Courses

• SED EM 770: Student Teaching Practicum: Instructional Technology, 5-8
  Student teaching: a full- time experience in a selected school under joint supervision of a cooperating teacher and a University representative. Minimum 300 hours required. Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. 4 cr. either sem.
• SED EM 780: Student Teaching Practicum: Instructional Technology, 8-12
  Student teaching: a full- time experience in a selected school under joint supervision of a cooperating teacher and a University representative. Minimum 300 hours required. Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. 4 cr. either sem.
• SED EM 810: Practicum: Instructional Technology
  Field experience offered in media facilities of industry, higher education, health services, and instructional technology-centered school activities. Students spend time in media facilities programs. Variable cr, either sem.
• SED EM 812: Internship: Educational Technology
  Supervised fieldwork in various educational media settings. Selection of site and conditions is determined by student's preparation and program requirements. Variable cr.
• SED EN 501: Teaching Classic and Contemporary Texts
  Analyzes 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. Also 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 into a refined literary pedagogy. 4 cr, 2nd sem.
• SED EN 502: Student-Teaching Reflective Seminar
  EN502 offers undergraduate English Education majors engaging in their student-teaching the opportunity to come together weekly with a faculty member to reflect upon successes, challenges, and questions raised by the internship. Students will engage in common readings and write short weekly reflections that synthesize assigned readings and the internship experience. 2cr, 1st sem.
• SED EN 503: Lesson Design & Instruction Delivery in the Humanities
  This course will introduce students to different models of lesson planning and unit planning as well as research-based strategies for effective instructional delivery in the secondary humanities classroom. It will include a 75 hour pre-practicum experience. 4cr, either sem.
• SED EN 504: Student-Teaching Half Practicum: English, 5-8
  Minimum 150 hours required. For description, see SED EN 507. 4 cr, 1st sem.
• SED EN 505: Student-Teaching Half Practicum: English 8-12
  Minimum 150 hours required. For description, see SED EN 508. 4 cr, 1st sem.
• SED EN 506: Curriculum Materials and Teaching Strategies in English
  Considers research-based strategies for teaching short fiction, poetry, novels, drama, grammar, and vocabulary. The course also considers key aspects of the teaching and learning process such as lesson and unit planning, assessment, and the role of local, state and federal standards in the English/Language Arts classroom. 4 cr, 1st sem.
• SED EN 507: Student-Teaching Practicum: English, Grades 5-8
  Full-time student-teaching in selected middle schools for a period of 12 weeks. Should be taken concurrently with SED EN506. Minimum 300 hours required. 8 cr, either sem.
• SED EN 508: Student-Teaching Practicum: English, 8-12
  Full-time student teaching in selected high schools for a period of 12 weeks. Should be taken concurrently with SED EN506. Minimum 300 hours required. 8 cr, either sem.
• SED EN 608: Student-Teaching Practicum: English, 5-8
  Only for matriculated graduate students seeking professional licensure under current program. Full-time student-teaching in selected schools. Six weeks; Minimum 150 hours required. 4 cr, 1st sem.
• SED EN 609: Student-Teaching Practicum: English, 8-12
  Only for matriculated graduate students seeking current professional licensure. Full-time teaching in selected high schools. Six weeks; Minimum 150 hours required. 4 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. 2cr, either sem.
• SED HE 522: Community Health
  Examines the interrelationship of school and community health programs. Community health services, health environment, and healthful living emphasized. The responsibilities and the coordination of school and agency personnel in total health education programs are addressed. 4 cr, 1st sem.
• SED HE 523: Applied Nutrition
  Essential principles of nutrition applied to educational programs in school and community agencies. Enrichment of courses in heath education, nursing education, and allied health fields. Presentations by outstanding leaders in the areas of nutrition, medicine, public health, and education. 4 cr, either sem.
• SED HE 554: Health Education Student Teaching Grades K-12
  Licensure track health education students complete this final practicum in the public schools with a licensed health educator as their supervising practitioner. The twelve-week practicum provides the opportunity for applying theory with teaching exposure in two school settings (secondary, middle and/or elementary). 8 cr, either sem.
• SED HE 720: Selected Problems in Health Education
  Health education with emphasis on nutrition, medical self-care, substance abuse, physical exercise, and leisure from Eastern and Western perspectives. Designed for graduate students in health professions, managment, and education with interests in comprehensive health care and health promotion. Enrollment limited. 4 cr, 2nd sem.
• SED HE 722: Curriculum Development for Health, Movement and Wellness
  For individuals in a variety of settings involved in planning curricula related to health, movement and wellness. Explores influences on curriculum development and implementation focusing on effective planning for behavior change in a variety of populations within schools and communities. 4 cr, 1st sem.

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