The following courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 5000-6999 which are offered for undergraduate credit only may be found in the undergraduate bulletin, as well as all other undergraduate courses (numbered 0900-4999). Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for undergraduate credit unless specifically restricted to graduate students as indicated by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses. The department reserves the right to offer or cancel courses based on enrollment.
Theories, concepts and practices of family centered intervention services for young children with special needs. Team-building and cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration with families. (F)
Prereq: admission to College of Education. Educational programs for young children in child care centers, kindergartens, and the primary grades. Improved human relationships, choices for children, play as a way of learning. (Y)
Strategies for authentic assessments of young children in school and family educational settings. (Y)
Prereq: admission to College of Education. Child growth and development as related to the content areas within the early childhood years (birth to eight years). Appropriate subject matter, field experience, reference materials, audio-visual resources in the lives of young children. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes .
(S)
Programs and services within the community that assist families in improving educational services for the child. (Y)
Theory and practice in joining families, communities, and schools in promoting children's learning, development and success in school. Strengths and needs of families in a diverse, multicultural society, teachers' roles in concert with other disciplines in supporting families and building partnerships, and connection with community resources. (Y)
Prereq: admission to College of Education; coreq: TED 5790 or ED 5998. Topics related to development and learning of preschool child, role of teacher as facilitator, impact of family and community. (F,W)
Concepts of infant mental health theory and practice as a developmental framework for the observation, assessment and understanding of infant-parent behaviors and interactions as indicators of strengths and risks in the security of the attachment relationship. (Y)
Planning, implementing, and evaluating all aspects of preschool curriculum: activities, routines, and working with staff and parents. (I)
Prereq: admission to MAT program or Limited License to Instruct program. Survey of literature for use with PS-8 children; literary and artistic aspects of children's literature and strategies for integrating literature into school curriculum. (T)
Prereq: admission to MAT degree program. Developing thinking, listening, speaking and writing skills in elementary and middle schools. Students plan, implement and evaluate learning experience with children under professional guidance. (F,W)
Prereq: admission to teacher certification program. Content of language arts programs. Objectives, procedures, materials, and organizational patterns. (T)
Prereq: admission to College of Education. Developing reading skills in elementary and middle schools. Students plan, implement and evaluate learning experience with children under professional guidance. (F,W)
The reading process; procedure, materials and organizational patterns used when teaching reading. (T)
Prereq: admission to College of Education. Rationale for teaching reading and various reading skills to young children. Materials and methods for initial reading instruction. (Y)
Prereq: admission to MAT degree program. Developing mathematics skills in elementary and middle schools. Students plan, implement and evaluate learning experience with children under professional guidance. (F,W)
Prereq: admission to teacher certification program. Role of learning in science in the curriculum. Objectives, plans of organization for learning, resources materials. Overview of balanced program. Experiences with appropriate experiments, field trips, reference materials, audio-visual resources. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (T)
Social studies program in elementary and middle schools emphasizing intellectual, social and affective development. Designing programs based on social priorities, modern socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, political concepts. (T)
Current issues in early childhood care and education including theories, research, best practice, and historical philosophies. (Y)
Prereq: acceptance in M.Ed. program. Challenges and resources of teaching diverse populations in metropolitan schools. (I)
Current developments and issues of concern and debate in education at the international, national, state and local level. (I)