Department: EDIS Educ Interven Specialist

CodeNameDescription
EDIS5XXEducation-Intervention Specialist ElectiveNo Description Set
EDIS230ISWorkshop in Teaching Intervention SpecialistThis is an elementary field placement for K-12 (moderate/intensive) Intervention students. This placement requires student contact with children having sensory challenges. The cooperating teacher, must be a licensed intervention specialist teacher. F...
EDIS245International Perspectives on DisabilityThis course will explore the various theories of disability (ableism/disablism, social, and medical models) and how disability is interpreted by the larger society. People with disabilities are often viewed at being deviant, stigmatized and incompete...
EDIS250Introduction to Educational InterventionThis course is designed to teach the history and legislation of special education services. The characteristics of students with exceptionalities, and at-risk students, are discussed in the context of identification, instruction, and intervention. Di...
EDIS251Orientation to Deaf Culture and Introduction to American Sign LanguageThis course is intended for students who have little or no previous knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL). It introduces students to the Deaf Culture and Deaf Community. It develops elementary conversational skills in American Sign Language. May...
EDIS253Assistive and Instructional Technology For Intervention SpecialistTrains students to use technology and materials specifically to teach and assist exceptional learners. Adaptations to technology and materials typically available and those specifically designed to assist the learner with challenges will be studied.
EDIS257Sensory Motor-Intervention Specialist Moderate/IntensiveThis course emphasizes the sensory needs of all students and how they may process information differently from a typical student. Candidates will be equipped to design multi-sensory learning environments, collaborate with professionals and families,...
EDIS257HNHonors Sensory Motor-Intervention Specialist Moderate/IntensiveProvides curriculum models, specialized methods, materials and equipment to teach students with moderate and intense special needs in the areas of vision, hearing, sensory motor, physical and health needs.
EDIS330ISWorkshop in Teaching Students With Mild/Moderate/Intensive Educational Intervention in Multiculutral SettingsThis is a high school field placement for K-12 (mild/moderate/intensive). This is a multicultural placement. Pre-service teachers will work with high school students on curriculum related to career and daily living and behavior support plans. The coo...
EDIS340Workshop in Teaching Students With Mild/Moderate/Intensive Educational NeedsThis is a middle school field placement for K-12 (mild/moderate in an inclusive setting). Pre-service teachers will assess and instruct content area subjects. Pre-service teachers will collaborate with families and other school personnel. The coopera...
EDIS342Assessing and Teaching Children With Mild/Moderate Educational NeedsExplores and applies a variety of curriculum options, methods, materials, and technology available for students with mild/ moderate educational needs.
EDIS343Curriculum and Methods for Career and Daily Living Skills for Students With Needs for Mild/Moderate/Intensive Educational InterventionThis course provides an in-depth exploration of transition planning for students with exceptionalities. It emphasizes promising practices, legal foundations, interagency collaboration, and individualized transition planning to support students as the...
EDIS355Intervention and Remidiation in Mathematics: Assessment and Instructional MethodsThis course is designed to teach students assessment and instructional techniques for working with individuals grades K-12 in need of intervention and remediation in mathematics based on the Common Core Mathematics Standards. Emphasis will be placed...
EDIS360Assessment for Students With ExceptionalitiesThis course is primarily aimed at teaching basic concepts of assessment and various assessment process and procedures that are involved in decision making and program planning for students with diverse range of disabilities in a classroom or function...
EDIS370Learning Environment/ BehaviorThis course is designed to introduce the educational terminology, definitions, model programs, and alternative environments that are appropriate for students with emotional and behavioral differences. How students with behavior support needs are iden...
EDIS405Legal, Social, and Professional Issues For Intervention SpecialistsA course designed to study current issues in education, with a view toward understanding the issues surrounding special education and its role within education as a social institution. Students review the American legal system and laws governing spec...
EDIS441Creating Effective Learning EnvironmentsThis course is designed to introduce the social and emotional growth and needs of students with emotional and/or learning differences. This course teaches pre-service teachers how students with behavior of concern in school settings may be identified...
EDIS442Communication, Consultation, and Teaming SkillsThis course explores the relationships between families, diverse communities, and educational or organizational settings. Students will analyze factors that contribute to building strong partnerships that support the well-being and development of ind...
EDIS451Communication-Disorders: for Intervention SpecialistsThis course is designed with the goal of providing students a comprehensive understanding of both typical and atypical language development. This course will help candidates ensure that school age students receive the necessary support to improve the...
