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2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Elementary, EDHH, and Secondary/P-12 Courses
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Department of Teaching, Leadership, & Technology
ED 501 - Introduction to Teaching
1 credit hour
Observations and case-study analysis will provide students with a pedagogical foundation on which to build a personal philosophy of education. Prerequisite(s): ED 527 .
ED 502 - Secondary Students as Learners
2 credit hours
The COE conceptual framework theme, “Educator as Developing Professional,” is a major organizer for this course in that secondary candidates will be encouraged to explore various foundations for beginning a career in teaching and for committing to anticipated growth and development to span the entire career. Prerequisite(s): ED 527 . Prerequisite(s) with concurrency allowed: One applicable course from: ED 535 , 536 , 537 , 538 , 539 , 540 , 541 . Co-requisite(s): ED 555 and SPED 507 .
ED 503 - Power, Politics, and Change
2 credit hours
This course will introduce graduate students to how educational policy is made for American schools and the effect of policies on classroom teaching. The emphasis of the course is on the complex interrelationship between politicians, private foundations and think tanks, teachers’ unions, special-interest groups, educational researchers, school administrators, boards of education, courts, and classroom teachers. Co-requisite(s): ED 504 and 506 .
ED 504 - Innovative Instructional Design
2 credit hours
This course will introduce graduate students to the evolution of the standards movement in the early 21st century and its strong political force in today’s schooling. The emphasis of the course is on using innovative instructional designs (i.e., multiple intelligences, learning styles, differentiation, cooperative learning, interdisciplinary learning, problem-based learning, mentoring service learning, etc.) within a climate of high-stakes standards-based curricular accountability. Co-requisite(s): ED 503 and 506 .
ED 506 - Reaching Every Learner
2 credit hours
This course will introduce graduate students to the historical impact of culture, ethnicity, language, socioeconomic background, gender, ability, and interest levels on student learning. An emphasis on the course is on the examination of personal and professional biases, experiences, values, and beliefs, and the impact of these things on a teacher’s ability to reach students from diverse backgrounds. Co-requisite(s): ED 503 and 504 .
ED 511 - Advanced Studies in Teaching Reading
3 credit hours
Understanding reading difficulties, practical experiences in diagnosing reading difficulties, a study of corrective treatment, and the ability to develop and implement a directed reading lesson. Guided laboratory experiences with children who exhibit reading limitations that can be aided by the regular classroom teacher. Co-requisite(s): ED 546 . (Cross-listed with ED 411.)
ED 514 - Creative Arts for the Classroom Teacher
3 credit hours
Development of creative thinking processes for instructional planning for teaching and for the development of such processes in students. Consideration to the total school program with special emphasis on creative arts and the improvement of thinking skills, such as perceiving, imagining, analyzing, predicting, judging, elaborating and evaluating. (Summers only).
ED 516 - Emerging Literacy in the Classroom
3 credit hours
Understanding and teaching of beginning literacy in primary grades. Theory, methods, materials, along with assessment alternatives.
ED 517 - Teaching Writing in Today’s Classrooms
3 credit hours
Written language development in students and their teachers. Investigation of writing as a process, strategies for managing a writing process classroom, and assessment procedures. Practical applications of the writing process, including educating parents, administrators, and other classroom teachers. Strategies to expand students’ development in spelling and grammar.
ED 518 - Classroom Management
2 credit hours
Provides an opportunity to review, research, and analyze various classroom environments and disciplinary styles. Students will develop basic human-relations skills and communicate an understanding of their role in the classroom.
ED 525 - Assessment and Planning for Reading Instruction
3 credit hours
Develops educator’s expertise in choosing, administering, and interpreting a variety of formal and informal assessments approved by the Alabama Reading Initiative. Emphasis will be on the use of assessments in program review and planning at all levels.
ED 527 - Technology-Based Instructional Strategies
3 credit hours
This course discusses web-based applications, software, and hardware used in educational settings, as well as instructional strategies to help pre-service teachers begin to understand the link between classroom instruction and technology. (Cross-listed with ED 427.)
