Education and
Allied Studies (ED)
Note: For undergraduates, ED 100, 186, 253, and
formal acceptance into Teacher Education are prerequisites for all additional
education courses.
100. INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION 2 cr. Prerequisite
for admission to teacher education. Emphasis on self evaluation as a
teacher. Introduction to critical issues in education, the person as
a teacher, criteria for effective teaching, and effective school settings.
Includes a field experience component. Lab fee required.
186. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY 2 cr. Prerequisite for admission
to teacher education. Principles and techniques of instructional design
and use of technology in educational settings. Includes examination
of emerging technologies and production of instructional materials.
Lab fee required.
201. ASSESSMENT, LEARNING, AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 100, 186, 253, and formal admission to teacher education.
Principles and procedures of formal and informal assessment of learners
for the purposes of planning and practicing instruction, with an emphasis
on inquiry. Consideration of student differences (i.e., culture, cognitive
differences, and exceptionalities) and how such differences affect assessment,
motivation, and learning. Prerequisite to PS 261 or 262 for Education
majors.
224. INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 3 cr. Foundations
of Early Childhood education examined from a historical perspective.
Focus on the history of early child education, present models of early
child practice, and the impact of evidence-based research on developmentally
appropriate practice in current educational environments.
225. OBSERVATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE YOUNG CHILD 3 cr. Corequisite:
ED 225E; prerequisites: ED 100, 186, 253; and formal admission to teacher
education and Early Child licensure. Understanding child development,
birth through age 8, in the contexts of family, educational environments,
culture, and society. Inquiry techniques for observing, recording, and
assessing development along dimensions of social, emotional, psychological,
and physical development. Examines approaches to learning in connection
with intra and inter individual patterns of growth. Fieldwork expected
involving interactions with children, staff, and parents in inclusive,
diverse preschool settings.
225E. SEMINAR I: FOCUS ON FAMILY ECOLOGY 3 cr. Corequisite:
ED 225. Integrates learning theory with observational assessments for
examination of external and internal factors that influence family dynamics
and impact child growth and development. Topics include demographic
shifts in family composition; cultural and social differences in parental
values, beliefs, and attendant practices; school and community supports
for family and children; ethical concerns and professional responsibility
in family school relationships. Includes a field experience component.
253. SCHOOL AND SOCIETY 3 cr. Prerequisite for admission to
teacher education. Foundations of education examined through historical,
sociological, and philosophical perspectives to provide a comprehensive
understanding of American education and related educational issues in
a diverse society.
255. LITERACY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM 3 cr. Prerequisites:
ED 100, 186, 253, and formal admission to teacher education. Literacy
development examined through psychological, socio cultural, and historical
perspectives. Examines reading as an interactive, problem solving process.
Strategies that foster critical thinking, active engagement, and social
interaction in the teaching of reading and writing across the curriculum.
Includes field experience. Field assignments related to licensure and
content area.
300. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR 2 cr. Prerequisite: acceptance
into post-baccalaureate licensure program. Designed as an introductory
course for post-baccalaureate students working toward teaching licensure.
Presents current material relating to theory and practice in Early Child,
Middle Child, Adolescent/Young Adult, and Multi-Age environments, and
relates these materials to methodological issues germane to the level
of teaching for the participants. Includes emphasis on self-evaluation
as a teacher.
325. LEARNING ACROSS THE EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS 3 cr. Corequisite:
ED 325E; prerequisites: ED 100, 186, 225, 225E, 253, and formal admission
to teacher education and Early Child licensure. Supervised opportunities
to integrate theory and practice in inclusive and diverse preschool
and school settings. Assessment based teaching approaches that consider
developmental, cultural, linguistic, and social differences and foster
active learning, independence, and positive relationships.
325E. SEMINAR II: FOCUS ON SCHOOL ECOLOGY 3 cr. Corequisite:
ED 325. The developing child explored through examination of relationships
between educational settings: home, preschool, school, and community.
Focus on understanding and developing ways to foster positive collaboration
between families and schools. Field placement required.
330. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY AND INSTRUCTION
(226) 3 cr. Prerequisites: ED 100, 186, 253. Prerequisite or
corequisite: PS 262; and formal admission to teacher education and Middle
Child licensure. Historical development, goals, philosophy, and mission
of middle-grades education. Planning and managing, developmentally and
culturally responsive instruction and the use of organizational elements,
such as interdisciplinary team, flexible scheduling and grouping. Includes
middle-grades field experience.
331. INTEGRATED LEARNING IN PRESCHOOL 3 cr. Prerequisites:
ED 325 and 325E; corequisites: ED 332 and acceptance into pre-student
teaching. In depth examination of early-childhood practices and curricula
in mathematics, science, language and literacy, health, safety, nutrition,
social studies, art, music, drama, and movement. Presents content and
instructional methods and materials for integrated approaches to learning
in the preschool years, emphasizing the role of play in concept development,
problem solving, and skill development. Fieldwork in inclusive diverse
settings.
332. INTEGRATED LEARNING IN THE EARLY ELEMENTARY YEARS 3 cr. Prerequisites:
ED 325 and 325E; corequisites: ED 331 and acceptance into pre-student
teaching. In depth examination of early-childhood practices and curricula.
Presents content, and instructional methods and materials for integrated
approaches to learning in grades kindergarten through third. Emphasizes
active engagement and positive interactions in concept development,
problem solving, and skill development. Fieldwork in inclusive, diverse
settings.
333. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CURRICULUM & SPECIAL METHODS: LANGUAGE
ARTS 3 cr. Prerequisites: ED 330 and acceptance into pre-student
teaching. Curriculum issues, methods, instructional resources and assessment
strategies for middle-grades Language Arts. Student takes two special-method
courses concurrently during pre student teaching semester. Courses are
team taught to foster interdisciplinary learning. Includes middle-grades
field experience.
334. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CURRICULUM & SPECIAL METHODS: SOCIAL
STUDIES 3 cr. Prerequisites: ED 330 and acceptance into pre-student
teaching. Curriculum issues, methods, instructional resources and assessment
strategies for middle-grades Social Studies. Student takes two special-method
courses appropriate to the teaching field, concurrently during pre student
teaching semester. Courses are team taught to foster interdisciplinary
learning. Includes middle-grades field experience.
335. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CURRICULUM & SPECIAL METHODS: SCIENCE
3 cr. Prerequisites: ED 330 and acceptance into pre-student
teaching. Curriculum issues, methods, instructional resources and assessment
strategies for middle-grades Science. Student takes two special-method
courses concurrently during pre student teaching semester. Courses are
team taught to foster interdisciplinary learning. Includes middle-grades
field experience.
336. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CURRICULUM & SPECIAL METHODS: MATH
3 cr. Prerequisites: ED 330 and acceptance into pre-student
teaching. Curriculum, methods, instructional resources and assessment
strategies for middle-grades Mathematics. Students take two special-method
courses concurrently during pre student teaching semester. Courses are
team taught to foster interdisciplinary learning. Includes middle-grades
field experience.
337. ADOLESCENT EDUCATION SPECIAL METHODS 3 cr. Prerequisites:
ED 100, 186, 253, and formal acceptance into teacher education. Prerequisite
for ED 427 and admission to Pre-Student Teaching. For Adolescent and
Multi-Age licensure program students. General methods and specific content-area
methods for planning, implementing and integrating curriculum, evaluating
pupil achievement, and teaching to individual differences. Aligned with
Ohio Department of Education’s Competency-Based Models, Praxis
2, INTASC, and Learned Society Guidelines. Emphasis given to strategies
related to effective teaching and learning in each licensure content
area. Additional emphasis placed on nurturing a risk-taking classroom
community responsive both to high standards of performance and to students
with diverse backgrounds, abilities, and learning styles.
350. MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY 3 cr.
Cultural, racial, ethnic, socio economic, gender, and individual differences
and their effects on American education and society studied from sociological,
historical, and philosophical perspectives. Development of human-relations
skills to address diversity issues.
