Courses-EDU
Teacher Education Courses (EDU)
EDU-2020: Principles and Technology in Education – 2 hoursExploration of the education program and candidate’s aptitude and interest in using instructional strategies geared to a variety of education media. Field experience required. Fee: $20.
EDU-2400: Educational Psychology - 3 hours
Cross-listed with PSY-2400.
EDU-3000: Multicultural Education - 2 hours
Principles and practices of teaching culturally diverse learners. A focus on how curriculum, methods and materials are adapted for schools with culturally diverse students. Field experience required. Fee: $10.
EDU-3600: Teaching at the Secondary Level - 3 hours
Core instructional strategies and classroom management at the secondary level. Field experiences required. Prerequisite: EDU-2000. Fee: $140.
EDU-4100: Foundations/Ethics of American Education - 3 hours
Historical, social, political, economic, legal, and cultural foundations of American educational development including philosophies and ethics. Prerequisite: senior standing.
EDU-4210: Emergent Reading and Writing - 2 hours
Identification of development and readiness factors in pre-reading. Attention given to program development, evaluation, and special pre-reading needs of individual children. Prerequisite: junior/senior standing.
EDU-4220: Reading in the Content Areas - 3 hours
Reading for secondary education students. Emphasis on developing an understanding of the reading process; general appraisal of the readability of classroom materials, abilities, techniques and resources.
EDU-4230: Corrective Reading-Elementary Classroom - 3 hours
Prerequisite: EDU-4900A.
EDU-4240: Diagnostic Reading Techniques - 3 hours
Principles and methods of diagnosing reading problems. Development of skills for informal and formal assessment. Field experience required. Prerequisite: EDU-4900A or EDU-4220. Fee: $50.
EDU-4250: Corrective Reading-Elementary/Middle School Classroom - 3 hours
Focus on common reading problems and their remediation. Prerequisite: EDU-4240.
EDU-4260: Practicum in Reading - 3 hours
Application of assessment and remedial techniques in a supervised clinical setting. Field experience required. Prerequisite: EDU-4250.
EDU-4310: Foundations of Early Childhood Education - 3 hours
Historical, philosophical, sociological and theological foundations of current thought and practice. Critical examination of a variety of current models. Issues of mainstreaming and cultural pluralism as they relate to the education of children from birth through the primary grades.
EDU-4320: Documentation of Project Learning - 3 hours
Examination of developmentally appropriate approaches to the organization of young children's learning. Analysis of varying approaches to documentation of learning. Use of documentation to inform teacher understanding of children's learning. Communication of learning to parents and colleagues.
EDU-4400: Literature for Children and Adolescents - 3 hours
General survey of literature for children birth through adolescence; criteria for evaluation; trends and issues. Cross-listed with ENG-4400.
EDU-4500: Middle School: Assumptions and Curriculum - 3 hours
Introduction to middle school philosophy, structure, and curricula. Emphasis on developmentally appropriate strategies and programs for middle level education. Required for Middle School Endorsement.
EDU-4550: Adaptive Technologies and Equipment - 3 hours
Apply computers and related technology to persona with learning behavior, sensory, motor and communication disorders. Software evaluation and adaptation, alternative input and output modes, development of supportive resources and integration of computing into the Individualized Education program. Review and evaluation of available educational software, software applications and hardware adaptations. Lab hours on and off-campus required. Prerequisite: EDU-2010 or demonstration of equivalent proficiency.
EDU-4551: Collaborative Educational Relationship and Families and Professionals - 3 hours
Strategies to promote productive family and professional relationships among adults who work with children with disabilities. Information and skills necessary to accommodate exceptional students placed in regular school settings, Development of transitional plans to aid students with disabilities in making a successful transfer from school to adult life and interactions with community and state agencies. Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Education.
EDU-4552: Instructional Strategies for Students with Learning and Behavior Disorders - 3 hours
Organization and implementation of curriculum, materials, and management to facilitate acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of skills for students with learning disabilities. Organization of the classroom and school environment for teaching and facilitating social behavior and emotional needs of students with behavioral and emotional disorders. Instructional planning and design based on knowledge of the disability, student, the community, and curriculum goals. Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Education. PSY-4420 recommended. Field experience required.