ED 530 - Language and Literacy Development
3 credit hours
Study of language development and how it influences learning and literacy development.
ED 532 - Content Area Literacy
3 credit hours
Comprehension and study skill development in concept subjects and the materials and technology that support that development.
ED 533 - English Language Learners in Today’s Classrooms
3 credit hours
This course deals with issues related to curriculum and instruction of second-language learners in P-12 classrooms.
ED 535 - Teaching Art at the Secondary Level
1 credit hour
A capstone experience in teacher preparation that includes the opportunity to reflect, apply, and integrate various program components to demonstrate synthesis of skills and knowledge. Includes field-based methods with certified teacher in students’ teaching field.
ED 536 - Teaching English/Language Arts at the Secondary Level
1 credit hour
A capstone experience in teacher preparation that includes the opportunity to reflect, apply, and integrate various program components to demonstrate synthesis of skills and knowledge. Includes field-based methods with certified teacher in students’ teaching field.
ED 537 - Teaching General Science at the Secondary Level
1 credit hour
A capstone experience in teacher preparation that includes the opportunity to reflect, apply, and integrate various program components to demonstrate synthesis of skills and knowledge. Includes field-based methods with certified teacher in students’ teaching field.
ED 538 - Teaching Math at the Secondary Level
1 credit hour
A capstone experience in teacher preparation that includes the opportunity to reflect, apply, and integrate various program components to demonstrate synthesis of skills and knowledge. Includes field-based methods with certified teacher in students’ teaching field.
ED 539 - Teaching Social Sciences at the Secondary Level
1 credit hour
A capstone experience in teacher preparation that includes the opportunity to reflect, apply, and integrate various program components to demonstrate synthesis of skills and knowledge. Includes field-based methods with certified teacher in students’ teaching field.
ED 540 - Teaching Business at the Secondary Level
1 credit hour
A capstone experience in teacher preparation that includes the opportunity to reflect, apply, and integrate various program components to demonstrate synthesis of skills and knowledge. Includes field-based methods with certified teacher in students’ teaching field.
ED 541 - Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences at the Secondary Level
1 credit hour
A capstone experience in teacher preparation that includes the opportunity to reflect, apply, and integrate various program components to demonstrate synthesis of skills and knowledge. Includes field-based methods with certified teacher in students’ teaching field.
ED 543 - Teaching Foreign Language at the Secondary Level
1 credit hour
A capstone experience in teacher preparation that includes the opportunity to reflect, apply, and integrate various program components to demonstrate synthesis of skills and knowledge. Includes field-based methods with certified teacher in students’ teaching field.
ED 544 - Teaching Elementary School Social Studies
3 credit hours
Methods for providing a developmentally appropriate social studies curriculum for children in early childhood and elementary settings. Open only to students in the alternative fifth-year program. Prerequisite(s): ED 511 and 546 . Co-requisite(s): ED 545 and 548 .
ED 545 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics
3 credit hours
Materials and methods of teaching mathematics to children in grades P-6. Appropriate laboratory experiences provided. Open only to students in the alternative fifth-year program. Prerequisite(s): ED 511 and 546 . Co-requisite(s): ED 544 and 548 .
ED 546 - Teaching Elementary School Language Arts
3 credit hours
Selection of strategies and construction of language arts materials for the elementary school child. Appropriate laboratory experiences required. Open only to students in the alternative master’s program. Prerequisite(s): ED 501 . Co-requisite(s): ED 511 .
ED 547 - Technology for Today’s Classroom
3 credit hours
This course emphasizes teaching with Web-based applications, developing discipline-specific projects for classroom instruction, and cultivating the knowledge of hardware and software used for instructional purposes. Admission to graduate school required. (Cross-listed with ED 447.)
ED 548 - Teaching Elementary School Science
3 credit hours
Materials and methods of teaching science to children in grades P-6. Scientific literacy, application of knowledge and integration of science with other subject areas. Open only to students in the alternative fifth-year program. Prerequisite(s): ED 511 and 546 . Co-requisite(s): ED 544 and 545 .
