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EDU 6300 - Independent Study
Credits: 3
Students work independently on a personalized system of instruction.
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EDU 6302 - Design and Assessment of Learning
Credits: 3
Review of research and practice in learning theory, instructional design, and assessment strategies. Students are required to investigate studies supporting best practice in the classroom. Reserved for the M.Ed. with a concentration in certification preparation.
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EDU 6303 - Learning Environment and Professionalism
Credits: 3
Investigation of student needs that teachers must meet as well as different aspects of professionalism expected of classroom teachers. Students are required to analyze studies supporting best practice in classroom management and professional development. Reserved for the M.Ed. with a concentration in certification preparation.
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EDU 6304 - Interpreting Educational Research
Credits: 3
Required core course for the M.Ed. degree. The primary focus is on the interpretation of educational research studies in elementary and secondary school settings. Prerequisite: Enrollment in one of the following programs: M.Ed. with a concentration in certification preparation (plus a 2.000 or better GPA in EDU 6305 or EDU 6329 ), M.Ed. with a concentration in reading and writing (plus a 2.000 or better GPA in EDU 6363 ), Master in Bilingual Education, or M.Ed. with an unspecified track. M.B.E. students and students who are not in one of the designated tracks for the M.Ed. degree should take this course within their first two terms.
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EDU 6305 - Differentiated Instruction
Credits: 3
Introduces assessment and curriculum design concepts that facilitate differentiation by studying design principles for assessment and using data to plan and implement differentiation by modifying learning processes and student products. Prerequisite: Enrollment in one of the following programs: M.Ed. with a concentration in reading and writing (plus a 2.000 or better GPA in EDU 6304 ), M.Ed. with a concentration in certification preparation, Master in Bilingual Education, or M.Ed. with an unspecified track.
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EDU 6306 - Elementary Student Teaching
Credits: 3
A 15-week assignment in an elementary school that has a diverse student population. Includes a seminar on campus every 2 weeks.
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EDU 6307 - Elementary Student Teaching
Credits: 3
A 15-week assignment in an elementary school that has a diverse student population. Includes a seminar on campus every 2 weeks.
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EDU 6308 - Secondary Student Teaching
Credits: 3
A 15-week assignment in a middle school and/or high school that has a diverse student population. Includes a seminar on campus every 2 weeks. Students are assigned an SMU supervisor who observes in the classroom at least four times a term. A portfolio is required.
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EDU 6309 - Secondary Student Teaching
Credits: 3
A 15-week assignment in a middle school and/or high school that has a diverse student population. Includes a seminar on campus every 2 weeks. Students are assigned an SMU supervisor who observes in the classroom at least four times a term. A portfolio is required.
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EDU 6310 - Foundations of Education
Credits: 3
Required core course for the Master of Education degree. The primary focus is on historical and philosophical issues of the past in order for teachers to make sense of the present.
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EDU 6311 - Literacy Leadership and Consultation
Credits: 3
Provides knowledge and skills for master reading teachers in their consultative roles in schools. Prerequisite: 2.000 or better GPA in EDU 6323 .
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EDU 6312 - Applied Linguistics
Credits: 3
This course provides an introduction to basic concepts in linguistics and their application in meeting practical educational goals. It includes an emphasis on first and second language learning.
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EDU 6313 - Spanish for Bilingual Teachers
Credits: 3
This course helps teachers improve their oral and aural skills in Spanish through in-class activities and through projects and assignments. Guest lecturers from the Hispanic community provide opportunities to experience the diversity of Hispanic cultures and language. Course assignments facilitate the acquisition of the social and academic vocabulary necessary to work with students and families whose first language is Spanish. Much of class lecture and discussion will take place in Spanish, and knowledge of Spanish is required.
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EDU 6314 - Positive Psychology and Social and Emotional Learning
Credits: 3
An introduction to the role of Positive Psychology in educational settings, with emphasis on how teachers can impact students through positive classroom culture and attention to social and emotional strengths.
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EDU 6315 - Diverse Learners
Credits: 3
Introduces different teaching approaches that help create equal educational opportunities for students from diverse racial, ethnic, social class, and cultural groups. Provides strategies to make teaching more effective in increasingly diverse schools. Some sections of the course require Spanish proficiency. Prerequisite: Enrollment in one of the following programs: M.Ed. with a concentration in certification preparation (plus a 2.000 or better GPA in EDU 6326 or EDU 6366 ), M.Ed. with a concentration in reading and writing (plus a 2.000 or better GPA in EDU 6305 ), Master in Bilingual Education, or M.Ed. with an unspecified track.
