School of Education

Course Descriptions

The courses listed below are in alphabetical order by acronym. The numbering system identifies courses as follows:

Juniors may enroll in 500-level courses, and seniors in 500-, 600-, and certain 700-level courses with the permission of their advisors and instructors. Graduate programs offering some courses for undergraduates include counseling, educational media and technology, international educational development, and reading education.

Each program sets the number of days/weeks a student must be present at the field site, which may exceed the minimum number of hours listed in the course description.

SED AP 502 Community Education: Program Implementation

Focuses on the theory and practice of program development and implementation of organizations serving multicultural populations. Examines institutional policies and practice of community agencies. Explores the role of the educator in out-of-school education. Students assume important responsibilities in selected educational agencies. Amount of coursework, including agency hours, determines course credit. Boatman, Staff. 4, 6, or 8 cr, 2nd sem.

SED AP 600 Diversity and Justice in Education

How schools, colleges, and other educational settings are affected by the growing pluralism of our society; the tension between respect for diversity of race, language, culture, and religion, and the maintenance of common purpose. Strategies of integration and separate development, remediation, and enrichment. Glenn. 4 cr, Summer Term.

SED AP 620 History of Education

Survey of the history of formal schooling, with special emphasis on developments with a continuing effect on the Western democracies. Students prepare a paper on a topic selected in consultation with the instructor. Glenn. 4 cr, 2nd sem, alternate years.

SED BI 504 Seminar: The Student-Teaching Experience—Bilingual (English as a Second Language) and Modern Foreign Language Education

Discusses and analyzes the student-teaching experience for those enrolled in bilingual, ESL, and modern foreign language studies. Examines theoretical and methodological issues in bilingual and second-language teaching, including strategies for immersion classrooms. Cournoyer. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

SED BI 515 Methods in Teaching English as a Second Language

Planning and implementing effective assessment and instruction in language, literacy, and the content areas in elementary bilingual immersion and English as a second language classrooms. Students develop an integrated curricular unit and participate in a field experience at the elementary level. Coppola. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED BI 535 Literacy Development for Second Language Learners: Instruction and Assessment

Development of written language skills for linguistically and culturally different students. Issues and methods in first- and second-language literacy. Language and literary assessment strategies. Participants implement methods presented with bilingual students of different ages and assess students’ progress. Coppola. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED CE 500 Introduction to Counseling

Emphasis on understanding the theoretical basis of counseling and on learning skills involved in helping relationships. Selected reading in counseling theory and practice. Hayden. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED CH 300 Methods of Instruction: Elementary 1–6

Develops competency in reading and language arts, history and social studies education, science education; general teaching strategies; basic elements of curriculum design; institutional policies and practices of elementary education. Develops competency in providing effective instruction across the curriculum to culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Includes application of these competencies in field settings. Stamped approval and a qualifying score on the Boston University School of Education Literacy Test are required. DeRosa, Jenkins, White. 10 cr, either sem.

SED CH 555 Student-Teaching Practicum: Elementary 1–6

Required of all students seeking licensure as elementary teachers. Open only to degree candidates who have completed prerequisites. Supervised student teaching in a classroom for grades 1–6. Includes curriculum development, methods of instruction, and evaluation of the learner. Staff. 10 cr.

SED CL 520 Methods of Teaching Latin and Classical Studies, 5–12

Reviews traditional and recent curriculum materials in Latin and classics education at the middle and senior high school levels. Analyzes curricular goals for grades 5–12. Develops new instructional materials and classroom techniques for classics teachers. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED CL 540 Student-Teaching Practicum: Latin and Classical Studies, 5–12

Student-teaching under the joint supervision of a cooperating practitioner and a University supervisor. Minimum 300 hours required for initial licensure, 8 cr; for those also enrolling in SED CL 700, minimum of 150 hours required. Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED CT 522 Character and Ethics Education

Analysis and critical review of diverse programs and materials in character education. Examination of historic efforts to introduce values, ethics, and character into curriculum. Development of instructional materials for elementary, middle, and secondary students. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED CT 525 Seminar: Writing in Education

No offered 2009/2010

SED CT 538 Curriculum Development in Intercultural Education

Examines theoretical and practical aspects in the development of intercultural curriculum materials. Analysis of approaches to intercultural and multicultural education through the history of American schools and in other educational systems around the world. Staff. 4 cr.

SED CT 556 Classroom Assessment

Emphasizes principles and procedures of assessment that are of primary importance to educational practitioners. Includes construction of classroom tests, observation techniques, and performance measures; integration of assessment and instruction; norm- and criterion-referenced assessment; uses of standardized tests, current issues and controversies. Shann. 4 cr, either sem.

SED CT 575 General Methods of Instruction, 5–12

Development of teaching competence and classroom strategies common to a variety of teaching fields. Includes instructional planning, integrating subject matter with learning theories and developmental stages, analyzing alternative uses of educational technology, understanding effective classroom discipline, as well as the educational environment and evaluation of specific teaching techniques. Ellenwood, Davis. 4 cr, 2nd sem. and Summer Term.