ED 549 - Selected Topics in Early Childhood and Elementary Education
3 credit hours
This course will deal with an in-depth study of a selected topic which is of current importance to the field of elementary education.
ED 550 - Instructional Strategies II - Models
3 credit hours
Selection of appropriate methods and materials for teaching the various disciplines. Completion of Stage A required.
ED 551 - Teaching Mathematics in Special Education Classrooms
1 credit hour
The primary focus of the course is on the instructional decisions made by teachers as facilitators of teaching mathematics in P-6 special education classrooms. Emphasis is on the development from novice to expert, including the role as a specialist in subject matter, special education, curriculum, and instruction.
ED 555 - Instructional Strategies I - Literacy
2 credit hours
Research on and study of new and more-advanced models of teaching, methods of assessment, and further integration of technology. Prerequisite(s): ED 527 . Prerequisite(s) with concurrency allowed: One applicable course from ED 535 , 536 , 537 , 538 , 539 , 540 , 541 ; and SPED 507 .
ED 556 - Improving Instruction in Elementary Language Arts
3 credit hours
Current research in various areas of language arts and teaching approaches.
ED 557 - Thinking Mathematically in the Elementary Classroom
3 credit hours
This course deals with current research in mathematics, as well as approaches to developing mathematical understanding, in the elementary classroom setting. The NCTM standards provide a basis for evaluating content, materials, and teaching strategies.
ED 559 - Elementary Social Studies and the Integrated Curriculum
3 credit hours
Making decisions for the effective planning, teaching, and assessment of social studies knowledge and skills. Strategies for developing civic responsibility through student involvement with each other, the fine arts, children’s literature, inquiry learning, and the current events explored.
ED 565 - Organization and Management in the Elementary Grades
3 credit hours
Planning, organization, instructional strategies and classroom management for elementary grades (K-6). Emphasis on the philosophy, design, curriculum, and organization of elementary schools, and on the teacher’s rights, responsibilities, relationships to other constituencies, and continuing professional development. Prerequisite(s): ED 501 .
ED 570 - Selected Topics in Technology
3 credit hours
This course will deal with special topics or current or emerging trends in the field of instructional technology.
ED 571 - Selected Topics in ELL/Special Education
3 credit hours
This course will deal with special topics in the field of ELL or Special Education.
ED 574 - Thinking Geographically in the Elementary Classroom
3 credit hours
This course covers current research in geographic education with a focus on the themes of location, place, human environment interaction, movement, and regions. The NCSS standards, as well as the National Geography standards, provide a basis for evaluating content, materials, and teaching strategies in the elementary classroom.
ED 575 - Environmental Education for ECE/Elementary Teachers
3 credit hours
Emphasis will be on developing knowledge and dispositions related to environment and the teaching and learning of environmental education.
ED 581 - Advanced Methods and Materials in Early Childhood Education
3 credit hours
Deals with the selection and organization of instructional materials and teaching methods appropriate to young children. Prerequisite(s): ED 501 and admission to the TEP.
ED 590 - Advanced Seminar in Secondary Education
2 credit hours
A capstone experience in teacher education, which includes the opportunity to reflect, apply, and integrate various program components. Admission to internship required. Co-requisite(s): EDI 540 or 590 .
ED 591 - Research Design for Classroom Teachers
3 credit hours
This course will introduce graduate students to the definition, origins, and theoretical foundations, goals, and procedures of action research. In addition, students will conduct a literature review, decide on an area of focus, and determine appropriate data collection techniques for a classroom-based action research project. Prerequisite(s): EDF 500 and three “emphasis area” courses.
ED 592 - Action Research for Classroom Teachers
3 credit hours
This course is designed to facilitate the completion of the action research project started in ED 591 (Research Design for Classroom Teachers). In this course, graduate students will work with a faculty mentor to complete a classroom-based action research project, including data collection, analysis, interpretation, and writing. The culmination of the course involves a multimedia presentation of the results of the action research study. Prerequisite(s): ED 591 .
