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EDU 401 An Introduction to Elementary Teaching
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
A reflective-action experience of the teaching profession through readings and teaching activities. Field experience and observation in the elementary/middle school. | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 402 An Introduction to Secondary Teaching
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
A reflective-action experience of the teaching profession through readings and teaching activities. Field experience and observation. | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 421 Values and Moral Development in the Educational Process
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Curriculum and methods of teaching values and moral education in grades K- 12. A critical review of major contemporary trends, problems, and issues in public and private schools. Provides the student with the necessary skills to plan and develop an effective curriculum and methodology in values education. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 423 Curriculum and Methods of Teaching Children Infancy Through Age Eight
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
(Formerly: Curriculum and Methods of Teaching Early Childhood Education.) (Field experience required.) Basic principles involved in the development of curriculum for children from infancy through age eight with specific emphasis on preschool/kindergarten years. Students learn developmentally appropriate activity-based curriculum adaptation strategies for working with all children and their families to guide their cognitive, socio emotional, creative, and physical development. Strategies for adopting methods and materials for children with special needs. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 441 Methods and Materials of Instruction for Science in the Elementary/Middle Schools
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 432
EDU 513
EDU 432/513, MBST.
A laboratory, hands-on approach focusing on the methodologies as well as a review/analysis of current trends in elementary science and their integration into the curriculum. Research on contemporary issues in this area. | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 442 Methods and Materials of Instruction for Social Science in the Elementary/Middle Schools
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 432/513, MBST
A laboratory, hands-on approach focusing on the methodologies as well as a review/analysis of current trends in elementary social sciences and their integration into the curriculum. Research on contemporary issues in this area. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 443 Teaching Reading in the Elementary/Middle Schools
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 513
MBST
The theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for understanding reading as a dynamic, interactive, and constructive process. Planned observation and participation in schools. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 448 Methods and Materials of Instruction in Reading and the Language Arts
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 443
The theoretical background and instructional strategies needed to implement an integrated approach to teaching the language arts throughout the curriculum K-8. Planned participation and observation in schools. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 449 Methods and Materials of Instruction for Mathematics in the Elementary/Middle Schools
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 513
MBST
A laboratory, hands-on approach focusing on the methodologies as well as a review/analysis of current trends in elementary mathematics and their integration into the curriculum. Research on contemporary issues in this area. | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 469 Curriculum and Methods of Teaching in the Secondary Schools
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 513
MBST
An introduction to curriculum and instructional methods at the secondary level. Constructing of lessons and units for use at junior high and senior high school levels. Topics include: curriculum structure and content at the lesson and unit level; academic task structures; participant structures; methods of instruction; classroom leadership; lesson design; assessment, evaluation, and reporting of student progress. Course experiences will increase students’ repertoires of instructional strategies and techniques, and knowledge about curriculum and instruction. Students begin to develop a professional portfolio. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 471 Curriculum and Methods of Teaching in the Secondary Schools: Mathematics
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Objectives and curricular organization of secondary school mathematics courses. Content, sequence, and methods to accomplish objectives. Measurement, evaluation, and reporting to parents. Preparation of plans with class demonstration. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 473 Curriculum and Methods of Teaching in the Secondary Schools: Social Studies
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
A foundation of knowledge and skills to teach various courses within the social studies at the high school level. Focus is on design, implementation, and evaluation of social studies units and lessons that have well articulated outcomes, appropriate instructional strategies, and relevant assessments. Topics include: communication of social studies concepts; curricular organization of secondary social studies; resources for curriculum development and instruction; and critical examination of practice. Students continue the development of a professional portfolio. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 474 Curriculum and Methods of Teaching in the Secondary Schools: Communication Arts
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Objectives and curricular organization of secondary school communication arts courses. Content, sequence, and methods to accomplish objectives. Measurement, evaluation, and reporting to parents. Preparation of plans with class demonstration. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 475 Curriculum and Methods of Teaching in the Secondary Schools: Science
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Objectives and curricular organization of secondary school science courses. Content, sequence, and methods to accomplish objectives. Measurement, evaluation, and reporting to parents. Preparation of plans with class demonstration. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 476 Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Assessment
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
An examination of issues and controversies surrounding assessment of young children. Emphasis is placed on the need to use multiple ways of gathering information which result in increased sensitivity to children’s developmental and classroom needs. The action research model is used to link observation and assessment to curriculum planning and instruction. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 479 Diagnostic-Prescriptive Reading for Elementary Grades
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 443
The process of using assessment and instruction at the same time to identify the instructional modifications that enable problem readers to become independent learners. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 481 Early Childhood Administration
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
(Formerly: EDU 258.) Organizing and administering child development programs including licensing, budgeting, and record- keeping; staffing, scheduling, and curriculum; approaches to working with staff, parents, and the community including safety and nutrition. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 482 Student Teaching in the Elementary/Middle Schools
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 513
and methods courses.