SED DE 550 History and Culture of the Deaf

Analysis and discussion of the historical and cultural aspects of the Deaf; the influence of geographic, cultural, educational, and economic forces on Deaf people; and the patterns of social change during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Introduces students to specific cultural and historical experiences and acquaints them with literature in the field. (Offered alternate years.) Schlang. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED DE 551 Deaf Literature and ASL Folklore

Representative fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama depicted in readings and videotapes related to everyday lives of Deaf people. Develops insight and appreciation of Deaf literature and ASL folklore and their implications for education. (Offered alternate years.) Czubek. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED DE 552 Seminar: Selected Topics in Deaf Studies

Topics pertinent to current cultural and educational issues concerning Deaf adults and children. Children’s literature, development of services for and by the Deaf (locally, nationally, internationally); the professions: law, medicine, and education, and their effects on society’s view of the Deaf; aging and the Deaf. In-depth discussion and contact with professionals in these areas. Czubek. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED DE 554 Field Experience: Deaf Studies

Prereq: consent of program coordinator. Students work in an agency providing services to Deaf people for a minimum of one day per week. Supervision maintained in cooperation with the staff of the Deaf Studies Program and agency personnel. Specific placement depends on students’ interests in particular setting or area. Czubek. Variable cr, either sem.

SED DE 570 American Sign Language I

Introductory course that provides nonnative signers an opportunity to study American Sign Language as a foreign or second language. Emphasizes ASL grammatical structure and receptive skills. An introduction to the Deaf community is presented through conversation. Staff. 4 cr, 1st sem. and Summer Term I.

SED DE 571 American Sign Language II

Prereq: SED DE 570. Continuation of SED DE 570. Patterns of lexical and grammatical structure reviewed and extended. Extensive information on Deaf culture is presented through conversation. Staff. 4 cr, either sem. and Summer Term II.

SED DE 572 Psychology, Sociology, and the Deaf

Surveys historical, current philosophical, and future directions in educating Deaf children. Includes the study of concepts and research specifically related to the psychological functioning of Deaf children and adults. Czubek. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED DE 590 American Sign Language III

Prereq: SED DE 571. Intermediate course designed for students who have completed SED DE 570 and SED DE 571. A more in-depth discussion of the principles of American Sign Language. More complex grammatical processes are developed receptively and expressively in students. Presents further exposure to more sophisticated dialogue. Staff. 4 cr, either sem.

SED DE 591 American Sign Language IV

Prereq: SED DE 590. In-depth discussion of principles of American Sign Language (ASL). More complex grammatical processes are developed expressively by students. Provides exposure to discourse processes in ASL. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED DE 592 ASL 5: Advanced Grammar and Syntax

An intensive course in the production and comprehension of advanced grammatical properties of ASL as a second language. This course will focus on learning advanced principles and strategies in the use of classifiers, compound, and complex sentence structures such as conditionals, temporal adverbials, relative clause, complement structures, etc. Staff. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED DE 593 ASL 6: Academic Language

This course will focus on the production of ASL vocabulary an syntax in math, science, and technology. It will cover advanced vocabulary and advanced strategies for the presenting of technical vocabulary for instruction to both children and adults. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED DE 672 American Sign Language Structure

Prereq: SED LS 565 and SED DE 571. Structural linguistic study of specific aspects of phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicology in ASL. Concepts of language variation, dialect, creolization, and bilingualism. Kuntze. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED DS 502 Adolescent Development

Offers an overview of developmental theories of preadolescence and adolescence. Also examines diverse learning theories. Considers in detail the physical, cognitive, sociomoral, personal, and identity development of preadolescents and adolescents. How education may promote these broad, interrelated human competencies. Considers effects of social institutions, particularly the school (middle and secondary) and the family, in promoting or inhibiting growth and learning in adolescents. Relies heavily on general reading with student- and faculty-led discussions. Analytical paper or applied project is required. Cottle. 2 cr.

SED EC 305 Child Development and Early Childhood Education

Prereq: CAS PS 101 and CAS PS 241. Analyzes selected aspects of development in young children. Includes both descriptive information (milestones) and theory (processes accounting for development) and stresses application of these to early education. Edson. 4 cr, either sem.

SED EC 350 Introduction to Early Childhood Education

Overview of the historical and philosophical foundations of early childhood education, Pre-K–2. Study of selected programs and curriculum models in a variety of settings. Lannak. 2 cr, either sem.

SED EC 405 Preschool Curriculum and Fieldwork

Prereq: SED ED 100 and SED EC 305. Stamped approval required. Required in initial licensure program for majors. Includes supervised teaching of 3- to 5-year-olds. Emphasis on curriculum development, instructional planning, classroom management, assessment/evaluation, and adaptation of teaching to special learners. Edson. 8 cr, either sem.

SED EC 453 Early Childhood Practicum K

Prereq: SED EC 350 and SED EC 405. Stamped approval required. Develops competency in reading and language skills, social and science education, basic elements of curriculum design, and the institutional policies and practices of early childhood education. Edson. 8 cr, both sem.