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EDU 6317 - Culture and Community in Education
Credits: 3
Examines relationships among schools, families, and communities from various research perspectives. Focuses on the roles of school and community in delivering culturally appropriate instruction and services to students from diverse backgrounds. Some sections of this course require Spanish proficiency.
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EDU 6319 - Foundations of Bilingualism
Credits: 3
This course offers an examination of the history and implementation of various bilingual education program models. Particular attention is given to research of bilingual program models and issues related to recruitment, training, and retention of bilingual education teachers.
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EDU 6320 - Language Teaching Research, Theory, and Practice
Credits: 3
This course introduces the methodology of second language instruction with an emphasis on current research and theory of language acquisition and teaching. ESL program designs are reviewed, and classroom applications and assessments are discussed in the context of specialized ESL classrooms.
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EDU 6321 - Bilingual/Biliteracy: Critical Issues and Practices
Credits: 3
This course provides an exploration of the theoretical foundations, methods, and materials for literacy instruction in bilingual instructional settings. Special emphasis is placed on language and literacy for students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
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EDU 6322 - Educational and Behavioral Psychology
Credits: 3
Required core course for the M.Ed. degree. The primary focus is on psychological issues faced by teachers in the classroom setting. Content deals with instructional and behavioral concepts. Students should complete this course within their first two terms.
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EDU 6323 - Literacy Assessment
Credits: 3
Participants study multiple reading assessments and learn to use them.
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EDU 6324 - Content Methods
Credits: 3
Study of teaching strategies specific to content areas and levels of certification. Includes the examination of research promoting content instruction. Requires in-depth reading assignments unique to content areas of specialty. Reserved for the M.Ed. with a concentration in certification preparation.
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EDU 6325 - Educating Talented/Gifted
Credits: 3
This course includes surveys of the history of the field, basic terminology and definitions, major models and theories, and effective program prototypes for gifted students. Students review characteristics of the gifted and talented and overview identification and assessment procedures for gifted students. Attention is given to analyzing the traits of effective teachers and counselors and to developing models for interaction with gifted students.
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EDU 6326 - Content Area Studies
Credits: 3
Exploration of science, social studies, art, music, drama, and physical education content for pre-K through grade four students, and effective teaching strategies for each content area. Readings from research journals in the content areas are required, along with the development of research-based instructional strategies. Reserved for the M.Ed. with a concentration in certification preparation.
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EDU 6327 - Learning to Read and Write
Credits: 3
Introduces research, practices, and materials for teaching reading and writing in prekindergarten through grade one. All literacy courses require field experiences in local schools. Reserved for the M.Ed. with a concentration in certification preparation.
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EDU 6328 - Strategic Teaching
Credits: 3
Examines a variety of instructional strategies proven to engage learners in the middle and high school learning environment. Gives students an opportunity to practice developing skills in communication and facilitating learning. Prerequisite: 2.000 GPA or better in EDU 6305 . Reserved for the M.Ed. with a concentration in certification preparation.
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EDU 6329 - EC-6 Math
Credits: 3
An evaluation of teaching methods in mathematics, focusing on the knowledge and skills required for pre-K through grade six students. Requires study of the research in math concept development. Reserved for the M.Ed. with a concentration in certification preparation.
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EDU 6330 - Introductory Course A: Survey of Dyslexia and Related Learning Disorders
Credits: 3
Introduces language communication concepts and educational activities for teaching individuals with developmental dyslexia and related language learning difficulties. Includes a study of the characteristic symptoms of dyslexia, implications of the disorder, diagnosis, and multisensory and discovery language remediation techniques. Practicum opportunities are included. Reserved for the M.Ed. with a concentration in reading and writing. For Dallas cohort only.
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EDU 6331 - Introductory Course B: Cognitive and Linguistic Structures of Written Language
Credits: 3
Focuses on cognitive and linguistic structures of written language and writing and phonetic concepts related to reading and spelling. Examines the historical development of English and its relevance to language disabilities. Prerequisite: EDU 6330 .