EDU-4553: Instructional Strategies for Students with Academic and Physical Challenges - 3 hours
Curriculum, instructional methods and materials for teaching students with moderate and severe developmental disabilities and for teaching students with physical handicaps. Methods of teaching content areas and teaching/managing activities of daily living. Utilizing adaptive techniques and technology for instruction. Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Education. PSY-442 recommended. Field experience required.
EDU-4554: Curriculum-Based and Educational Measurements Of Exceptional Learners - 3 hours
Diagnostic procedures that guild instruction with exceptional learners within the least restrictive environment. Difficulty in identification and measurement of exceptional learners including non-discriminatory testing. Use and analysis of standardized test, and curriculum-based assessments. Assessment techniques to support the continuous development of all students. Lab hours required on and off campus. Prerequisite: EDU-4552 and EDU-4553.
EDU-4555: Systems for Integrating Exceptional Learners - 3 hours
Information and skills necessary to accommodate exceptional students places in regular school settings. Addresses establishment and implementation of IEP's and transition personnel. Examination of legal requirements regarding inclusion and least restrictive environments. Prerequisite: admission to the College of Education and PSY-4410.
EDU-4601: Teaching Art: Middle/Secondary Schools - 3 hours
Cross-listed with ART-4601
EDU-4602: Teaching English: Middle/Secondary Schools - 3 hours
Cross-listed with ENG-4602
EDU-4603: Teaching Foreign Language: Middle/Secondary Schools - 3 hours
Cross-listed with FOL-4603
EDU-4606: Teaching Math: Middle/Secondary School - 3 hours
Cross-listed with MAE-4606
EDU-4607: Teaching Music: Middle/Secondary Schools - 4 hours
Cross-listed with MUS-4607. Fee: $130.
EDU-4609: Teaching Speech: Middle/Secondary Schools - 3 hours
Cross-listed with CTH-4609
EDU-4611: Teaching Art: Elementary School - 3 hours
Required for K-12 Art Certification. Cross Listed with ART-4611
EDU-4616: Teaching Middle School Mathematics - 3 hours
Cross-listed with MAE-4616
EDU-4618: Teaching Science: Middle/Secondary Schools - 3 hours
Cross-listed with SCE-4618.
EDU-4619: Teaching Social Science: Middle/Secondary Level - 3 hours
Cross-listed with SBS-4619
EDU-4692: Teaching Secondary Computer Science - 3 hours
Cross-listed with CIS-4692.
EDU-4700: Education and the Urban School - 3 hours
Discovering the urban school with an emphasis on the issues, successful programs, teaching and management strategies that are unique to the urban school. Clinical experiences required.
EDU-4710: Creative Dramatics - 3 hours
Cross-listed with CTH-4710.
EDU-4800A: Curriculum Organization-Early Childhood Education - 1 hour
Planning, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum in the preprimary and primary classrooms. Prerequisite: PSY-4101 and admission to the College of Education. Co-requisites: EDU-4210, ART-4801, and MUS-4801. Field experience required. Fee: $140.
EDU-4800B: Organization of Instruction-Early Childhood Ed. - 1 hour
Techniques for organizing the pre-primary and primary grade classrooms. Prerequisite:PSY-4101 and admission to the College of Education. Co-requisite: PES-4802, SOC-4802, MAE-4802, and SCE-4802. Field experience required.
EDU-4900A: Literacy I - 3 hours
An overview of how young children develop language skills in the primary grades. Emphasis on the theoretical foundations and methodology needed to integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening into the young child's development. Off-campus field experience required.
EDU-4900B: Teaching Reading/Language Arts (Literacy II) - 3 hours
Principles, methods and materials of teaching reading and language arts in the elementary classroom and middle school. Off-campus field experience required. Prerequisite: EDU-4900A (Literacy I) and acceptance into the Professional Instructions Courses. Fee: $140.
EDU-4901: Teaching Reading and Language Arts - 3 hours
Principles, methods, and materials for teaching reading and language arts in the elementary and middle schools. Laboratory experience. Off campus work required. Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Education. Co-requisite: ART-4901 and MAE-4901.Fee: $140.