SED EC 553 Early Childhood Student-Teaching Practicum 1–2

Prereq: SED EC 453. Required of students who seek licensure in early childhood education. Supervised student teaching in a grades 1–2 classroom (for undergraduates only) including classroom management and evaluation of the learner. Requires participation in seminars. Lannak. 10 cr (undergraduate), either sem.

SED EC 556 Children's Literature for the Early Childhood Teacher (Pre-K–2)

Introduces a wide array of children’s literature, fiction and nonfiction, appropriate and necessary for the establishment of a literacy-based classroom. Students develop criteria for literature evaluation, investigate media’s influence upon literature, and explore ways to incorporate children’s literature throughout the curriculum (Pre-K–2). Staff. 2 cr, either sem.

SED EC 557 Classroom-Based Assessment of Young Children (Pre-K–2)

Prepares early childhood majors to conduct assessment of children within the classroom. History of assessment, current trends, and assessment principles are examined. Edson. 2 cr, either sem.

SED ED 100 Introduction to Education

Designed to orient students to the education profession. Examines topics such as aims of education, student learning, effective teaching, and good schools using inquiry from philosophy, psychology, sociology, and history. Includes 60 hours of observation and assistance in local schools. Must be taken concurrently with SED ED 101. Tate. 6 cr, either sem.

SED ED 101 Education Lab

Orientation to school requirements and state licensure. Preliminary assessment in basic mathematics skills. Introduction to the uses of educational media and technology in classrooms. Required of all SED undergraduate students and all other students seeking teacher licensure. Must be taken concurrently with SED ED 100. Staff. 0 cr, either sem.

SED ED 410 Social Context of Education

Juniors and seniors only. How culture, race, language, poverty, social change, urban pressures, and rural isolation affect the work of schools and other educational institutions, based upon reading, discussion, field research, and extensive writing by students. For Section A1, SED ED 410 and ED 412 must be taken in the same semester. For Section B1, ED 410 must be taken in the fall and ED 412 in the spring. Stamped approval required. Glenn, Boatman. 2 cr, either sem.

SED ED 412 Civic Context of Education

Prereq: SED ED 410. Juniors and seniors only. Political and professional decision making in education in a democracy, emergent issues in educational policy, and the ethics of educational practice, based upon reading, discussion, planning exercises, and extensive writing by students. For Section A1, ED 410 and ED 412 must be taken in the same semester. For Section B1, ED 410 must be taken in the fall and ED 412 in the spring. Stamped approval required. Glenn, Boatman. 2 cr, either sem.

SED EM 450 Teaching, Learning, and New Media

Not offered 2009/2010

SED EM 523 Children's Literature: Overview

Survey of children’s literature (print and nonprint) including wide reading of children’s books and introduction to authors, illustrators, and other media creators. For teachers and those preparing to be media specialists. Staff. 4 cr.

SED EM 524 Young Adolescent Literature

Not offered 2009/2010

SED EM 525 Adolescent and Young Adult Literature

Not offered 2009/2010

SED EN 501 Considering Ethical Issues in the Secondary Classroom through Classic and Contemporary Literature

Considers the role of both classic texts (e.g., Sophocles’ Antigone, Homer’s The Odyssey) and contemporary short fiction (e.g., Junot Diaz’s Drown, Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Gloria Naylor’s The Men of Brewster Place) in promoting adolescents’ contemplation of important moral and ethical issues. The syllabus includes selections from these primary texts as well as from education scholars such as Noddings, Tatum, Damon, and others. Class discussion will focus on both the primary texts themselves and relevant educational research, and attempts will be made to synthesize the two. 4 cr,1st sem.

SED EN 504 Student-Teaching Half Practicum: English, 5–8

Prereq: EN 508. For description, see SED EN 507. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED EN 505 Student-Teaching Half Practicum: English, 8–12

Prereq: SED EN 507. For description, see SED EN 508. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED EN 506 Curriculum Materials and Teaching Strategies in Secondary English, Grades 5–12

Study of current theories and practices in teaching English, analysis of materials, and practice in adapting and expanding textbook, genres of literature, and other source materials. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED EN 507 Student-Teaching Practicum: English, Grades 5–8

Stamped approval required. Full-time student teaching in selected middle schools. Staff. 8 cr, either sem.

SED EN 508 Student-Teaching Practicum: English, 8–12

Full-time student teaching in selected high schools. Staff. 8 cr, either sem.

SED HE 221 Foundations of Health Education

Provides the foundation for improving health through modification of daily habits. Analysis of nutrition, exercise, stress, substance abuse, and environmental health. Staff. 2 cr, either sem.

SED HE 321 School Health Education

Prereq: HE 221 or equivalent. School health education with emphasis on the development of subject matter curriculum taught in public schools and in community health agencies. Application of curriculum theory to creation of instructional materials across grade levels (K–12). Collaborative teaching with colleagues in related academic disciplines and extension of the health education curriculum from school to community and families. Review of studies on the health risks to children and youth, and the influence of medicine and public health service on school health. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED HE 522 Community Health

Advanced course. Organization, administration, and conduct of school and community health programs; health services, health environment, and healthful living emphasized. Emphasis on responsibilities and coordination of school and agency personnel in comprehensive health-education programs. Staff. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED HE 523 Applied Nutrition

Essential principles of nutrition applied to educational programs in school and community agencies. Presentations by outstanding leaders in the areas of nutrition, medicine, public health, and education. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED HE 539 Health and Exceptionality

Not offered 2009/2010

SED IE 490 Introduction to Development Studies

This course is designed for undergraduate students in Boston University’s program in Niger. The course will examine the recent history and current status of international development issues and efforts. Opportunities are available for fieldwork in organizations which claim to be part of the development process in Niger and the Sahel region. These organizations include local non-governmental organizations as well as those working in other countries in addition to Niger. Study trips are organized to examine and analyze the development process and their effects on-site to complement classroom instruction. Taylor. 4 cr, either sem.

