May 14, 2024  
2019-20 Catalog 
    
2019-20 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions

Course Descriptions



 

 

Economics

  
  • ECON 699 - Special Work


    Description:
    Upperclass or graduate students may arrange for independent study with cons chair. Available for undergraduate credit as ECON 499 .

    Prerequisites:
    Department Consent

    Credit based on scope of the project.

  
  • ECON 717 - Economic Education for Elementary and Secondary Teachers


    Description:
    Introduction to basic economic principles and issues; identify resources for economic instruction at elementary and secondary levels; design lessons/activities for integrating economic education across the curriculum. Open to experienced, certified teachers. May not earn credit in both ECON 717 and EDUC 717 .

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 725 - Economics and Environmental Issues


    Description:
    Role of economics principles in analysis of environmental issues; competitive markets, externalities, environmental regulations, economic incentives, pollution reduction, energy efficiency, waste disposal, population change, and economic development; teaching strategies and instructional materials to integrate economics and environmental education.

    Prerequisites:
    Certified elementary and secondary teachers only

    1 cr.


Education

  
  • EDUC 100 - Introduction to Education: Teaching and Schooling


    Description:
    Survey of historical, philosophical and political issues in K-12 schooling for students interested in careers as professional educators.

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 101 - Field Experience in Teaching and Schooling


    Description:
    Two-five days field experience and seminars in a school system.

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 104 - Applied Academic Literacies


    Description:
    Workshops in college-level writing, reading, and learning, as well as transitioning to college. May be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 105 - Study Skills


    Description:
    Improve skills in textbook comprehension, lecture note-taking, memory, listening, preparation for examinations, time management, and systematic methods of study. Learn about university student support services. 1 hr class per wk; addl 1/2 hr appointments to be arranged.

    Prerequisites:
    Freshman or Sophomore status, or with written recommendation of a professional adviser and Department Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 106 - Workshops for College Success


    Description:
    Workshops in college-level writing, reading and learning (varies by section). May be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    1 cr. pass/fail.

  
  • EDUC 107 - College Success Skills: A Leading Edge Orientation to College Course


    Description:
    Leading Edge is a 2-day UW-Stevens Point orientation and transition seminar for students qualifying for services through the Disability and Assistive Technology Center. The seminar is an introduction to services and accommodations; as well as individual planning sessions for students with disabilities. Involves participation in the Leading Edge seminar and four consecutive two-hour weekly classes, involving extended exploration into aspects of assistive technology, accommodations, and self-advocacy training, academic skills development and tutoring services, academic advising and career planning.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 108 - Academic Recovery


    Description:
    Opportunity for academic recovery. Topics include motivation, goal setting, time management, study skills and changing habits.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 109 - Reading in the Disciplines


    Description:
    Improve critical reading and thinking skills. May be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    Prerequisites:
    Concurrent registration in another designated course

    1 cr. pass/fail.

  
  • EDUC 135 - Thinking and Feeling in Modern Media


    Description:
    Introductory investigation and application of new media, including video games and web videos. Applying interdisciplinary perspectives. Focus on adolescents’ use of media and technology.

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: ART



    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 145 - Introduction to Mentoring


    Description:
    For student mentors in their first semester. Included topics: history, nature, and skills associated with one-on-one mentoring; understanding university structure; active learning; active listening; the art of questioning; understanding diverse needs; purposeful integration of information; and self-reflective writing.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 200 - Professional Portfolio Development


    Description:
    Introduction to state and national professional teaching standards and assessments. Examine professional development portfolio components and processes. Develop samples of evidence that relate to local and state requirements for certification and initial licensure.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 202 - Personal Portfolio Preparation


    Description:
    Provides direct instruction on professional portfolio preparation for Education majors seeking admission to professional schools of education at a baccalaureate institution.

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 205 - Pluralism for Educators


    Description:
    Analyze and evaluate education in U.S., policy of equal educational opportunity, and impact of class, gender, race, and language differences on teaching and learning. Involves lectures, discussions and presentations for pre-service teacher education students on topics mandated for initial certification programs in Wisconsin. (Wis Admin Rule Pl 34.15).

