Course Offerings

 Education Core Courses

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ED 285 Introduction to Classroom Management
Classroom teachers know that without good classroom management, learning can not take place! Through this introductory course, students will be offered a comprehensive overview of the legal and ethical issues of classroom management. In addition students will engage in field experience and learn and practice strategies which can be used in their own classrooms. Learning styles, theory, instructional assessment, lesson planning and delivery will also be addressed.

ED 290 Foundations in Education (formerly ED 298C) 
This is an introductory course that provides a broad yet detailed exposure to the American Educational System, an introduction to the teaching profession and a knowledge base of contemporary issues in Education. Students will examine the structure, culture, and curriculum of schools and the broad forces (historical, philosophical, legal and financial) that shape the foundation of our educational system. Students will participate in field experience outside of the class to provide an opportunity to observe what happens in a classroom as it relates to the course content.

ED 291 Developing Language and Literacy I (formerly ED 298A)
Through a balanced literacy approach, instruction will focus on processes involved in emergent literacy development. Strategies based on current theories of language and literacy will be modeled to promote skills among students of diverse cultures, languages, gender, ethnicity, and children with special needs. The major characteristics of multi-level literacy instruction and assessment techniques will also be examined. This course is appropriate for all education students - elementary, secondary, and special education. 

ED 294 Introduction to Multicultural Education
Reflective practitioners realize that in order to create a community of learners, we must first build that community by celebrating diversity.  This introduction to multicultural education will integrate discussion, "hands-on" activities, skills and methods to develop an awareness and sensitivity to the challenges facing K-12 educators in today's classrooms. 

ED 297B Field Experience in Education
Field Experience in Education is a culmination of the knowledge, skills, and dispositions learned in the AAT program.  Students will engage in observations of, and reflection on, classsroom teachers and their interactions with students.  They will also engage in seminar discussion with their peers about their experiences and observations in the classroom.  All students will have the opportunity to work with classroom teachers at the elementary, middle, and high school levels to give them a broad range of experience and exposure to K-12 education.

Education Electives

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ED 286 Special Populations I
This course addresses the issues confronted by people who currently work, or plan to work, with special needs populations in primary and secondary education. It will cover characteristics of selected disabilities and the particular needs experienced by students with mild to moderate disabilities.  Identification of the challenges that confront the disabled student, the educational assistant (EA), and the teacher within the classroom setting will be described.  An examination of strategies used to work with each area of disability will be explored.  There will also be an emphasis on information needed to help prepare students with disabilities to transition into adulthood.

ED 287 Special Populations II
This course addresses the issues confronted by people who currently work, or plan to work, with special needs populations in primary and secondary education.  It will cover characteristics of moderate to severe disabilities and the particular needs experienced by students with these disabilities.  Information about other populations needing support (Multicultural and ESL learners) will also be covered.  Identification of the challenges that confront the disabled student, educational assistant (EA), and teacher within the classroom setting will be described.  An examination of strategies used to work with each area of disability will be explored.  There will also be an emphasis on the use of Assistive Technology as part of related and supplementary services to help students succeed.  As well, the course will address the most effective inclusion and transition practices for the moderate to severe special needs population.  Identifying community resources and increase parent involvement will also be a focus of this course.

ED 292 Developing Language and Literacy II (formerly ED 298B)
This course is a follow-up to ED 291Developing Language and Literacy I.  It will build on the learned strategies and skills taught in a balanced literacy approach to reading and writing instruction, enabling students to successfully apply theory to the next stages of literacy development. Students will learn and practice techniques and strategies to transition students from learning to read, to reading to learn in content areas.

ED 297A Education Media and Technology
This course is an introduction to theories, application of principles, and acquisition of practical skills of educational media relevant to the teaching/learning situation, in classroom as well as non-school settings.

PSY 298 Psychological Foundations of Teaching and Learning
This course will introduce students to educational psychology from the practitioner approach.  It provides them with the foundations for understanding the relationship between thinking, learning, and motivation, and how this knowledge can translate effective teaching practices for children and adolescents with diverse needs.  The course will be constructivist and problem-based, with an emphasis individual and group construction of knowledge through writing, discussion and analysis of case studies. Students will relate the core concepts presented to their own thinking and learning in order to better enable them to understand how their students learn and to apply theory to classroom practices.