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| EDIS 2010 | Teaching as a Profession (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed as a pre-requisite course for applying to the Five-Year (BA/MT) Teacher Education Program. In this survey of American education, students examine education history, philosophy in action in schools,student diversity, curriculum, effective teaching, school organization & governance, education finance,education law, sociopolitical dimensions of education, & the role of the teacher as a professional. Co-requisite EDIS 2880. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 2011 | Foundations for Teaching Young Children With and Without Disabilities (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides an overview of early childhood special education and early childhood education for children birth through age five and their families. The course covers topics such as historical perspectives, current trends, and recommended practices for working with this age group. |
| EDIS 2012 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides an overview of early childhood special education and early childhood education for children birth through age five and their families. The course covers topics such as historical perspectives, current trends, and recommended practices for working with this age group. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| EDIS 2880 | Field Experience (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This initial lab experience is a co-requisite class with EDIS 2010 and is a mandatory pre-requisite to applying to the 5-year (BA/MT) Teacher Education Program. Experiences are provided for students to observe children in either a community or school context and to develop an understanding of essential evidence-based practices for effective teaching. Corequisite: EDIS 2010. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 2890 | Strategies for Academic Achievement (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Instruction in multiple strategies for analyzing, planning, and completing academic tasks. Guidance in appropriate application and adaptation of general procedures of study to requirements and materials of specific courses. Focus on continual implementation, refinement, and evaluation of strategies to ensure that study habits are effective and efficient. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 2910 | Beyond the Second Year: Academic Realities and Skills (3.00) |
| A three-credit course that will assist upper level students attain their academic goals at the University of Virginia. The class will address strategies for dealing with lenghty and complex readings, the analytical and evaluative skills of scholarship, methods of time mangement in academic pursuits and stress management. | |
| EDIS 3020 | The Exceptional Learner (3.00) |
| An intensive introduction to the study of exceptional children and adults. Focuses on extending principles of learning and intellectual, socio-cultural, emotional, and physical development to persons with disabilities, as well as the gifted, autism, traumatic brain injury, ADD, and ADHD. Information on medical conditions which influence learning and development is also provided. Credit is not given for both EDIS 3020 and 5000. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EDIS 3070 | Digital Multimedia Development (3.00) |
| Designed for the novice-level student who is interested in developing and publishing computer-based multimedia. This intensive, project-based class covers tools for website and podcast creation and working with digital images, audio, animation, and video. Students will be required to demonstrate competency with each individual tool, and will create a final project for the class which incorporates several tools. Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| EDIS 3450 | Teaching with Technology (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides an introduction to effective, standards-based methods of integrating technology into the classroom, focusing on approaches specific to each content area. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 3451 | Teaching with Technology for Practicing Teachers (1.00) |
| This class is designed for teachers needing to meet the VA technology competency. The class will focus on the essential technologies needed for effective instuction including such things as data mamgement, spreadsheets, webquest, digital story telling, digital instruction, & virtual schooling. Students will be expected to apply technology applications to enhance student achievement. | |
| EDIS 3500 | Special Topics in Curriculum and Instruction (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Topical offerings in the subject of curriculum and instruction. |
| EDIS 3881 | Field Experience: Elementary Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Field-based practice experiences tutoring children. The Elementary Education section is aligned with specific program/endorsement area, and meets the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| EDIS 3882 | Field Experience: Secondary Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Field-based practice experiences tutoring children. The secondary section is aligned with specific program/endorsement area, and meets the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 3887 | Field Experience: Special Education (1.00) |
| Field-based practice experiences tutoring children. The Special Education section is aligned with specific program/endorsement area, and meets the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. | |
| EDIS 3888 | Field Experience: Early Childhood Special Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Field-based practice experiences tutoring children. The Early Childhood Special Ed. section is aligned with specific program/endorsement area, and meets the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4881 | Field Experience: Elementary (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 4882 | Field Experience: English Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 4883 | Field Experience: Foreign Language Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4884 | Field Experience:Mathematics Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4885 | Field Experience:Science Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4886 | Field Experience:Social Studies Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4887 | Field Experience: Special Education (1.00) |
| Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. | |
| EDIS 4888 | Field Experience: Early Childhood Special Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 4889 | Field Experience: Health & Physical Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Independent study. Course was offered Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| EDIS 4995 | Independent Research (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Independent Research | |
| EDIS 5000 | The Exceptional Learner (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | An intensive introduction to the study of exceptional children and adults. Focuses on extending principles of learning and intellectual, socio-cultural, emotional, and physical development to persons with disabilities, as well as the gifted, autism, traumatic brain injury, ADD, and ADHD. Information on medical conditions which influence learning and development is also provided. Credit is not given for both EDIS 3020 and 5000. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5010 | Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary and Special Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Study of the development of curriculum and instructional design with a focus on developing teaching techniques to increase student performance. Emphasis is also given to understanding classroom routines and management to support safe learning environments. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program; corequisite: EDIS 3881 or 3882. |
| EDIS 5020 | Instruction and Assessment (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Focus is on curriculum, instructional strategies, and assessment of learning outcomes within the framework of the Virginia SOLs. Attention is given to analysis of student work samples and assessments for instructional decision-making. Separate sections apply specific content and assessment techniques appropriate to needs of the program area (elementary, secondary) in accordance with the Virginia-approved program guidelines. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5021 | Assessment and Instruction: Birth to Age Five (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course covers the selection, administration, and interpretation of formal and informal assessments for children birth to 5 to document development, diagnose learning needs, and plan and modify curriculum and instruction. It also discusses instructional programming and service delivery. Restricted to ECSE students. |
| EDIS 5022 | Early Childhood Assessment & Instruction (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course covers the selection, administration, and interpretation of formal and informal assessments for children birth to 5 to document development, diagnose learning needs, and plan and modify curriculum and instruction. It also discusses instructional programming and service delivery. Restricted to ECSE students. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| EDIS 5030 | Secondary Curriculum and Management (3.00) |
| This class focuses on instruction, classroom management, behavioral management, and personalized curriculum techniques for establishing positive learning environments in secondary classrooms. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program; corequisite: EDIS 5020. Course was offered Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| EDIS 5040 | Psychoeducational Assessment (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Prepares teachers of exceptional children to administer, score, and interpret several standard educational instruments; to use informal procedures in educational assessment; and to interpret the combined results of psychological, sociological, medical, and educational assessments as they apply to the development and evaluation of individualized educational plans. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5041 | Behavior & Classroom Management (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Examination of principles and applications of behavior analysis in education settings. Students learn fundamental concepts of human behavior as well as procedures for managing classroom behavior and routines for establishing positive learning environments. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5045 | Introductory Strategies for Gifted Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | On-line presentation of the fundamental background knowledge necessary for making decisions about the identification and education of gifted students. Topics include definitions of giftedness, characteristics, identification, service delivery models, curricular considerations, social and emotional needs of gifted students, and consideration of special populations of gifted students (e.g., students of color, students of poverty). Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012 |
