Participants will examine instructional practices that are proven to have the greatest impact on student learning and achievement. Participants will learn skills and strategies associated with seeking and engaging in…
Internet Course
Internet-based course. May be repeated for credit.
Supervision for Cooperating Teachers
This course includes a study of the role of the supervising teacher in the student teaching program. Attention will be given to the development of understandings and skills essential in working effectively with student…
This course will address the psychological, motivational, and linguistic foundations of the reading and writing process including language acquisition, and the histories of reading pedagogy. Students will understand the…
Principles of corrective reading instruction, diagnostic instruments and procedures, effective strategies, and materials for correcting reading difficulties in grades K-8 from individual to group and from formal to…
Principles of corrective reading instruction, diagnostic instruments and procedures, effective strategies, and materials for correcting reading difficulties in grades 5-12 from individual to group and from formal to…
Development of the basic concepts for the creation of a quality managed classroom. Three critical areas of quality management will be explored: 1) building a quality classroom work, 2) defining quality classroom work, 3…
Development of a knowledge base and the skills necessary to help students become high quality self-assessors. Strategies to move from inspectorship management to student self-management will be developed. Principles of…
The relationships between the teacher and her/his students, between students and their work, and between the students themselves have a direct effect on the amount of learning that takes place. This class focuses on…
Effective preventive and corrective strategies are examined in the context of developing a classroom management style that promotes the growth of responsible behavior within the learning environment. The outcomes of…
Adolescent Literacy
This course will explore the current development and practice of adolescent literacy in a changing world. Globalization means middle and high school students will find themselves in a world that requires ingenuity,…
Multicultural Literature
This course is designed for teachers of grades K-5 and will identify multicultural literature, which promotes multicultural teaching and learning. The purpose of this course is to involve teachers in literature, which…
Fitting the Pieces Together
This course will examine the areas of brain research, differentiation, and multiple intelligence. Overviews of each topic will be discussed with in-depth reading/discussion for participants that are not yet familiar…
Multicultural Approach to Teaching
This course is designed to give teachers the opportunity to explore other cultures in order to gain a deeper understanding of the diversity within our classrooms. This course will examine multicultural literature,…
Creating Conditions for Learning
Assessment, learning style, motivation, active participation, cooperative learning, brain research, multiple intelligences. This course will help educators put isolated pieces of information together in order to create…
This course will focus on a variety of instructional strategies including sight word acquisition, phonemic awareness skills, decoding strategies, and reading fluency. Well sample emergent guided reading lessons for K2…
Educational Strategies for the Gifted will provide the opportunity to examine current trends in educational programming for the gifted and talented. Participants will examine curriculum design and development and…
Psychology of the Gifted
Psychology of the Gifted will provide an opportunity to examine the issues that educators need to know about the social and emotional development and needs of gifted children. Giftedness is much more than the ability to…
Teaching the Art of Writing (K-12)
The course is designed to provide teachers the opportunity to gain deeper understanding of the art of teaching writing. Current research and theory will provide a foundation of knowledge to effictively teach writing as…
Identification and Programming for the Gifted will provide opportunities to examine the complex issues around identification of gifted students, including twice-exceptionality and English language learners. Participants…
Administration and supervision of gifted programs will provide opportunities for students to audit, examine, develop, and/or improve their written comprehensive gifted and talented program plan and programming.…
Gifted Education Internship
Gifted Education Internship is the culmination of course work to qualify for the TAG endorsement. This internship focuses on application of best practices related to the field of gifted education. Participants will take…
Special Topics
A course, on a special topic in the discipline at the post-baccalaureate or master degree level, offered on the basis of need, interest, or time lines. May be repeated for credit. See registrars office current class…
This course explores quality K-8 childrens literature for modeling the reading and writing of varied genres, including fiction and nonfiction, technology and media-based information, and non-print materials. Research…
This course explores quality adolescent literature for modeling the reading and writing of varied genres, including fiction and nonfiction. Research-based vocabulary and comprehension strategies, selecting quality…