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EDU 107 Introduction to Teaching

An introductory course designed to provide prospective teacher education students with the opportunity to explore teaching, including a minimum of ten hours of clinical experience. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Students are required to receive a B or better in this course. This course may be offered in an online format.

Credits
3(3-1)

EDU 280 Education of Children

Growth and development of the child, prenatal to adolescent. Includes application to educational settings. Prerequisite: EDU 107. Recommended: Sophomore standing.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 290 Technology in Education

Students will examine technology issues that affect education, develop technological skills to organize, curate, collaborate, and communicate information, and create digital artifacts. This course may be offered in an online format. May be offered as Writing Intensive.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 310 Educational Psychology for Secondary Teachers

Principles of learning, adolescent cognitive and socio-emotional development, and evaluation. Students are required to receive a C+ or better in this course. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: EDU 107 completed with a 'B' or better, 30 credit hours completed.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 320 Elementary Mathematics Methods

Objectives, content, materials, organization, and methods of teaching mathematics in the elementary school. Students are required to receive a C+ or better in this course. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education Program; EDU 280 or HDF 100 or PSY 220 [General Education Students take EDU 280 or HDF 100; Special Education Majors must take PSY 220]; EDU 290, 393; MTH 151. Co-requisites: EDU 330, 343, 345; EDU/MLE 361. Pre/Co-requisites: MTH 152.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 325 Middle Level and High School Teaching Methods

Prepares future secondary teachers to plan and deliver effective, learner-centered, developmentally-appropriate, and culturally-responsive instruction that provides a safe and caring classroom climate for all students. Students are required to receive a C+ or better in this course. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education. Pre/Co-Requisite: EDU 310 (completed with a C+ or better).

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 330 Foundations of Reading Instruction

Materials, organization, and methods of teaching reading in the elementary and secondary school to address the Michigan and national literacy standards and benchmarks. Students are required to receive a C+ or better in this course. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: Tier One: Pre-Admission of Candidacy to Teacher Education.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 341 Word Study and Fluency

Research-based instructional approaches and strategies for explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, vocabulary, and reading fluency. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 330.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 343 Social Studies Methods in Elementary Education

Objectives, content, materials, organization and methods of teaching social studies in the elementary school. Students are required to receive a C+ or better in this course. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education; EDU 280 or HDF 100 or PSY 220 [General Education Students take EDU 280 or HDF 100; Special Education Majors must take PSY 220]; EDU 290, 393. Co-requisites: EDU 320, 330, 345; EDU/MLE 361.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 345 Science Methods in Elementary Education

Objectives, content, materials, organization, and methods of teaching science in the elementary school. Students are required to receive a C+ or better in this course. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education; EDU 280 or HDF 100 or PSY 220 [General Education Students take EDU 280 or HDF 100; Special Education Majors must take PSY 220]; EDU 290, 393. Co-requisites: EDU 320, 330, 343; EDU/MLE 361.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 361 Pre-Student Teaching Practicum

Pre-service Teachers will gain practical experience through observing, interacting, collaborating, and teaching in a pre K-12 classroom setting. Identical to MLE 361. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education; EDU 280 or HDF 100 or PSY 220 [General Education Students take EDU 280 or HDF 100; Special Education Majors must take PSY 220]; EDU 290, 393. Co- requisites: EDU 320, 330, 343, 345.

Credits
2(1-4)

Cross Listed Courses

MLE 361

EDU 362 Mathematics and Reading Practicum

Pre-service teachers will gain practical experience through observation, interaction, collaboration, preparation, and delivery of reading and mathematics instruction in a pre K-8 classroom setting. Identical to MLE 362. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education Program; EDU 280 or HDF 100 (students with a major in 'teachers of students with emotional impairment' or a major in 'teachers of students with cognitive impairment' are required to have SPE 126 and PSY 220); EDU 290, 330, 393. Co-requisites: EDU 320, 431.

Credits
1(0-2)

Cross Listed Courses

MLE 362

EDU 363 Science and Social Studies Practicum

Pre-service teachers will gain practical experience through observation, interaction, collaboration, preparation, and delivery of science and social studies instruction in a pre K-8 classroom setting. Identical to MLE 363. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education Program; EDU 280 or HDF 100 (students with a major in 'teachers of students with emotional impairment' or a major in 'teachers of students with cognitive impairment' are required to have SPE 126 and PSY 220); EDU 290, 320, 330, 393, 431; EDU/MLE 362. Co-requisites: EDU 343, 345, 495.

Credits
1(0-2)

Cross Listed Courses

MLE 363

EDU 380WI Interdisciplinary Methods and Pre-Student Teaching

Consists of integrated coursework in pedagogy and teaching in K-8 classrooms. Course is required semester before student teaching. Students are required to receive a C+ or better in this course. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: 86 credit hours, Admission to Teacher Education, EDU 393, ENG 315; Pre/Co-requisite: SPE 504.