| EDIS 5046 | Developing and Implementing Curriculum for the Gifted (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | In this on-line course students will study basic guidelines for creating appropriate curriculum for the gifted through exploration of the major curriculum models in the field (e.g., Multiple Menu Model, Integrated Curriculum, CLEAR curriculum , Depth and Complexity, Differentiation, Parallel Curriculum). Students will be guided in the creation of units of instruction based on these models that can be applied to classrooms. Course was offered Spring 2013 |
| EDIS 5047 | Introduction to Models & Strategies for Teaching the Gifted (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | An on-line course focusing on the general models for delivering instruction to gifted students (e.g., Schoolwide Enrichment Model, Autonomous Learner Model, Purdue Three-Stage Model) as well as adapting instructional strategies for teaching gifted students (e.g., Socratic Method, curriculum compacting, problem-based learning, complex instruction, creative problem solving, questioning strategies). Course was offered Spring 2013 |
| EDIS 5048 | Differentiation of Curriculum and Instruction: Emphasis on Gifted (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Using basic models of differentiation of curriculum students in this on-line course will learn to differentiate according to student readiness with an emphasis on creating lessons for gifted learners. Strategies for pre-assessment that tie data to the creation of teaching activities will be the basis for greater depth and complexity, more sophisticated thinking and products representing those of professionals. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| EDIS 5050 | Teaching Science in Secondary Schools I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The first course in the "Teaching Science Sequence" addresses scientific literacy as a rationale and framework for secondary science instruction. Specific topics in science subject matter are developed along with teaching techniques, procedures and on-going professional development. |
| EDIS 5051 | Teaching Science in Secondary Schools II (3.00) |
| The second course in the "Teaching Science Sequence" addreses scientific inquiry, teaching process skills, safety, assessment, and evaluation. Prerequisites: EDIS 5050 and instructor permission | |
| EDIS 5052 | Models of Science Instruction Lab (1.00) |
| This lab course introduces students to several models of effective science instruction and provides opportunities for practice of the models in peer instruction lessons. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in EDIS 5051 and Instructor Permission | |
| EDIS 5055 | Models of Instruction (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Focuses on instructional design and delivery. A range of instructional models are introduced with an emphasis on cognition, information processing, and cooperative learning. Student practice planning and implementing instruction. |
| EDIS 5058 | Positioning, Handling, and Self-Care Skills (3.00) |
| Designed for special educators, related service personnel, and other professionals who teach young children with disabilities or school-aged students with severe disabilities. Includes interdisciplinary instructors with training in special education, occupational, physical, and speech therapies, and nursing. Content addresses high & low muscle tone and related movement disabilities, mobility, carrying and positioning of students, use of equipment, instruction of self-care, and collaborative teaming. Students are involved in supervised use of lifting, positioning, and other therapeutic methods. Prerequisite: EDIS 5000; corequisite: EDIS 7150. | |
| EDIS 5060 | Math Instruction for Special and Elementary Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to teach special education preservice teachers the Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) content strands: Number and Number Sense; Computation and Estimation; Measurement; Geometry: Probability and Statistics; and Patterns, Functions, and Algebra. This course also focuses on the mathematical adaptations through Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Mathematical Communication, Mathematical Connections, and Representation. Elementary and secondary mathematics topics will be covered in this course. Restricted to Special Education. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5070 | Intermediate Teaching with Technology (3.00) |
| This course is a more rigorous, graduate version of the introductory course taught concurrently with sections of EDLF 3450. Students in the teacher education program who have advanced expertise with instructional technologies can apply to enroll in EDLF 5050 in place of EDLF 3450. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. | |
| EDIS 5100 | Characteristics of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course presents the characteristics of children and adolescents with emotional and behavior disorders within the context of special education services. On completion of this course, students will have (1) knowledge of the origins and characteristics of the primary behavioral disorders, (2) procedures for identification and assessment, and (3) approaches of programming and instruction for ED/BD, autism and other related disabilities. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5110 | Characteristics of Learning Disabilities (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the meaning and concepts associated with the field of learning disabilities and the diverse characteristics of individuals with these disabilities. Includes the nature, causes, assessment, and treatment of learning disabilities and related disabilities such as ADHD, ADD, brain injury and others. Prerequisite/corequisite: EDIS 3020 or 5000. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5111 | Characteristics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (1.00) |
| This course presents the characteristics of children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) within the context of special education services and comorbidity with other disabilities. Includes the nature, causes, assessment, and treatment of ADHD under the special education label of Other Health Impaired (OHI). Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| EDIS 5120 | Characteristics of Intellectual Disabilities (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to explore basic concepts/issues pertaining to persons with significant limitations in intelligence and adaptive behavior. While the course primarily explores the educational implications of having intellectual disabilities/mental retardation, the psychological, historical, and medical implications are also touched upon. Prerequisite: EDIS 3020 or 5000. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5130 | Characteristics of People with Severe Disabilities (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course is designed to explore basic concepts and issues that pertain to persons with severe disabilities including those with intellectual disabilities, autism, and multiple disabilities who exhibit extensive or pervasive support needs. While the course primarily explores the educational implications of having intellectual disabilities, the psychological, historical, medical, and sociological implications of this disability are also touched upon. Prerequisite: EDIS 3020 or 5000. |
| EDIS 5131 | Curriculum and Assessment in Severe Disabilities (3.00) |
| This course develops knowledge and skills related to best practices in curriculum and assessment for those preparing to teach individuals with severe disabilities. Students plan, develop and implement assessment and curriculum activities. Field-based activities allow students to directly apply their learning. | |
| EDIS 5132 | Teaching Strategies for Severe Disabilities (3.00) |
| This course reviews the principles of instruction and learning and gives practice using effective strategies for teaching students with severe disabilities. Topics include writing goals and objectives, documenting progress, planning instruction, prompting and reinforcement methods, teaching in special and inclusive settings and in the community, adapting the general education curriculum, and working with paraprofessional support staff. | |
| EDIS 5140 | Methods of Instruction and Collaboration in Special Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Presents cognitive and behavioral instructional approaches for teaching children with special needs in a variety of service delivery options. Emphasis is given to collaborating and adapting instruction, assessment, and materials within inclusion and special education placements to support student achievement of the Virginia Standards of Learning. Co-requisite EDIS 4880 Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5141 | IEP & Transition Planning (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This class will focus on the development of legally appropriate IEPs and their application to instructional planning. The course will also address transition planning and the strategies for assisting students in sped to move across the grades & from school to post-secondary placements. This on-line class will include readings, cases, hands-on activities, & video analysis. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| EDIS 5150 | Collaborative Teamwork (3.00) |
| Teaches strategies for building collaborative interdisciplinary teams in school and community settings for general and special educators as well as those in other disciplines. Content addresses team organization, stages of team development and building, teamwork skills, involving families, planning for inclusion, positive behavior support, transition, and team evaluation. Prerequisite/corequisite: EDIS 3020 or 5000. | |
| EDIS 5170 | Social Issues: Schools, Classrooms, and Families (3.00) |
| This course is designed to help preservice teachers develop a personal framework for teaching and identify practices that will be used in the classroom. Strategies addressed include classroom management and community building practices, strategies for working with families, transition practices, and practices related to multi-cultural education. | |
| EDIS 5171 | Social Issues Affecting Early Child, Children & Family (3.00) |
| This course is designed to help preservice teachers develop a personal framework for teaching and identify practices that will be used in the classroom. Strategies addressed include classroom management and community building practices, strategies for working with families, transition practices, and practices related to multi-cultural education. | |
| EDIS 5210 | Introduction to Language Development (3.00) |
