| EDFN5XX | Education Foundations Elective (EDFN) | No Description Set |
| EDFN130 | Introduction to Teaching: Exploring Teaching As a Career | This course prepares candidates to understand the professional responsibilities of teachers and the role of education in a democratic society. Through classroom observations, teacher questionnaires and education resources, candidates investigate cult... |
| EDFN202 | Teaching and Learning Process | This course deals with the major theories of human development, motivation and learning. Planning of instruction, teaching strategies, assessment and classroom management are examined. Authentic pedagogical practices are used to gain an understanding... |
| EDFN402 | Social and Professional Issues in Education | This course focuses on the social and cultural forces that currently shape school policy and practice and on the expectations that must be met in order to be a fully recognized member of the teaching profession. Candidates will evaluate their profess... |
| EDFN501 | American Psychological Association (APA) Style Seminar | This seminar provides graduate students an understanding of the professional expectations and responsibilities of Dwight Schar College of Education graduate students. The primary focus is the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication manua... |
| EDFN502 | Critical Dialogues in the Teaching And Learning Process | Critical theory, critical pedagogy, and critical discourse analysis emerged following World War I in Europe, and entered American education from the 1970s onward. Through these perspectives, education professionals can learn to identify sources of so... |
| EDFN503 | School and Society | School and Society is a course designed for students to reflect on antecedents of the current educational system (philosophical, political, economic, and social influences which have shaped it) and societal interactions which continue to affect it. U... |
| EDFN504 | Action Research for Educational Improvement | This course provides graduate students interested in improving instruction with an introductory experience in designing, conducting, and analyzing action research in their classrooms, schools, and/or community-based learning sites. Action research is... |
| EDFN505 | Introduction to Applied Educational Research | This course is designed to introduce education professionals to both qualitative and quantitative sources of information across research in a way that is directly relevant to their professional practices. Students will review and critique recent qual... |
| EDFN506 | Qualitative Research | This course acquaints students with a qualitative inquiry. In addition to providing an introduction to the theoretical perspectives informing qualitative research, the course focuses on techniques for and issues of gathering, analyzing, and reporting... |
| EDFN507 | Understanding Statistical Research For Classroom Professionals | This course is designed to prepare non-mathematicians to critique and understand statistical research and research designs as they apply to classroom and school practices. Students will analyze a variety of research questions in education and learn t... |
| EDFN510 | The World in Your Classroom: Multicultural and Global Education | The goal of this course is to equip educators with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to implement multicultural curricular and pedagogical strategies, thereby enabling them to meet the diverse learning needs of all students. By developing... |
| EDFN512 | Teaching and Learning Process | This course deals with the major theories of human development, motivation and learning. Planning of instruction, teaching strategies, assessment and classroom management are examined. Authentic pedagogical practices are used to gain an understanding... |
| EDFN520 | Social and Professional Issues in Education | This course focuses on the social and cultural forces that currently shape school policy and practice and on the expectations that must be met in order to be a fully recognized member of the teaching profession. Candidates will evaluate their profess... |
| EDFN521 | The Theory and Practice of Curriculum Development | Students examine the impact of curriculum theories and practices, including contemporary curriculum discourses; technology utilization and management; major groups and individuals in society who influence curriculum; trends and innovations in curricu... |
| EDFN524 | Democracy in Education | Democracy in Education explores curriculum theory related to democracy in education, along with historical examples of democratic schools. Current practices that shape democratic and peaceable schools will be studied with a view to application in sch... |
| EDFN525 | History of Education in the United States | The intent of this course is to explore the ways in which education has developed historically in the United States. EDFN 525 examines the administrative, or structural history of public schooling and other educational institutions and agencies. It a... |
| EDFN530 | Educational Tests and Measurements | Education programs in the 21st Century continue to evolve with respect to the complex uses of tests and measurements to establish baseline data on student achievement, ability, performances, and behaviors. Professional educators and administrators ar... |
| EDFN533 | Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners: Social, Historical, & Legal Issues Related to the Education of English Language Learners | Field/Clinical Hours: 10 There are no prerequisites for this course which is open to all graduate education students. While it is aptly suited for every teacher in our diverse classrooms, this course is required for candidates seeking Teaching Englis... |
| EDFN586 | Effective Instruction | This is an entry level course in the Bachelor's Plus Program. Opportunities are provided for students to explore and/or confirm their entry into a teaching field. Fundamental knowledge essential for a beginning student is presented through the course... |
| EDFN587 | Multicultural Field Experience | 135 Field Hours. A field experience which emphasizes knowledge of multiculturalism, cultural differences, constantly changing family life, interpersonal communication theories, interpersonal relations, human relation skills, motivational skills, as r... |
| EDFN588 | Assessmetn, Instruction Evaluation, and Intervention Field Experience | A field experience in an early childhood placement that serves young children with special education needs within the general education curriculum which emphasizes decision making in assessment, instruction, and intervention regarding individual stud... |
| EDFN592 | Internship for Second Licensure Candidates | This is an internship designed to prepare second licensure candidates which emphasizes decision making in assessment, instruction, evaluation, and intervention for the second licensure area. This field experience will provide application through indi... |
| EDFN640 | Adult Development Continuity and Change | A course designed to provide leaders of professional enterprises with a foundation of knowledge and experience that will enable them to develop programs of development and renewal based on the principles and theories of human lifespan development and... |
| EDFN645 | Educational Psychology and Human Development | The course addresses theories of human development, the scientific worthiness of the theories, and assists in developing an understanding of how the theories may be applied to schooling. Students will apply research related to human development and e... |
| EDFN646 | Educational Assessment | This course is designed to advance the graduate student's ability to choose and create meaningful assessments appropriate for a given purpose, situation, and group of learners. The goal will be to use assessment to ensure the continuous intellectual,... |
| EDFNELCT | Education Foundations Elective | No Description Set |