Courses numbered 500–899 for graduate students. Courses numbered 500 are typically offered to post-baccalaureate degree and master degree students and courses numbered 600 are for more advanced master degree courses. Those numbered 700 are typically offered to post-master degree and doctoral students. Courses offered at the 800 level are for doctoral level work.
This course will present strategies and methods for all elementary teachers working with English learners. The focus will be on using assessment data to appropriately plan for instruction for dual-language and ESL…
Assessment for EL Teachers
This course will focus on assessments for EL students, including ELPA 21 and FAST. Topics will include multiple response assessments, accommodations, MtSS processes, Special Education referral considerations, as well as…
Internship for EL Teachers
This course will require students to develop a professional development session for colleagues regarding EL considerations. Topics in this course will include home language surveys, entrance/exit requirements, policies…
Internet Course
Internet-based course. May be repeated for credit. This course does not meet the criteria for the Master of Arts in Education degree requirements.
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…
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. This course does not meet the criteria…
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. This course does not meet the criteria…
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. This course does not meet the criteria…
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…
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…