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EDU531A Academic Literacy for the STEM and Career Technology Educator This course will focus on developing Academic literacy in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education (STEM) and Career Technology Education (CTE) area of secondary education. Academic literacy stresses the development of reading and writing proficiency for acquiring knowledge across all content areas. Participants will learn strategies to improve the academic skills and practices that strengthen reading, writing, listening, speaking, and critical thinking abilities in the classroom.

EDU 597A Supervision and Professional Development in a K-12 Setting This course will focus on instruction paradigms and clinical supervision techniques. Strategies for supervision methods will be modeled to include professional communication skills in convening parent meetings as well as evaluating teacher performance, creating improvement plans and developing professional learning communities. Participants will develop and present a plan to apply methodology of real life scenarios.

EDU 680A Leadership for the 21st Century This course explores the critical issues in school leadership for the 21st century. This class focuses on leadership skills; technology for teachers, students and administrators; alternative methods of student assessment; demographics of future population; and parent/community expectations.

EDU 945 Curriculum Development This course introduces students to the principles of curriculum theory and development. Attention is given to current practices and curriculum reform movements.

EDU 734B Assessment for Literacy Instruction This course is designed to familiarize teachers with current state and local classroom literacy assessment data in order to become skilled in using classroom and assessment data to enhance literacy instruction. Students will learn how to select appropriate literacy assessment instruments, observe and record data, analyze test scores and performance, interpret data and outline accommodations and plans for remediation. Students will practice making educational decisions based upon data provided by local and/or state assessments and communicate assessment results.

EDU 805A Assessment of and for Learning Participants will gain an understanding of K-12 classroom assessments in light of linking assessment to curriculum, instruction, and student progress. Participants will develop the ability to apply valid and reliable classroom-based assessments of student learning including assessments designed and adapted to meet the needs of diverse learners.

EDU 824 Standardized Tests: Selection and Interpretation This course surveys the various achievement, aptitude, and personality instruments utilized in the school setting. Issues of selection and interpretation are addressed. Educators will gain hands-on experience with the instruments to achieve greater confidence in translating assessment results into practical direction for class instruction and lesson formulation.

EDU 882 Educational Assessment of Learning Disabled Students This course stresses norm- and criterion-referenced diagnostic techniques with attention given to informal probing and diagnostic teaching strategies. A review of basic measurement concepts is provided.

EDU 979A Character Education The course explores how to lead a school-wide transformation that reduces discipline problems, enhances academic achievement, builds a cohesive and committed professional staff, and assists youth in becoming respectful, responsible citizens.

EDU 515A Classroom and Risk Management for the STEM and Career Technology Educator

This course focuses on the study of teaching methods and classroom management techniques that facilitate the learning of students in Career and Technical Education settings, including risk management.

EDU 930A Classroom Management and Discipline This course incorporates research findings into the development of effective classroom management methods. Specific procedures are explored to maximize the efficiency of the teacher to instruct and motivate students.

COUN 615 Mental Hygiene This course features discussions, dialogue, student-led presentations, and experiential activities through which participants explore aspects of mental hygiene, including how it is maintained, lost, or restored. This course focuses on factors affecting mental hygiene such as belief systems, interpersonal relationships, aging, death, stress, depression, addictions, ethnicity, race, and gender.

EDU 510C Families of the 21st Century This course familiarizes education professionals with the dynamics of dysfunctional families. The Systems theory, which provides the background for understanding how children interact in both family and education environment(s), is presented. Intervention strategies, which assist both teacher and student that will maximize learning, are discussed.

EDU 587 Students in Crisis: Issues of Abuse and Violence This course explores the changing nature of schools and the proactive response that educators must make to counteract the negative impact of alcohol and drug usage, child abuse, and violence. The course offers counselors, administrators, and teachers practical methods to teach children and adolescents appropriate and effective ways to cope with various stressors. Topics include the student assistance program to address drug and alcohol issues, problem-solving techniques, decision-making, coping skills, conflict resolution without violence, cults, and alternatives to violence.

EDU 800 Juvenile Delinquency This course explores the nature, extent, and causes of juvenile delinquency. Causal factors that aid in treatment and prevention of juvenile delinquency are identified and analyzed. The course also identifies and examines current successful delinquency prevention programs.

EDU 875B Teaching the Gifted Learner This course focuses on gifted learners and how they differ in cognitive, developmental, and behavioral ways from more typical learners. It will emphasize general theories of intelligence and social and emotional development. Instructional and managerial techniques to address the individual learning needs of those with gifts and talents will be outlined. Students will explore appropriate content for and implementation of a gifted class curriculum.

EDU 568A Methods and Materials for Early Childhood This course examines the content areas of language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies using appropriate methods and materials. It is designed to assist participants in preparing materials for their own classrooms.

EDU 568R Philosophy and Practice of Reggio Emilia This course will provide an overview of the philosophy, principles, practical applications, and adaptations of the Reggio Emilia approach in early childhood. The Reggio Emilia approach to teaching young children emphasizes the inherent development of children including the close relationships that they share with their surroundings at the center of its philosophy. Course participants will explore this philosophy through literature, active participation and discussion.

EDU 851A Using Play and Creative Activities in Early Childhood This course focuses on the importance of play and creative activities for the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development in early childhood. In addition to the key elements of an early childhood curriculum, outdoor education and health and safety will be included.

EDU 853 Curriculum Planning in Early Childhood This course focuses on creating daily planned activities to enrich experiences in the classroom and contribute to the development of young children.

EDU 931 Principles of Teaching and Human Learning This course examines theories of learning and how these theories may be applied to the classroom setting. Philosophical foundations and historical context for theories of learning will be explored. This course will focus on topics of interest for teachers, educational psychologists, and other professionals working with students.

EDU 676 Foundations of ESOL This course introduces students to the current educational practices, history, educational philosophy, school organization, and social trends of ESOL. Participants are given an in-depth look into teacher roles and curricular models.

EDU 696 General Linguistics This course focuses on the history of general linguistics and the relationship to other linguistics related fields. It deals specifically with general principles of phonology, morphology, semantics, and syntax.

EDU 799 Methods of Teaching Writing to LEP Students This course explores efficient methods, strategies, and theories for teaching writing to LEP students, including routine technical writing activities and creative writing. A variety of examples will be presented and modeled from different levels of English proficiency. Students are expected to develop lesson plans using learned methods and strategies of writing.

EDU 904 Structure of American English This course focuses on the history of American English, principally with the phonemic, morphemic, and syntactic structure of modern American English in preparation for teaching ESOL.

EDU 972 Language Learning This course provides a systematic overview of the historical evolution of the field of language learning to include present day innovations. The purpose of this course is to facilitate an awareness of how present day second language practice came into existence. The class also projects the future direction of second language education based on the latest research.

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