| An overview of the language acquisition and development process. This course surveys current and historical perspectives on language acquisition and development and explores those factors influencing language acquisition and development. This class is a VA-DOE approved course for use by those seeking endorsement as English as a Second Language (ESOL) teachers. Course was offered Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| EDIS 5221 | Reading Development (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This is the first class in the reading methods sequence for preservice teachers. This course addresses the theoretical foundations of understanding how children learn to read as well as the problems that some children encounter when learning to read. The course also addresses basic components of effective reading programs and instruction. Specific course sections align with program and endorsement needs for elementary education or special education. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5222 | Reading Development for Special Populations (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Participants will develop an understanding of the reading process and reading disabilities. Emphasis will be on the use of effective practices for primary, secondary, and tertiary instruction for children in the primary grades or older children with beginning reading skills. This course will include an examination of current reading theory and research and its implications for assessment, instruction, and intervention. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5230 | Reading Diagnosis and Remediation for Reading Instruction (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course focuses on the diagnosis of reading difficulties and the array of continuous assessments that a teacher may employ to appropriately develop remediation strategies. Emphasis is placed on using assessment to guide instruction and remediation. Remediation strategies and effective reading programs are also introduced. This course is the second course in the reading sequence, and follows Reading Development for Special Populations. A tutoring lab, EDIS 5231, is taken concurrently. Prerequisite: EDIS 5221; corequisite: EDIS 5231. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5231 | Reading Diagnosis and Remediation for Special Education Teachers Lab (1.00) |
| This is the lab experience for EDIS 5230 and must be taken concurrently. co-requisite: EDIS 5230 | |
| EDIS 5260 | Reading in the Primary Grades (3.00) |
| Participants will develop an understanding of the reading process and reading disabilities. Emphasis will be on the use of effective practices in the prevention and remediation of reading disabilities. This course will include an examination of current reading theory and research and its implications for assessment, instruction, and intervention for students in grades PreK-3. | |
| EDIS 5300 | Language Skills Block I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The Language (and literacy) Skills Block has been designed as a year-long course to prepare pre-service teachers for teaching reading, language arts, and children's literature in grades PreK through 6. This course focues on the primary grade child, with attention to the English Language Learner, and prepares students to assess children's abilities in phonological awareness, decoding, and comprehension in order to create differentiated language and literacy instruction. Students conduct assessments and practice instruction in field placements . Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Elementary Education Program. |
| EDIS 5310 | Language Skills Block II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course is the second half of the year-long Language and Literacy Block, which prepares pre-service teachers for teaching reading, language arts, and children's literature in grades PreK- 6. For spring semester, we focus on the upper elementary school child and on "reading to learn." The emphasis is on using a range of assessments to differentiate instruction for children of varying literacy levels and on organizing instruction for a diverse classroom. Students conduct assessments and practice instruction in field placements. Pre-requisite: EDIS 5300 |
| EDIS 5320 | Mathematics in the Elementary School (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to teach elementary preservice teachers the Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning content strands: Number and Number Sense; Computation and Estimation; Measurement; Geometry; Probability and Statistics; Patterns, Functions, and Algebra. This course also focuses on the processes for planning, instructing, and assessing mathematics understanding -- Problem solving, reasoning, and proof, mathematical communication, mathematical connections, and respresentation. Restricted to elementary education, ECDR. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| EDIS 5330 | Science in the Elementary School (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to teach elementary pre-service teachers fundamental science concepts in such areas related to scientific investigation as: reasoning and logic; force, motion, and energy; matter; life processes; living systems; interrelations in earth/space systems; earth patterns, cycles and change; and appropriate resources for teaching the Virginia Science Standards of Learning in grades PreK-6. The course also focuses on the planning, instruction , and assessment of science curriculum. |
| EDIS 5340 | Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to teach elementary pre-service teachers fundamental social studies concepts of United States history, Virginia Studies, civics, geography, and economics appropriate for meeting the Virginia Standards of Learning in grades PreK-6. The course also focuses on the planning, instruction, and assessment of social studies curriculum. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5400 | Teaching English in Secondary Schools I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Students build knowledge of effective English instruction in the areas of reading, writing, oral discourse, language, and literature. Emphasis is on individualized instruction, developmentally appropriate learning objectives, authentic assessments, reflective writing processes, and integration of both media and technology. Students create lessons that include a variety of teaching methodologies. Prerequisite: instructor permission. |
| EDIS 5401 | Teaching English in Secondary Schools II (3.00) |
| Translate theory & research into practice: design instructional units using a variety of best practices. Emphasis on individualized projects, developmentally appropriate learning objectives, authentic assessments, plus cooperative learning, creativity, reflection, media & technology integration. Critique & reinvent school textbooks for effective instruction; incorporate standards while delivering imaginative, relative learning. Prerequisites: EDIS 5410, 5420 & 5430. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| EDIS 5410 | Young Adult Literature (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | As an interpretive community, students read the latest and greatest young adult literature, practice reading as writers, learn to motivate reluctant readers by applying strategic reading techniques and critical frameworks, as well as develop individualized multi-genre and multicultural reading programs. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| EDIS 5420 | Language, Literacy, and Culture (3.00) |
| Students focus on the relationships among culture, literacy, and the teaching of language. They explore concepts of "text", consider first and second language learning differences, pursue team research projects related to current issues, and design effective strategies for practicing critical literacy that focus on the power of words, syntax, and semantics in dynamic language learning. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission. | |
| EDIS 5421 | Language, Literacy, and Culture Lab (1.00) |
| This lab supports the EDIS 5420 team research projects, which are web-based, incorporate current technology, are presented online, and, with permission of the researchers, made available on a public site. Students learn how to do collaborative research and use research archives to build on and expand the existing research territory. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission and concurrent enrollment in EDIS 5420 | |
| EDIS 5430 | Teaching Writing in the Secondary School (3.00) |
| Students study, practice, and evaluate theories and methods of writing and teaching writing. They prepare a personal writing project, criticize a writing program, or create a writing program for students. | |
| EDIS 5435 | Writing Across the Curriculum (3.00) |
| Designed to be a collaborative effort to explore writing as a process to discover how writing across the curriculum can enhance each discipline within our schools. Writing to learn using quick write strategies, learning logs, as well as, using technology will be considered. Focuses on ways to design and implement writing strategies across the curriculum within the framework of a writing workshop. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| EDIS 5440 | Applied Teaching with Technology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides a semester-long internship with a teacher in a K-12 classroom coordinated with accompanying coursework in EDIS 5440. It provides an applied experience in developing a technology project in a classroom setting and addressing curricular standards through effective integration of educational technologies |
| EDIS 5450 | Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Students analyze mathematical behavior and problem solving, examine the latest thinking regarding school mathematics, explore the uses of technology to enhance mathematics learning and teaching, and plan and teach mini-lessons demonstrating instructional competence. Emphasizes the understanding and application of Mathematics. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| EDIS 5451 | Teaching Mathematics in Secondary School II (3.00) |
| This course is a continuation of EDIS 5450, with a greater emphasis on instructional strategies and use of technology. | |
| EDIS 5470 | ESL Assessment and Curriculum Design (3.00) |
| The purpose of this course is to prepare teachers to work with students (K-12) for whom English is not their native language. Work will include examining instruments used to assess English proficiency and the interpretation of those assessments. The curriculum design aspect of the course will be based on a differentiation model and will include methods aimed at helping students gain English language skills necessary for success in general content areas. Discussions will include topics such as cultural differences in personal interactions, strategies for working with families, and effective strategies for facilitating the learning of English by speakers of other languages and dialects. Practical experience will be gained through observations and fieldwork in public schools. Projects will be assigned according to the age-level with which the teacher hopes to work. | |
