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2015 - 2016 Graduate Catalog 
    
2015 - 2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


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Special Education

  
  • EDSP 756 - Teaching Internship in Special Education: Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Secondary Level

    Credits: Variable credit, (4-6)
    Instructional Method: Field Experience
    Prerequisites: Completion of coursework required for licensure and admission to the Teacher Education Program.
    Teacher candidates work with PreK-12 students who are deaf and/or hard of hearing during these courses under the supervision of cooperating teachers and university supervisor. Placements are provided at the Preschool or elementary levels and middle or high school levels. Each course represents a one-half semester, full-time placement. The course begins with observation in the classroom and culminates with full responsibility for the cooperating teacher’s daily schedule, including provision of direct instruction to students.

  
  • EDSP 771 - Teaching Internship in Special Education: Visual Impairments PreK-8th grade

    Credits: Variable credit, (1-6)


    Instructional Method: Field Experience
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in one or more of the following courses: EDSP 653  , EDSP 654  , EDSP 656  , EDSP 657  , EDSP 658  , EDSP 659  , EDSP 670 

    During this internship, teacher candidates work with PreK-12 students with visual impairments. For students who are working as teachers in classrooms serving students with visual impairments, internship experiences and assignments may be completed in that setting; full-time master’s degree students seeking initial licensure will be placed in classroom settings with students with visual impairments. One hour of internship credit requires 50 clock hours in the schools and completion of performance-based assignments with target students. Teacher Candidates must complete a total of six (6) field experience hours with 300 clock hours for licensure in visual impairments. At least one (1) credit hour must be in EDSP 771 Internship in grades PreK-8 and one (1) credit hour must be in EDSP 772 Internship in grades 6-12.

  
  • EDSP 772 - Teaching Internship in Special Education: Visual Impairments 6-12th grade

    Credits: Variable credit, (1-6)


    Instructional Method: Field Experience
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in one or more of the following courses: EDSP 653  , EDSP 654  , EDSP 656  , EDSP 657  , EDSP 658  , EDSP 659  , EDSP 670 

    During this internship, teacher candidates work with PreK-12 students with visual impairments. For students who are working as teachers in classrooms serving students with visual impairments, internship experiences and assignments may be completed in that setting; full-time master’s degree students seeking initial licensure will be placed in classroom settings with students with visual impairments. One hour of internship credit requires 50 clock hours in the schools and completion of performance-based assignments with target students. Teacher Candidates must complete a total of six (6) field experience hours with 300 clock hours for licensure in visual impairments. At least one (1) credit hour must be in EDSP 771 Internship in grades PreK-8 and one (1) credit hour must be in EDSP 772 Internship in grades 6-12.

  
  • EDSP 781 - Teaching Internship in Special Education: Adapted Curriculum (Elementary K-8)

    Credits: Variable credit, (1-6)
    Instructional Method: Field Experience
    Corequisites: Enrollment in one or more of the following courses: EDSP 674 , EDSP 664 , EDSP 665 , EDSP 667 , EDSP 668 , EDSP 670 ; departmental approval that student meets professional performance criteria.
    During this internship, teacher candidates work with K-12 students in special education who receive an adapted curriculum. For students who are working as teachers in classrooms serving students with adapted curriculum, internship experiences and assignments may be completed in that setting; full-time master’s degree students seeking initial licensure will be placed in classroom settings with students with adapted curriculum each semester. One hour of internship credit requires 50 hours of contact and completion of a detailed weekly interactive log, digital recordings of work with target students, and completion of performance-based assignments.

  
  • EDSP 782 - Teaching Internship in Special Education: Adapted Curriculum (Secondary 6-12)

    Credits: Variable credit, (1-6)
    Instructional Method: Field Experience
    Corequisites: Enrollment in one or more of the following courses: EDSP 674 , EDSP 664 , EDSP 665 , EDSP 667 , EDSP 668 , EDSP 670 ; departmental approval that student meets professional performance criteria.
    During this internship, teacher candidates work with K-12 students in special education who receive an adapted curriculum. For students who are working as teachers in classrooms serving students with adapted curriculum, internship experiences and assignments may be completed in that setting; full-time master’s degree students seeking initial licensure will be placed in classroom settings with students with adapted curriculum each semester. One hour of internship credit requires 50 hours of contact and completion of a detailed weekly interactive log, digital recordings of work with target students, and completion of performance-based assignments.

  
  • EDSP 791 - Teaching Internship in Special Education: General Curriculum. Semester hours credit (Elementary Level)

    Credits: (6)
    Instructional Method: Field Experience
    Prerequisites: Departmental approval that candidate meets professional performance criteria; Acceptance in the Teacher Education program; Permission of the Special Education Program Coordinator at least four weeks prior to registration.
    Teacher candidates work with K-12 students with varying disabilities who access the general curriculum during these courses. Placements are provided at the elementary and middle or secondary levels. Each course represents a one-half semester, fulltime placement. The course begins with observation in the classroom and culminates with full responsibility for the cooperating teacher’s daily schedule, including provision of direct instruction to students.

    Note(s): Grading: A-F
  
  • EDSP 792 - Teaching Internship in Special Education: General Curriculum. Semester hours credit (Secondary Level)

    Credits: (6)
    Instructional Method: Field Experience
    Prerequisites: Departmental approval that candidate meets professional performance criteria; Acceptance in the Teacher Education program; Permission of the Special Education Program Coordinator at least four weeks prior to registration.
    Teacher candidates work with K-12 students with varying disabilities who access the general curriculum during these courses. Placements are provided at the elementary and middle or secondary levels. Each course represents a one-half semester, fulltime placement. The course begins with observation in the classroom and culminates with full responsibility for the cooperating teacher’s daily schedule, including provision of direct instruction to students.

    Note(s): Grading: A-F

Statistics

  
  • STAT 644 - Applied Statistics for Teachers

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Undergraduate degree in mathematics or permission of instructor; some familiarity with basic statistics desirable.
    In this course students will develop a comprehension of, and an ability to perform, statistical methods that are most common in educational research. Emphases will be placed on statistical concepts that will prepare teachers to teach AP Statistics and to critically examine and comprehend the data analysis in educational literature. Graphing calculators and computer software may be used to analyze and display data. Lecture and self-directed learning will primarily be used.

 

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