a positive K-12 classroom climate, resolving conflict, and utilizing behavioral intervention strategies for students with mild to moderate behavioral challenges.

This course provides an introductory overview of students acquisition of language. Candidates explore the interdependence of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Topics covered include comprehension, background knowledge, strategic reading, and strategies for teaching critical skills in the four domains of language. This course fulfills a pre-student teaching experience for licensure and 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.

Emphasis on introduction to best educational practices related to curriculum, instruction, and assessment. This course includes lesson planning, lesson presentations, and lesson reflection and analysis. Emphasis on writing, speaking and listening. This course develops skills in Oral communication and Critical Thinking.. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. Prerequisite: 303. CCT/POC Bachelor Completion.

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 phonological awareness, oral language development, phonemic awareness, word identification, phonics, and fluency are examined. The role of parents, community, and assessment tools will be explored. Prerequisite: 255 or concurrent

This course introduces students to theories of learning and development. Students apply critical thinking and their knowledge of learning theories to explore and analyze motivation, classroom management, measurement, and evaluation. Field work may be required by the instructor. Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in 150 or concurrent. OC

This course is designed to facilitate the development of an understanding of the value and function of creative activity in a childs learning, and how to plan, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate integrated experiences in creative art, dramatics, music, movement, and play for young children. Prerequisite: 150.

Emphasis on introduction to best educational practices related to curriculum, instruction, and assessment. This course includes lesson planning, lesson presentations, and lesson reflection and analysis. Emphasis on writing, speaking and listening. This course fulfills a pre-student teaching experience for licensure. Prerequisites: grade of C or higher in 150, 215 or concurrent.

This course is a study of developmentally appropriate curriculum and assessment practices from birth to age 6, including children with special abilities and/or developmental differences. This course emphasizes healthy social and emotional development as the foundation for learning. Students utilize evidence-based instructional strategies to create supportive environments and experiences that increase each childs ability to learn through play and exploration.

Survey of many genres of literature; principles of selection and evaluation; the rich role of literature in todays classroom; planning a literature-based reading program; literacy analysis of social issues, culture and diversity that can be taught using a wide assortment of compelling literature to create deeper understandings of best practices to prepare children for todays world. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. LA