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  • SED AP 758: School Governance, Finance, and Operations
    Focuses on the economics, politics, and administration of school finance from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Emphasis is placed on the planning, policy, and procedural aspects of school funding, resource allocation, and school plant management. 4cr, 1st sem.
  • SED AP 761: Organizational Analysis
    Students define and document organizational problems, identify positive and negative stakeholders, analyze possible problem causes using a range of theoretical frameworks, and examine alternative strategies for resolving or ameliorating the problem. Students should come to the first class with a specific organizational problem in mind and with sufficient knowledge of the organization to perform thorough and detailed analyses. Advanced copies of the syllabus are generally available several weeks in advance. 4cr, 2nd sem.
  • SED AP 771: Advanced Policy Seminar
    Students use appropriate theories and methods to examine critically important policy issues in public and private education and in corporate training and development. Includes preparation for departmental comprehensive examination. 4cr, 1st sem.
  • SED AP 801: Internship
    Part-time unpaid assignment in approved educational or community agency. 4cr.
  • SED AP 802: Practicum/Apprenticeship/Internship: Principals (Pre-K-6)
    Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. Supervised field placement to demonstrate competencies in the principal's role. The internship requires 300 hours of supervised field placement. Open only to candidates for Massachusetts licensure as principals who have passed the School of Education Literacy Test. 4cr, either sem.
  • SED AP 803: Practicum/Apprenticeship/Internship: Principals (5-8)
    Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. Supervised field placement to demonstrate competencies in the principal's role. The internship requires 300 hours of supervised field placement. Open only to candidates for Massachusetts licensure as principals who have passed the School of Education Literacy Test. 4cr, either sem.
  • SED AP 804: Practicum/Apprenticeship/Internship: Principals (9-12)
    Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. Supervised field placement to demonstrate competencies in the principal's role. The internship requires 300 hours of supervised field placement. Open only to candidates for Massachusetts licensure as principals who have passed the School of Education Literacy Test. 4cr, either sem.
  • SED AP 805: Practicum/Apprenticeship/Internship: Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent
    Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. Supervised field placement to demonstrate competencies in the superintendent/assistant superintendent role. Required of and open only to candidates for Massachusetts licensure as superintendents/assistant superintendents who have passed the School of Education Literacy Test. 4cr, 1st sem.
  • SED AP 900: Independent Study
    Outline of proposed study must be submitted in advance of registration on a form obtained from the department office. Variable cr.
  • SED AP 999: Dissertation Advisement
    Students must obtain approval of their advisors and the faculty member who is to supervise the study. Variable cr.
  • SED BI 504: Seminar: The Student-Teaching Experience--Bilingual (English as a Second Language) and Modern Foreign Language
    Discusses and analyzes the student-teaching-experience for those enrolled in bilingual, TESOL, and modern foreign language studies. Theoretical and methodological issues in bilingual and second language instruction, includes strategies for immersion classrooms.. 2 cr, 2nd sem.
  • SED BI 515: Methods in Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language (ESL)
    Planning and implememting effective assessment and instruction in language, literacy, and the content areas in elementary bilingual and English as a second language classrooms. Presents sheltered and content-based teaching strategies. Students develop an integrated curricular unit and participate in a field experience at the elementary level. 4cr, 1sr sem.
  • SED BI 535: Literacy Development for Bilingual Students: Instruction and Assessment
    Focus on theory/research/effective instructional practices in literacy instruction and assessment of bilingual students. Examines the relationships among oral language, reading, writing, and content-area learning. Examines literacy skill development in first and second languages. 4cr, either sem.
  • SED BI 588: Student-Teaching Practicum I: Second Language Learners, 1-6
    Supervised student-teaching. Minimum 150 hours required. Open only to matriculated students who have completed prerequisites. 4cr, 2nd sem.
  • SED BI 589: Student-Teaching Practicum II: Bilingual Education, 1-6
    Supervised student-teaching. Minimum of 150 hours required. Can be taken only in conjunction with a Practicum I course.
  • SED BI 620: Educational Issues in Bilingualism
    Explores the effect of language diversity on the education of school-aged students. Examines national and international theory, research, policy, and practice in teaching students who speak languages other than the national language. 4cr, 2nd sem.
  • SED BI 700: Half Clinical Practice in Bilingual Education
    Required of students who wish to apply for standard certification as bilingual teachers. Integrates content area knowledge and pedagogical theory and practice. Involves responsibilities beyond the individual classroom that may include opportunities such as grade-level teamwork, curriculum development, and assessment projects. Minimum 200 hours required. Sections indicate grade levels of certification (Pre-K-3, 1-6, 9-12).
  • SED BI 701: Clinical Practice in Bilingual Education
    Required of students who wish to apply for standard certification as bilingual teachers. Integrates content area knowledge and pedagogical theory and practice. Involves responsibilities beyond the individual classroom that may include opportunities such as grade-level teamwork, curriculum development, and assessment projects. Minimum 400 hours required. Sections indicate grade levels of certification (Pre-K-3, 1-6, 9-12).
  • SED CE 500: Introduction to Counseling
    Emphasis on understanding the theoretical basis of counseling. Introduction to learning skills involved in helping relationships. Selected reading in counseling theory and practice are assigned. As part of the skill-building process, opportunities are provided for in-class practice and demonstrations. Generally required for 2-year counseling program students, but senior undergraduates with approval may also register. 4cr, 1st sem.
  • SED CE 605: Introduction to the Juvenile Justice System
    This course provides students with a foundational understanding of the juvenile justice system. Topics covered include youth involvement in the Court systems, DYS, and school-relevant issues. .5cr, 2nd sem.

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