ACP Practicum A course for Alternative Certification Program (ACP) students who are attempting student teaching/internship, general field experience, and/or observations which are part of the requirements for certification to teach.

Department: Teacher Education

0 Credit Hours
0 Total Contact Hours
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Graduate Workshop in Education (1-0) Studies in designated areas. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

Department: Teacher Education

1 Credit Hour
41 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
1 Lecture Hour
40 Other Hours

Action Research for the Classroom Teacher (3-0) Research methodology to address the problems and needs of classroom teachers. Emphasis on interpreting professional literature and practitioner research in educational settings. Prerequisite: TED 5304 with a grade of "B" or better. .

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (TED 5304 w/B or better)

Learning Contexts and Curriculum (3-0) Examination of the theoretical frameworks and broad definitions of curricula, processes of curriculum alignment, pedagogy and assessment, State standards, curricular resources, curriculum integration, learning theory and lesson planning.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Managing the Student-centered Classroom (3-0) Theory and practice on how to manage instruction and relationships in a student-centered classroom. Emphasis on classroom as communities of learning and on communication skills.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Authentic and Performance Assessment in the Classroom (3-0) Authentic and performance assessment practices in the constructivist classroom; use of instruments, such as rubrics, portfolios and individual and group projects as sources of assessment. .

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Scholarly Writing for Education (3-0) This course supports student's scholarly writing and their ethical use of digital databases and generative AI. Students analyze published literature reviews for the features of academic writing and engage in writing exercises that help them produce these features in their own writing. The instructional focus within this practice includes: conceptualization, argumentation, research evidence, writing style, mechanics, and citation. Peer and faculty feedback support student's writing and their formulation of a topic for scholarly inquiry.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Instructional Design/Methods: This course will provide the foundations of curriculum planning and delivery within the context of PK-12 schooling. The course will include concepts and practices that are critical to effective classroom teaching, including but not limited to: unit planning, lesson planning, standard-based instruction focused on student earning, and assessment. The course is meant to provide research-based approaches and hands-on practice for aspiring teachers seeking certification.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Learning sciences represents an interdisciplinary field that examines how people learn to understand, reason, and solve problems in diverse and complex settings. This course will examine how learning sciences has and continues to evolve as a research field that informs practice through the design of effective learning environments across socioculturally mediated contexts. It will engage with foundational field perspectives to interrogate such ideas as the goals of education, learning design features, and social and cultural influences.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Diversity in Educational Settings (3-0) Exploration of the social context of education and teaching in a pluralistic society. Examination of schools and society in relation to historical and contemporary issues of diversity. .

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Graduate Workshop In Education (3-0) Studies in a designated area. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Teaching Residency I: This course represents the first of two-part clinical teaching sequence. A part of this course, students will engage in hands-on learning and practice in a PK-12 classroom alongside a mentor teacher. Students will be coached and assessed based on elements of effective planning, instruction, and assessment. This course is required for teacher certification.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (TED 5302 w/C or better AND TED 5310 w/C or better)

Teaching Residency II: This course is the second of a two-part clinical teaching sequence required for teacher certification. As part of this course, students will engage in hands-on learning and practice in a PK-12 classroom with intensive, on-site mentoring and coaching from faculty. The course includes elements of effective planning, instruction, and assessment, with a focus on student learning and achievement.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (TED 5320 w/C or better)

Dual Credit Teaching and Research This course examines local, state, and national issues related to dual credit/dual enrollment. There is a focus on the development of knowledge, skills, and attributes involved in teaching rigorous college-level courses in high school settings.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CURI

Classification Restrictions:
Restricted to class of GR

This course provided the preparation needed to complete the Masters Capstone Project in TED 5389 or TED 5390.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

This course is a culminating experience in the MA in ED - Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Education program. It provides students the opportunity to synthesize and apply content knowledge gained through their course of study. Students complete a guided capstone project rooted in their interests/professional experiences, reflecting the wide range of educational topics that the field of Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Education encompasses. For students who choose to take TED 5388/TED 5389, earning a grade of "pass" in this capstone course is a requirement for graduation.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

This course is a culminating experience in the MA in ED- Linguistic Diversity & Educational Equity Program. It provides students the opportunity to synthesize and apply core content knowledge gained throughout their course of study. Students complete a guided capstone project rooted in their interests/professional experiences, reflecting the wide range of educational topics that the field of Linguistic Diversity & Educational Equity encompasses. For students who choose to take TED 5388/TED 5390, earning a grade of "pass" in this capstone course is a requirement for graduation.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Independent Graduate Studies (0-0-3) Studies in an area of the student's choice that has been approved by the sponsoring professor. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. .