SED IE 591 Refugees, Education, and Human Rights

(Formerly SED IE 491) Whether caused by conflict or disasters, people who must flee their home country are considered refugees and are protected by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. Although refugee camps were originally thought to be temporary, resettlement has become a lengthy process, and education has been introduced as a basic service. This seminar traces the history of educational services for refugees. A case study of refugees in the state and the Boston area will be examined, including on-site visits to refugee resettlement programs. Staff. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

SED IE 592 Human Rights and Education for All

(Formerly SED IE 492) The historical Universal Declaration of Human Rights after World War II established the right to education which nations have struggled to implement. The course will trace that effort in the U.S., in the newly independent countries after decolonization, in industrialized countries coping with massive immigration, and the current global efforts including the World Conferences on Education for All and the Millennium Development Goals. Luloff. 2 cr, 1st sem.

SED IE 593 Child Labor, Children’s Rights, and Education

(Formerly SED IE 493) Child labor and education are currently understood to be antithetical activities for children; few welfare agencies and educational institutions are able to combine these two spheres of activity in a harmonious fashion. Where countries of the developing world believe that child labor is an inherent result of their socio-economic reality, the developed world refuses to acknowledge the necessity for survival that drives children to labor. This course will challenge students to think about the meaning and definition of child labor and how it differs from child work, if at all. It will also require students to debate the contemporary and traditional uses of children, including and extending beyond their use as manual labor and economic assets. Comparisons will be made between the United States and India. Pandey. 2 cr, 1st sem.

SED IE 594 Equal Educational Opportunity: A Comparative History of the U.S. and Sub-Saharan Africa

There is little recognition of the relationship between U.S. educational policy toward African Americans and colonial educational policy regarding Africans. This course will examine that historical relationship. It will then focus on efforts toward equal educational opportunity in the U.S. after the Brown decision and in new African nations after their independence. Efforts by the UN toward universal education as it applies to Africa will also be examined. Johnson. 2 cr, 1st sem.

SED IE 600 Perspectives on Education for Development

Prereq: consent of instructor. Beginning with colonial conditions prior to World War II, the course presents an overview of social, political, cultural, economic, and psychological thought, particularly in Third World educational development. Cross-cultural and historical perspectives are used to help students examine the interactions among educational development, cultural behavior, institutions, and world trends. Boatman. 6 cr, 1st sem.

SED LR 501 Teaching of Reading

For upper-level undergraduate students. Study of reading development in childhood and early adolescence, and the implications for teaching and learning. Discussion of theory and research in effective instruction and the application to effective lesson planning. Kuhn, Paratore. 4 cr, either sem.

SED LR 503 Reading and Writing Assessment

Acquaints undergraduate students in Special Education and Elementary Education with strategies for assessing literacy abilities of students classified as general education learners. Analysis of prototypic case studies. Provides foundation for a two-credit module (SED SE 515) that addresses the particular needs of special populations. Kuhn. 2 cr, either sem.

SED LS 560 Introduction to Language and Language Acquisition

Introduction to the main aspects of language and language acquisition in typical, atypical, and second-language learners. Topic areas include phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, child-directed speech, the role of cognitive development, and theories of language development. Students will apply this course material during weekly observations of a language learner. Coppola. 4 cr, either sem.

SED LS 565 Introduction to Language and Linguistics

An introduction to contemporary linguistics, including phonological and syntax theory, sociolinguistics, first- and second-language acquisition, and discourse theory. Also covers applications of various branches of linguistics to education, including issues of different cultures in the classroom, the role of language in education, and the development of literacy. Reed. 4 cr, either sem. and Summer Term.

SED LS 566 Language Acquisition

Prereq: SED LS 565 or approval of the instructor. Overview of language acquisition in typical, atypical, and second-language learners. Topic areas include phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, child-directed speech, the role of cognitive development, and theories of language development. Students will apply course material during weekly observations of a language learner and in a data analysis project. Allen or Reed. 4 cr, either sem.

SED ME 360 Algebra for Teachers

Algebra is a major strand in the mathematics curriculum. The key ideas of algebra including variable, patterns, functions, structure, and representation as well as methods of thinking algebraically will be explored. Instructional strategies and assessment techniques will be presented. Rolle. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED ME 506 Student-Teaching Half Practicum: Mathematics, 5-8

Prereq: SED ME 508. For description, see SED ME 507. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED ME 507 Student-Teaching Practicum: Mathematics, 5–8

Student teaching: a full-time experience in a selected school under joint supervision of a cooperating teacher and a University representative. Staff. 8 cr, 2nd sem.