Teaching and related activities five days per week in an elementary or middle school in the metro Detroit area under the supervision of the department classroom teacher and a University supervisor. Conferences throughout the term. | 6 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 483 Student Teaching in the Secondary Schools
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 513
and methods courses.
Teaching and related activities five days per week in a secondary school in the metro Detroit area under the supervision of the department classroom teacher and a University supervisor. Conferences throughout the term. | 6 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 486 Young Children in Peril: Educational Implications
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Critical examination of some of the difficult conditions that many children and their families are confronting today and the impact of these conditions on children’s development and learning. Conditions that include poverty, homelessness, child abuse, family violence, neglect, separation or divorce, substance abuse, and AIDS are explored. Effective child advocacy and educational interventions are developed sensitive to the ethnic, racial, cultural, and socio-economic diversity of the child. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 489 Student Teaching in the Elementary/Middle Schools
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Teaching and related activities five days per week in an elementary school under the supervision of the classroom teacher and a University supervisor. Fifteen weeks. Seminars and conferences throughout the term. | 8 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 490 Student Teaching in the Secondary Schools
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Teaching and related activities five days per week in a secondary school under the supervision of the classroom teacher and a University supervisor. Fifteen weeks. Seminars and conferences throughout the term. | 8 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 493 Fundamentals of Statistics
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
An introduction to statistics as they are used in education and social sciences. The basic logic underlying descriptive, inferential, and non parametric statistics. Knowledge of the concepts involved and some familiarity with basic formulas. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 500 Methods of Educational Research
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
The methodology of educational research including the nature of scientific thinking, selection of research techniques, analysis and interpretation of data, formulation of conclusions, and generalizations. Required of all candidates for the Master of Arts degree in Education and Counseling. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 501 Integration of the Arts in Content Curricula
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Emphasizes integration of content across disciplines. Focus is on integrating visual and performing arts across the program. Developing content relevancy through creative crossdisciplinary relationships is stressed. There is a section of this course that uses the arts to foster volunteerism in schools. Through the use of ideas developed in this course, teachers are able to encourage students to develop a greater sense of self through the arts and through volunteerism in their schools and neighborhoods, thus creating a more aesthetically pleasing environment. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 502 Internship in Early Childhood Education
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 423
EDU 476
EDU 558
EDU 559
Supervised field experience of 14 weeks, halfdays, or seven weeks, full days, in a developmentally appropriate early childhood setting. Campus seminar included. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 503 Independent Study
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
(Permission of instructor and dean required.)
Intensive, independent work on a topic or problem of the student’s choice under the direction of his/her advisor. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 513 Principles of Learning, Development, and Adjustment
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
In-depth study of research findings in learning theory including the nature and direction of the learning process, intelligence, critical and creative thinking, evaluation and measurement, and motivation. Principles of development (infancy to senescence) and the influences on learning and adjustment including cultural, learning styles/patterns, etc. are examined. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 514 Society and Education
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
A critical review of societal changes in contemporary American society and their impact and implications on the structure of American education. Examination of various movements designed to meet these changes and projections for schools of the future including the status of the American teaching profession, the cultural diversity of the school, and multicultural education. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 516 Curriculum Construction for Elementary/Middle Teachers
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
(Formerly: EDU 496.) An examination of the foundations of curriculum construction focusing on course design. Areas of study include: principles of curricular development; analysis of the process of curriculum design and development; evaluation of curriculum and course designs; application of curriculum models to specific situations; issues surrounding curriculum design; preparation of outcomes and selection of content; design approaches, strategies, and techniques. Students redesign an existing course or design a new course to address current needs. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 517 Curriculum Construction for Secondary Teachers
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
(Formerly EDU 497.) An examination of the foundations of curriculum construction focusing on course design. Areas of study include: principles of curricular development; analysis of the process of curriculum design and development; evaluation of curriculum and course designs; application of curriculum models to specific situations; issues surrounding curriculum design; preparation of outcomes and selection of content; design approaches, strategies, and techniques. Students redesign an existing course or design a new course to address current needs. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 525 Educational Policy Studies
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Educational policies that affect the contemporary American school. An analysis of the policy development process through conflicting visions with a special emphasis on the role of philosophy of education as a factor driving policy decision-making in education. Students engage in policy decision-making situations required by educational professionals. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 526 Collaboration and Consultation in Education
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Explanation of the integration of family, school, and community utilizing the interdisciplinary team approach. The process includes care, education, and treatment which enhances the ongoing holistic framework in planning educational experiences for all students. Experts in related fields will address theory and practice through demonstration of the interactive process among professionals, support services, family, and agencies. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 550 Seminar in Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 500
Research problems in early childhood education. An opportunity for the student to work in some phase of preschool or primary education according to his/her needs and interests. A master’s research paper is completed. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 551 Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 500
Research problems in education. An opportunity for the student to work in some phase of education according to his/her needs and interests. A master’s research paper is completed in this course. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 558 Cognitive Development in the Young Child