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Thesis (0-0-3) Prerequisite: Department approval.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Thesis (0-0-3) Prerequisites: TED 5398 and department approval.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (TED 5398 w/P or better)

Critical Perspectives in Curriculum and Instruction: This course critically examines how institutionalized power and ideologies shape curriculum and instruction. It focuses on critical theories and research that link the purpose of schooling to a transformative vision of the world. We draw on current philosophical as well as historical perspectives to inform pedagogies by asking whose knowledge is legitimate.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Multilingualism & Academic Development: This course focuses on the role of language acquisition in the academic development of the bi/multilingual and multicultural student. It examines language beyond the practice of signification and looks at the subjectivities of language, with implications of the role of language as a mediator of learning and as a powerful force in the construction of meaning across curricular areas. The course emphasizes theories and research for studying multilingualism across social, historical, and political contexts.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Sociocultural Contexts of Education: This course addresses how social, cultural, and economic relations of power are present in education systems and institutions. Key emphases of this course include how these issues are challenged and reconstructed in formal and informal education. Debates about the goals of public education in a democratic society are explored through anthropological, sociological, and cultural studies approaches to education, focusing on the social structures within which schooling is embedded.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Practicum in supervised professional activities that support the candidate's dissertation research.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

This course focuses on leadership, providing a comprehensive overview of leadership theories, models, and approaches that may be adopted by scholar-practitioners to promote educational change. It covers various conceptions of leadership, issues of power and context, leadership styles, and the use of applied educational research to positively impact school/program culture while effectively guiding pedagogical improvement and innovation. Students will develop a leadership philosophy statement as scholar-practitioners and educational leaders.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EDLA

Learning Sciences: Learning sciences represents an interdisciplinary field that examines how people learn to understand, reason, and solve problems in diverse and complex settings. This course will examine how learning sciences has and continues to evolve as a research field that informs practice through the design of effective learning environments across socioculturally mediated contexts. It will engage with foundational field perspectives to interrogate such ideas as the goals of education, learning design features, and social and cultural influences.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

This course investigates pedagogical practices in light of the latest knowledge in educational research, psychology and neuroscience. It covers the origin of common education-/neuro- myths as the justification of wide-spread teaching practices, as well as offers the most current understandings of such knowledge and how these may be applied. Through this exploration, students will gain the tools needed to critically evaluate past and current research to make informed pedagogical decisions.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EDLA

This course explores theories, research and best practices in leading teacher professional development. It covers the continuum of professional learning, including (but not limited to) teacher learning and identities, conceptions of teachers and teaching, and the social contexts that shape teacher learning, with particular attention to teacher development in and for culturally and linguistically diverse contexts. Students will examine teacher learning in educational change efforts, and methods for related applied research inquiry.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EDLA

Studies in designated area. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Prerequisite: Departmental approval.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of TLC

Quantitative Research I (3-0). Introduction to empirical inquiry, including descriptive statistics, methods of inference, and hypothesis testing. Purposes of this course include gaining a basic graduate level understanding of experimental designs and statistical procedures used in education and other social sciences, obtaining the knowledge and skill necessary to be an informed and competent consumer and user of educational research, and ability to competently design a preliminary quantitative research study. Prerequisite: Department Approval.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of TLC

Prerequisite(s): (TED 6396 w/C or better)

Quantitative Research II (3-0). An in-depth examination of quantitative research design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation of statistical software (i.e., SPSS) on simulated and real data sets. The course include a brief review of scientific theory building, univariate and multivariate procedures and their applications across relevant experimental designs and educational disciplines along with an emphasis on individual student needs by critically evaluating published research. Student will be required to complete a research proposal and a submission of a research conference paper. Prerequisite: Department Approval.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of TLC

Prerequisite(s): (TED 6320 w/C or better)

Qualitative Research I (3-0). This course provides an introduction to qualitative research methodologies, with an emphasis on philosophical, conceptual, and theoretical underpinnings. Students will be required to create a research proposal which will be implemented in TED 6323. Prerequisite: Department Appproval.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of TLC

Prerequisite(s): (TED 6396 w/C or better)

Qualitative Research II (3-0). Examination of different qualitative traditions, frameworks, and philosophical assumptions about ways of knowing. Discussion of appropriate fit between research questions, methods selected, and role of the researcher. Students will engage in several phases of the qualitative research process. Prequisite: Department Approval.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of TLC