EDIS464Student Internship: Intervention Specialist Moderate/IntensiveSupervised 12-week internship with an Intervention Specialist in a school setting.
EDIS465Student Internship: Intervention Specialist Mild/ModerateSupervised 12-week internship with an Intervention Specialist in a school setting.
EDIS466Student Internship: Intervention Specialist Mild/Moderate/IntensiveSupervised field experience with an Intervention Specialist in a school setting. Individuals seeking Intervention Specialist licensure must complete this field in an inclusive setting
EDIS498Independent StudyNo Description Set
EDIS505Legal, Social, and Professional Issues For Intervention SpecialistsA course designed to study current issues in education, with a view toward understanding the issues surrounding special education and its role within education as a social institution. Students review the American legal system and laws governing spec...
EDIS507Language/Communication Disorders in Children and InterventionAn overview of language, both normal and disordered, with emphasis on terminology, acquisition, development, physiological and psychological systems, impact upon learning, assessment, and intervention strategies available to teachers.
EDIS534Curriculum and Methods for Career and Daily Living Skills for Students With Needs for Mild/Moderate/Intensive Educational InterventionThis course provides an in-depth exploration of transition planning for students with exceptionalities. It emphasizes promising practices, legal foundations, interagency collaboration, and individualized transition planning to support students as the...
EDIS535Curriculum Methods for Career and Daily Living Skills for Students With Needs Fo Mild/Moderate/Intensive Education InterventionEmphasis is on curriculum, methods, materials, and technology to be used in teaching career/self-care/community living/personal- social/occupational skills to students with needs for mild/moderate/intensive educational intervention.
EDIS540Developing Classroom Learning EnvironmentsThis course is designed to introduce the social and emotional growth and needs of students with emotional and/or learning differences. A positive approach which focuses on the dignity of the student will be emphasized.
EDIS541Creating Effecitve Learning EnvironmentsThis course is designed to introduce the social and emotional growth and needs of students with emotional and/or learning differences. A positive approach which emphasizes the dignity of the student will be emphasized.
EDIS542Communication, Consulting, and Teaming SkillsThis course explores the relationships between families, diverse communities, and educational or organizational settings. Students will analyze factors that contribute to building strong partnerships that support the well-being and development of ind...
EDIS546Introduction to Educational InterventionThis course is designed to teach the history and legislation of special education services. The characteristics of students with exceptionalities, and at-risk students, are discussed in the context of identification, instruction, and intervention. Di...
EDIS548Assessing and Teaching Children With Mild/Moderate Educational NeedsEmphasis is placed on developing the ability to use a variety of curriculum, methods, materials, and technology available for educating students with mild/moderate educational needs. Assessment and evaluation techniques for both academic and non-acad...
EDIS549Assessment and Intervention for Children With Mild/Moderate Educational NeedsEmphasis is placed on developing the ability to use a variety of curriculum, methods, materials, and technology available for educating students with mild/moderate educational needs. Assessment and evaluation techniques for both academic and non-acad...
EDIS550Social and Educational Perspective Of DisabilityThe application of a deficit model to define and respond to individuals with disabilities in schools contributes to community marginalization and social stigmatization. This class focuses upon the interpretative framework of the perceptions and impli...
EDIS553Intervention and Remediation in Mathematics: Assessment and Instructional MethodsThis course is designed to teach candidates assessment and instructional techniques for working with individuals grades K-12 in need of intervention and remediation in mathematics based on the Common Core Mathematics Standards. Emphasis will be place...
EDIS560Assessment for Students With ExceptionalitiesThis course is primarily aimed at teaching basic concepts of assessment and various assessment process and procedures that are involved in decision making and program planning for students with diverse range of disabilities in a classroom or function...
EDIS570Learning Environment/BehvaiorThis course is designed to introduce the educational terminology, definitions, model programs, and alternative environments that are appropriate for students with emotional and behavioral differences. How students with behavior support needs are iden...
EDIS579Special Education Law, Policies, and ProceduresThe class covers the interpretive framework encompassing recent judicial decisions that emphasize inclusion for students with disabilities. Students review the American legal system and laws governing special education at federal and state levels and...
EDIS581Assistive and Instructional Technology For Intervention SpecialistsThis course is designed to help students in the Intervention Specialist Program to use technology and materials specifically to teach and assist exceptional learners. Adaptations to typically available technology and materials and those specifically...
EDIS582Sensory Integration and the LearnerThis course emphasizes the sensory needs of all students and how they may process information differently from a typical student. Candidates will be equipped to design multi-sensory learning environments, collaborate with professionals and families,...