| EDIS 5480 | Second Language Acquisition and Modern Language Teaching Methods: PreK-12 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Considers theory and research in second language acquisition; classroom instructional procedures that follow the National Standards, which incorporate interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes and foster successful communication in foreign languages; and selection of appropriate materials, realia, visuals, and media for instructional purposes. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5490 | Planning Foreign Language Instruction (3.00) |
| Considers specific objectives; setting long and short-term goals, planning and outcomes, assessment and testing, grading, record keeping, and communication with parents. Prerequisite: EDIS 5480. | |
| EDIS 5500 | Selected Topics (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | These are designed as pilot courses to meet new program area degree requirements, and changing needs in the field. Used also to offer experimental courses, and courses under development, these are announced and offered on a semester-to-semester basis. May be graded or S/U, depending on the instructor, and may be repeated. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5600 | Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A comprehensive overview of planning, implementing, and assessing social studies learning experiences in grades 6-12. This first course in the social studies methods sequence examines the following areas of social studies education through the lens of historical content: standards and accountability, curriculum/unit/lesson planning, engaging approaches for the teaching of history, assessment in the social studies and multiculturalism. Approaches to the infusion of technology into the social studies curriculum are also explored. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| EDIS 5601 | Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School II (3.00) |
| A comprehensive overview of planning, implementing, and assessing social studies learning experiences in grades 6-12. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between educational theory and practical teaching techniques for the seccondary social studies classroom. This second course in the social studies methods sequence examines the following areas of socal studies education: assessment and grading; teaching government and civics; psychology; sociology; and economics. Prerequisite: EDIS 5600. | |
| EDIS 5620 | Video Communications (3.00) |
| Introductory experience in producing digital visual narratives and television programs. Emphasizes the design and production of studio (multicam) and field (sinclecam) projects along with viewing and critiquing classic examples of video and film. Participants gain experience with conceptualizing, planning (storyboarding), producing, and editing digital video for research and teaching in education and the arts. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| EDIS 5631 | Instructional Photography (3.00) |
| Basic course in photographic art, science and craft. Explores photography as a craft and the ways in which it is used for recording and expressing ideas in research, instruction, and creative expression. Emphasizes the basic competencies required to visualize images and carry out the process of exposing and developing film and printing pictures. Topics include seeing photographically, visual narrative/visual anthropology, darkroom design, chemistry and processes, camera operations, film, exposure and filtration; image control with the view camera; studio lighting; copy techniques and photographic aesthetics. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| EDIS 5632 | Advanced Photography (3.00) |
| A continuation of CISE 5631: Lectures and lab/demonstrations cover advanced skills, knowledge, applications, topical assignments, and reviews and critiques. These are followed by presentations and discussions of the applications of photography to specific areas of research, teaching, and expression.). Prerequisites: EDIS 5631 or Equivalent Experience. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| EDIS 5640 | Physical Geography (3.00) |
| Emphasizes the use of maps, map interpretation, and the study of climactic systems and physical forces on human activity. | |
| EDIS 5650 | Cultural Geography (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Emphasizes concepts of cultural patterns and their influence on political and regional patterns of the world. |
| EDIS 5700 | Positive Behavior Support (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course is designed specifically for teachers and other professionals working with individuals who have moderate to severe disabilities or with young children who have disabilities. The primary focus is upon the concepts and skills needed a) to design, implement, and evaluate behavior support programs which derive from functional behavioral assessment, b) to use effective teaching strategies to build relevant replacement skills and facilitate skill generalization and maintenance, d) to apply functional communication training, e) to incorporate prevention strategies, f) to improve the aspects of the student's environment that relate to the problem behavior, and g) to incorporate, as appropriate, safety plans. Prerequisite: EDIS 5000 and 7150. |
| EDIS 5710 | Content Area Reading (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course focuses on strategies to improve comprehension of a range of materials associated with various disciplines. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5720 | Word Study Workshop (1.00) |
| Written as an overview of a word-study approach to phonics in the classroom, this course will introduce the stages that children negotiate as they become readers and connect instruction in spelling/word study to reading at each level. The workshop is not intended to be as in-depth a treatment of developmental word knowledge as the three-hour graduate course. | |
| EDIS 5721 | Comprehension Strategies (1.00) |
| This one-credit course covers practical strategies for reading, writing, discussion, studying, and vocabulary in all content areas. The emphasis will be on learning a range of content and comprehension strategies that lead to greater engagement by student learners and more effective instruction by teachers. This course can be tailored to a specific group of teachers such as K-3 or for grades 4 and up. | |
| EDIS 5722 | Small Group Differentiated Reading Instruction (1.00) |
| This one hour graduate course is designed for educators who want to learn more about differentiating small group reading instruction. Using their own assessment data, participants will design differentiated instruction and use flexible grouping for reading groups and individuals students. Designing and critiquing lesson plans is a required component of this course. | |
| EDIS 5723 | Word Study for the Struggling Reader (1.00) |
| This course aims to convey an understanding of struggling adolescent readers and their unique word study needs. A student's spelling will be seen as a "window" for understanding development in word knowledge. Teachers will learn how to assess struggling adolescent learners' spelling, design instruction, and evaluate appropriate materials. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| EDIS 5724 | Literacy Coaching (1.00) |
| This one-credit-hour course will meet for 15 contact hours. The purpose of this course is to assist reading specialists develop and refine coaching skills that will enable them to be reading leaders at the school and/or district level. Participants will examine the role of the literacy coach, and work on skills that enable reading coaches to be effective literacy leaders. | |
| EDIS 5725 | Preschool Children's Literature (1.00) |
| This course focuses on the study of various genres of literature appropriate for preschool and primary grade children. The course emphasizes criteria for selecting and interpreting quality material for children who are at different developmental levels. In addition, it explores the many ways that quality children's preschool literature can be used in the classroom. | |
| EDIS 5726 | Oral Language Development (1.00) |
| This one-credit graduate level course designed for prekindergarten teachers will focus on the role of oral language acquisition and development in emergent literacy, as well as theories that describe various aspects of language acquisition and the stages of oral language development. Strategies for fostering oral language in the classroom and methods of evaluating oral language will be explored. | |
| EDIS 5730 | Diagnosis and Remediation I: Grades PreK-2 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course is an introduction to both formative and diagnostic literacy assessments used in the preschool through primary grades (emergent and beginning stage readers). Clinical and classroom diagnostic methods along with related instructional implications are explored. This course is taken in conjunction with EDIS 5740 and involves multiple practicum assignments at are to be completed outside of class. Co-requisite: EDIS 5740 |
| EDIS 5740 | Diagnosis and Remediation II: Grades 3-12 (3.00) |
| This course focuses on intervention techniques for accelerating the reading ability of struggling readers. Instructional methods are presented in four categories of literacy development: oral reading fluency, comprehension, word knowledge (phonics, spelling, decoding, and vocabulary), and writing. Assignments are practicum based. Students learn how to match instructional techniques to assessed areas of literacy needs and how to differentiate instruction for varying levels of reading achievement. Corequisite: EDIS 5730 | |
| EDIS 5750 | Early Reading Development (3.00) |
| This course is designed for primary educators who want to learn more about the components of a balanced literacy program for early readers. Participants will learn how to administer and interpret early literacy assessments (PALS, TOPPA, ERSI, and Running Records). Instructional topics include how to incorporate phonological awareness, phonics, leveled text, and guided reading lessons into a balanced language arts program. | |
| EDIS 5760 | Adolescent Literacy (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Characteristics of Adolescent learners and instruction that meets their needs will be explored in this course. Topics include: assessment, matching texts to readers, strategy instruction for comprehension and vocabulary. Integrated into the course is the use of technology and how to address the needs of ELL students and striving readers. Course was offered Spring 2013 |
| EDIS 5860 | Museums and Education (3.00) |
| Introduces the history and development of museums and their educational work in America. Themes include an overview of museum history; exemplary museum interpretation and educational programs; instructional designs for teaching with objects and collections; and strategies for working with school groups and other audiences. Course was offered Summer 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| EDIS 5871 | Seminar: Teaching Associateship - Elementary Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to accompany the teaching associateship experience (i.e., student teaching). Focuses on special issues and concerns that grow out of that experience, including such topics as classroom management, parent-teacher conferences, and school-community relations. Seminar sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 5872 | Seminar: Teaching Associateship - English Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to accompany the teaching associateship experience (i.e., student teaching). Focuses on special issues and concerns that grow out of that experience, including such topics as classroom management, parent-teacher conferences, and school-community relations. Seminar sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