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EDU 6332 - Advanced Cognitive and Linguistic Structures of Written Language Part I
Credits: 3
An overview of advanced dyslexia instruction and instruction in the more complex aspects of the English written code. Prerequisite: EDU 6331 .
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EDU 6333 - Advanced Cognitive and Linguistic Structures of Written Language Part II
Credits: 3
A continuation of EDU 6332 . Refines previously developed procedures and techniques, and examines phonetic irregularities and semantic and syntactic structures.
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EDU 6334 - The Montessori Method: Mathematics
Credits: 3
Introduces Montessori mathematics, which fosters the development of the child’s mathematical mind. Math exercises span numeration, operation, memorization, fractions, money, time, measurement, geometry, and problem-solving.
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EDU 6335 - Foundations of the Montessori Method
Credits: 3
Introduces the historical and theoretical foundations of the Montessori method and provides a basic understanding of pedagogical practices grounded in the Montessori method.
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EDU 6336 - Reading and Writing to Learn
Credits: 3
Introduces research, practices, and materials for teaching reading and writing in grades two through six. Requires field experiences in local schools.
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EDU 6337 - The Montessori Method: Cultural Subjects
Credits: 3
Introduces the Montessori method’s cultural subjects: history, geography, geometry, biology, and aesthetic development.
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EDU 6338 - The Montessori Method: Early Childhood Skills and Development
Credits: 3
Introduces practical life and sensorial exercises for the Montessori classroom, which provide children opportunities to explore the world through the refinement of classification, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. Students learn how to effectively apply practical life and sensorial exercises in classroom settings.
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EDU 6339 - Bilingual Content Instruction
Credits: 3
Designed for students who will be teaching in bilingual education classrooms or administering bilingual education programs. Participants review current research in reading in the content areas and strengthen their knowledge in critical content vocabulary and the mechanics of spelling and writing in Spanish. Many lectures and discussions are in Spanish, and knowledge of Spanish is required.
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EDU 6341 - The Montessori Method: Early Childhood Classroom Management
Credits: 3
Introduces the Montessori method’s prepared environment. Students learn how to create the physical and psychological spaces of a prepared environment and to maintain positive classroom interactions through conflict resolution strategies and other approaches.
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EDU 6342 - Literacy Instruction for Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders: Introductory Course
Credits: 3
Introduces the study of literacy instruction for students with dyslexia and related disorders, with a focus on the characteristics of dyslexia and related disorders, definitions, basic terminology, and research-based components of instruction. Provides practical application of the theoretical underpinnings of reading development to inform instructional decisions for students with dyslexia and related disorders. Reserved for the M.Ed. with a concentration in reading and writing. For Houston cohort only.
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EDU 6343 - Literacy Instruction for Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders: Reading Comprehension
Credits: 3
Provides information about the implementation of research-based vocabulary and reading comprehension instruction for students with dyslexia and related disorders. Prerequisite: 2.000 GPA or better in EDU 6342 . Reserved for the M.Ed. with a concentration in reading and writing. For Houston cohort only.
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EDU 6344 - Literacy Instruction for Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders: Written Expression
Credits: 3
Provides information about the implementation of research-based written expression instruction for students with dyslexia and related disorders. Prerequisite: 2.000 GPA or better in EDU 6343 . Reserved for the M.Ed. with a concentration in reading and writing. For Houston cohort only.
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EDU 6345 - Literacy Instruction for Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders: Advanced Course
Credits: 3
An advanced study of literacy instruction for students with dyslexia and related disorders. Specifically, an in-depth study of the theoretical underpinnings of research-based components of literacy instruction. Provides practical implementation of literacy instruction for tier-three students based on instructional needs. Prerequisite: 2.000 GPA or better in EDU 6344 . Reserved for the M.Ed. with a concentration in reading and writing. For Houston cohort only.
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EDU 6346 - Instructional Interventions for Students with Learning Differences
Credits: 3
Focuses on practices associated with providing effective instruction and intensive intervention for school-age students who struggle to learn. The study of current practices is framed in the context of special education decisions for classroom-based interventions; the use of data to intensify instruction; and instructional techniques to reach every student.