Prerequisite(s): (TED 6322 w/C or better)

The course develops competencies necessary to understand and effectively design education research using mixed methodology. It includes topics on the nature and foundations of mixed methods research, core mixed methods designs, collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data in mixed methods studies, writing and evaluating mixed methods research.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of TLC

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the means and uses of educational research. It covers the rationale/ assumptions of different qualitative and quantitative methodological choices; methods for data collection, analysis and interpretation; and issues related to research integrity and ethics. Students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to critically evaluate existing empirical literature and related educational research claims.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EDLA

This course focuses on the disciplinary and academic traditions of applied educational research, including the constructs of the scholar-practitioner and formal contextualized inquiries of practice. It covers academic thinking and writing, and the assumptions/requirements of applied research used to lead educational innovation and change. Students will engage their professional interests, expertise, and relevant current research knowledge to define issues of pedagogical practice and to start formulating the basis of their individual empirical study.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EDLA

This course provides a comprehensive overview of case study research methodology, applied as a mode of systematic observational inquiry to increase holistic understanding within a natural context of educational practice. Emphasis is on theoretical foundations and the affordances of using case study research designs, as well as protocols for implementing effective case studies. Students will gain skills in identifying case study questions, collecting and analyzing data, and interpreting/reporting results.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EDLA

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the data-driven secondary analysis approach to research using extant (already collected/publicly available) datasets, methodological affordances and fundamental protocols. Emphasis is on how to best identify, obtain, and evaluate existing datasets. Students will gain skill in recognizing limitations in existing data, how to search data and refine research questions; managing and analyzing data; and interpreting/reporting results.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EDLA

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the action research method. Emphasis is on its application for practice-based problem solving, designing and implementing effective action research inquiries, and how to use data for decision-making to address real-world problems/needs in educational settings. Students will gain skills in identifying action research questions, collecting and analyzing data, and interpreting/reporting results.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EDLA

In this course, students outline the major components of their contextualized inquiry of practice study through the creation of a Dissertation in Practice Proposal. Students are expected to demonstrate a range of academic skills, including the ability to: frame an applied educational research question; undertake a focused literature review; identify an appropriate theoretical lens and research design given an applied research question; and define the type of analysis that makes possible the reaching of conclusions. Passing of this course qualifies students for doctoral candidacy.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EDLA

This doctoral course provides the time and guidance needed for students to conduct applied educational research. Students work under the advisement of their faculty committee to conduct a contextualized inquiry of practice study rooted in their interest and personal/professional context. Students must pass this course and subsequently enroll in and successfully complete their Dissertation in Practice in TED 6684 to graduate.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EDLA

Scholarly Portfolio Development This course si for finalizing the components of the scholarly portfolio, as per program guidelines and policies. To satisfactorily complete this course, the student will successfully defend the portfolio to their dissertation committee. A minimum of 33 credit hours earned in the program prior to enrollment.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Studies in an area of the student’s choice that has been approved by the sponsoring professor. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Prerequisite: Departmental approval.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of TLC

Doctoral Seminar in Education Research Departmental seminar to discuss critical issues in current research concerning curriculum and instruction.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of TLC

Preparation of dissertation proposal. Student must successfully complete the course prior to scheduling the proposal hearing. Students may repeat this course if they cannot complete it the first time. If students are unsuccessful the second time, then the Probation/Dismissal Procedure will be initiated.

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of TLC

Prerequisite(s): (TED 6394 w/S or better)

Under the direction of the committee chair, a dissertation will be written. Continuous enrollment in TED 6399 is required until the dissertation is accepted by the dissertation committee. May be repeated more than once. Prerequisite TED 6397

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Students, under the direction of the Dissertation Committee, will write a dissertation. Continuous registration in TED 6399 is required until the dissertation has been succesfully defended and is accepted by the Dissertation Committee. May be repeated more than once. Prerequisites: TED 6398

Department: Teacher Education

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (TED 6397 w/P or better AND TED 6398 w/P or better)

This doctoral course provides the continued time and guidance needed to conduct applied educational research and to disseminate the findings. Students will work under the advisement of their faculty committee to finish their contextualized inquiry of practice study and to complete their Dissertation in Practice. Successful completion of this course, indicated by faculty committee approval of the Dissertation in Practice, is a requirement for graduation.

Department: Teacher Education

6 Credit Hours
6 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
6 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EDLA