| EDIS 5873 | Seminar: Teaching Associateship - Foreign Language (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to accompany the teaching associateship experience (i.e., student teaching). Focuses on special issues and concerns that grow out of that experience, including such topics as classroom management, parent-teacher conferences, and school-community relations. Seminar sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 5874 | Seminar: Teaching Associateship - Mathematics Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to accompany the teaching associateship experience (i.e., student teaching). Focuses on special issues and concerns that grow out of that experience, including such topics as classroom management, parent-teacher conferences, and school-community relations. Seminar sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 5875 | Seminar: Teaching Associateship - Science Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to accompany the teaching associateship experience (i.e., student teaching). Focuses on special issues and concerns that grow out of that experience, including such topics as classroom management, parent-teacher conferences, and school-community relations. Seminar sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 5876 | Seminar: Teaching Associateship - Social Studies Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to accompany the teaching associateship experience (i.e., student teaching). Focuses on special issues and concerns that grow out of that experience, including such topics as classroom management, parent-teacher conferences, and school-community relations. Seminar sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
| EDIS 5877 | Seminar: Teaching Associateship - Special Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to accompany the teaching associateship experience (i.e., student teaching). Focuses on special issues and concerns that grow out of that experience, including such topics as classroom management, parent-teacher conferences, and school-community relations. Seminar sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 5878 | Seminar: Teaching Associateship - Early Childhood Special Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to accompany the teaching associateship experience (i.e., student teaching). Focuses on special issues and concerns that grow out of that experience, including such topics as classroom management, parent-teacher conferences, and school-community relations. Seminar sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5879 | Seminar: Teaching Associateship - Health & Physical Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to accompany the teaching associateship experience (i.e., student teaching). Focuses on special issues and concerns that grow out of that experience, including such topics as classroom management, parent-teacher conferences, and school-community relations. Seminar sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 5880 | Teaching Associateship: Severe Disabilities (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas & meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Ed. Program; permission of advisor and the Director of Teacher Ed. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Ed Program, Permission of Advisor and Director of Teacher Education. |
| EDIS 5881 | Teaching Associateship: Elementary (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program; permission of advisor and the Director of Teacher Education |
| EDIS 5882 | Teaching Associateship: English Education (6.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Ed. Program; permission of advisor and the Director of Teacher Education. |
| EDIS 5883 | Teaching Associateship: Foreign Language (6.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Ed. Program; permission of advisor and the Director of Teacher Education. |
| EDIS 5884 | Teaching Associateship: Mathematics (6.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Ed. Program; permission of advisor and the Director of Teacher Education. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5885 | Teaching Associateship: Science Education (6.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Ed. Program; permission of advisor and the Director of Teacher Education. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5886 | Teaching Associateship: Social Studies (6.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Ed. Program; permission of advisor and the Director of Teacher Education. |
| EDIS 5887 | Teaching Associateship: Special Education (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Ed. Program; permission of advisor and the Director of Teacher Education. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5888 | Teaching Associateship: Early Childhood Special Ed. (6.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Ed. Program; permission of advisor and the Director of Teacher Education. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5889 | Teaching Associateship: Health and Physical Education (6.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Ed. Program; permission of advisor and the Director of Teacher Education. |
| EDIS 5890 | Workshop (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Special topics, offered as needed. | |
| EDIS 5900 | Writing Institute: Central VA Writing Project (6.00) |
| This Invitational Institute is sponsored by the Central Virginia Writing Project and the National Writing Project. Prek-12 teachers who have taught for at least 3 years, and who teach in all subject areas, attend this 4-week, all-day Institute where they study themselves as writers and the teaching of writing. An emphasis on teachers as researchers prevails, and the participants engage in continuation experiences during the ensuing school years. | |
| EDIS 5910 | Teaching Young Writers 6-12 (1.00 - 6.00) |
| This course runs in conjunction with the UVA Writers Workshop program. It involves reading relevant texts, attending workshops, assisting in labs, and teaching electives, as well as interacting with young writers and their original texts and discussing readings with other course participants. Instructor permission is required and experience in teaching writing to adolescents is recommended. Submit sample writing and sample lesson plan. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2010 | |
| EDIS 5920 | Advanced Writing Institute: Central VA Writing Project (3.00) |
| This Invitational Advanced Institute is sponsored by the Central Virginia Writing Project and the National Writing Project. Teachers who have attended the CVWP Summer Writing Institute attend this 2-week, all-day Advanced Institute where they study the data they are collecting as teacher researchers, prepare presentations, create documents for publication, and plan for the continuation of their teacher research during the ensuing years. Prerequisites: EDIS 5900 Writing Institute. | |
| EDIS 5980 | Internship (1.00 - 6.00) |
| A special assignment, agreed to by the student and his or her assigned advisor, providing a unique experience in an educational setting that is consistent with the students' professional objectives and program focus. Conducted under the guidance of an experienced teacher and/or University faculty. Section 1: Elementary Education Section 2: Early Childhood Education Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDIS 5985 | Internship (1.00 - 6.00) |
| A special assignment, agreed to by an advisor, that provides a unique experience in an educational setting consistent with the students' professional objectives and program focus. | |
| EDIS 5993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Independent Study Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5995 | Independent Research (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Independent Research |
| EDIS 7000 | Introduction to Instructional Design (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Instructional design (ID) offers substantial potential to improve learning in every domain. Students learn systematic methods for ID, explore the role of design, theory, and technology in addressing instructional problems, and build significant analytical and project management skills. For any discipline where creative approaches to knowledge construction and information transfer are critical. Hybrid format course¬both online and face-to-face. |
| EDIS 7010 | Computer Courseware Tools (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides an introduction to technologies commonly employed for instructional development. Courseware Tools is the first half of a two-course sequence. Topics in the first semester include digital media, print and web design / development, web scripting, and related instructional issues such as usability principles and interface design. In the second semester, use of these tools to develop projects is addressed in Courseware Design. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| EDIS 7020 | Computer Courseware Design (3.00) |
| This course is the second half of a two-course sequence. It provides an introduction to tools and technologies employed for instructional development. Courseware Design builds upon and extends these topics, including use of these tools to develop instructional projects. This sequence supports and complements other instructional technology courses such as Introduction to Instructional Design. | |
| EDIS 7040 | Seminar in Instructional Technology (3.00) |
| There are four background segments of this course: history, current issues, specializations and competencies, and international perspectives. These four units have been designed to provide all IT majors with the requisite professional understanding of their discipline's heritage. Also included are units that guide the participants through the application of specific media to the instruction process. These include research on media, selection, utilization and evaluation, and the relevant characteristics of the media. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| EDIS 7050 | Problems and Issues in Science Education (3.00) |
| Studies major curriculum and instructional problems and issues in science education from both historical and present day perspectives. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDIS 7070 | Digital Multimedia Development (3.00) |