Credits
10(Spec)

EDU 393 Learning Theory in Elementary Education

Principles of learning, cognitive development, behavior, social and emotional development, and evaluation in children as related to the practice of teaching. Students are required to receive a C+ or better in this course. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 431 Corrective Reading in the Classroom

Classroom diagnosis of students’ reading strengths and weaknesses. Analysis of corrective and remedial techniques. Students are required to receive a C+ or better in this course. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education; EDU 280 or HDF 100 or PSY 220 [General Education Students take EDU 280 or HDF 100; Special Education Majors must take PSY 220]; EDU 290, 320, 330, 343, 345, 393; EDU/MLE 361. Co-requisite: EDU 495.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 432 Student Teaching Seminar

This course reinforces the components of the CLEAR Conceptual Framework as it pertains to transferring theory to practice while students are in student teaching. Students are required to receive a C+ or better in this course. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education; Co-requisite: EDU 458.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 433 Global Pre-Student Teaching Elementary Field Experience

Preparation for global pre-student teaching elementary field experience. Co-requisites: EDU/MLE 361 or EDU/MLE 362.

Credits
1(1-0)

EDU 434 Global Pre-Student Teaching Secondary Field Experience

Preparation for global pre-student teaching secondary field experience. Co-requisites: EDU 310, or 325, or 450, or 495.

Credits
1(1-0)

EDU 447 Literacy Engagement

Understanding and applying literacy engagement theory, practice, and assessments in K-12 classrooms. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite: EDU 330.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 450 Disciplinary Literacy

Study and development of strategies to improve literacy (reading, writing, and thinking for learning) in various disciplines. Students are required to receive a C+ or better in this course. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education; EDU 325 (completed with a C+ or better) or MUS 431 or MUS 433.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 458 Student Teaching

This experiential course in which students integrate theory into practice is the field-based culminating activity of the Pre K-12 regular education teacher education program. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education; Co-requisite: EDU 432.

Credits
10(Spec)

EDU 490 Teaching with Distance Learning Technologies

Methods and procedures of teaching PreK-12 students in asynchronous and synchronous classrooms. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education; EDU 290; Elementary: EDU 320, 330, 343, 345; Secondary: EDU 325.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 493 Learning and Evaluation in Elementary Education

Theories, purposes, materials, and problems related to learning and the measurement and evaluation of learning. Includes a unit on mental health. Prerequisites: EDU 280 (students with a major in 'teachers of students with emotional impairment' or major in 'teachers of students with cognitive impairment' are required to have SPE 126 & PSY 220); and at least one of the following: EDU 320, 330. Requires admission to Teacher Education Program.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 495 Foundations of Education

Examines historical events and social bases of American education. Major emphasis is on political, judicial, and legislative activities; social issues; and current policy affecting schools. Students are required to receive a C+ or better in this course. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 505 Diagnostic Literacy Assessments and Instruction: K-3

Diagnostic literacy assessments will be introduced including appropriate administration, data analysis, and related instructional practices. State literacy assessment certification: MLPP K-3. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 506 Principles and Techniques for Individualizing Instruction

Examination of individualized instruction and its classroom implications. Prerequisite: EDU 330 or EDU 340.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 508 Education Workshop

Identification and study of educational theory, topics and/or issues in contemporary education. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: Senior Standing or Graduate Status.

Credits
1-6(Spec)

EDU 515 Managing Classrooms and Learning Environments

Engages students with theories and effective practices related to effectively managing classrooms and learning environments. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program or graduate status.

Credits
3(Spec)

EDU 525 Early Childhood Education

Content, methods, materials, and curriculum planning for teaching pre- kindergarten through primary grades. Prerequisites: Junior Standing or Graduate Status.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 528 Early Literacy and Struggling Readers

Analysis of literacy development from preschool through primary grades and related instructional practices for struggling readers in K-12 classrooms. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or graduate standing.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 532 Reading in the Content Areas

Emphasizes teaching of literacy strategies in the academic disciplines, focusing on grades 3-8. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 533 Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Difficulties

Diagnostic procedures and use of remedial and developmental techniques. Exploration of the role of the specialist. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 341, 532; or graduate status; Pre/Co-Requisite: EDU 538.

Credits
3(2-3)

EDU 538 Integrated Language Arts

Integration of listening, speaking, enacting, writing, reading, viewing, and visually representing into a K-8 language arts program and instruction for diverse needs of all learners. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite: EDU 330.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 540 Literacy Education: Theory and Practice

Emphasizes a broad view of literacy within a comprehensive approach and authentic contexts; effective literacy instruction across content, all learners, skill integration, and assessment. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 542 Integrating Reading, Writing, and Thinking

Reinforces the integration of disciplinary knowledge with reading, writing, and thinking strategies. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or Graduate Standing.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 545 Literacy for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

Principles and best practices for teaching literacy skills to culturally and linguistically diverse learners in K-12 classrooms. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or EDU 450 or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 566 Independent Study in Elementary Education

Research or project. Prerequisites: 15 semester hours of professional education and approval of unit coordinator.

Credits
1-6(Spec)

EDU 590 Foundations for Learning, Design, and Technology in Education

Integration of technology in classroom instruction and management, with emphasis upon lesson design and evaluation of software, applications, and devices. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 290, junior standing; or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

EDU 595 Digital and Media Literacy for Educators

The study of digital and media literacy research, theory, and practice focused specifically for those who are instructors in K-12 and higher education. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 290, junior standing; or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)