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Theories of Piaget, Vygotski, information processing and current brain research will be analyzed. Emphasis is placed on translating theory into developmentally appropriate education practices in the classroom. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 559 Perceptual and Language Development in the Young Child
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Theories on the acquisition of language and early literacy. Identification and assessment of language development and early socio-linguistic differences. Students learn various ways to observe and record language functioning in the early childhood setting. Students are required to engage in a language observation project and to develop an inservice for parents and professionals on language and literacy development. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 562 Developing Creative Environments for Children
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
(Material fee applicable.) Practical applications in story telling techniques and a variety of artistic activities used to enhance the young child’s natural creativity. The relationship between play and the social, emotional, cognitive, and psychomotor development of the young child will also be examined. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 563 Philosophies and Models of Early Childhood Education
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
(Formerly: EDU 495 - Issues in Early Childhood Education.) An opportunity to review, analyze, and evaluate current philosophies, educational practices, and issues in early childhood education (i.e., Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio Emilia, Head Start, High Scope, and other early intervention programs.) Students are encouraged to co-generate their own vision and philosophy of early childhood education. The role of the family in the education of the child is emphasized. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 567 Instructing Students Who Have Literacy Problems
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Provides teachers with specific practical assessment and instructional strategies for use with students having literacy problems. Remedial techniques, approaches, and materials that can be integrated into a literacy-based reading program are analyzed and applied in a variety of contexts. Information from learning styles and multiple intelligences are covered. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 573 Administration of Elementary/Middle Schools
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Introductory course in school administration. Focus is on personal and professional leadership and the changing role of the school principal in a dynamically changing school environment. Issues and trends. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 574 Administration of Secondary Schools
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Introductory course in school administration. Focus is on personal and professional leadership and the changing role of the school principal in a dynamically changing school environment. Issues and trends. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 575 School Finance and Management of Education Services
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
A basic understanding of school finance theory and practice. The focus is on how the nation’s schools are financed and how the resources are distributed on a national, state, and local level. Recent changes in Michigan’s school financing are studied. Individual school budgets are analyzed. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 578 Reading in the Content Areas
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Strategies and approaches to help teachers enable students to read, write, think, and study more effectively and efficiently throughout the curriculum. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 581 Multicultural Issues in Education
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Designed to promote analytical and evaluative abilities to confront issues such as participatory democracy, racism, sexism, and the parity of power; to develop skills for values clarification; to examine the dynamics of diverse cultures and the implications for developing professional educational strategies; and developing these strategies. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 582 School/Community Relations
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Understanding, developing, and managing school/community relations. How the "school story" can be effectively communicated to the citizens of a school district. Various methods of collecting data on community attitudes and beliefs. Analysis of school board meetings. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 586 Legal Foundations of American Education
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
The structure of American educational law is studied from the Constitution to local rules and regulations. Important case laws, current changes in statutes, rules and regulations, and its effects on school decision making are studied. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 590 Professional Staff Development
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prepares teachers and school administrators to design, develop, and implement effective staff development and adult education programs. The focus is on knowledge and skills to help understand and promote the professional growth of teachers, administrators, and other school staff. Course experiences provide approaches, strategies, and techniques that can be applied to adult and professional development and build skills in the organization of inservice education programs including workshops, seminars, and conferences. Course project is creating a staff development/adult education program. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 592 Field Experience in Elementary School Administration and Supervision
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 573
Supervised field experience in elementary/ middle school administration and supervision including actual job performance in both supervisory and administrative work. Arranged with the program director. | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 593 Field Experience in Secondary School Administration and Supervision
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 574
Supervised field experience in secondary school administration and supervision including actual job performance in both supervisory and administrative work. Arranged with the program director. | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 594 Seminar in Educational Leadership
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 500
Research problems in school administration. An opportunity for the student to work in some phase of educational administration according to his/her needs and interests. A master’s research paper is completed during this seminar. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 596 Program Planning and Evaluation
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 516
EDU 517
Strategies for planning, designing, and implementing educational programs. Principles and procedures for assessing the quality and effectiveness of educational programs and materials. Analysis of evaluation models with emphasis on instruments, methods, and practical applications. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 597 Curriculum and Instruction in Adult Education
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Principles of adult education and the development of curricular and instructional techniques for continuing education. Organi-zation and administration of in-service education programs and the design and implementation of workshops, seminars, and conferences. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 599 Master’s Thesis
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Directed research project. Students should consult their graduate advisor for format requirements. | 6 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 600 Computer Uses in Education
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 459
or consent of instructor.