SED ME 508 Student-Teaching Practicum: Mathematics, 8–12

Student teaching: a full-time experience in a selected secondary school under joint supervision of a cooperating teacher and a University representative. Staff. 8 cr, 2nd sem.

SED ME 509 Student-Teaching Half Practicum: Mathematics, 8–12

Prereq: SED ME 507. For description see SED ME 508. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED ME 530 Teaching Mathematics in Urban Schools

This course examines the teaching and learning of mathematics in urban schools. Considers how issues of race, gender, class, language, and culture affect the nature of mathematics education in schools. Successful methodologies and projects for teaching algebra to diverse populations are explored. Chapin. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

SED ME 544 Early Childhood Mathematics: Pre-K–Grade 2

Introduces a comprehensive development approach to mathematics education, including the psychology of mathematical thinking and learning, methods for observing, interviewing, and evaluating children, the key ideas of mathematics and their development, and principles of early childhood pedagogy. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED ME 545 Methods of Teaching Mathematics: Elementary

Introduces strategies, activities, and materials for teaching mathematical concepts and skills, grades K–6. Emphasis on how children develop knowledge of unifying ideas of mathematics. Open to undergraduates pursuing a specialty in mathematics at the elementary level. Staff. 4 cr, each sem.

SED ME 546 Methods of Teaching Mathematics: Middle School

Emphasis on strategies, activities, and materials for teaching mathematical concepts and skills, grades 5–8. Problem-solving strategies, diagnosis of computational errors, structures and models of algebraic concepts, and applications. Chapin, Staff. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED ME 547 Methods of Teaching Mathematics: High School

Emphasis on strategies, activities, and materials for teaching mathematical concepts and skills, grades 8–12. Concepts from geometry, higher algebra, probability and statistics, trigonometry, and calculus. Rolle. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED ME 551 Mathematics for Special Needs Students

Considers students in grades K–12 at both ends of the achievement spectrum in mathematics: the gifted student and the student with learning disabilities. Diagnostic techniques, alternative curricula, appropriate instructional strategies, and classroom organization techniques for each type of student. Chapin. 4 cr, either sem.

SED ME 559 Mathematics for Teachers: Geometry

Analysis of geometry following an intuitive, materials-oriented introduction, as well as more formalized examination of geometric concepts. Topics include transformational, nonmetric, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries, as well as topology. Rolle. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED ME 563 Problem-Solving Lab

Development of problem-solving strategies via the use of challenge problems designed for students in grades 4–12. Focuses on how to design and solve complex problems. Findell. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED ME 581 Advanced Algebra for Teachers

This course will identify key concepts of modern algebra and provide bridges to connect these concepts to the middle and high school curriculum. By showing how these advanced algebraic ideas relate to the middle and high school curriculum, teachers will gain a deeper knowledge of algebraic concepts. This course will concentrate on some key ideas of modern algebra such as equivalence relations, isomorphisms, homomorphisms, and the algebraic structures of group, ring, integral domain, and field. Matsuura. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED PE 103 Introduction to Human Movement

Historical, philosophical, physical, intellectual, and psychosocial reasons for human movement: emotional expression, ego development, interpersonal relations, communication, fitness, safety, work, health, and recreation. Staff. 2 cr, 1st sem.

SED PE 202 Skills and Techniques in Motor Activities II

Skills, techniques, and programs in individual and team sports. Staff. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

SED PE 204 Motor-Learning Theory

Not offered 2009/2010

SED PE 301 Modes and Models of Teaching: Physical Education

Integrated course. Examines learning theories, educational methods, and child development as they apply to human movement and physical education practices. Students involved in field experience with children. TBA. 8 cr, 2nd sem.

SED PE 302 Advanced Techniques in Motor Activities

Not offered 2009/2010

SED PE 303 Kinesiology

Prereq: a course in human anatomy. Application of muscular analysis to selected physical activities. Mechanics of human motion. Relationship and application of principles of kinesiology, especially mechanical and muscular, to teaching of selected motor activities. Staff. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED PE 375 Psychology of Sport

Introduction to the field of sport psychology. An overview of theory and practice related to contemporary issues in the field, including personality and performance, motivation, attention control, leadership styles, stress/arousal/anxiety, athletic counseling, performance enhancement techniques, and testing and performance motivation. Zaichkowsky. 4 cr, either sem.

SED PE 501 Methods of Coaching

Principles and problems in the coaching of sports. Theory and techniques in coaching including offensive and defensive strategy and scouting in women’s and men’s sports. McCarthy. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED PE 504 Workshop: Coaching Strategies

For students of current theories and advanced techniques in the coaching of team and individual sports. The sports selected for the particular workshop announced prior to registration. 4 cr, Summer Term.