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: XL



    2 cr.

  
  • EDUC 241 - Creative Activities for Young Children


    Description:
    The philosophy and role of the creative activities (music, drama, dance, literature, and art) in early childhood-kindergarten education; emphasis on the creative activity as it relates to developmental stages. At least one hr lab per wk.

    Prerequisites:
    Sophomore standing

    Typically Offered:
    Not currently offered

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 245 - Appreciative Mentoring


    Description:
    Learn collaborative process, deepen understanding of learning theory, develop learning techniques, engage mentees in active learning, and refine mentoring relationships.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 300 - Professional Portfolio Development II


    Description:
    Advanced examination of professional portfolio components and processes. Develop samples of evidence that relate to local and state requirements for certification and initial licensure.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 200 

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 301 - Post-Secondary Learning Theory and Practice


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate area and prerequisites. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 501 .

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: XL



    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 302 - Methods/Materials for Teaching Reading I


    Description:
    Introduction to reading process, includes word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension study strategies and classroom organization for elementary/secondary school. Satisfies state mandate for phonics.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 305 - Wisconsin Indians: Cultural Perspectives on Educational Issues


    Description:
    Analyze and evaluate federal and state policies and laws pertaining to Wisconsin American Indian tribes and band members’ treaty rights and civil rights, particularly in respect to culture, language, and education. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 505 .

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 205  

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 307 - Special Topics Project in Education


    Description:
    Self-directed study in an area of interest. Project-based learning with collaboratively-designed learning outcomes and assessment. May repeat for credit with different subtitle. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 507 .

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 308 - Turtle Project II


    Description:
    Comprehensive course in which varied topics provide opportunity to explore curriculum in your daily life and in your professional careers. Topic(s) could include: Problem-solving skills, Remediation, How I Learn, Generalization, Communication skills, Assistive Technology, and Relationship and Life skills. Proposals for projects will be devised in conjunction with the instructor. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 508 .

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 309 - Methods/Materials for Teaching Reading II


    Description:
    Materials/methods of reading instruction: basic approaches, research, assessment, preventive/corrective measures. Includes Wis Teaching Standards. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 509 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 302 ; or Department Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 310 - Materials/Methods for Teaching Language Arts


    Description:
    Materials/methods to teach, integrate, assess the language arts in middle/elementary setting. Includes Wis Teaching Standards.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 302 ; or Department Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 311 - Techniques for Intermediate/Upper Grades - Mathematics, Social Studies, Science


    Description:
    Principles, aims, methods, techniques. 3 hrs lec; observation/lab hrs to be arranged.

    4 cr.

  
  • EDUC 314 - Nature and Needs of the Gifted


    Description:
    Introduction to gifted education presenting characteristics of gifted children and their needs as learners.

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 351 

    2 cr.

  
  • EDUC 315 - Fundamentals of Facilitating Enrichment Programs for High Ability Learners


    Description:
    Facilitation of university enrichment programs for high ability children. Identification of traits associated with high ability learners including social and emotional issues. Concepts and procedures of program design and implementations. Program evaluation and analysis. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites:
    Concurrent registration in EDUC 314 , or Instructor Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 316 - Leadership in Facilitating Enrichment Programs for High Ability Learners


    Description:
    Facilitation of university enrichment programs for high ability children. Identification of traits associated with high ability learners including social and emotional issues. Concepts and procedures of program design and implementation. Program evaluation and analysis. Training of small groups of adults to facilitate enrichment programs.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 321 - Techniques in Elementary School-Speech


    Description:
    Methods, materials, and philosophy for teaching speech in elementary school; curricular correlation.

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 322 - Techniques in Elementary School-Art


    Description:
    Explore philosophy, strategies, and materials at the elementary level. Field Experience required.

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: ART



    2 cr.

  
  • EDUC 324 - Techniques in Elementary School-Social Studies


    Description:
    Principles, aims, methods, techniques, and field experiences. 2 hrs lec, 2 addl hrs to be arranged per wk.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 325 - Techniques in Elementary School-Science


    Description:
    Principles, aims, methods, techniques, and field experiences. 2 hrs lec, 2 addl hrs to be arranged per wk.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 327 - Teaching Reading to Gifted and Talented Students


    Description:
    Procedures and materials for teaching reading to gifted and talented learners in grades K-12; develop teaching materials based on current research. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 527 .

    Prerequisites:
    Either EDUC 309  or EDUC 386 , or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered:
    Not currently offered

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 328 - Reading in the Content Areas


    Description:
    Skills for teaching reading in content areas, related research, strategies for teaching comprehension, study skills, and critical thinking; procedures for curriculum and program development for teachers and reading specialists. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 528 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and one of the following: EDUC 309 , EDUC 386 , or ENGL 381 

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 331 - Educational Technology


    Description:
    Use and apply media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction. Develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions in effective instruction and other communication. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 531 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 335 - Advanced Analysis of Modern Media


    Description:
    Advanced investigation and appreciation of new media, including video games and web videos. Applying interdisciplinary perspectives. Investigation of implications for adolescent development.

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: ART



    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 337 - Techniques in Secondary Education-Science


    Description:
    Aims, methods, materials, techniques, planning, programs, organization, testing, and field experience.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 339 - Techniques in Secondary Education-Social Studies


    Description:
    Aims, methods, materials, techniques, planning, programs, organization, testing, and field experience.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 340 - Transforming Perspectives Through Travel Abroad


    Description:
    Focuses on authentic teaching situations to scaffold culturally-responsive dispositions and practices. Includes a required short-term study and/or service abroad experience. Examines unique cultural, political, economic, intellectual, and/or religious components of societies, countries, regions, and peoples that are distinct from those found within the United States. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 540 .

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: GA



    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 345 - Leadership and Transition in Mentoring


    Description:
    Explore and apply leadership theory and principles. Transition from mentoring roles to leadership roles on campus/community. Develop plans for mentoring experience application to academic pursuits and career development.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 351 - Educating Students with Special or Other Needs in the General Education Environment


    Description:
    Characteristics and differences of students with disabilities, gifts/talents abilities, or culturally diverse backgrounds; alternative teaching approaches emphasizing the least restrictive environment. Practicum is required. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 551 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 356 - Individual Assessment


    Description:
    Screening, referral and individual assessment relating to M-team procedures; report writing, decision making, and IEP program planning; monitor ongoing progress; learn administration and interpretation of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced individual assessment tests including recording behavioral data, using rating scales and curriculum-based assessment; field experience. Available for graduate credit as [[permalink=1603|tooltip:{‘title

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 351 

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 362 - Classroom Management Techniques and Strategies


    Description:
    Comprehensive management of behavior problems of children and adolescents in general education and special education settings classrooms for students with disabilities.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 364 - Curriculum and Strategies for Students with Special Needs


    Description:
    Teaching strategies, curricular adaptations, and methodology at elementary through secondary levels for students with specials needs in inclusive and special education settings. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 564 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 351 

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 365 - Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families


    Description:
    Develop skills in assessment procedures to use with newborn, infants, and toddlers up to age three having high risk and/or disabilities; work in cooperation with family members and related services professionals. Includes field experience. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 565 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 351 

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 366 - Assessment/Intervention Strategies for Preschool Children with Disabilities and Their Families


    Description:
    Develop skills in assessment procedures and intervention strategies to use with preschool children (3-5 years) having at-risk situations and/or disabilities; work in cooperation with family members and related services professionals. Includes field experience. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 566 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 351 ; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 367 - Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Children with Disabilities in the Primary Grades and Their Families


    Description:
    Develop skills in assessment procedures and intervention strategies to use with children ages 5-8 years experiencing kindergarten and primary curricula, early academic skills, and social/behavioral areas; work in cooperation with family members and related service professionals. Field experience. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 567 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 351 ; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 368 - Career, Vocational and Community Education for Youth with Disabilities


    Description:
    Procedures and methods in assessing needs, adapting curriculum, and providing instruction in career and vocational education, community skills, personal and interpersonal skills, and transition to adult environments. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 568 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 351 ; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 369 - Curriculum and Methods for Teaching Students with Disabilities II


    Description:
    Teaching strategies, curricular adaptations, and methodology at elementary and secondary levels in the areas of science, social sciences, and behavioral interventions and other aspects of teaching students with disabilities. Includes field experience. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 569 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 351 

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 370 - Workshop in Education


    Description:
    Problems of teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Subtitle will designate area and prerequisites. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 570 .

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 378 - Parent, Home and Agency Involvement in Educating Children and Youth with Disabilities


    Description:
    Develop understanding of familial needs, behaviors and perspectives for all family members; cite resources/ intervention to be applied to families having a child with a disability; learn interaction and communication techniques to use with family and community agencies. Includes field experience.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 351 

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 381 - Educational Psychology


    Description:
    Psychological bases of educational procedures and practices; educational implications of characteristics of physical and mental growth, emotional behavior, motivation, learning, individual differences, and human relations.

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: SS



    2 cr.

  
  • EDUC 382 - Managing Learning Environments


    Description:
    Theories and strategies in classroom management, student behavior management, and learning communities.

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 381  (or concurrent registration)

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: SS



    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 383 - Educational Assessment


    Description:
    Develop understanding of the role assessment plays in determining student learning, evaluating and guiding instruction, and empowering teachers and students with useful data and evidence. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 583 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 385 - Teaching the Early Adolescent


    Description:
    Characteristics of early adolescents and instructional strategies appropriate to their needs. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 585 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 381 ; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 386 - Literacy in the Secondary School


    Description:
    Survey of issues, research, theory, process, and strategies that constitute literacy in secondary school including a clinical experience. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 586 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 390 - Reading and Writing for Content Understanding


    Description:
    Analyze and explore how reading and writing support content learning in secondary school. Develop strategies and learning activities that integrate reading and writing in content area studies. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 590 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 386 ; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 397 - The Competent Special Educator: Course Content into Practice


    Description:
    Complete the multiple skill components required of a special educator: special education assessment (selecting, completing, scoring, interpreting, and describing), development of the full individualized education plan and behavior intervention plan, conducting IEP meetings, consulting with general educators, and adapting assignments to meet the individualized needs of a student. Engage in activities related to professional practice and ethics. Practicum is required.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program; completion of Block II special education courses; Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 398 - Student Teaching


    Description:
    Certifiable field experiences. Six to 20 weeks in actual school settings planning, instructing, and evaluating educational programs with the cooperation of certified teachers and administrators. Subtitle will designate area.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    1-16 cr. pass/fail.

  
  • EDUC 399 - Special Work


    Description:
    Upperclass education students may arrange for independent study with consent of the head of the School of Education.

    Credit based on scope of project.

  
  • EDUC 400 - Student Teaching Seminar


    Description:
    Structured group discussions on aspects of teaching that emerge during full-time field experiences.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    1-2 cr. pass/fail.

  
  • EDUC 445 - Culminating Experience in Mentoring


    Description:
    Apply mentoring literature, knowledge, and experiences towards understanding roles in a holistic and personally-reflective way.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 491 - Gifted/Talented Education Foundations


    Description:
    Overview of history and definitions. Emphasis on development, characteristics, and individual learning differences of students with gifts and talents. Identification strategies. Exploration of relevant issues and trends.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 492 - Gifted/Talented Curriculum Methods


    Description:
    Curriculum methods designed specifically for identified students with gifts and talents in specialized programs. Curriculum differentiation and instructional strategies/techniques for students with gifts and talents in the general education classroom. Planning of the Differentiated Program Plan. Professional and ethical teaching practice.

    Prerequisites:
    Either EDUC 491  or EDUC 792 , or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 498 - Intern Teaching


    Description:
    Structured field experiences in approved school programs. Interns are certified by the DPI and are employed under contract with schools to design, deliver, and assess instructional programs in grades n-k-12. Complete all methods courses and 75% of content courses in appropriate major.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program; concurrent registration in the appropriate section of EDUC 400  may be required

    Variable cr. pass/fail.

  
  • EDUC 501 - Post-Secondary Learning Theory and Practice


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate area and prerequisites. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 301 .

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 505 - Wisconsin Indians: Cultural Perspectives on Educational Issues


    Description:
    Analyze and evaluate federal and state policies and laws pertaining to Wisconsin American Indian tribes and band members’ treaty rights and civil rights, particularly in respect to culture, language, and education. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 305 .

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 205  

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 507 - Special Topics Project in Education


    Description:
    Self-directed study in an area of interest. Project-based learning with collaboratively-designed outcomes and assessment. Repeatable. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 307 .

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 508 - Turtle Project II


    Description:
    Comprehensive course in which varied topics provide opportunity to explore curriculum in your daily life and in your professional careers. Topic(s) could include: Problem-solving skills, Remediation, How I Learn, Generalization, Communication skills, Assistive Technology, and Relationship and Life skills. Proposals for projects will be devised in conjunction with the instructor. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 308 .

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 509 - Methods/Materials for Teaching Reading II


    Description:
    Materials/methods of reading instruction: basic approaches, research, assessment, preventive/corrective measures. Includes Wis Teaching Standards. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 309 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program and EDUC 302 

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 527 - Teaching Reading to Gifted and Talented Students


    Description:
    Procedures and materials for teaching reading to gifted and talented learners in grades K-12; develop teaching materials based on current research. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 327 .

    Prerequisites:
    Either EDUC 309  or EDUC 386 , or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered:
    Not currently offered

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 528 - Reading in the Content Areas


    Description:
    Skills for teaching reading in content areas, related research, strategies for teaching comprehension, study skills, and critical thinking; procedures for curriculum and program development for teachers and reading specialists. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 328 .

    Prerequisites:
    One of the following: EDUC 309 , EDUC 386 , EDUC 586 , or ENGL 381 

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 531 - Educational Technology


    Description:
    Use and apply media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction. Develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions in effective instruction and other communication. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 331 .

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 540 - Transforming Perspectives Through Travel Abroad


    Description:
    Focuses on authentic teaching situations to scaffold culturally-responsive dispositions and practices. Includes a required short-term study and/or service abroad experience. Examines unique cultural, political, economic, intellectual, and/or religious components of societies, countries, regions, and peoples that are distinct from those found within the United States. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 340 .

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 551 - Educating Students with Special or Other Needs in the General Education Environment


    Description:
    Characteristics and differences of students with disabilities, gifts/talents abilities, or culturally diverse backgrounds; alternative teaching approaches emphasizing the least restrictive environment. Practicum is required. Available for undergraduate credit as [[permalink=148|tooltip:{‘title’:1}]]%prefix% %code%[[/permalink]].

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 556 - Individual Assessment


    Description:
    Screening, referral and individual assessment relating to M-team procedures; report writing, decision making, and IEP program planning; monitor ongoing progress; learn administration and interpretation of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced individual assessment tests including recording behavioral data, using rating scales and curriculum-based assessment; field experience. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 356 .

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 551  

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 564 - Curriculum and Strategies for Students with Special Needs


    Description:
    Teaching strategies, curricular adaptations, and methodology at elementary through secondary levels for students with specials needs in inclusive and special education settings. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 364 .

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 551  

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 565 - Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families


    Description:
    Develop skills in assessment procedures to use with newborn, infants, and toddlers up to age three having high risk and/or disabilities; work in cooperation with family members and related services professionals. Includes field experience. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 365 .

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 551  

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 566 - Assessment-Intervention Strategies for Preschool Children with Disabilities and Their Families


    Description:
    Develop skills in assessment procedures and intervention strategies to use with preschool children (3-5 years) having at-risk situations and/or disabilities; work in cooperation with family members and related services professionals. Includes field experience. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 366 .

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 551  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 567 - Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Children with Disabilities in the Primary Grades and Their Families


    Description:
    Develop skills in assessment procedures and intervention strategies to use with children ages 5-8 years experiencing kindergarten and primary curricula, early academic skills, and social/behavioral areas; work in cooperation with family members and related service professionals. Field experience. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 367 .

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 551  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 568 - Career, Vocational and Community Education for Youth with Disabilities


    Description:
    Procedures and methods in assessing needs, adapting curriculum, and providing instruction in career and vocational education, community skills, personal and interpersonal skills, and transition to adult environments. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 368 .

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 551 

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 569 - Curriculum and Methods for Teaching Students with Disabilities II


    Description:
    Teaching strategies, curricular adaptations, and methodology at elementary and secondary levels in the areas of science, social sciences, and behavioral interventions and other aspects of teaching students with disabilities. Includes field experience. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 369 .

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 551 

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 570 - Workshop in Education


    Description:
    Problems of teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Subtitle will designate area and prerequisites. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 370 .

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 583 - Educational Assessment


    Description:
    Develop understanding of the role assessment plays in determining student learning, evaluating and guiding instruction, and empowering teachers and students with useful data and evidence. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 383 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 585 - Teaching the Early Adolescent


    Description:
    Characteristics of early adolescents and instructional strategies appropriate to their needs. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 385 .

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 381  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 586 - Literacy in the Secondary School


    Description:
    Survey of issues, research, theory, process, and strategies that constitute literacy in secondary school including a clinical experience. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 386 .

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 590 - Reading and Writing for Content Understanding


    Description:
    Analyze and explore how reading and writing support content learning in secondary school. Develop strategies and learning activities that integrate reading and writing in content area studies. Available for undergraduate credit as EDUC 390 .

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 386  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 600 - Professional Development Seminar: Professional Educator


    Description:
    Emphasis on reflective practice promoting professional growth. Processes for developing and submitting Professional Development Plans (PDPs) for Wisconsin initial educator licenses are examined and completed. Practical methods for stating goals, aligning them to standards, collecting evidence, and analyzing/reflecting on assessments of professional practice are highlighted. Action research is examined as a tool for deepening professional growth. Creating and maintaining a professional portfolio are addressed.

    Prerequisites:
    Graduate status

    Typically Offered:
    Not currently offered

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 700 - Graduate Internship Seminar


    Description:
    Emphasis on reflective practice promoting professional growth. Discussion and application of state licensure requirements as integrated into the graduate internship.

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 701 - Philosophical Foundations of Education


    Description:
    Analyze critical issues in education; their ideological and social bases.

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 702 - Advanced Educational Psychology: Theory Into Practice


    Description:
    Understanding and application of psychological theories of education relative to human abilities, behavior, individual differences, and human relations in diverse teaching and learning settings.

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 703 - Newer Views of Learning


    Description:
    Explore contemporary views on multi-dimensional and contextual nature of intelligence and learning styles. Investigate theories such as multiple, emotional, successful, and creative intelligence; re-examine importance of learning styles and methods (modalities) for constructing optimal educational experiences.

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 704 - Strategies for Discipline and Classroom Management


    Description:
    Develop effective strategies for solving individual behavioral problems; survey several models and interaction techniques to use in general and special education settings for students with disabilities.

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 705 - Basic Statistical Methods in Education


    Description:
    Fundamentals of statistical analysis that apply to education and other fields according to student needs; critical ratios and the test for paired, pooled, and unpooled samples; straight line and curvilinear regression for simple and multiple correlation of variables; introduction to the use of probability, simple and two-way analysis, chi square, and other nonparametric statistics.

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 706 - Experimental and Statistical Methods in Education Research


    Description:
    Applicability, limitation of experimental methods in education; simplified probability, classical, Bayesian, parametric and nonparametric statistics; use of calculator and computers; experimental designs; literature reviews.

    Typically Offered:
    Not currently offered

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 707 - Educational Research


    Description:
    Study educational research procedures and develop an educational product or paper, involving problem identification, literature review and analysis, description, and evaluation.

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 708 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Education


    Description:
    Relationship between schooling and society; impact of society and culture on education and individuals within educational institutions; emphasis on educational processes, development, and outcomes from multiple theoretical and research perspectives including human relations with implications for teaching.

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 709 - Differentiated Instruction


    Description:
    This course is designed to inspire educators and leaders to explore the many aspects of differentiated instruction. Evidence-based practices for addressing varied learning styles, readiness, and motivations of learners will be explored.

    3 cr.

 

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