ED 598 - Independent and Informal Study
3 credit hours
This experience provides the student an opportunity to study in detail a specific school-related problem under the direction of a faculty member. It may be a specific problem that may be studied in the student’s local community; it may be a curriculum study in a given area; it may be the study of a problem or topic not covered in a regular course; or it may be a creative project or tutorial or honors study of an independent nature in the area of student’s research interests. The study to be made by the student must have the approval of his/her adviser and the course must be entered on the student’s program.
ED 599 - Practicum in Elementary or Secondary School Settings
3 credit hours
Practicum at the elementary, middle or high school level. Consent of instructor required.
ED 601 - Instructional Design and Development
3 credit hours
Overview of issues/trends in the development and effective design, utilization and evaluation of instructional media to address an identified need in a training or professional development context, including problem identification, instructional strategies, and learner characteristics. Admission to Ed.S. in Instructional Technology.
ED 602 - Technology, Training, Coaching, and Mentoring
3 credit hours
Evaluation and application of research-based structures, processes, and practices in the development of leadership skills and interpersonal relationships related to mentoring programs, technology training/professional development, and peer coaching. Admission to Ed.S. in Instructional Technology.
ED 610 - Managing Distance Education and eLearning Systems
3 credit hours
Implementation and management of online and distance-based instructional systems using course management tools, multimedia technologies, and instructional design principles. Admission to Ed.S. in Instructional Technology.
ED 621 - Instructional Technology Leadership and Management
3 credit hours
Focus on the practical knowledge and application of instructional technology: a) funding, b) budgets/acquisitions, c) setup/maintenance, d) community relations, and e) management within a school or educational setting. Emphasis is placed on the management and administration of technological resources in the instructional environment through data-driven decision making and standards implementation. Admission to Ed.S. in Instructional Technology.
ED 629 - Survey of Instructional Technology Leadership
3 credit hours
This course is designed to develop broad knowledge and understanding of the effective integration of instructional technology in schools or other educational/training environments with an emphasis placed on current research and trends, state and national standards, and widely accepted practices in the application and administration of instructional technology.
ED 670 - Seminar in Instructional Technology
3 credit hours
Exploration of research, literature, and other relevant sources of information intended to provide an in-depth study of selected topics, trends, and issues in instructional technology. Admission to Ed.S. in Instructional Technology required.
ED 693 - IT Research and Practicum
3 credit hours
Utilize the goals and procedures of action research to collect data that can be used for positive instructional technology reform in schools and other educational settings. Candidates will demonstrate and document professional growth and continual development as a leader in instructional technology. Admission to Ed.S. in Instructional Technology.
ED 698 - Independent and Informal Study
3 credit hours
EDF 500 - Introduction to Graduate Studies
3 credit hours
How to find, read, and interpret a research study; distinguishing between peer-reviewed and practitioner pieces; advantages and disadvantages of electronic media sources; information literacy; principals of library research and investigation in the 21st century. Admission to the Traditional Graduate Program required.
EDF 505 - Introduction to Social and Multicultural Education
1 credit hour
In conjunction with classroom discussions and projects, students will be immersed in a culturally diverse setting for a period of one week.
EDF 510 - Comparative Educational Systems
3 credit hours
U.S. educational system compared to those of other countries with respect to laws pertaining to education, educational goals, organization and administration of education, facilities and equipment, school and college programs, education of teachers, and the like.
EDF 516 - Theory and Practice of Communication Skills
3 credit hours
Day-to-day interactions with other persons. Topics include using verbal and nonverbal symbols, interactive listening, creating an interpersonal climate, developing and maintaining personal and professional relationships.
EDF 526 - Assessment and Data Analysis for Instructional Improvement
3 credit hours
Designed to familiarize the student with the purposes and formats of the various assessments used in public schools. Students will use student performance data to identify potential program weaknesses and formulate remedial strategies to address each weakness.