SED PE 505 Foundations of Sport Sciences

Overview of essential concepts in the sport sciences, including exercise, physiology, sport biomechanics, principles of strength and endurance training, and sport nutrition. Open to advanced undergraduate students and graduate students interested in sport sciences. Zaichkowsky. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

SED PE 506 Perceptual Motor Development

For classroom teachers, special education teachers, and movement education specialists. Emphasizes critical analysis theory and practical field experience in teaching children with perceptual motor disabilities. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED PE 508 Curriculum and Special Methods for Physical Education, 5–12

Societal and educational variables associated with program development, organization for learning, and innovative programs of physical education. Emphasis on curriculum trends, current practices, and the construction of courses of study in schools and agencies. Staff. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED PE 510 Sport Psychology

For coaches, psychologists, and others interested in applying psychology to sport. Overview of theory and research related to issues of personality, motivation, attention, leadership styles, anxiety-management techniques, youth sport, and ethics of applied sport psychology. Zaichkowsky. 4 cr, Summer Term.

SED PE 511 Movement Education: Early Childhood to Adolescence

Assists special education and elementary school teachers in the organization, planning, and integrating of motor activities. Skills in the areas of rhythms, gymnastics, creative games, ball activities, and the movement principles are studied. Staff. 2 cr, either sem.

SED PE 512 Movement Integration for Classroom Teachers and Physical Educators

Provides the framework for planning and implementing developmentally appropriate movement integration activities for grades pre-kindergarten through grade six. Theory and practice of interdisciplinary teaching/learning with movement. Open to juniors or seniors, graduate students, classroom teachers, physical educators, and Sargent students. Staff. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

SED PE 515 Institute on Physical Fitness

Development and administration of programs to raise fitness levels. Weight regulation, physical activity; nutrition and human efficiency. Staff. 4 cr, Summer Term.

SED PE 519 Corrective and Adaptive Physical Education

Examines concerns of teachers of students with special needs within the physical education framework. Methods of adapting physical activities for special needs students who may have physical, cognitive, social/emotional, learning and/or sensory disabilities. Through field experiences, students observe exemplary adaptive physical education environments. Staff. 2 cr, alternate years.

SED PE 520 Measurement in Movement

An examination of physical education programs in schools and agencies, including: the program’s objectives, measuring instruments and evaluation techniques employed in physical fitness, motor skills, motor ability classification routines, and the development of scientific approach in the knowledge and understanding of statistical analyses, tests, and procedures. Staff. 2 cr, alt. years.

SED PE 580 Student-Teaching Practicum: Physical Education, Pre-K–8

For students seeking licensure in physical education for elementary and middle schools. Students are placed in schools for daily school schedule and supervised jointly by cooperating practitioners and University personnel. Staff. 8 cr, either sem.

SED PE 581 Student-Teaching Half Practicum: Physical Education, Pre-K–8

For students seeking dual licensure in physical education (i.e., Pre-K–8 and 5–12). Necessary to supplement SED PE 582. Students are placed in schools for daily school schedule and supervised jointly by cooperating practitioners and University personnel. Staff. 4 cr, either sem.

SED PE 582 Student-Teaching Practicum: Physical Education, 5–12

For students seeking licensure in physical education in middle, junior, and senior high schools. Students are placed in schools for daily school schedule and supervised jointly by cooperating practitioners and University personnel. Staff. 8 cr, either sem.

SED PE 583 Student-Teaching Half Practicum: Physical Education, 5–12

For students seeking dual licensure in physical education (i.e., Pre-K–8 and 8–12). This course is needed in addition to SED PE 580. Students are placed in schools for daily school schedule and supervised jointly by cooperating practitioners and University personnel. Staff. 4 cr, either sem.

SED PE 588 Practicum: Athletic Training

Supervised athletic training and conditioning with high school, college, and/or professional sport squads. Staff. Variable cr, either sem.

SED SC 507 Student-Teaching Half Practicum: Science, 5–8

Prereq: SED SC 510. For description, see SED SC 509. Zook. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SC 508 Student-Teaching Half Practicum: Science, 8–12

Prereq: SED SC 509. For description, see SED SC 510. Zook. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SC 509 Student-Teaching Practicum: Science, 5–8

Student teaching: a full-time experience in a selected school under joint supervision of a cooperating practitioner and a University representative. Zook. 8 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SC 510 Student-Teaching Practicum: Science, 8–12

Student teaching: a full-time experience in a selected secondary school under joint supervision of a cooperating practitioner and a University representative. Zook. 8 cr, 1st sem.

SED SC 511 Selection, Curation, and Use of Biological Materials: Science Methods I

Develops teacher competence in delivering biological principles and exploratory approaches in the pre-college classroom. A content-based, intensive methods course, geared substantially for those working to become biology or earth science teachers. Friedman, Zook. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED SC 513 Field Studies in Science

Principles of ecology and geology in a field setting. Emphasis on activities useful for teaching environmental science. Chemical, physical, and biological factors influencing the interrelationship of plants and animals. Field trips, individual project, and laboratory discussion. Staff. Variable cr, either sem.

