2024-2025 Course List

In this course, multilingual students in the Intensive English Program develop in all four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in an integrated manner through a focus on selected interdisciplinary themes and topics. Designed for advanced level learners, the course will help prepare students for regular entrance to the university.

For students participating in semester-long international study programs. Location can vary by student.

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Collection, analysis, and presentation of work connecting humanistic and technical knowledge with degree and career objectives. As students move through the ISAT 301, 302, 401, 402 portfolio sequence, each 1-credit course will build and expand upon work from the previously-completed portfolio courses. Requires admission to ISAT program.

Prerequisites:

Admission to ISAT program.

Collection, analysis, and presentation of work connecting humanistic and technical knowledge with degree and career objectives. As students move through the ISAT 301, 302, 401, 402 portfolio sequence, each 1-credit course will build and expand upon work from the previously-completed portfolio courses. Requires admission to ISAT program.

Prerequisites:

Admission to ISAT program.

Collection, analysis, and presentation of work connecting humanistic and technical knowledge with degree and career objectives. As students move through the ISAT 301, 302, 401, 402 portfolio sequence, each 1-credit course will build and expand upon work from the previously-completed portfolio courses. Requires admission to ISAT program.

Prerequisites:

Admission to ISAT program.

Collection, analysis, and presentation of work connecting humanistic and technical knowledge with degree and career objectives. As students move through the ISAT 301, 302, 401, 402 portfolio sequence, each 1-credit course will build and expand upon work from the previously-completed portfolio courses. Requires admission to ISAT program.

Prerequisites:

Admission to ISAT program.

Capstone project ideation, research, and proposal development. Projects are undertaken in mixed groups across disciplines: communications, science, and technology, who work together to propose and complete a project. Student groups determine project topic based on interest and expertise. The total combined credits for ISAT 480 and ISAT 490 should be six credits. Requires admission to ISAT program.

Prerequisites:

ISAT 302, Admission to ISAT program.

Capstone project execution and completion. Projects are undertaken in mixed groups across disciplines, communications, science, and technology, who work together to complete a project. Student groups determine project topic based on interest and expertise. The total combined credits for ISAT 480 and ISAT 490 should be six credits. Requires admission to ISAT program.

Prerequisites:

ISAT 302, Admission to ISAT program.

Course gives students new to this country and to the U.S. higher education a broad overview of the U.S. educational system and provides a forum for discussion and comparison of customs and beliefs as they affect relationships among students and professors. Prereq: International student

Prerequisites:

International Student

In order to explore careers in education, students will have the opportunity to identify and investigate issues of social justice in education and build skills of an educator through experiential learning in schools. Student will engage in a hands-on, interactive exploration and investigation into the complex roles of race, culture, and identity in education.

Goal Areas:

GE-02

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

This course will engage students in an indepth exploration of how the challenges and demands imposed by an ever evolving diverse, legalistic, politically minded, and technologically driven society impact public education in America today. Students will research central issues and critically analyze to foster ethical and civil responsible decision making.Fall, Spring, Summer

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

Teacher candidates will develop skills to access information and integrate technology to improve learning for PK-12 students. Teacher candidates research, select, and evaluate information about diverse populations to design classroom applications using a wide variety of instructional technology.

Study of interpersonal skills, motivation, and group skills. Applied to educational settings. There will be 30 hours of field experience outside of class (collaborative for KSP 222 and 220W). Meets State of Minnesota human relations requirement for teacher licensure.

Goal Areas:

GE-07, GE-11

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

Teacher candidates develop understanding of cognitive, language, personal and social development for implications on teaching in the inclusive classroom. Dispositions and skills will be developed for recognizing and accommodating exceptionality in student learning.

Designed for non-teacher education students, this is a general education course considering human development from a life span perspective.

Goal Areas:

GE-05

The course is designed to guide K-12 and 5-12 teacher candidates through the design, implementation, and assessment of a standards-based curriculum. Candidates will analyze standards, create assessments, and design and delivery of instruction in a field-site.

Course content addresses formal and informal, standardized evaluation of learner achievement in the classroom and programmatic evaluation. Assigned projects will accommodate the student's present/future professional career track.

Teacher candidates will further develop processes for creating and sustaining a classroom learning environment that enables success for all learners, including interacting with diverse families, school colleagues, and representatives from community agencies to support student engagement and learning. Co-reqs: KSP 440 & KSP 442

Teacher candidates will develop skills in differentiated instruction, reading and content-based literacy in inclusive classrooms. Teacher candidates will integrate prior knowledge of diverse learners, developmental models of learning, and curriculum and instruction into a comprehensive understanding of teaching. Co-reqs: KSP 440 & KSP 442

Study of interpersonal skills. Motivation, and group skills. Applied to educational settings. Required 18 hours clinical service learning experience (out-of-class). Meets State of Minnesota human relations requirement for teacher licensure. Graduate students will have additional course requirements.

Content focus is on professional rights, responsibilities, and development; student rights and responsibilities; and legal issues regarding data privacy and confidentiality. Skills of professional development, inquiry, reflection, coaching, and collaboration will be developed, practiced, and monitored.

Student teaching in the K-12 schools including weekly seminar for K-12 majors. Prereq: Admission to student teaching and KSP 420. Coreq: KSP 475

Prerequisites:

Admission to student teaching.

Student teaching in the secondary school including weekly seminar for 5-12 majors. Prereq: KSP 420 and admission to student teaching.

Prerequisites:

admission to student teaching.