Educator Development (EDU)

Examines the teaching profession and the multiple roles of teachers through structured observation and discussion of diverse school and classroom environments. Requires 10 hours of field experience working with children.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Focuses on ways in which society defines disabilities and our attempts to adjust and include individuals with disabilities. Addresses history of disability and advocacy, law, accessibility, and the moral obligation of society to accommodate those with differences. Requires 15 hours of service learning at a community organization that serves people with disabilities.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Spring.

Addresses three foundations of education: an introduction to the teaching profession, teaching the whole child, and exploring children’s worlds in classroom and community contexts.

Prerequisites: Not available for students with credit in EDU 100, EDU 200 or EDU 210.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Examines out-of-school influences on student learning and development, and supports analysis of learning environments created by community initiatives and organizations representing the diverse racial, cultural, language, and economic groups within southeastern Wisconsin. Emphasizes the exploration of learning as a member of a community.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Addresses current topics in child and adolescent development. Emphasizes equity, culturally relevant pedagogy, and school environments.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Explores the principles and theories of child growth and development from birth through adolescence, focusing on ages 5-15. Includes physical, social, emotional, and cognitive domains of development and their application to educational settings.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Focuses on the mathematical knowledge that elementary and middle school teachers need in order to teach successfully in K-9 classrooms.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Introduces mathematical content for grades 4-9 for prospective elementary and middle school teachers. Builds on content from Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers I. Covers numbers and operations, geometry, measurement, statistics, probability, and algebraic reasoning.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Provides a general overview of the history, politics, and legal and social contexts of bilingual and English as a second language (ESL) education in the United States and worldwide. Introduces students to second language acquisition (SLA) theory and provides an overview of current research regarding language acquisition and best educational practices for ELLs, including assessment techniques.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall.

Explores historical, social, and linguistic factors as they relate to the cultural characteristics of English language learners (ELLs) in our schools. Emphasizes the relationship between language and culture and how that relationship impacts school achievement.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall.

Meets: Ethnic Diversity

Explores human learning and development and the professional design of effective learning progressions and environments. Introduces models and strategies of instruction derived from specific theoretical perspectives on human learning, development, and difference as they apply in educational practice. Requires 25-30 hours of supervised and evaluated field experiences in local PK-12 classrooms. Community-based learning designation.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Meets: Community Based Learning

Explores complex interactions between context, culture, and learning. Examines professional knowledge regarding the role of language, culture, and class on individual and group learning, including learning of specific academic content such as math, science, social studies, and reading.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall.

Focuses on the importance of communication and partnership with parents and other community members and organizations to support student success. Requires 25-30 hours of supervised and evaluated field experiences in local PK-12 classrooms.

Prerequisites: EDU 300.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Develops understanding of current theory, concepts, principles, and models of instructional design and assessment. Applies differentiated learning progressions based on state standards.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Examines differentiated instruction for learners with special needs in general education environments. Introduces the co-teaching model and the collaborative role of general and special educators in general education classrooms.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall.

Develops familiarity with formal and informal assessments; assistive and adaptive communication devices; assistive technology and services; teaching students with differing ways of learning, behaving, and communicating; managing service providers and paraprofessionals; and lesson planning and adaptation.

Prerequisites: EDU 322.

Offered: Spring.

Introduces sociocultural and linguistic concepts associated with second language acquisition.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Spring.

Develops mastery in psychosocial and behavioral models and strategies.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Spring.

Introduces instructional literacy strategies, literacy materials, and assessment approaches in K-3 literacy education. Includes phonemic awareness, phonics and spelling, vocabulary development, text structure, fluency, and reading comprehension.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall.

Explores texts associated with children's and adolescent literature. Covers methods of evaluating and selecting appropriate materials for classroom reading instruction.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall.

Examines the knowledge, skills, strategies, and dispositions necessary to support and make accommodations for English language learners in a K-12 classroom.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Spring.