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EDU 6347 - Creativity: Theories, Models, and Applications
Credits: 3
Surveys the concept of creativity. Topics include instruments and techniques for identifying creativity, theories and models of creativity, techniques for creativity enhancement, and futuristics and challenges unique to creative persons. Prerequisite: 2.000 or better GPA in EDU 6325 .
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EDU 6348 - Foundations of ESL for Secondary Teachers
Credits: 3
Prepares teachers to teach content to the English language learner. Theory application covers models, informal assessments, and instructional strategies.
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EDU 6349 - The Science of Learning in STEM Education
Credits: 3
Provides elementary, middle, and high school teachers with a foundation of how research in the learning sciences can inform instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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EDU 6350 - Designing and Making in STEM Education
Credits: 3
Provides teachers with strategies for developing science, technology, engineering, and math learning environments in which their students generate and revise STEM knowledge by creatively designing and making.
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EDU 6351 - Community-Centered STEM Integration
Credits: 3
Students complete a Master’s Project on STEM education in this practicum-based course. Students work with a community partner and engage in hands-on exercises in order to enhance their knowledge of STEM content for K-12 students.
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EDU 6352 - CAS Instructor Level I
Credits: 3
Instructional assistant in the course entitled Survey of Dyslexia and Related Disorders.
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EDU 6353 - CAS Instructor Level 2
Credits: 3
Instructional assistant in the course entitled Cognitive and Linguistic Structures of Written Language.
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EDU 6354 - CAS Instructor Level 4
Credits: 3
Internship in the course entitled Advanced Cognitive and Linguistic Structures of Written Language, Part I.
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EDU 6355 - CAS Instructor Level 5
Credits: 3
Internship in the course entitled Advanced Cognitive and Linguistic Structures of Written Language, Part II.
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EDU 6356 - Foundations of Special Education
Credits: 3
This course focuses on educational policies, laws, and practices associated with education for individuals with disabilities. Topics cover the range of perspectives underlying school-based delivery of educational services.
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EDU 6357 - Assessment for Special Educators
Credits: 3
Focuses on current educational measurement and assessment practices associated with educational services for school-age individuals with learning-related disabilities. The study of current practices is framed in the context of special education decisions for classroom-based interventions, diagnostic and placement decisions, and school and program accountability. Participants learn measurement technologies and nomenclature necessary for preparing and interpreting technical documents. Prerequisite or corequisite: EDU 6304 .
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EDU 6358 - Instructional Interventions for Math
Credits: 3
Prepares teachers to address the needs of students with exceptionalities in grades K-12 to teach mathematics skills in diverse classroom settings for a variety of learners.
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EDU 6359 - Collaboration with Families and Colleagues
Credits: 3
Explores the knowledge and skills necessary for effective collaboration with school-based personnel supporting the learning and social needs of individuals with disabilities and their families.
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EDU 6360 - Behavioral Interventions in the Classroom
Credits: 3
Covers the principles of classroom management, both proactive and reactive, within the context of special education.
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EDU 6361 - Applied Research in Special Education
Credits: 3
Focuses on using data to guide individualized and intensive intervention for students receiving special education services due to severe and persistent learning and behavioral difficulties.
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EDU 6362 - Race, Power, and Politics: The History of Urban Education
Credits: 3
Investigates the interplay of race, power, and politics in urban schools; examines the impact these factors impose on the urban community; and highlights community resilience.
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EDU 6363 - Late Literacy Acquisition
Credits: 3
Examines the evidence-based principles of literacy development and learning in intermediate, middle, and secondary grade reading and writing instruction (grades 3-12). Focuses on the theory, research base, and practitioner application of procedures for designing, implementing, adapting, and evaluating literacy instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
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EDU 6364 - Early Literacy Acquisition I
Credits: 3
First of two courses that provides an in-depth examination of early literacy acquisition based on the latest research evidence. Provides teachers with knowledge essential to effectively teach literacy to students with varying needs who are at the kindergarten to second grade developmental levels. Scientific theory about cognitive and literacy development is integrated with a deep understanding of the structure of language and applied to specific methods for teaching early literacy to students in K-2. Requires practicum experiences.
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EDU 6365 - Technology and Discourse
Credits: 3
Designed to increase students’ familiarity and expertise with graduate-level academic writing genres within the fields of education and human development.
