Early Childhood Education Capstone
Intensive field experience in the pre-K environment. Integrates prior early childhood coursework through the preparation of integrated units designed and delivered in a pre-K environment. Field work is required.…
This course serves a dual purpose: 1) it focuses on the fundamentals of instructional design and the use of multimedia technology as a teaching and learning strategy that addresses diverse student needs and encourages…
This course develops content and methods for interdisciplinary instruction and art integration in the elementary and middle school classroom. Critical thinking, problem solving, and experiential approaches are developed…
Inclusive Early Childhood Education
This course is designed to provide an overview of best practices for creating inclusive settings for families and children (birth-six years) with disabilities, developmental differences, and challenging behaviors.…
Senior Clinical and Portfolio
This course is designed as a preparatory experience to support students during pre-student teaching experiences in a variety of classroom environments. This course integrates prior education coursework, with an emphasis…
Assessment in Education
This course builds teacher candidates assessment literacy by exploring the purpose, design, and implementation of formative, summative, and diagnostic assessments. Candidates learn how to use assessment strategies and…
Interdisciplinary Methods
This course develops content and methods for interdisciplinary instruction and art integration in the elementary and middle school classroom. Critical thinking, problem solving, and experiential approaches are developed…
Early Childhood Education Capstone
Intensive field experience in the pre-K environment. Integrates prior early childhood coursework through the preparation of integrated units designed and delivered in a pre-K environment. Field work is required. This…
This course addresses the principles of corrective and remedial reading instruction. Students explore the nature and causes of reading difficulties and learn about diagnostic instruments and procedures. They learn how…
This course addresses the principles of corrective and remedial reading instruction. Students explore the nature and causes of reading difficulties and learn about diagnostic instruments and procedures. They learn how…
In this experience, students will explore technological education issues in a technology classroom environment and create a capstone assessment project. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program.…
Recognizing the relationship between reading and writing in developing student literacy, this writing course prepares teacher candidates to attend to the other half of literacy: writing. Participants will learn how to…
This course addresses the ethical dimensions of educational practice and policy, with justice as the primary focus. Philosophical, theoretical, and empirical readings from a wide variety of disciplines will be used to…
Student Teaching: Elementary/Middle
Student teaching occurs at the elementary and middle levels. This is a capstone experience that is typically completed in the final semester. Student teaching requires students to work full-time in a K-12 classroom for…
Student Teaching: Middle/High School
Student teaching occurs at middle and secondary levels. This is a capstone experience that is typically completed in the final semester. Student teaching requires students to work in a K-12 classroom full-time for an…
Student Teaching Secondary PK-12
Student teaching occurs at the K-12 grade level. This is a capstone experience that is typically completed in the final semester. Student teaching requires students to work in a K-12 classroom full-time for an entire…
Student Teaching Seminar
Designed to assist student teachers in integrating theory with practice through discussion and individual conferences. Special emphasis on specific aspects of the teaching profession such as contracts, career, and life…
Special Topics
Courses on topics of interest to education students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by instructor. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. May be…
Experiential Learning: Internship
Advanced non-classroom experiences in the field of elementary or early childhood education. (This is distinct from the professional laboratory experiences required for admission to student teaching and from the student…
Independent Study
Independent reading and-or research under the guidance of an education department faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. May be repeated for credit. Independent study contract…
Student Teaching Seminar
This course will assist student teachers in integrating theory with practice through discussion and personalized conferences. Special emphasis is on specific aspects of the teaching profession such as contracts, career,…
Student Teaching
Student teaching occurs at the elementary and middle school levels. This is a capstone experience that is typically completed during the final semester. Student teaching requires students to work in a K-12 classroom…
Teaching in a cross-categorical special education placement at the K-12 levels. Capstone experience is typically completed in the final semester. The cross-categorical special education placement requires students to…
Teaching in a cross-categorical special education placement at the K-12 levels. Capstone experience is typically completed in the final semester. The cross-categorical special education placement requires students to…
Leading With Integrity
Participants will examine their own values, beliefs, ethics, and character to learn to lead with integrity, as they develop the skill of inspiring others to learn more, to do more, and to become more. Cultural…