SED SC 522 Middle School Science Methods and Curriculum

Not offered 2009/2010

SED SC 539 Explaining Science: A Philosophical Perspective

Not offered 2009/2010

SED SC 571 Science Materials: Principles, Design, and Construction

Develops teacher competence in delivering science principles and laboratory approaches in the pre-college classroom. A content-based intensive methods course, geared substantially for those studying to become physics or chemistry teachers. Friedman, Zook. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SC 572 Curriculum and Special Methods for Science Education, 5–12: Science Methods II

Extensive performance practice in science teaching, including the fostering of innovative and motivating methods. Safety, classroom management, and curriculum materials examined as well. Friedman, Zook. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SC 595 Laboratory Learning in the Life Sciences

Course integrates academic content in basic biology, with instruction in how to learn in laboratory settings. Includes analysis of laboratory preparation, adjusting to variations in experiments, devising suitable pedagogy and on-site instructional strategies. Emphasizes student’s reflective inquiry. Zook. 2 cr, 1st & 2nd sem.

SED SE 250 Disability, Education, and Public Policy

Relationships of disability to individual, educational, social, legal, and family structures and processes. Overview of educational structures, processes, and collaboration of regular and special education. Issues of social class, equity, discrimination, institutionalization, and normalization. Family-agency relationships. Lehr. 4 cr, either sem.

SED SE 251 Special Education and Adolescents

Educational needs, practices, regulations, and issues in educating adolescents with identified special educational needs. This course is designed for teachers in middle and high school. Emphasis is placed on collaboration with special educators. TBA. 2 cr, either sem.

SED SE 315 Fieldwork in Special Education: Severe Disabilities

Designed to provide opportunities for observation and participation with students having disabilities and enrolled in special education programs. Sullivan. 2 cr, either sem.

SED SE 316 Fieldwork in Special Education: Severe Disabilities

A second fieldwork course designed to provide additional opportunities for observation and participation with students having disabilities and enrolled in special education programs. Sullivan. 2 cr, either sem.

SED SE 401 Special Education: Cognition and Learning

Not open to students who have taken either SED SE 501 or SE 503. An examination of special education populations through selected topics of learning, cognition, and development. The emphasis will be on persons with “cognitive problems,” including groups identified as having “learning disabilities,” “mental retardation,” and “developmental disabilities.” Staff. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED SE 480 Teaching Students with Special Needs

Prereq: SED LR 501. Focuses on methods for teaching students with special needs, including informal assessment, instructional planning, curriculum evaluation and modification, and classroom organization and management. Katzman. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SE 493 Practicum in Disabilities Studies

Students are involved in practicum experiences in human services agencies serving individuals with disabilities. Concurrent seminars discuss the nature and processes of service provision, roles and responsibilities, and collaboration. Sullivan. Students work for a minimum of 150 hours in agency for 4 cr, and 300 hours for 8 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SE 502 Behavioral and Emotional Problems: Characteristics and Methods

Behavior disorders of children and youths in educational, clinical, and social settings. Development and implementation of strategies for children and youths with emotional and behavioral problems. Jordan. 4 cr.

SED SE 503 Learning Disabilities: Characteristics and Methods

Theoretical and applied aspects of physiological, social, and educational processes in children with learning disabilities. Includes uses of assessment through observation, recording, and analysis using criterion-referenced and norm-referenced tests, and development and implementation strategies. Jordan. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED SE 504 Severe Disabilities (All Ages): An Introduction

Introduction to etiology, history, service delivery models, and issues relating to young children with mild/moderate special needs and individuals of all ages with severe disabilities. Lehr. 2 cr, 1st sem.

SED SE 505 An Introduction to Severe Disabilities

Introduction to etiology, history, service delivery models, and issues and trends related to individuals with severe disabilities. Lehr. 2 cr, 1st sem.

SED SE 507 Severe Disabilities (All Ages): Assessment and Instructional Planning

Prereq: SED SE 504 or consent of instructor. Planning, implementation, and evaluation of education programs for individuals with early childhood mild/moderate disabilities and individuals with severe disabilities of all ages. Includes instructional goal setting, assessment, implementation strategies, and methods for evaluating instructional effectiveness. Lehr. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED SE 508 Severe Disabilities (All Ages): Curriculum and Methods

Prereq: SED SE 507 or consent of instructor. Content and methods for teaching young children with special needs and students of all ages with conditions of severe handicap. Includes strategies for facilitating development in motor, communication, social, preacademic, self-care, vocational, and recreational domains. Lehr. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SE 511 Topics in Special Education

Specific topic area dealing with issues, methodologies, research, or special problems. Lehr. 2 cr, Summer Term.

SED SE 515 Assessment in Special Education: Procedures

Prereq: SED LR 503. Examines both alternative assessment and standardized test instruments in non-literacy areas of assessment. Follows SED LR 503 in the same semester. Jordan. 2 cr, either sem.

SED SE 533 Families and Disabilities

Introductory survey of family personal issues, communicative processes, and school/agency relationships. Sibling relationships and extended family patterns. Survey of parent training/counseling approaches. Single parents. Adoption. Transcultural concerns. Psychoeducational and case-study emphasis. Cottle. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED SE 534 Classroom and Behavior Management

Theoretical bases and implementation strategies of effective classroom and behavior management for students with and without disabilities in elementary school settings. The focus of the course will be on individual, classroom, and schoolwide approaches in schools. Staff. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SE 580 Methods and Materials in Special Education: General

Prereq: three special education courses. Strategies, methods, materials, and curricula for students with special needs. Educational approaches emphasizing individual educational programs. Katzman. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SE 593 Practicum: Students with Moderate Disabilities, Pre-K–8

Student-teaching experience with students in nursery school through grade 8 in integrated classrooms or special classes. Includes seminar in classroom practices. Minimum 300 hours. Sullivan. Variable cr, either sem.