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EDU 6366 - Reading and Writing in the Content Areas
Credits: 3
Prepares content area teachers to facilitate their students’ ability to gain meaning from text and to use text as a tool for content area learning. Provides practical strategies and techniques for accommodating the academic diversity faced by today’s teachers. Teachers complete the term with a deeper understanding of how to integrate reading and writing to enhance student learning of content area knowledge.
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EDU 6367 - Early Literacy Acquisition II
Credits: 3
Second of two courses that provides teachers with knowledge essential to teaching literacy to students with varying needs who are at the kindergarten through second grade developmental levels. Requires practicum experiences. Prerequisite: EDU 6364 .
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EDU 6368 - Evaluating and Teaching Writing
Credits: 3
Focuses on coaching, assessing, teaching, and evaluating writing in a K-12 Response-to-Intervention framework. Students learn to assess writing and language skills, as well as learn to apply specific evidence-based instructional practices and techniques for teaching writing and enhancing students’ writing outcomes. Requires practicum experiences.
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EDU 6369 - Culturally Responsive Teaching
Credits: 3
Expands teachers’ repertoire of effective teaching processes by acquainting them with research, theory, and practical skills for aligning curriculum and instructional practices with students’ varied social contexts.
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EDU 6370 - Physical Science: Chemistry
Credits: 3
This course focuses on developing models of effective instructional strategies designed to promote student learning and understanding of physical concepts and processes. In addition, research is utilized to help practitioners identify misconceptions and develop practical methods to help students accurately conceptualize the physical models. Topics of study include matter and elements; chemical and physical changes; acids, bases, and solutions; atomic structure; periodic properties; interpretation of chemical formulas and equations; bonding; and behavior of gases.
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EDU 6371 - Life Sciences
Credits: 3
This course involves participants in activities designed to help them achieve an understanding of - and the decision-making process based on - current research pertaining to concepts in biological science. In addition, students learn methods for communicating and collaborating with colleagues and gain leadership, mentoring, and coaching skills. Topics of study include levels of organization of living organisms, cell structure and function, mechanisms of genetics, evolution and classification, heredity and reproduction, and interdependence within environmental systems.
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EDU 6372 - Physical Sciences: Physics
Credits: 3
This course highlights the development of practical methods for demonstrating and using models, planning laboratory experiences, managing science equipment, and handling safety concerns. Students focus on processes, tenets, and assumptions of multiple methods of inquiry leading to scientific knowledge. Topics of study include force and motion, wave, light, sound, quantum phenomena, conservation of energy and momentum, and electricity and magnetism.
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EDU 6373 - Earth and Space Science
Credits: 3
This course involves participants in activities surrounding the structure, function, and history of Earth systems, and the components and characteristics of the solar system and the universe. In addition, models of effective instructional strategies are developed to promote student learning and understanding of Earth/space science concepts and processes. Topics of study include Earth in space and time, Earth structures and composition, rocks, fossils, and Earth systems.
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EDU 6374 - Internship I: High School and Middle School
Credits: 3
The first of two internships that, together, constitute a full-year assignment as the teacher of record in a public or accredited private school. Supervision by SMU faculty is required.
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EDU 6375 - Internship II: High School and Middle School
Credits: 3
The second of two internships that, together, constitute a full-year assignment as the teacher of record in a public or accredited private school. Supervision by SMU faculty is required.
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EDU 6376 - Internship I: EC-6
Credits: 3
The first of two internships that, together, constitute a full-year assignment as the teacher of record in a public or accredited private school. Supervision by SMU faculty is required.
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EDU 6377 - Internship II: EC-6
Credits: 3
The second of two internships that, together, constitute a full-year assignment as the teacher of record in a public or accredited private school. Supervision by SMU faculty is required.
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EDU 6378 - Supervision of Preservice Teacher Education Programs
Credits: 3
Theory and practice of supervision of student teachers. Designed especially for clinical faculty, students develop supervisory skills through case studies, role-playing, and analysis of teaching.
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EDU 6379 - Numerical Reasoning: Numbers and Operations
Credits: 3
Covers number systems and their properties: integers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, and complex numbers; real number line; numerical base systems; significant historical developments; decimal representation; axiomatic systems and introductory group theory; set theory; cardinality; recurrence relations; prime numbers; the fundamental theorem of arithmetic; greatest common divisors; least common multiple; division algorithm; Euclidean algorithm; introductory number theory; modular arithmetic; and problem-solving. Topics include advanced mathematical content that informs elementary, middle, and secondary teaching. Discusses practical models for effectively teaching numerical reasoning, number systems, and operations for EC-12 mathematics. Also, components for developing effective mentoring relationships.
