Graduate Courses (Early Childhood/Elementary Education 251)
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Advanced Pedagogical Techniques for the Elementary Classroom (3)
Implications of recent
research on teaching for classroom practice; emphasis on ways the research can
help inform teachers' decisions about classroom organization, management, and
instruction. Topics include classroom design; allocated, instructional, and
engaged time; grouping; seatwork; motivation; teacher expectations; cooperative
learning; and inclusion. Required field experience in a school.
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Curriculum Development in the Elementary School (3)
Principles governing the construction of a curriculum for a modern elementary school and the practices followed in making and using such a curriculum.
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Integrated Curriculum for Young Children (3)
Over
the course of the semester, students will learn how early childhood teachers
use children's experiences, interests, and ways of learning (e.g., play) to
plan responsive curricula that also teaches specific content and helps children
to learn how to learn in more formal contexts. To understand how teachers of
young children integrate subject matter in a student-centered environment, this
class will focus on methods of inquiry and sources of knowledge that can be
used with young children.
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Learning and Teaching in the Middle School (3)
Addresses instructional strategies, curricula, and learning environments appropriate for the middle school child (grades 6-8). Taught in discipline-specific course sections (English, math, science, and social studies).
Prerequisite: Admission to the program and satisfactory completion of first year (senior year).
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Historical and Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education (3)
Conceptual foundations for
contemporary practice in early childhood programs, including day care,
preschool, and early primary years. Psychological theory and research
undergirding various models of developmentally appropriate practice in early
childhood; strengths and weaknesses of various curriculum approaches
(Piagetian, Montessori, and behaviorist).
Prerequisite: 15:251:578 or experience in an early childhood setting (birth through second grade).
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Theories and Practices in Early Childhood Education (3)
Theories and methodologies related to the education of young children; teaching strategies and classroom environments analyzed in light of the development levels of preschool and primary school children.
Prerequisite: 15:295:512 or permission of instructor.
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Seminar in Early Childhood/Elementary Education (3)
Selected topics in early childhood and elementary curriculum and instruction with a focus on critical research issues, such as developmentally appropriate curriculum, effective teaching and learning strategies, design of learning environments, or child care.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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Practicum in Early Elementary Teaching (BA)
Field experience associated with pedagogy courses. Consists of four full days in a primary grade classroom (K-2); one visit per month for four months.
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Practicum in Upper-Elementary Teaching (BA)
Field experience associated with pedagogy courses. Consists of four full days in an upper-elementary classroom (grades 3-5); one visit per month for four months.
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Practicum in Early Childhood/Elementary Education (BA)
A field experience emphasizing the solution of problems or the development of projects relating to some aspect of early childhood or elementary education. Each student selects a problem or project as a major focus.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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Independent Study in Early Childhood/Elementary Education (3)
Identification and study of a substantive problem related to early childhood or elementary education.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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Research in Early Childhood/Elementary Education (3)
An exploration of research topics, methodologies, and techniques appropriate for conducting research in early childhood/elementary education.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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