SED SE 594 Practicum: Students with Moderate Disabilities, 5–12

Student-teaching experience with children and youth in integrated classrooms or special classes. Includes seminar in classroom practices. Minimum 150 hours. Sullivan. 4 or 8 cr, either sem.

SED SE 595 Practicum: Severe Disabilities, Pre-K–12

Student-teaching experience in schools and in day and residential settings. Includes seminar in classroom practices. Minimum 300 hours. Sullivan. Variable cr, either sem.

SED SE 598 Half Practicum: Students with Moderate Disabilities, Pre-K–8

Student-teaching experience open only to students doing “combined” elementary/moderate disabilities licensure programs. Having successfully completed a minimum of 300 hours in an inclusive elementary placement, students will complete an additional 150 hours in an inclusive general education setting focusing on students with moderate disabilities. Sullivan. 4 cr, either sem.

SED SO 507 Student-Teaching Half Practicum: History and Social Science, 5–8

Prereq: SED SO 510. For description, see SED SO 509. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SO 508 Student-Teaching Half Practicum: History and Social Science, 8–12

Prereq: SED SO 509. For description, see SED SO 510. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SO 509 Student-Teaching Practicum: History and Social Science, 5–8

Coreq: SED SO 572. Student teaching in a selected school under joint supervision of a cooperating practitioner and a University representative. Davis. 8 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SO 510 Student-Teaching Practicum: History and Social Science, 8–12

Coreq: SED SO 572. Student teaching in a selected secondary school under joint supervision of a cooperating practitioner and a University representative. Davis. 8 cr, 2nd sem.

SED SO 525 Workshop: Intercultural Understanding

Analysis of the different ways people of different cultures communicate in space, gesture, nonverbal communication, art, and architecture. Observational and analytic techniques of the cultural anthropologist. Staff. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED SO 572 Curriculum and Special Methods for History and Social Science Education, 5–12

Review of traditional and recent curriculum materials in history and social science education for middle, junior, and senior high school. Analysis of curricular goals for grades 5–12 in this field. Development of new teaching materials and classroom techniques for social studies education at various age levels. Ellenwood, Davis. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED TL 508 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL), 5–12

Teaching methodologies for English as a Second Language at the middle- and high-school levels, including techniques for developing language skills, content-based language teaching, evaluation and adaption of materials, planning, and assessment. Students participate in a field placement. Cournoyer. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED TL 509 Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Current theories of language teaching, analysis of materials, and practice in adapting and expanding textbook lessons. Focus on secondary, college, and international teaching. Molinsky. 4 cr, either sem.

SED TL 511 Methods of Teaching Modern Foreign Languages

Current theories of teaching modern foreign languages, analysis of materials, and practice in adapting and expanding textbook lessons. Cournoyer. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SED TL 580 Student-Teaching Practicum I: ESL, Pre-K–6

Supervised student teaching. Minimum 150 hours. Cournoyer. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED TL 581 Student-Teaching Practicum II: ESL, Pre-K–6

Supervised student teaching. Minimum 150 hours. Can be taken only in conjunction with a Practicum I course. Cournoyer. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

SED TL 582 Student-Teaching Practicum II: ESL, 5–12

Supervised student teaching. Minimum 150 hours. Cournoyer. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED TL 583 Student-Teaching Practicum II: ESL, 5–12

Supervised student teaching. Minimum 150 hours. Can be taken only in conjunction with a Practicum I course. Cournoyer. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

SED TL 584 Student-Teaching Practicum I: Modern Foreign Languages, Pre-K–8

Supervised student teaching. Minimum 150 hours. Cournoyer. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED TL 585 Student-Teaching Practicum II: Modern Foreign Languages, Pre-K–8

Supervised student teaching. Minimum 150 hours. Can be taken only in conjunction with a Practicum I course. Cournoyer. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

SED TL 586 Student-Teaching Practicum I: Modern Foreign Languages, 5–12

Minimum of 150 hours. Cournoyer. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SED TL 587 Student-Teaching Practicum II: Modern Foreign Languages, 5–12

Minimum of 150 hours. Can be taken only in conjunction with a Practicum I course. Cournoyer. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

Directed Study

Work taken under the supervision of a specific faculty member is identified by the department in which the student’s program is anchored. Consult with your advisor to determine the correct designation for your program.

Curriculum & Teaching

SED CT 500 Directed Study

For description, see SED AP 500.

Educational Leadership

SED AP 500 Directed Study

Open to undergraduate students only. Prereq: approval of advisor, the faculty member who is to supervise the study, and department chair. Plans must be submitted in advance of registration on a form obtained from the department office. Variable cr, either sem.

Literacy & Language, Counseling, and Development

SED LC 500 Directed Study

For description, see SED AP 500.

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