EDUC 2001 -- Foundations of Education, 4 credits Common Course Outline This course introduces potential teacher education students to the professional educational community and to the role school plays in society. This course will provide an introductory framework allowing students to become conversant with the culture of schools in the United States of America. The material covered will include information for students who are considering teaching as a future career or for those who simply wish to learn more about key educational issues. Requires a 30-hour field experience. EDUC 2031 -- Introduction to Special Education, 4 credits Common Course Outline This course introduces potential teacher education students to characteristics and categories of exceptionality they will encounter in a typical classroom. Students will become familiar with State and Federal regulations concerning provision of special education and related services (including IDEA-Individuals with Disability Education Act, ADA-Americans with Disabilities Act and NCLB-No Child Left Behind). Learners will examine etiology, characteristics, and educational interventions as they relate to the following categories of special education: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders, communication disorders, intellectual and developmental learning disabilities, orthopedic and health disorders, hearing and visual impairments, and educating the gifted and talented. This course will also address current issues such as inclusion, transition, assessment, and multiculturalism. This course requires a 30-hour field experience. EDUC 2050 -- Human Relations and Multicultural Education, 3 credits Common Course Outline Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: Ability to do college-level reading and writing as demonstrated by meeting enrollment requirements for ENGL 1120/1121.This course introduces potential teacher education students to the principles, concepts, and approaches to human relations and multicultural education. Major topics will focus on student, family, and community diversity. Specifically, students will explore how race, culture/ethnicity, language, gender, social class, sexual identity, and disability create potential inequities and a lack of access to high quality education in schools and communities. The course will utilize the life experiences of the students as a backdrop in designing culturally and linguistically responsive classroom strategies and methodology. Field experience hours will be required via multicultural events with follow-up reflections. EDUC 2060 -- Educational Technology, 3 credits Common Course Outline Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: It is recommended that the student should be able to do college level reading and writing as demonstrated by meeting enrollment requirements for ENGL 1120/1121. This course introduces potential teacher education students to the principles, concepts, and ethical practices in the application of educational technology approaches designed to enhance and maximize learner outcomes. There will be a focus on current "best practice" approaches and their evolving nature. The course will be sensitive to the need for differential approaches due to the unique characteristics and abilities of the students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 settings. EDUC 2215 -- Child and Adolescent Development, 3 credits Common Course Outline (Cross-listed with PSYC 2215) Prerequisites (must have a grade of C or better): 3 credits of Psychology This course will provide an introduction to the science of child psychology, emphasizing physical, psychological, cognitive, and social development from conception through adolescence. The concern is with those aspects of human behavior that change from childhood to adulthood and with the factors that account for those changes.
