Provides an introduction to the field, observation, and child study skills. Service learning experiences in childcare settings, elementary schools, and other educational contexts in urban communities are included. Cities Perspectives Course.

Focuses on physical, cognitive, and affective stages of human growth and development. Introduces theories and models of behavior and development applied to the field of early childhood education. Field experiences in pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms are included.

The purpose of this course is to introduce future educators with the knowledge and skills needed to provide an effective learning environment for students who are learning English as an additional language. Course participants explore issues related to the intercultural communication process. The importance of the role of context (social, cultural, and historical) in interculture interactions is considered. Students have continuous supervised field placement in ESOL classrooms as well as in non-ESOL classrooms with significant culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. Critical Thinking Through Writing Course (CTW). Global Perspectives Course.

Prererquisites: Block 1 courses. Students examine various teacher-constructed and standardized instruments used to assess student learning. Strategies for selecting and using assessment methods are emphasized. The role of instructional assessment as it relates to teaching and learning are discussed. Field experience in K-5th grades is included.

Provides the student with structured processes for examining the roles and responsibilities of professional educators within 21st century contexts through systematic and reflective connections between cross-program content; field experiences; and local, national, and global educational influences. A minimum grade of “C” is required for this course. Critical Thinking Through Writing Course (CTW).

Provides students with core knowledge about reading methods within the broader context of all the language arts, including the development of reading during elementary years, theories relevant to learning to read, and the effectiveness of teaching skills that contribute to the development of reading. Field experiences in first-third grade are included.

Students examine current research, materials, curricula, and teaching methodologies in the area of ESOL instruction. Classroom application and observation are emphasized. Students have continuous supervised field placements in ESOL classrooms as well as in non-ESOL classrooms with significant culturally and linguistically diverse student population. Global Perspectives Course. This course may include a Signature Experience component.

This course examines children’s social-emotional development from infancy to middle childhood. Attention is given to children’s early emotional development and how it relates to social functioning within family, school and community contexts. Special attention is given to biological and environmental factors that impact children’s early social-emotional well-being and ways that teachers, caregivers, and other adults can encourage healthy development.

The class will explore what it means to appreciate the “art”€ of children’s literature in traditional and digital texts. Students will read and discuss texts written for children. The texts could include story apps, graphic novels, new media fiction, interactive narratives, and video games. We will explore and respond to many aspects of children’s literature as an aesthetic object and learn about how children construct literary meanings.

This course focuses on how children are portrayed in the media (including film, television, print, corporate marketing, and online).

Emphasis on the language development of the young child along with strategies to promote emergent literacy through literature experiences. Includes field experience in a pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade classroom.

Provides the student with an integrated study of the theory, methodology, and instructional materials in the areas of language development, oral and written language skills, reading, and children’s literature. Field experiences in kindergarten through second-grade classrooms are included. This course is a Critical Thinking Through Writing Course (CTW).

Focus is on composing as both a print and digital practice with an emphasis on digital composition across the curriculum. A variety of methods of instruction and assessment are explored. Field experiences in third-grade through fifth-grade classrooms are included. This course may include a Signature Experience component.

Candidates will develop their mathematical content knowledge and gain understanding about children as learners of mathematics. Candidates will also learn about effective instructional methods for the mathematics content spanning the elementary primary grades curricula. This is a field-based course where candidates apply learned skills in the context of culturally diverse elementary school classrooms.

Description: Candidates will develop their mathematical content knowledge and gain understanding about children as learners of mathematics. Candidates will also learn about effective instructional methods for the mathematics content spanning elementary upper grades curricula. This is a field-based course where candidates apply learned skills in the context of culturally diverse elementary school classrooms.

Students examine objectives of various social studies programs and learn to use methods and materials appropriate for young children to accomplish these objectives. Field experiences in kindergarten through second-grade classrooms are included.