| Designed for the novice-level student who is interested in developing and publishing computer-based multimedia. This intensive, project-based class covers tools for website and podcast creation and working with digital images, audio, animation, and video. Students will be required to demonstrate competency with each individual tool, and will create a final project for the class which incorporates several tools. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| EDIS 7080 | Advanced Techniques of Teaching the Exceptional Individual (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Analyzes instructional approaches, strategies, and materials for advanced-level consultant and resource teachers in special education. Emphasizes the development of interactive skills among professionals in order to facilitate collaboration with general education. Prerequisite: instructor permission. |
| EDIS 7091 | Proseminar: Reading (1.00) |
| To be taken concurrently with EDIS 7850 Seminar (Reading), this one-credit pro-seminar is designed to prepare new doctoral students in reading and related literacy studies to be successful doctoral students. The hoops and hurdles of doctoral studies are demystified and faculty involved in current literacy research share their research agendas. Doctoral students at the end of their program are invited to share their experience and current research efforts. Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in EDIS 7850. | |
| EDIS 7100 | Contemporary Educational Issues (3.00) |
| The purpose of this course is to identify, explore, and discuss some of education's defining issues. The course examines the foundation and history of American education and explores a variety of current educational and policy issues tha tdirectly impact k-12 classroom teachers. Prerequisite: Admission to the Master of Teaching Program. | |
| EDIS 7110 | Vocal and Non-Vocal Communication (3.00) |
| Designed for teachers, therapists, and other professionals who implement communication programs for persons with moderate to severe disabilities or for preschoolers with disabilities. Current research and teaching practices are addressed, focusing on appropriate assessment strategies and tools; non-symbolic communication; augmentative and alternative communication systems; naturalistic teaching approaches; and collaborative teaming between teachers, parents, and speech, occupational, and physical therapists. Prerequisite: EDIS 5000; corequisite: EDIS 7150. | |
| EDIS 7130 | Transition Planning for Secondary Students (3.00) |
| EDIS 7130 is offered twice a year with an emphasis on different groups of students. Emphasizes the areas of assessment and instruction related specifically to students with disabilities: functional academics; vocational skills, models of employment, and employment; independent living and use of the community; and post-secondary training in education. Emphasis on students with moderate and severe disabilities. Prerequisite: EDIS 5000 (for fall) or EDIS 5000 and 5130 (for summer). | |
| EDIS 7150 | Positive Behavior Support (3.00) |
| This course is designed specifically for teachers and other professionals working with individuals who have moderate to severe disabilities or with young children who have disabilities. The primary focus is upon the concepts and skills needed a) to design, implement, and evaluate behavior support programs which derive from functional assessment, b) to use effective teaching strategies to build relevant replacement skills and facilitate skill generalization and maintenance, d) to apply functional communication training, e) to incorporate prevention strategies, f) to improve the aspects of the student's environment that relate to the problem behavior, and g) to incorporate, as appropriate, individually designed crisis intervention procedures. Prerequisite: EDIS 5000. | |
| EDIS 7210 | Advanced Language Development (3.00) |
| Focuses on language acquisition and development. Emphasizes the development of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and phonology. Factors influencing language acquisition and development, such as the role of primary caretaker, the active participation of the child, social-economic conditions, and sensitivity to non-verbal cues are explored. Reading and research in language development highlight current issues in language requisition. Prerequisite: EDIS 5210 or equivalent. | |
| EDIS 7220 | Intro to the Gifted (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Examines cognitive and social and emotional characteristics of the gifted; identification; programming options; special populations; instructional strategies; and special issues in working with the gifted. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| EDIS 7230 | Curriculum for the Gifted and Talented (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reviews current theory and practice in planning and executing curriculum and instruction for the gifted and talented. Stresses design of instruction as a response to the specific cognitive and affective needs of gifted learners and in-depth investigation of quality curriculum based on contemporary models, and modifications of quality curriculum for a range of higher ability and high potential learners. Provides opportunity for both assessment and development of curriculum for the gifted. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| EDIS 7240 | Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Students (3.00) |
| Designed for teachers, administrators, parents, and others who work with high ability learners. Investigates similarities and differences between the development of gifted learners and other students, exploring the implications of these comparisons and focusing on strategies to assist gifted learners in school and home environments. | |
| EDIS 7250 | Models and Strategies for Teaching the Gifted (3.00) |
| Examines programming and curricular models for teaching gifted and talented learners, as well as a variety of instructional strategies commonly used with gifted and talented learners. Develops modes of assessing the effectiveness of models and strategies for use with gifted and talented learners. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| EDIS 7260 | Mentorship in Gifted Education (3.00) |
| Provides a context for the interrelationship between theory, research and practice in gifted education and related fields. Emphasis will be placed on the application of research methods for extending the scientific base of knowledge and for incorporating the use of evidence based practices. Learning methods include formal class meetings, readings, seminar-style discussions, critiques of published studies, literature searches & data analysis. Prerequisites: Open to all Ph.D. students in the Curry School. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| EDIS 7300 | Language Arts: Elementary School (3.00) |
| Designed for the graduate student whose primary interest is in methods and materials in the teaching of language arts in the elementary classroom. Emphasizes instructional strategies, activities, materials, and techniques to stimulate the acquisitions of oral, aural, and written language skills. | |
| EDIS 7310 | Children's Literature (3.00) |
| This course focuses on the many genres of children's literature created for the PreK-6th grade child and the place of literature in the language arts program. Students learn to assess literacy quality; they also learn a range of instructional techniques designed to support a literature curriculum. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| EDIS 7320 | Integrated Science in the Elementary School (3.00) |
| Emphasizes understanding basic principles, processes, and conceptual schemes of the integrated life and physical sciences from the perspective of curricular requirements and societal expectations for elementary science teaching. In reviewing the history of science education, curriculum improvement studies, and current trends in science teaching, students examine instructional options for K-8 science teaching. Provides experience translating science content into activity/inquiry based, hands-on science lessons compatible with applicable curriculum standards and instructional objectives. Methods of interdisciplinary instruction involve mathematics, art, music, writing, reading, social studies, environmental education, and health and physical education. | |
| EDIS 7330 | Social Studies in Elementary Schools (3.00) |
| Studies curriculum materials, teaching methods, and problems in social studies education for elementary school children. | |
| EDIS 7400 | Problems & Issues in Language, Literacy, & Cultural Studies (3.00) |
| Students investigate and critique major issues in current literacy curricula and instructional practices in secondary English classrooms. They evaluate their own teaching experiences, identify research interests, and conduct in-depth inquiry into them with the purpose of posing solutions to the most pressing problems in literacy education. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| EDIS 7450 | Problems and Issues in Mathematics Education (3.00) |
| Studies major curriculum and instructional problems and issues in mathematics education from historical and present-day perspectives. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| EDIS 7600 | Problems and Issues in Social Studies Education (3.00) |
| Discussion of the major curriculum and instructional problems and issues in social studies education. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDIS 7608 | Aesthetics and Education (3.00) |
| An interdisciplinary endeavor that considers aesthetics as more than a specialized philosophical study of fine arts, and education as wider than the school or college. Study includes historical and theoretical understandings, cultural and public dimensions of aesthetics and education, psychological considerations, and the discipline of various art forms. Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| EDIS 7700 | Foundations of Reading Instruction (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The theoretical foundations of reading development are the focus of this survey course. Topics covered include: children's basic language development as a precursor to reading and as a medium for instruction, and how stage theories of reading development can inform instruction across a spectrum of readers from emergent to advanced. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 7710 | Reading in the Content Areas (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Familiarizes teachers with literacy instruction linked to content subjects, with an emphasis on how teachers in the upper elem., middle, & secondary grades can facilitate comprehension of nonfiction sources. Topics include practical assessments, evidence-based instruction in technical vocabulary & comprehension, affective and multicultural issues, writing in content areas, & technology. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 7720 | Word Study: Language Structures, and Phonics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Focuses on the theory and research underlying the acquisition of orthographic knowledge. Explores the increasingly inextricable relationship between orthography and phonology, and the language structures inherent in morphological aspects of English spelling. Building on the history of English spelling, the course touches on cross-linguistic issues related to different orthographies Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 7730 | Practicum in Reading Diagnosis (3.00) |