Advanced study of current trends and methodology strategies in technology and their integration into the curriculum. Hardware and software applications utilized in education and human services. Research of contemporary issues in this area. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 604 Internship in Educational Leadership
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
consent of advisor arranged at least one semester prior to registration.
Placement in a field situation in educational administration under the supervision of a faculty advisor and field preceptor. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 605 Independent Research Projects
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Research project in area of specialized interest. Restricted to students who have completed a major portion of course work in the Education Specialist degree. By arrangement only. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 609 Advanced Seminar in Curriculum Planning and Administration
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 516
EDU 517
Current curriculum issues and problems, educational research findings, practical perspectives, and implications. Emphasis on curriculum leadership roles in the classroom, school, and administration of curricular policy in a school system. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 620 Supervision of Instruction
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Evolution and present status of supervision. Methods and techniques of aiding teachers with planning for instruction and for working with children. Problem areas in supervision. In-service education. Evaluation of instruction and supervision. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 623 Introduction to Mediated Learning
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
The course gives students a "road map" for the program and overview of the content, process, and applications of the program. A natural and well researched approach to learning, Reuven Feuerstein’s theory of Structural Cognitive Modifiability and companion method, Mediated Learning Experience is introduced as a means of unlocking children’s potential and promoting their thinking skills in school and life. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 626 Mediated Learning with Parents and Volunteers
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
The course uses Katherine Greenberg’s cognitive program which is designed to promote independent learning and has been used in schools at sites around the world to mediate the prerequisites of effective thought to students. The COGNET Program’s inquiry approach through the Blocks and Tools for learning have been used to create in students the intrinsic motivation needed to become lifelong learners. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 631 School and Classroom Management
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Humanistic principles and strategies for dealing with classroom behavior. The causes and prevention of disruptive behavior, positive corrective measures, reinforcement, punishment, and the principles of logical consequences. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 632 Instrumental Enrichment I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
The primary goal of education is to stretch the mind, to increase each person’s ability to keep on learning on one’s own. This goal requires that educators understand theories of the nature and development of human abilities. They need to adopt a conceptual framework that explains the development of the important tools of learning and thinking and recognizes the propensity of all humans to acquire such tools. It also requires that teachers acquire a technology for the application of such theory in the classroom, integrate these practices in the school curriculum and assess their effectiveness. This course focuses on the Feuerstein/Vygotzky theoretical model of Mediated Learning, Feuerstein’s elaborate cognitive map, and the Instrumental Enrichment program. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 635 Reflective Practice and Action Research
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Explores how reflective practice and action research can serve as a mainspring for mature professionalism, continual learning, team problem solving, and democratic relationships in school-communities. The course focuses on practical ideas for research methods to collect data, how to reflect singly and in a group, and what to do in groups in order to carry out action research which will help them become more effective teachers. The approach stressed is one that empowers teachers to contribute to the literature of research. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 637 Seminar in Educational Leadership
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Addresses the challenges and rewards of developing and effectively using teacher leadership within the classroom, school, system, and community. Emphasis is placed on the need to address critical and controversial issues in education as a caring human, a scholar, and a skilled, ethical decision maker. Particular attention is given to current literature in the area of educational leadership, including the systems learning perspective. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 638 Dynamic and Other Authentic Assessments
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Participants examine Feuerstein’s Learning Propensity Assessment Device (LPAD), design and implement individual and group assessments, and prepare an analysis report of the results. From this experience and from study of text material, participants relate LPAD to Instrumental Enrichment and mediated learning theory. The use of dynamic assessment with minority groups is stressed as part of multicultural classrooms. This class includes an emphasis on Feuerstein’s cognitive map and the learner strengths and deficiencies. In addition, participants are introduced to a variety of authentic assessments such as artifacts, journals, logs, portfolios, group projects, performances, student interviews, and self evaluations to measure student growth and development. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 639 Action Research Project
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
During this course, students implement classroom or school-based action research design, review their results, and find avenues to share results and implications for creating more effective schools. Participants then share their professional growth in action research by taking part in the exchange of results. Items for review at the exchange include the student professional portfolio which includes reflective journals and artifacts which highlight transfer to the classroom and a summary of the action research project. The goal is to share ways the student has improved teaching practices and become a school leader. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 640 Advanced Research and Statistics in Education
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 493
EDO 500
EDU 493 or equivalent and EDU 500.
Techniques and procedures for conducting research investigations in the social science area. Emphasis on systems of statistical analysis employed in the interpretation of research data. Use of the computer in research. This course is a prerequisite to EDU 698 in which an independent research project in educational leadership is undertaken by the student. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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EDU 698 Field Research Project
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
EDU 640
and consent of advisor.
Study of a problem in the student’s area of concentration utilizing appropriate research design and techniques. Education specialist degree students only. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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