EDU-4902A: Teaching Music in the Elementary Classroom - 1 hour
Open to teacher candidates who have been accepted into the College of Education. Field experience required.
EDU-4902B: Teaching Physical Education - Elementary Classroom - 1 hour
Open to teacher candidates who have been accepted into the Professional Instructional Courses. Field experience required
EDU-4902C: Teaching Science - Elementary Classroom - 2 hours
Open to teacher candidates who have been accepted into the Professional Instructional Courses. Field experience required. Fee: $25.
EDU-4902D: Teaching Social Studies - Elementary Classroom - 2 hours
Open to teacher candidates who have been accepted into the Professional Instructional Courses. Field experience required
EDU-4910: Student Teaching: Early Childhood - 9 hours
Supervised experience in an approved parochial or public setting for 12 weeks under the guidance of cooperating teachers and college supervisor. Attendance at scheduled seminars is required. May require two placements (one primary grade placement and one pre-primary grade placement). Open to teacher candidates who have been approved for participation by the Teacher Education Admissions Committee (TEAC).
EDU-4912: Classroom Management: Early Childhood Education - 2 hours
Techniques for guiding young children's behavior in the pre-primary and primary grade classrooms are studied. Admission to the Professional Semester is required. Co-requisite: EDU-4910 and PSY-4910. Field Experience required. Laboratory Fee.
EDU-4920: Student Teaching: Elementary - 9 hours
Supervised experience in a parochial or public setting for 12 weeks on a full-day basis under the guidance of a cooperating teacher and college supervisor. Attendance at scheduled seminars is required. Open to teacher candidates who have been approved for participation by the Teacher Education Admissions Committee (TEAC).
EDU-4922: Classroom Management: Elementary - 1 hour
Appropriate classroom and behavioral management strategies for elementary classrooms. Students motivation strategies and methods of professional results-based communication.
EDU-4930: Student Teaching: Secondary - 9 hours
Supervised experience in an approved parochial or public school setting for 12 weeks on a full-day basis under the guidance of a cooperating teacher and college supervisor. Attendance at scheduled seminars is required. Open to teacher candidates who have been approved for participation by the Teacher Education Admission Committee (TEAC).
EDU-4932: Classroom Management: Secondary - 1 hour
Appropriate classroom and behavioral management strategies for secondary classrooms. Students motivation strategies and methods of professional results-based communication.
EDU-4940: Student Teaching: Music K-12 - 9 hours
Supervised experience in an approved parochial or public school setting for 12 weeks on a full-day basis under the guidance of a cooperating teacher and college supervisor. Attendance at scheduled seminars in required. Open to teacher candidates who have been approved for participation by the Teacher Education Admission Committee (TEAC).
EDU-4944: Student Teaching: Physical Education K-12 - 9 hours
Supervise experience in 2 levels of school settings (elementary/ middle/secondary) for twelve weeks on a full-day basis under the guidance of a cooperating teacher and university supervisor. Attendance at scheduled seminars is required. Open only to student who have been accepted into the Professional Semester.
EDU-4945: Student Teaching: Art K-12 - 12 hours
Supervised experience in 2 levels of school settings (elementary/ middle/secondary) for sixteen weeks on a full-day basis under the guidance of a cooperating teacher and university supervisor. Attendance at scheduled seminars is required. Open only to students who have been accepted into the Professional Semester.
EDU-4950: Independent Study in Education - 1-4 hours EDU-4960: Student Teaching: Special Education - 12 hours
Supervised experience in an appropriate parochial or public setting for 16 weeks (may require two placements) under the guidance of cooperating teachers and college supervisor. Attendance at scheduled seminars is required. Open to Teacher candidates who have been approved by the Teacher Education Admissions Committee (TEAC).
EDU-4962: Classroom Management: Special Education - 3 hours
Effective learning environments focused on the individual learning differences of students with special needs while adhering to Individual Education Plans. Implementation of environmental and management principles in the classroom that encourage social interactions, active engagement in learning and self-motivation. Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Semester.