| Introduction to basic and advanced testing procedures used to diagnose reading difficulties of elementary and secondary students and adults. Examines clinical and classroom diagnostic methods, explores theoretical foundations for these practices, and discusses practical applications to the classroom. Corequisite: EDIS 7740. | |
| EDIS 7740 | Practicum in Remedial Reading (3.00) |
| Acquaints students with a variety of techniques to support and instruct remedial readers. These techniques address reading, writing, comprehension, and word study across the developmental stages. As a practicum, this class entails teaching either in the McGuffey Reading Clinic under close supervision. Emphasizes appropriate and practical techniques that will meet the needs of specific individuals with specific reading problems. Corequisite: EDIS 7730 | |
| EDIS 7750 | Effective Reading Programs (3.00) |
| Examines the organization and supervision of effective reading programs in the nested contexts of the classroom, the school, the school district, and beyond. The issue of organizational plans are discussed in relation to students' needs in literacy acquisition. Participants critically examine 'in place' reading programs and design their own plan for a reading program. Prerequisite: EDIS 7700. | |
| EDIS 7751 | Literacy Leadership and Coaching (3.00) |
| Literacy Leadership and Coaching is the capstone course for the Reading Masters program. The course has two primary goals: 1) Examine the leadership role of the literacy specialist/coach and 2) Learn how to evaluate the reading program (school level/district level) and implement change. Both of these goals will be met by examining central issues related to literacy instruction, assessment, and leadership. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| EDIS 7800 | Fundamentals of Curriculum (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduces basic concepts and issues related to curriculum design, development, change, and evaluation. |
| EDIS 7810 | Assessment of Curriculum: K-12 (3.00) |
| Studies the implications for curriculum and data collection techniques of K-12 schools. Specific attention is given to objectives, sequence, standards, and developments in each subject area. | |
| EDIS 7820 | Curriculum Evaluation (3.00) |
| Introduces issues, concepts, trends, and major orientations to early childhood and elementary curricula. Examples of currently used curriculum materials are also presented. | |
| EDIS 7830 | Trends and Issues in Teaching and Learning (3.00) |
| This seminar focuses on current issues in K-12 classrooms. Students will examine topics such as the changing teaching profession, bilingual education, the proper role of technology in education, high-stakes testing, and more. | |
| EDIS 7850 | Seminar (3.00) |
| Course sections of this doctoral level seminar are aligned with special topics related to individual program areas. Students are advised to contact the program coordinator or their advisor for additional information on course content and scheduling. | |
| EDIS 7851 | Theoretical Models of Reading Seminar (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Students learn about key theoetical orientations regarding various aspects of reading, such as comprehension, word recognition, affect, and others. Prerequisite: Admission to doctoral program or instructor consent. |
| EDIS 7852 | Seminar: Reading Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Students learn about major approaches to research and study exemplars of each. Students will learn to evaluate research reports on the basis of accepted standards for each approach. Prerequisite: Admission to doctoral program or instructor consent. |
| EDIS 7883 | Reading Disabilities (3.00) |
| Focuses on current research on reading disabilities. Explores how theories of speech affect research in reading and writing and the history of resarch on Dyslexia and its subtypes. Implications for identification and intervention are discussed in light of the most recent research on response to intervention. Prerequisite: Background in reading, communication disorders, or special education. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| EDIS 7886 | Comprehension of Text (3.00) |
| Explores what it means to comprehend a text and how the ability develops in children and adolescents. Examines comprehension theories from the perspectives of psychology, education, linguistics, and literacy theory. Participants also study the research on teaching reading comprehension to determine if schools can improve how students think and learn with texts. | |
| EDIS 7887 | Models of Reading (3.00) |
| Basic seminar in models and processes of reading. The wides possible range of reading models are considered, from those that emphasize processes of word recognition to those that encompass reader-response theory and postmodern perspectives. Each model is evaluated in turn, with the goal of synthesizing multiple perspectives in a final paper that reconciles conflicting views and focuses on instructional implications. | |
| EDIS 7991 | Field Project (3.00) |
| A field-based, action research project, designed to explore a contemporary educational problem. Course was offered Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EDIS 7993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Course permits students to work, under close faculty guidance, on an individual research project. Research done in this course may not be considered a part of thesis or dissertation work. Enrollment in this course should be limited to two three-credit registrations (six credits) at the doctorate level. Exceptions to this regulation should have the approval of the advisory committee and the dean of the School of Education. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 8010 | Advanced Instructional Design (3.00) |
| Students employ an iterative instructional design/development process, focusing on a specific Emerging Technology, & building on needs assessment conducted in EDIS 7000. Students draw from learning theory to construct guidelines to guide their instructional designs. The selected technology is employed as an instructional medium. Instructional cases emphasize practice issues specific to the design/development process, across a range of venues. | |
| EDIS 8020 | Readings and Research in Education of Exceptional Children (3.00) |
| Individual reading or research program for students majoring in the education of exceptional children. Areas of emphasis: behavior disordered (emotionally disturbed); learning disabled; mentally retarded; general special education; and special education administration and supervision. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDIS 8030 | Advanced Seminar in Instructional Technology (3.00) |
| As a prelude to dissertation research, each student conducts a pilot research study on instructional technology (IT). Students assemble research materials, arrange study participants, conduct the study, analyze the data, and write the research report. A weekly panel of research readings allow for consideration of the questions of most interest to the field of IT, and study of research designs and reporting techniques. Students also critique and assist in the research of their colleagues. Prerequisite: EDLF 7300 | |
| EDIS 8040 | Problems in Special Education (3.00) |
| Analyzes contemporary research on exceptional children. Areas of emphasis: behavior disordered (emotionally disturbed); learning disabled; mentally retarded; general special education; and special education administration and supervision. No more than three credits may be taken in each subsection. | |
| EDIS 8050 | Research and Reading in Science Education I (3.00) |
| Designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to critically analyze research reports in science education, focusing on studies related to teaching and learning. This course is only offered every other year. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. | |
| EDIS 8051 | Research and Reading in Science Education II (3.00) |
| In this course, students use the critical review developed in EDIS 8050 to inform the development of a conceptually sound investigation with the potential to form the basis of a dissertation. This course is only offered every other year. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. | |
| EDIS 8090 | Seminar: Integrative Literature Reviews (3.00) |
| Presents methods for systematically integrating research literature, including searching extant studies, categorizing studies on the basis of their relevant characteristics, analyzing the resulting data, and preparing reports of reviews. Includes methods for both narrative reviews and meta-analyses. | |
| EDIS 8140 | Evaluation of Programs for the Gifted (3.00) |
| Focus on designs for evaluating programs for the gifted, unique issues in the evaluation design, instrument selection, and construction. Application of the design to real evaluation projects. Prerequisite: EDLF 7220 or instructor permission Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| EDIS 8170 | Advanced Seminar on Creativity (3.00) |
| Study of the theory of and emperical research in the field of creativity. Includes the history and philosophy of creativity; brain research; environmental effects; intelligence; motivation; the assessment of, and empirical research on, creativity; and applications of creativity research to education and other settings. Prerequisite: EDLF 7220 or instructor permission | |
| EDIS 8180 | Advanced Seminar on Curriculum for the Gifted (3.00) |
| Designed for those participants with a strong background in the study of curriculum development for gifted learners. Provides an opportunity for advanced study, research, and application of principles and issues central to appropriate instruction of gifted learners. Students examine current thinking about teaching and learning, current contexts of education, and applications and impacts of those elements on instructing gifted learners. Prerequisite: EDLF 7220 or instructor permission | |
| EDIS 8190 | Advanced Seminar Research on the Gifted (3.00) |
| Explores specific research issues (definition of population, instrument ceilings, control group issues) using current empirical studies. Students are required to develop a proposal for a research study or work on an on-going research project in the field of gifted education. Considers both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Prerequisite: EDLF 7220 or instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| EDIS 8200 | Issues in Gifted Education (3.00) |
| This seminar focuses on critical analysis of existing research in the field of gifted education with an eye toward developing research proposals to further the field. Students will be expected to actively participate in the three components-analyzing research literature; participating in mentored experiences with faculty in the program area; and contributing to the advanced seminar activities on targeted issues within the field. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| EDIS 8210 | Advanced Seminar on Special Populations of Gifted Students (3.00) |