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EDU 6380 - Algebraic Reasoning and Patterns
Credits: 3
Covers functional relationships and their properties: patterns, variable expressions, definitions and properties of functions, graphs, one-to-one, invertibility, and compositions. Also, various linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic models. Includes the fundamental theory of algebra, algebraic applications of functions in everyday life, modeling, significant historical developments, rates of change, calculus, introductory analysis, and problem-solving. Topics include advanced mathematical content that informs elementary, middle, and secondary teaching. Discusses practical models for effectively teaching students about patterns, variables, and functional relationships for EC-12 mathematics, as well as components for developing effective mentoring relationships.
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EDU 6381 - Geometry and Measurement
Credits: 3
Delves into Euclidean geometry and proof: axiomatic systems; definitions, theorems, postulates, and proofs; similarity; proportional reasoning; constructions; measurement; spatial reasoning; plane isometrics, translations, rotations, and reflections; dilations; trigonometric functions; inductive and/or deductive reasoning; mathematical induction; symbolic logic, proofs, and invalid arguments; significant historical developments; introductory topology; coordinate geometry; vectors; matrices; and problem-solving. Introduces the two non-Euclidean geometries, elliptic and hyperbolic. Topics include advanced mathematical content that informs elementary, middle, and secondary teaching. Discusses practical models and available technological tools for effectively teaching students about geometry, measurement, and proof for EC-12 mathematics. Also, components for developing effective mentoring relationships.
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EDU 6382 - Everyday Mathematics: Probability and Data Analysis
Credits: 3
Covers advanced mathematical content that informs elementary, middle, and secondary teaching, and focuses on methods of representing and analyzing data: measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion; introductory combinatorics; discrete and continuous random variables; expected value; statistical foundations; inference; random samples; properties of binomial, geometric, and normal distributions; law of large numbers; central limit theorem; significant historical developments; stochastic matrices; regression; and problem-solving. Discusses practical models and available technological tools for effectively teaching probability and statistics and for overcoming common student misconceptions in EC-12 mathematics. Examines components for developing effective mentoring relationships.
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EDU 6383 - Coding for Teachers
Credits: 3
Introduces students to the fundamental coding and technology skills needed to design computational computing assignments for STEM education. Course is taught through a series of hands-on tutorials and programming assignments.
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EDU 6384 - Teaching and Learning with Technology
Credits: 3
Includes models of instructional design and development; the fundamentals of technology, hardware, software, and networks; technology-based instructional tools; audio assistive technologies; blogging and other social media; laws and issues related to equity and access; and copyright, fair use, patent, trademarks, and the use of and respect for intellectual property. Students utilize a variety of software applications to create classroom-related projects.
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EDU 6385 - Technology-Related Instructional Assessment
Credits: 3
Includes instructional assessment models and strategies, rubrics, technology-based formative and summative assessments, portfolios, Web 2.0 assessments, gaming, performance-based graphic organizers, and instructional planning. Projects include designing performance-based assessments, formative and summative assessments, rubrics, and games. Students utilize data for instructional planning and improvement, and create technology-based assessments to plan for differentiation. This is the second or third course in the master technology teacher specialization, and it is a prerequisite for EDU 6387 . Prerequisite: EDU 6384 .
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EDU 6386 - Multimedia Design and Development for Educators
Credits: 3
Includes the design, development, and use of interactive media and multimedia in the classroom. Media explored includes audio, video, still images, animated GIFs, photo manipulation, photography, animation, graphics, and stop motion video. Students assume the role of instructional designers in order to create multimedia productions for use in their classrooms.
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EDU 6387 - Research and Professional Development in the Information Age
Credits: 3
Includes current issues and trends in technology-related instruction; the TPACK model; and the fundamentals of mentoring, coaching, and leadership as they pertain to professional development, communication and facilitation strategies, collaborative pedagogy in technology instruction, and new Web 2.0 technologies. Students design and present a professional development workshop, demonstrating cumulative knowledge of all of the classes in the specialization. This is the final course in the master technology teacher specialization. Prerequisites: EDU 6384 , and EDU 6385 or EDU 6386 .