EDF 531 - Problems and Issues in Public Education
3 credit hours
Systematically identifying critical issues and problems of public education.
EDF 540 - Applied Educational Research
3 credit hours
Familiarizes students with research that enhances the knowledge base in the profession and is applicable in a practical setting. Emphasis on applying research in a practical setting by the development of research skills regarding the research question, the literature review, the research design, the methodology, and the reference section. This experience prepares students to be discriminate evaluators of research and able to design research projects.
EDF 551 - Selected Topics in Foundations of Professional Studies
3 credit hours
Topics and issues of that comprise foundational knowledge appropriate for all graduate students of education. Emphasis on critical analysis and synthesis as a basis for sound professional decisions and actions.
EDF 561 - Measurement and Evaluation in Elementary Education
3 credit hours
Interrelation of teaching, learning, and evaluation. Includes developing skills in test construction to ensure valid measurement of achievement, developing skills in interpreting standardized test scores, evaluating the appropriateness of standardized tests, and developing the ability to utilize measurement data in making decisions regarding instructional needs in the elementary classroom. Prerequisite(s) with concurrency allowed: ED 511 and 546 .
EDF 562 - Measurement and Evaluation in Secondary Education
3 credit hours
Interrelation of teaching, learning, and evaluation. Includes developing skills in test construction to ensure valid measurement of achievement, developing skills in interpreting standardized test scores, evaluating the appropriateness of standardized tests, and developing the ability to utilize measurement data in making decisions regarding instructional needs in the secondary classroom. Admission to Alternative Fifth-Year Program required. Co-requisite(s): ED 518 and 550 .
EDF 580 - Advanced Human Growth and Development
3 credit hours
Review of classic and current research in development. Critical analyses of behavioristic, psychoanalytic, psychobiological, and eclectic theories of growth and socialization are included.
EDF 600 - Applied Research in Education and Behavioral Sciences
3 credit hours
Application of specific research methodologies to individual research projects in the area of the student’s professional interest.
EDF 620 - Social and Multicultural Foundations
3 credit hours
Designed to help educators and counselors function effectively with individuals in a culturally diverse society. Understanding necessary to describe, analyze, and appreciate cultural differences.
EDF 630 - Advanced Educational Psychology
3 credit hours
Study of theories of learning and their relation to varying school procedures, the effects of emotional adjustment, intelligence, social factors, and motivation on the ability to learn.
EDF 631 - Problems and Issues in Public Education
3 credit hours
Systematically identifying critical issues and problems of public education.
EDI 540 - Internship in High School Teaching
6 credit hours
Full-time placement for 16 weeks of the semester at a school of grade levels 6-12. Prerequisite(s): ED 518 and 550 , EDF 562 , and successful completion of Phase II and all TEP requirements.
EDI 560 - Internship in Collaborative Special Education K-6
6 credit hours
Full-time placement for 16 weeks of the semester in a classroom that serves students with special needs at the K-6 level. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Content Block and all TEP requirements. (Cross-listed with EDI 460.)
EDI 561 - Internship in Collaborative Special Education 6-12
6 credit hours
Full-time placement for 16 weeks of the semester in a classroom that serves students with special needs at grade levels 6-12. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all courses and all TEP requirements.
EDI 562 - Internship in Hearing Impaired
6 credit hours
Full-time placement for 16 weeks of the semester in a classroom that serves students with certified hearing loss at the P-12 level (both elementary and secondary settings). Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of coursework and all TEP requirements.
EDI 563 - Internship in K-12 Collaborative Teaching
6 credit hours
Full-time placement in a classroom that serves students with special needs for 8 weeks of the semester at the grade levels 6-12 and for 8 weeks of the semester at grade levels K-6. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of coursework and all TEP requirements.
EDI 570 - Internship in Elementary Education
6 credit hours
Full-time placement for 16 weeks of the semester at a school of grade levels K-6. Prerequisite(s): ED 544 , 545 , and 548 , and successful completion of Content Block and all TEP requirements.
