EDUC Education

EDUC-010 Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Test Writing Preparation 1 cr.
Designed to prepare education students for the PPST: Writing Test. Structured writing format and learning strategies to develop an organized and authoritative approach to professional writing.

EDUC-303 Educational Psychology 3 cr.
Introduction to the psychological aspects of the educative processes. Emphasis on application of basic psychological principles to teaching. Focus on learner, learning process, and the teacher as an agent for change. Benchmark I completed. Prerequisites: take PSYC-110.

EDUC-305 Teaching Practicum 2 cr.
Fall, Spring and Summer
Practical experience in developing the prospective teacher's ability in specific well defined teaching skills.

Prerequisites: take EDUC-307.

EDUC-307 Applied Human Relations 2 cr.
ESC
Fall, Spring and Summer
An experiential course focusing on major themes affecting human relations.

EDUC-310 Field Experience – Tutoring 1 cr.
Supervised one-on-one or small group teaching experience in a school or other educational setting in response to the special needs of students with learning difficulties. Emphasis is on precision teaching, individualized instruction, and alternative strategies. Benchmark I completed.

EDUC-312 Introduction to Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment 2 cr.
Fall and Spring
Principles and practices of curriculum development, instructional methods, and measures of assessment of learning; including issues of and approaches to curriculum and curriculum development; methods of effective teaching; purposes, methods, and measures of assessment. Minimum Cum GPA 2.75. Educ Mj must have passed PPST.

EDUC-326 Foundations of Education 2 cr.
The study of education and schooling through philosophical, historical, sociological and curricular contexts.

EDUC-336 Multiculturalism: Issues and Perspectives 2 cr.
ESA
Intensive study of diversity in U.S. schools. Examination of the educational needs of students from various ethnic, cultural, religious, language and social class groups. Discussion of issues related to racism, sexism and oppression.

EDUC-376 Field Experience: Cross-Cultural Experience 1 cr.
Supervised one-on-one or small group experience in a school or other setting in response to a special academic or social need with representatives of one or more of the following designated ethnic minority groups--African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Pacific Islander-Americans, American Indians and Hispanic-Americans; and various socio-economic groups, specifically the low-income. Benchmark I completed.

EDUC-380 Reading and Language Arts in Elementary Education 3 cr.
Current philosophies in reading and language arts education, the centrality of language arts to the elementary curriculum and methodologies for the elementary classroom. Benchmark I completed. Corequisite courses: EDUC-381.

EDUC-381 Preclinical: Elementary Education Language Arts and Reading 1 cr.
Supervised teaching experience in developing the prospective teacher's ability in elementary education language arts and reading skills. Benchmark I completed.Corequisite courses: EDUC-380.

EDUC-382 Secondary Reading and Language Development 2 cr.
Effective utilization of reading and language development methodologies in secondary content area classrooms. Benchmark I completed. Prerequisites: take EDUC-303.

EDUC-400 Workshop: Special Topics in Education1-3 cr. R

EDUC-401 Global Education Practicum 3 cr.

GLP

Summer

Experiential learning opportunity to provide student with in-depth study of one or more of the global education sub-groups: human rights and social justice, human commonality and diversity, population demographics, planet management, global belief systems, economic systems, conflict and control, political systems, science and technology and/or sustainable development.

EDUC-402 Global Perspectives for Educators 3 cr.

GLP

Fall and Spring

Strategies for infusing global perspectives into the classroom for those working in globalized organizations. Methodology, materials and instructional strategies necessary for effective implementation of global education in schools and individual classrooms as well as within global organizations. Topics/issues related to globalization to develop a foundation from which teachers and other leaders in organizations can draw ideas for their specific needs.

EDUC-403 Educational Psychology of the Adult Learner   2 cr.
Spring and Summer
Psychological principles and theoretical  framework guiding the educational process for adult learners. Special focus on planning and evaluating instruction while utilizing active learning to build strong learning communities.

EDUC-415 Classroom Management 2-3 cr.
Technique and theory for motivating Pre-K through grade 12 age students to manage their own behaviors, including preventive discipline, behavior management, classroom environment, classroom climate, effective communication, conflict resolution, and peer mediation. Must be taken concurrently with variety of field experiences. Benchmark I completed.

EDUC-416 Conflict Resolution and Crisis Management for Educators   2 cr.

Conflict mediation and crisis intervention strategies in school settings.

EDUC-430 Ojibwe Lifeways 2-4 cr.
ESA Summer
Indepth, interactive study of Ojibwe culture within a Wisconsin reservation community. $

EDUC-495 Personal Learning Experience 2 cr.
An experimental program for juniors and seniors. By permission of program directors. Each student selects an area of life which involves ethical decision and investigates that decision-making process. The group enrolled for this experience meets with the directors twice a week for direction, discussion, and criticism. Self-evaluation paper at the close of the course, which is submitted to the critique of the directors and other members of the learning experience.