This course will explore practical information, assessment tools, instructional ideas and activities for effective implementation of an inquiry-based approach in elementary curriculum. Teacher candidates will focus on developing inquiry-based methods and strategies for improving student learning while linking one or more elementary content areas.

Examines the elements of anti-racist classroom environments that meet the needs of the whole child (e.g. morning meeting, integrating the arts, etc.).

Special teaching projects of an experiental and creative nature in the students' field of preparations.

This field-based course is designed as the capstone experience for students completing the reading teacher program. The focus is on assessment and intervention experiences with struggling readers.

In this course students learn about and use a variety of developmentally appropriate, motivating techniques and assessments to disrupt predictable patterns of achievement and to advance children¿s: oral and written language, phonemic awareness, phonics, and concepts about print within a balanced literacy framework. Additionally, the interdependent nature of reading, writing, listening, and speaking, stages of spelling development, and role of vocabulary and fluency in comprehension are addressed.

This course will provide elementary teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to: identify concepts to be explored through scientific investigations, and then design and conduct investigations of those concepts, using appropriate scientific apparatus and mathematical tools to improve their investigations. Students will apply appropriate pedagogies to foster inquiry the elementary classroom. Identify and mitigate their students¿ science misconceptions.

This course is designed to prepare teacher candidates with the understanding and application of concepts related to human diversity and interactions, structures of power, the identity of individuals and communities, and explicitly connects social studies concepts with their influence on educational experiences of diverse learners. The course addresses issues of oppression and social justice related to race/ethnicity, gender, age, class, religion, disability, physical appearance, sexual orientation and nationality.

The purpose of this course is to build the mathematical background and skills for teaching in the elementary school. This course meets the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) fundamental topics in arithmetic competencies. Topics addressed in this course are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers; number theory related to fractions; fractions; decimals; and integers.

The first semester of a year-long student teaching experience that provides an opportunity for teacher candidates to experience fully the role of the professional elementary educator and demonstrate their ability to successfully enter the induction phase of teaching.

Analyze and design instruction and assessment that bridges curriculum with students¿ cultural, racial, linguistic and community assets and reflects students' diverse experiences.

Examines, synthesizes, and applies the research base for a problem of practice within elementary level education.

This field-based course is designed for students working with two-year college students and adults in reading. It provides an opportunity to implement knowledge and skills developed in coursework with this population.

Opportunity for individual study on curriculum or instruction topics under direction of graduate faculty.

The second semester of a year-long student teaching experience that provides an opportunity for teacher candidates to experience fully the role of the professional elementary educator and demonstrate their ability to successfully enter the induction phase of teaching.

Seminar brings together knowledge from a variety of disciplines to help students meet the needs of learners within inclusive settings. Specific attention is given to English language support, special education services, ethical and legal issues in teaching, and the edTPA.

Current research, instructional techniques and materials regarding kindergarten curriculum in language arts, reading, science, mathematics, social studies, psychomotor and creative arts.

For students completing a Master's degree with the alternate plan paper option.

For students completing a Master's degree with the creative project option.

For students completing the Master's or Specialist degree using the thesis option.

This course offers instruction in and practice with critical reading and writing strategies. Credit does not apply toward graduation. P/N only.

ENG 100 or Academic Reading and Writing focuses on building students¿ literacy skills in connection to their field of study.

Students in this course approach writing as a subject of study by investigating how writing works across a variety of contexts.

Goal Areas:

GE-1A

This course examines structural racism and other forms of intersectional oppression in the United States. Students will study unequal power dynamics and analyze implicit and explicit biases. Students will also identify essential skills necessary for living and working in a diverse society with historic and ongoing exclusion.

Goal Areas:

GE-07

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Study and analysis of elements of prose, poetry and drama in English from earlier periods through contemporary. Emphasizes critical reading of literature. May include such genres as short story, novel, memoir, nonfiction, biography, autobiography, poem, play, screenplay.

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Study and analysis of prose, poetry, drama, and film from various genres, time periods, and geographies. Emphasizes critical reading of and writing about literature.

Prerequisites:

ENG 101

Goal Areas:

GE-06