EDI 590 - Internship in P-12 Teaching
3-10 credit hours
Full-time placement for 8 weeks of the semester at a school of grade levels 7-12 and for 8 weeks of the semester at a school of grade levels K-6. Prerequisite(s): ED 518 and 550 , EDF 562 , and successful completion of Phase II and all TEP requirements.
EDL 577 - Technology for School Leaders
3 credit hours
Designed to provide the developing professional with information concerning the application of technology in administrative settings.
EDL 593 - Leadership, Collaboration, and Mentoring
3 credit hours
Designed to facilitate opportunities for practicing professionals to examine knowledge, models, and skills critical to effective school leadership and mentoring. Emphasis on impacts of positive relationships on the local school environment and on school renewal.
EDL 594 - Curriculum and Instructional Leadership
3 credit hours
Designed to develop the knowledge and skills of the foundations of supervision in the curriculum and instructional development domains. Emphasis on the supervisor’s role in designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum and planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the instructional program.
EDL 595 - Public Relations, Community Resources, and Ethics
3 credit hours
Designed to assist the developing professional in the study of public relations, ethics, and community resources. The communication strategies utilized for building programs and system-wide programs, the interpretation of schools to their internal and external publics, and administrator public relations activities are analyzed.
EDL 596 - Fiscal and Non-fiscal Resources for Instruction
3 credit hours
Designed to assist the developing professional in the study of state, federal, and local financing of education with special emphasis on Alabama. Financial issues, budgeting, fiscal management, resources for instruction, and the Alabama Foundation Program are studied. Special attention given to developing skills for utilizing both fiscal and non-fiscal resources for instructional improvement.
EDL 597 - Law, Diversity, and Resource Management
3 credit hours
This course is designed to assist the developing professional in the study of constitutional provisions, statutory laws, court decisions, and regulations governing public schools with special emphasis on Alabama and to assist the developing professional in gaining the fundamental knowledge of human resources for schools. Special attention is given to developing skills in making decisions based on legal provisions or precedents as they pertain to civil rights, freedoms, and diversity. References to the daily operation of schools and to applying human resource functions related to diversity will be made.
EDL 598 - Independent and Informal Study
3 credit hours
Detailed study of a specific school-related problem under the direction of a faculty member. The student must have the approval of his/her adviser. All work must be completed and in the hands of the instructor in charge at least two weeks in advance of the close of the semester in which the credit is to be recorded.
EDL 599 - Residency and Capstone Seminar
3 credit hours
The residency will provide students with the opportunity to develop as professionals by participating in the day-today decision-making process of a school administrator. The experience provides the prospective administrator an opportunity to put theory into practice, combine and extend past learning, apply new competencies, engage in structured self evaluation, and profit from direct collaboration of an experienced administrator.
EDL 605 - Fiscal Resources and Business Management
3 credit hours
Fiscal support and management of the public schools in America, with primary emphasis on Alabama. Theoretical as well as practical issues in school finance and economics examined. Opportunities provided for integrating the student’s personal knowledge of schools with the theoretical knowledge base of school finance in order to analyze problems and make quality decisions.
EDL 606 - Leadership and Mentor Training
3 credit hours
Skills and techniques needed to be effective mentors. Emphasis on the development of a positive relationship between aspiring leaders and their mentors through experiential training.
EDL 612 - Public Relations and Community Resources
3 credit hours
A study of linkages between the school organization and its clientele. Emphasis on communication of goals to the public, pressure groups, community agencies, and the news media.
EDL 640 - Curriculum Problems and Issues in Instructional Leadership
3 credit hours
This course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills of the foundations of supervision in the curriculum and instructional development domains. Emphasis is given to the supervisor’s role in designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum and planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the instructional program. With regard to the College of Education Conceptual Framework, students are expected to gain knowledge of curriculum and supervision.