Students examine objectives of various science programs and learn to use methods and materials appropriate for young children to accomplish these objectives. Field experiences in third-grade through fifth-grade classrooms are included.

Mathematical content, methods, and materials are connected to the mathematical development of young children in grades Pre-K through fifth. Field experiences in elementary classrooms are included.

Pre-service teachers develop dispositions to become responsive educators for all learners. Teacher candidates participate in field experiences that provide the opportunity to learn and demonstrate dispositions, such as, care, respect, fairness, warmth, and trust in early childhood and elementary classrooms.

Pre-service teachers learn to observe children systematically. Teacher candidates participate in field experiences where their emerging knowledge and understanding of children lead to their creation of responsive spaces for each child they serve. This course is focused on the cultivation of positive classroom communities honoring all learners.

Pre-service teachers learn to acknowledge and demonstrate their understanding of the complexity inherent in the interrelated systems of the classroom, school, family, and community in which the children and teacher grow and develop. Teacher candidates engage in field experiences in early childhood and elementary classrooms where they use evidence-based strategies appropriate for all learners.

In this course, candidates will develop their mathematical content knowledge and gain understanding about bilingual children as learners of mathematics. Candidates will also learn about effective instructional methods for the mathematics content spanning the pre-kindergarten through five curricula. This is a field-based course where candidates apply learned skills in the context of Dual Immersion K-5 schools in urban communities.

This course focuses on physical, cognitive, and affective stages of human growth and development in culturally and linguistically diverse contexts. It introduces theories and models of behavior and development applied to the field of early childhood education. In addition, students will explore the foundations of, and current research on, Dual Immersion education in grades K-5. The class is based on a socio-constructivist view of education. Therefore, much of the learning will take place through hands-on learning in concert with peers in interactive small and whole group discussions, and responses to readings and lectures.

This course focuses on the knowledge and skills needed to provide an effective learning environment for bilingual students. Course participants will explore issues related to teaching methods as they relate to language acquisition. Current biliteracy research, materials, curricula, and teaching methods will be examined with those appropriate for Dual Immersion classrooms emphasized. This is a field based course where teacher candidates apply course-based learning within the context of schools in urban communities.

This course provides students with experiences through which they will explore and investigate science and social studies relevant to Dual Immersion classrooms. Students will learn strategies for integrating the curriculum around science and social studies that are culturally relevant. The class is based on a socio-constructivist view of education. Therefore, much of the learning will take place through hands-on learning in concert with peers in interactive small and whole group discussions, and responses to readings and lectures.

A minimum grade of “S” is required for this course. Students gain practical experiences in the school and classroom during the weeks of pre-planning. While assisting in the classroom, students learn effective procedures for beginning the school year. This course may include a Signature Experience component.

A minimum grade of “C” is required for this course. Students participate in a capstone practicum in one of the following grade levels: kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, or fifth. This internship emphasizes the integration of developmental, curricular, and instructional principles in all areas of the curriculum. This course may include a Signature Experience component.

A minimum grade of “C” is required for this course. Students participate in a capstone practicum in one of the following grade levels: kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, or fifth. This internship emphasizes the integration of developmental, curricular, and instructional principles in all areas of the curriculum. This course may include a Signature Experience component.

The course is designed to increase students’ knowledge and awareness of social, economic, and political issues related to international education. Students will also examine and compare policies and practices of educational systems in various countries in the world. The course is presented and studied online. It comprises twelve units on international educational issues such as citizenship, culturalism, and multiculturalism equality and Education, inclusion and norms, values and beliefs. Each unit provides an overview of the issues associated with the topic as well as materials that outline those issues. Student/activities/projects require the gathering of data from a variety of sources, synthesizing those data and presenting a summary. Global Perspectives Course. This course may include a Signature Experience component.

Focuses on individual reading on special topics in early childhood education. These topics are an extension of a previously completed course and are taught by an instructor who has taught that course. This course may include a Signature Experience component. (Repeatable).