EDIS584Communication Disorders for Intervention SpecialistsThis course is designed with the goal of providing students a comprehensive understanding of both typical and atypical language development. As well as ensure school age students receive the necessary support to improve their communication abilities...
EDIS585Communication Field Intervention Specialist Moderate/Intensive30 Field Hours. A field placement taken concurrently at the graduate level with EDCI 584. Communication: Intervention Specialist Moderate/Intensive, to be completed in an inclusive educational setting. Individuals seeking Intervention Specialist lice...
EDIS587Elementary Intervention Specialist Field Experience120 Field hours, taken currently with EDIS 549. A.U. graduate students are instructed in the use of both formal and informal assessment techniques to gain a well-rounded perspective of the student's present level of performances across a variety of s...
EDIS588Middle School Intervention Specialist Multicultural Field Experience120 Field hours, taken concurrently with EDIS 540. A field experience which emphasizes knowledge of multiculturalism, cultural differences, role of family in a dynamic changing society; interpersonal communication theories, interpersonal relations, h...
EDIS589High School Intervention Specialist Field Experience120 Field hours; taken concurrently with EDIS 534. A field experience which emphasizes decision making in assessment, instruction, evaluation, and intervention for students with mild to moderate educational needs and appropriate instructional strateg...
EDIS592Internship for Intervention SpecialistSupervised field experiences in teaching for intervention specialist. Fee required to cover cost of mileage expense for travel by supervisor, copies/materials to students. Individuals seeking Intervention Specialist Licensure must complete this field...
EDIS593Supervised Clinic Experience for Intervention Specialist Mild/ModerateSupervised field experience with an Intervention Specialist in a Mild/Moderate school setting.
EDIS606Internship Intervention Specialist Mild/Moderate12 weeks. Supervised field experience with an Intervention Specialist in a school setting. Fee required to cover cost of mileage expense for travel by supervisor, copies/materials to student.
EDIS607Internship: Intervention Specialist Moderate/IntensiveSupervised field experience with an Intervention Specialist-Moderate/Intensive in a school setting.
EDIS608Internship: Intervention Specialist Mild/Moderate/IntensiveSupervised field experience split between a school setting with an Intervention Specialist-Mild/Moderate and a school setting with an Intervention Specialist-Moderate/Intensive.
EDIS650Nature and Needs of the TalentedA background course designed to acquaint the students with the definitions, characteristics, potentialities, abilities, and learning styles of talented students. Categories and definitions of students with gifts and talents, including identification...
EDIS651Curriculum Development for Education Of the TalentedThis course examines curriculum processes necessary for providing a differentiated education for the talented. Students will analyze and develop instructional materials based on useful and research-based models for differentiating instruction with re...
EDIS652Development and the Supervision of Programs for the TalentedThis course is designed to develop educators' knowledge and skills in the administration of talent development education programs. Graduate students will explore the steps in developing talent development education programs, including needs assessmen...
EDIS653Guidance and Counsel for the TalentedThis course examines social and emotional, guidance and counseling theories and practices necessary for providing a holistic and differentiated education for the talented. Students will define and analyze social and emotional needs, and guidance and...
EDIS654Creativity Studies for Teachers of the TalentedThis is a course in creativity studies with a focus on the field of the education of the talented and gifted. Creativity will be discussed with regard to the creative person and what makes him/her creative and the creative process. Graduate student...
EDIS710Field Practicum for Talent DevelopmentThis field practicum emphasizes the application of knowledge gained in the Talent Development program. This is a 2-semester hour practicum experience where students must log 90 clock hours, 50 directly with identified gifted students. Candidates sele...
EDIS781Thesis Capstone in Talent Development EducationA coordinated research experience in which the candidate will design and conduct an in-depth study of an issue or innovation in talent development education, either through field-based gathering of data or extensive reading and synthesis of the profe...
EDIS788Capstone Inquiry Seminar: Talent DevelopmentParticipants work collaboratively to explore a topic or issue related to Talent Development in the areas of curriculum, instruction, or such foundational concepts as the social, cultural, political, and psychological factors that influence schools an...
EDIS796Internship in Talent Development EducationThis course provides an internship experience with identified gifted and talented students so that the student can demonstrate the knowledge gained in the prerequisite classes. This is a 3-semester hour experience of 90 clock hours, 50 directly with...
EDISELCTEducation Intervention Specialist ElectiveNo Description Set