Introduces group and individual behavior management and instructional procedures that can be used in a variety of educational environments. Emphasizes evidence-based strategies aimed at creating safe, encouraging, and effective learning environments.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Spring.

Provides opportunity for individual study of topics related to education.

Prerequisites: Consent of the teacher education program.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Expands and deepens understanding of theory- and research-based instructional models and strategies. Emphasizes the connection between the neurophysiology of learning and development and discipline-specific instructional design, models, and strategies.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall.

Expands and deepens understanding of theory- and research-based models of literacy development in reading and writing, emphasizing literacy development in academic content areas.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Spring.

Provides opportunity to make sense of the student teaching experience through a professional learning community of teacher candidates. Addresses practical problems and immediate concerns of teacher candidates. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.

Prerequisites: Consent of the teacher education program.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Delves into secondary Social Studies teaching methods. Emphasizes the connection between pedagogical knowledge and content knowledge. Examines critical issues and trends in the secondary Social Studies classroom and implications for teaching and learning. Includes assessments aligned towards mastery of WI Academic Social Studies Standards (2018).

Prerequisites: EDU 402.

Offered: Spring.

Delves into secondary English teaching methods, with emphasis on the connection between pedagogical knowledge and content knowledge. Examines issues and trends in the secondary English classroom, including critical reflection on the implications for teaching and learning.

Prerequisites: EDU 402.

Offered: Spring.

Delves into secondary science teaching methods, with emphasis on the connection between pedagogical knowledge and content knowledge. Examines issues and trends in the secondary science classroom, including critical reflection on the implications for teaching and learning.

Prerequisites: EDU 402.

Offered: Spring.

Delves into secondary mathematics teaching methods, with emphasis on the connection between pedagogical knowledge and content knowledge. Examines issues and trends in the secondary mathematics classroom, including critical reflection on the implications for teaching and learning.

Prerequisites: EDU 402.

Offered: Spring.

Provides opportunity for full responsibility in a semester-long clinical evaluation of teaching practice in a PK-12 school. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.

Prerequisites: Consent of the teacher education program.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Provides teacher candidates the opportunity to conduct an action research project to improve student outcomes. Requires 40-60 hours of supervised and evaluated field experiences in local PK-12 classrooms. Community-based learning designation.

Prerequisites: EDU 310.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Meets: Community Based Learning

Explores knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to teach K-3 developmental mathematics concepts.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Spring.

Explores knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to teach K-3 developmental literacy concepts.

Prerequisites: EDU 332.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Explores knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to teach K-9 developmental science concepts.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Spring.

Covers the practical application of theory and research on language and literacy development in multilingual settings. Emphasizes the importance of developing primary language and culturally appropriate instruction.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Spring.

Explores how to gather information, perform non-biased formal and informal assessments, and design and manage daily routines for students. Introduces the Response to Intervention Model.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall.

Provides instruction on planning post-secondary goals and outcomes for students with disabilities.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Spring.

Provides support for development of capstone portfolio in the context of classroom experiences. Requires 40-60 hours of supervised and evaluated field experiences in local PK-12 classrooms.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Explores knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to teach grades 3-9 developmental mathematics concepts.

Prerequisites: EDU 431.

Offered: Fall.

Explores knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to teach grades 3-9 developmental literacy concepts.

Prerequisites: EDU 432.

Offered: Fall.

Explores the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to teach grades K-9 developmental social studies concepts.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall.

Covers language assessment in the bilingual/multilingual classroom, along with current assessment trends in Wisconsin including the WIDA "can do" descriptors and the ACCESS test.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall.

Focuses on the process of collaborating and communicating with families, students, school staff, related service providers, and all other stakeholders to develop educational and behavioral plans.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall.

Provides an in-depth study of new and/or special-interest subject areas in teacher education. May be repeated with a different topic.

Prerequisites: Consent of the teacher education program.

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Provides opportunity for individual study of advanced topics related to education.

Prerequisites: Consent of the teacher education program.

Offered: Fall, Spring.