| Focuses on groups of gifted students who have been underserved or who have unique characteristics and needs. Addresses identification, programming and curriculum development, and instruction. Groups studied include cultural and ethnic minorities, economically disadvantaged, handicapped, underachievers, and women. Prerequisite: EDLF 7220 or instructor permission | |
| EDIS 8400 | Research Studies in English and Literacy Education (3.00) |
| Students learn to analyze significant research studies in the field, present critiques of selected studies, and develop a literature review of research that lays the groundwork for a dissertation study. Prerequisite: EDIS 7400. | |
| EDIS 8460 | Advanced Aesthetics and Education (3.00) |
| Advanced seminar on aesthetics and education, focusing on the evolution of aesthetic ideas, their relationship to education, aesthetic experiences and the human mind, the use of aesthetics in the public domain, and aesthetics and educational strategies for improving the quality of experiences in American education. | |
| EDIS 8470 | Folklore and Education (3.00) |
| Introduction to the field of folklore and folklife studies. This field provides a powerful framework for understanding educational patterns, problems, and issues in traditional and modern societies. The course blends the substance and methodology of the discipline with the pragmatic needs of the educator in the school. | |
| EDIS 8500 | Special Topics (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Special Topics Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 8800 | Principles of Curriculum Design (3.00) |
| Laboratory course for students beginning to work on the development of curriculum and instructional programs. Application of curriculum design and evaluation principles to the development of a particular curriculum identified by the student. Prerequisite: EDIS 7800. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| EDIS 8820 | Curriculum: Advanced Seminar (3.00) |
| Study of the most significant recent developments in curricular concepts and patterns directed toward a deeper understanding of the theoretic base underlying them. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| EDIS 8821 | Proseminar for CISE 1st yr Doctoral Students (1.00) |
| This seminar is designed for all doctoral students in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education.. Taken in doctoral students' first semester of study, the focus is on introducing CISE faculty to CISE students and vice versa. It also focuses on the basics of academic scholarship, with special emphasis on scholarly writing. Prerequisites: Restricted to CISE Doctoral Students. | |
| EDIS 8822 | Doctoral Seminar: Research Grant Writing (3.00) |
| The purpose of this seminar is to help doctoral students gain skills in research grant writing and reviewing. Students learn the basics of preparing grant proposals in accordance with the guidelines used by federal agencies, such as the U. S. Department of Education (USDOE) Institute of Education Sciences and the National Institutes of Mental Health. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| EDIS 8850 | Doctoral Level Methods in Special Education (3.00) |
| This course gives an overview of methods for iinstructioning children with special needs in the public schools. Designed specifically for those doctoral students seeking licensure in school psychology, the course uses cases and video to address methods from a problem-solving format. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| EDIS 8851 | Advanced Studies in Special Education Research and Issues (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Advanced graduate students examine professional literature bearing on the nature, causes, asessment, and treatment of individuals with disabilities, particularly the literature related to special education and the issues that arise from differing perspectives on these topics. Topics (a: characteristics and issues; b: assessment and intervention) alternate annually; students may repeat the course one time. |
| EDIS 8852 | Conceptualizing Educational Research (3.00) |
| This seminar provides a forum for exchanging ideas about conducting educational research and evaluation. Students write and presnet research proposals. | |
| EDIS 8853 | Seminar: Research Grant Writing (3.00) |
| This doctoral level seminar is designed to help students learn how to write proposals for research funding. The major course assignment is writing a mock research proposal using either the guidelines of the DoED's Institute of Education Sciences, the National Science Foundation, or the National Institutes of Health. | |
| EDIS 8854 | Policy Issues in Teaching and Teacher Education (3.00 - 6.00) |
| This seminar engages graduate students in an intensive exploration of (1) the context for teaching and teacher education policy, (2) the diverse roles of various stakeholder groups and agencies, (3) the specific dimensions of policy on teaching and teacher education, and (4) current issues in teaching and teacher education policy. Specific sections may focus on particular topics in teacher education. | |
| EDIS 8980 | Practicum (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Supervised experiences under the direction of Clinical Instructors and University Supervisors. . Experiences are designed to prepare students to manage and instruct individual children/adolescents and groups of children/adolescents representative of their respective area of emphasis. The experiences addressed are: Section 1: Early Childhood Developmental Risk; Section 2: Severe Disabilities; Section 3: Behavioral Disorders; Section 4: Learning Disabilities; Section 5: Mental Retardation |
| EDIS 8981 | Practicum: Special Education (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Practicum: Special Education |
| EDIS 8982 | Practicum: Curriculum & Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Practicum: Curriculum & Instruction Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 8983 | Practicum: Special Education - Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Practicum: Special Education - Intellectual Developmental Disabilities | |
| EDIS 8984 | Practicum: Reading Diagnostic Clinic (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Practicum: Reading Diagnostic Clinic Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 8985 | Practicum: Reading -Tutoring Clinic (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Practicum: Reading -Tutoring Clinic Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 8986 | Practicum Adapted Special Education: Severe Disabilitites (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This practicum provides teaching experiences with school-aged individuals with severe disabilities; students work with licensed teachers (clinical instructors) and receive supervision from a university supervisor. Students attend a practicum seminar that meets several times a semester. Students enroll for variable credits (1 to 6) that is coordinated with assignments and weekly time in classroom; performance is graded. Prerequisites: Must be a graduate student in Special Education. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 8987 | Masters Internship: Gifted (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Masters Internship: Gifted Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| EDIS 8998 | Masters Research Internship (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to give masters students experience conducting research in professional settings appropriate to their disciplines. Prerequisites: Permission of Advisor. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| EDIS 8999 | Masters Thesis (1.00 - 6.00) |
| For master's research, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EDIS 9040 | Seminar in English & Literacy Education (3.00) |
| In a highly individualized venue, students develop the components of a dissertation proposal; a study rationale, literature review, and methodology for rigorous inquiry that will contriube to research, theory, and practice in English and literacy education. In this context, students also prepare themselves for comprehension exams. Prerequisite: EDIS 8400. | |
| EDIS 9250 | Readings and Research in Elementary Education (K-8) (3.00) |
| Applies empirical, theoretical, and practical knowledge to classroom teaching problems. | |
| EDIS 9400 | Seminar in English Education (3.00) |
| Students develop a comprehensive and annotated bibliography of research, along with a rationale and procedures for carrying out a study that will contribute to research, theory, and practice in English education. | |
| EDIS 9450 | Readings and Research in Mathematics Education (3.00) |
| Students analyze research on a particular topic in the teaching or learning of mathematics and complete a project synthesizing, applying, or extending the research results. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| EDIS 9650 | Readings and Research in Social Studies Education (3.00) |
| Explores and analyzes significant studies in social studies education. Consideration is also given to implications for needed research in this area. | |
| EDIS 9700 | Reading Research Seminar (3.00) |
| Reading Research Seminar | |
| EDIS 9740 | Internship in College Teaching or Supervision (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Opportunities for experienced doctoral students to teach courses or partial courses at the University, or to supervise student teachers under the guidance of a faculty member. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 9991 | Ed.D. Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Students conduct systematic inquiry to address an important problem in education, through the application of discipline knowledge and research skills, with the goal of improving practice. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| EDIS 9993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Under close guidance of a faculty member, students work on an area of particular interest that cannot be met by a regularly scheduled course. A plan of study should be signed by the faculty sponsor and filed in the student's permanent file in the Office of Student Affairs. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 9995 | Independent Research (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Permits students to work jointly with faculty or other students in cooperatively designing and executing research projects. The nature and scope of such projects are advanced beyond the master's level, and a plan of research should be signed and filed in the student's permanent file. Prerequisite: Advisor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 9998 | Doctoral Research Apprenticeship (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Designed to give doctoral students experience conducting research in professional settings appropriate to their disciplines. Prerequisites: Advisor Permission Required Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 9999 | Doctoral Dissertation (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Doctoral Dissertation Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |