Education: General (EDG)

Introduces the foundations of the teaching profession, including the structure of American education, key legal and ethical principles, learning theory, and instructional design aligned to state standards. Emphasizes methods for planning effective instruction to meet varied student needs.

This course explores free-choice education options that offer informal learning opportunities such as museums, science discovery centers, child care programs, outdoor programs, adult and continuing education.

Explores principles of music, visual art, and movement to support child development. Emphasizes designing age-appropriate activities that integrate the creative arts into instructional practice.

Specialized independent study determined by the student's needs and interests and supervision by a qualified faculty member. May be repeated.

Topics of special or current interest. Students may repeat this course with different titles.

Course centering around topics related to the concentration and supporting the Practicum experiences.

Capstone experience taken concurrently with the final internship. Focuses on analyzing professional issues and current practices in education through the lens of the clinical teaching experience.

Practical application in a setting related to the concentration in order to apply knowledge acquired.

200 hour semester long experience, to observe and demonstrate skills, knowledge, and dispositions in the selected area of child and youth studies. To be carried out in selected agencies in the area.

Provides a supervised teaching internship and accompanying seminars to support the development and demonstration of effective instructional and classroom management practices. Focuses on applying professional standards in a clinical education setting.

Examines the role of school leaders in promoting instructional effectiveness through organizational structures and professional development. Emphasizes strategies to support standards-aligned instruction and evidence-based teaching practices that improve student performance on assessments and accountability measures.

This course focuses on best practices to improve teaching and learning in the K-12 classroom. Candidates will participate in lesson studies, analysis of student work samples, and critiques of their own video-taped teaching.

Focuses on the use of technology and data to support the development and monitoring of a school’s vision and mission. Emphasizes strategies for aligning instructional goals with performance data and fostering collaboration with families, faculty, and community stakeholders to support academic achievement and leadership effectiveness.

Students analyze didactic and constructivist models and strategies and demonstrate the application of those supported by the current theory and research.

Students will design a scholarly project that integrates the principles, theories, and concepts of the core courses and concentration areas in their degree programs.

Focuses on strategies school leaders use to build professional capacity through clear communication, trust, and collaboration. Emphasizes the use of actionable feedback and standards-aligned observation tools to strengthen instructional practice and support professional accountability.

Introductory course in curriculum and instruction. Emphasizes designing and implementing a vision for instructional frameworks that align curriculum and state standards. Foundations, theory, and trends of curriculum from early childhood through secondary levels are included.

Each topic is a course under the supervision of a faculty member. The title and content will vary according to the topic.

Critical evaluation of current research and curriculum literature, design and analysis of individual research topics leading to the satisfaction of research requirements.

Course designed to familiarize doctoral students to a culture of conducting in class peer reviews, academic literature reviews, diligent reviews of journal submissions, and scholarly/academic writing. Course will focus on instructing candidates in the rigors of academic research and writing

Literacies, as defined at different points in history, including visual, print, non-print, numerical, technological, environmental, and cultural are examined to determine 21st century impact on curriculum of being literate.

Advanced graduate level course providing an analysis of the theoretical and research base which supports the various dimensions of the curriculum field.

Bridging theory into practice in curriculum design, development and evaluation; tools, processes, and issues involved in the planning, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of effective curricular initiatives across learning contexts, K-12, higher education, face-to-face, or virtual delivery.

Investigates traditional, alternative, and creative models of teaching that engender developing visionary society for cross-cultural communication. Pedagogy that foster intrinsic learning, cooperation/appreciation of differences; coaching techniques.

Intensive exploration of prominent learning theories in the field of education; theoretical paradigms, philosophical epistemologies, and research related to how people learn; role of learning theory in making institutional, program, and instructional decisions.

Focuses on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research skills to investigate complex research questions in education and on how to develop a research proposal.

A comprehensive overview of the learning and behavioral characteristics of students with exceptionalities, with an emphasis on the theoretical and legal foundations that should inform instructional decision-making across educational contexts and empirically validated practices that promote socially valid outcomes throughout the life span.

Emphasis on cultural diversity in education and comparative international education. Seminar format with an on-site experiential component. Conceptual, theoretical, and sociological foundations of education provided by examining theories and empirical research pertaining to diversity.

COE graduate faculty members and other knowledgeable speakers introduce current empirical literature and other scholarly materials and facilitate discussions with doctoral students to nurture critical thinking and scholarly inquiry on a variety of pressing K-20 education issues.

Advanced study of current topics and issues related to teaching, learning, and curriculum, across a variety of classroom settings. Students locate, analyze and discuss current research.

Students participate in experiences that bridge the gap between theoretical studies and application. Internship sites and field supervisors are selected and approved with the student's advisory committee to meet the educational and career goals of the student.

Work with major professor and EdS Committee to complete culminating project.

Work with major professor and dissertation committee to implement research design and complete dissertation. Completion of required coursework and qualifying examinations for the Doctor of Education (EdD) degree with a 3.5 GPA.

Course designed to assist in the design, methodology, and proper analyses of dissertation for both quantitative and qualitative studies, as well as guide in for completing methods and/or results chapters.