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EDU 6388 - Curriculum Development for the Talented and Gifted
Credits: 3
Builds the foundation for development of differentiated curricula for the gifted. Students study effective teaching strategies, learn how to adapt curriculum for individual differences, study the organization of curriculum and instruction for the gifted (scope and sequence, issues related to integrated and interdisciplinary curriculum, and grouping issues.) Emphasis is placed on the teaching of higher-level cognitive skills within the disciplines.
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EDU 6389 - Special Topics
Credits: 3
This course allows students to work independently with an instructor on a targeted topic. The course may be repeated.
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EDU 6390 - Classroom Instruction and Assessment for Language Learners
Credits: 3
This course focuses on classroom applications of ESL teaching and learning. Students will examine factors that influence English language and literacy development and will develop instructional approaches and pedagogical materials that meet the needs of English language learners.
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EDU 6391 - Teacher Development in STEM Education I
Credits: 3
Science teachers design grade level appropriate STEM learning environments using hands-on scientific processes that incorporate Project Based Learning, maker-based instruction, informal learning spaces, and social and emotional learning.
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EDU 6392 - Teacher Development in STEM Education II
Credits: 3
Science teachers design grade level appropriate STEM learning environments using hands-on scientific processes that incorporate Project Based Learning, maker-based instruction, informal learning spaces, and social and emotional learning.
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EDU 6393 - Engaging Students through Inquiry in STEM Education I
Credits: 3
Science teachers study teacher and student behaviors that facilitate inquiry-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning; participate in hands-on scientific practices and processes; and engage in grade-level appropriate science content instruction.
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EDU 6394 - Engaging Students through Inquiry in STEM Education II
Credits: 3
Science teachers study teacher and student behaviors that facilitate inquiry-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning; participate in hands-on scientific practices and processes; and engage in grade-level appropriate science content instruction.
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EDU 6395 - Community Partnerships in Urban Education
Credits: 3
Exposes preservice, in-service, and other educators to culturally rich, urban community-based experiences to enhance cultural competence, ethnocentric teaching practices, and civic responsibility.
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EDU 6396 - Empowering Student Voice: Unlocking Students’ Potential For Learning
Credits: 3
Uses a framework of diversity and inclusiveness to examine the benefits of “student voice” for engaging urban school students in critical conversations about their conceptions of classroom instruction.
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EDU 6397 - Growth and Development of the Gifted
Credits: 3
Examines the differentiated affective characteristics and needs of the gifted, including a review of general counseling theories, effective communication with the gifted, and the assessment of affective needs. Students develop strategies for assisting the gifted; also, developing social and interpersonal skills. Reviews issues surrounding the potential of the gifted to achieve and make significant contributions to society as a whole.
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EDU 6398 - Teach for America Practicum 1
Credits: 3
The first in a series of two courses focusing on classroom application of evidence-based concepts and strategies from the Teach for America Professional Development Institute. Prerequisite: Restricted to members of Teach for America who are enrolled in the M.Ed. program.
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EDU 6399 - Teach for America Practicum 2
Credits: 3
The second in a series of two courses focusing on classroom application of evidence-based concepts and strategies from Teach for America. Prerequisite: Restricted to members of Teach for America who are enrolled in the M.Ed. program.
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EDU 7100 - Independent Study
Credits: 1
Students work independently on a personalized system of instruction.
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EDU 7111 - Lab for Quantitative Statistics
Credits: 1
Facilitates the technical aspects of working with statistical software packages and applies concepts from the accompanying statistics lecture course, EDU 7311 . Corequisite: EDU 7311 .
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EDU 7112 - Lab for Intermediate Quantitative Statistics in Education
Credits: 1
Designed to facilitate the technical aspects of working with statistical software packages and to apply concepts in the statistics lecture course, EDU 7312 , which is recommended as a corequisite course. Prerequisites: EDU 7111 , EDU 7311 .
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EDU 7119 - Synthesis and Integration of Knowledge and Skills in Education Policy and Leadership
Credits: 1
Offered each term in years one and two. Designed to integrate learning experiences and domains across courses, cognates, and internship experiences to allow students to develop facility analyzing multidimensional facets of complex systems.
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