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  • SED ED 459: Ec Fldex PREKK2
  • SED ED 462: Capstone: PreK-K
    Prek-K specialists reflect on teaching and learning experiences throughout program; explore issues related to educational philosophies, public policy, leadership in the field, societal pressures affecting very young children and their families. Complete professional portfolio demonstrating evidence of meeting Wheelock College Education Standards. Open to seniors, usually in final semester. 1 cr.
  • SED ED 464: Sem Plc Ldr Ece
  • SED ED 465: Capstone Ee
  • SED ED 481: Capstone: Education Studies
    Construct and defend web-based program exit portfolio addressing the Wheelock Education Standards, and reflecting on experiences in the program. Seminar provides a collaborative space to reflect on experiences in the program, share artifacts and drafts of analytic/reflective essays. Selected educational policies are discussed. Taken in last semester of the Education Studies program. 1 cr.
  • SED ED 487: Elementary Education: Capstone
    Enables candidates to present and defend web-based program exit portfolios demonstrating their achievement of the Wheelock Education Standards and the ACEI standards. Prerequisite: Passage of the Massachusetts Literacy and Communication (Reading and Writing subtests), General Curriculum (Multiple subject and Math sub-tests), and Foundations of Reading Tests for Educator Licensure. 1 cr.
  • SED ED 502: Professional Teaching Seminar I: Analyzing Foundations of Teaching
    Introductory seminar analyzes important foundational teaching issues: varieties of excellent teaching, diverse philosophies of schools, curriculum complexities in middle and senior high schools, history of education for the 20th and 21st centuries, and the power of community - culture - school inter-relations. ED 502 A1 must be taken in the fall, and ED 503 A1 must be taken in the spring. 0 cr.
  • SED ED 503: Professional Teaching Seminar I: Analyzing Foundations of Teaching
    Introductory seminar analyzes important foundational teaching issues: varieties of excellent teaching, diverse philosophies of schools, curriculum complexities in middle and senior high schools, history of education for the 20th and 21st centuries, and the power of community - culture - school inter-relations. Prereq ED 502. 2 cr.
  • SED ED 505: Racial and Cultural Identities
    Introduces the critical study of race, culture, and identify. Explores theories to help students examine their own socialization and understanding of race, ethnicity, culture, and identity. Considers political, social, cultural, historical, economic, and power dynamics as a context for interpreting interpersonal and structural relationships. 3 cr.
  • SED ED 515: Curdes Sc/Tch/H
  • SED ED 521: Pracsem Prek-K
  • SED ED 522: Currdes SS/Arts
  • SED ED 526: Pracsem Ece 1-3
  • SED ED 528: Impact of Special Needs: ECE I
    Explores effect of special needs on children birth to age eight. Introduces legislation, rights, services, stereotypes that affect children, families, and communities. Major areas of special needs are examined. Emphasis is on understanding children as individuals with varying performance and rates of development rather than members of a disability group. 3 cr.
  • SED ED 529: Impct SP Early
  • SED ED 530: Fieldwork in Education
    Semester-long, 300-hour school-based experience for education majors as an alternative to student teaching. The purpose of this field experience is to provide students an opportunity to observe, participate, and reflect upon classroom organization, management, instruction, and interactions. Does not satisfy requirements for student teaching. Permission of Instructor. 150- 300 hours. Variable cr.
  • SED ED 531: Ext Fld Exp Ece
  • SED ED 535: Mathematical Learning for Diverse Learners
    Examines contemporary influences on pedagogy, curricular choices, and materials. Addresses the teacher's role in creating an effective learning environment, and emphasizes strategies to maximize understanding mathematics for all children. Discusses a variety of assessment strategies. 3 cr.
  • SED ED 560: Dvl Inf/Tod Pgm
  • SED ED 562: Ec Pgrm Dev Eva

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