EDL 643 - The School Climate
3 credit hours
A transdisciplinary approach to creating a safe and productive environment for all members of a school setting. Examination of enhancing positive student behavior and learning as well as engaging administration and staff in teamwork toward providing direct and indirect environmental influences for conflict resolution, and mental and physical well-being. Ecological strategies for affecting systemic change will be explored. Available only to majors in the Class AA/EDS Teacher Leader Program.
EDL 644 - Legal and Ethical Issues
3 credit hours
This course is designed to assist the developing professional in the study of constitutional laws, statutory laws, and court decisions governing public schools with special emphasis on Alabama. This course will emphasize contemporary legal and ethical issues affecting the organization and administration of public schools.
EDL 645 - Data-Driven Models for Curriculum Development
3 credit hours
An exploration and examination of the foundations, design, development, organization, and implementation of curriculum in K-Plus settings and the use of assessment data to develop best-practice models for curriculum decision-making. Effective use of technology to analyze assessment data and develop curriculum frameworks will be emphasized. This course defines the specifics of what school leaders should be able to do in order to provide instructional leadership and effective use of technology in school environments. The effective 21st-century school leader must be a hands-on user of technology, and he or she must be a competent user of information and technology tools common to the information-age professional.
EDL 648 - Leadership for Educational Equity and Social Justice
3 credit hours
Analyzes interrelationships of identity differences with educational and social, policy contexts, and practices, with attention to Alabama schools’ equity data. Equitable access to institutional structures of support, including technology, is also examined.
EDL 650 - Systemic Planning and Design for School Improvement
3 credit hours
Primarily for those students who are physically on the job either employed in an administrative position or as part of a practicum. A daily journal will be kept of activities engaged in, problems anticipated or encountered and their solutions. A project for school improvement will be planned, organized, and implemented. In addition to supervisory aid from the personnel of the local system, students will be visited periodically by the College supervisor.
EDL 651 - Systemic Evaluation of School Improvement
3 credit hours
Primarily for those students who are physically on the job either employed in an administrative position or as part of a practicum. A daily journal will be kept of activities engaged in, problems anticipated or encountered and their solutions. A project for school improvement will be planned, organized, and implemented. In addition to supervisory aid from the personnel of the local system, students will be visited periodically by the College supervisor.
EDL 690 - Teacher Leadership for the 21st Century
3 credit hours
Identification and exploration of standards established by national educational organizations, regional accrediting societies, and local schools. Reflection on how standards guide decision-making for instructional programs emphasized.
EDL 691 - Research and Planning for School Improvement
3 credit hours
Targeting areas of needed improvement within the school and/or community. Current problems, issues, organizational patterns, and evaluation techniques appropriate to the school and/or community setting investigated, using a variety of research methodologies to develop a plan of action. Emphasis on national, regional, and local standards as evaluative criteria.
EDL 692 - Implementation and Evaluation of School Improvement
3 credit hours
This course will introduce graduate students to the definition, origins, and theoretical foundations, goals, and procedures of action research. In addition, students will conduct a literature review, decide on an area of focus, and determine appropriate data-collection techniques for a classroom-based action research project. The course culminates with the implementation of research and presentation of findings in the form of an action research report. Prerequisite(s): EDL 691 .
EDL 698 - Independent and Informal Study
3 credit hours
Detailed study of a specific school-related problem. The student must have the approval of his/her adviser. All work must be completed and in the hands of the instructor in charge at least two weeks in advance of the close of the semester in which the credit is to be recorded.
SPED 507 - Exceptional Learners in the P-12 and Secondary Programs
3 credit hours
Skills related to identification of exceptional learners at the P-12 and secondary levels and their needs related to an inclusive setting. Evaluation of the learner according to the exceptionality, environment, and family relationships.
SPED 508 - Exceptional Learners in the Early Childhood and Elementary Classroom
3 credit hours
Skills related to identification of exceptional learners at the early childhood and elementary levels and their needs as related to an inclusive setting. Analyzing the learner according to the exceptionality, environment, and family relationships. Page: 1
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