355. LANGUAGE STUDY AND PHONICS 3 cr. Prerequisite or corequisite:
ED 255. Examines language development in various stages across the life
span. Language development with focus on the grapho phonemic, syntactic,
semantic, and pragmatic systems as they relate to literacy instruction.
Examination of relevant issues such as literacy development, metalinguistic
awareness, phonemic awareness, and discoveries pattern. Includes field
experience.
356. LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 3 cr. Critical
analysis of various genres of literature for children and adolescents
with attention to multicultural literature and the relevance of literature
across all disciplines. Required for students in the Middle Childhood
language-arts content area.
357. ADOLESCENT LITERATURE 3 cr. Critical analysis of the genres
of adolescent literature with emphasis on major authors. Themes related
to intellectual, social, cultural, and political issues, and the role
of adolescent literature in the traditional language-arts curriculum.
Required for students in the AYA Integrated Language Arts Licensure.
380. SPECIAL PROJECTS OR FIELDWORK PLACEMENT 1 3 cr. each semester
Departmental approval required. Special fieldwork placements
for teacher licensure students.
405A. SEMINAR III: INTEGRATING FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGIES
3 cr. Corequisites: ED 444A and admission to the professional
semester. Integrates entire preservice preparation. Draws on field experiences,
course work in education, philosophy, psychology, and sociology in further
exploring topics related to early-childhood education toward developing
a coherent model of teaching children ages 3-8.
405B. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SEMINAR 3 cr. Corequisites:
ED 444B and admission to the professional semester. Middle-grade teacher’s
role of providing academic, social, career, and personal advisement
to young adolescents as well as working collaboratively with colleges,
families, resource persons, and community groups. Understanding the
role of activity programs and their place in a middle-grade curriculum.
405C. ADOLESCENT EDUCATION SEMINAR 3 cr. Corequisites: ED 444C
and admission to the professional semester. Continued study of adolescent
development, learner achievement, and assessment. Integrates program
learning with student teaching experience. Development of the professional
portfolio and preparation for job interviewing.
405D. MULTI-AGE EDUCATION SEMINAR 3 cr. Corequisites: ED 444D
and admission to the professional semester. Continued study of all-grades
development, learner achievement, and assessment. Integrates program
learning with student teaching experience. Development of the professional
portfolio and preparation for job interviewing.
415. EDUCATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD 3 cr.
Formation of skills in curriculum development, grouping, special procedures,
planning, educational diagnosis, and other techniques suitable for working
with a specified population of exceptional children. Requires work with
students and parents in field settings.
427. ADOLESCENT EDUCATION SPECIAL TOPICS 3 cr. Prerequisite:
ED 337 and acceptance into pre-student teaching. Practical application
of issues to pre-student teaching field setting. Taken by adolescent
licensure program students the semester preceding student teaching.
Issues of conflict negotiation, social justice, curriculum development,
and school reform as they relate to the secondary school setting.
444A. DIRECTED TEACHINGS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTING 9 cr. Corequisites:
ED 405A and admission to the professional semester. Develops the special
knowledge and competencies required of pre-K to 3rd grade teachers through
observation and teaching in early-childhood settings and classrooms
under the joint supervision of university and school personnel. Requires
a full-time, full-semester placement at an early child setting. Lab
fee required.
444B. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STUDENT TEACHING 9 cr. Corequisites:
ED 405B and admission to the professional semester. Full-time student
teaching in a middle-grade setting under the supervision of a qualified
teacher and a university supervisor. Lab fee required.
444C. ADOLESCENT STUDENT TEACHING 9 cr. Corequisites: ED 405C
and admission to the professional semester. A full-day full semester
of teaching in an accredited secondary school under the direction of
a classroom teacher qualified in the content area and a university supervisor.
Supervision includes personnel with advanced training in the relevant
content area. Lab fee required.
444D. MULTI-AGE STUDENT TEACHING 9 cr. Corequisites:
ED 405D and admission to the professional semester. A full-day full
semester of teaching in an accredited secondary school under the direction
of a classroom teacher qualified in the content area and a university
supervisor. Supervision includes personnel with advanced training in
the relevant content areas. Lab fee required.
456. READING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION 3 cr. Prerequisites:
ED 255 and 355. Gaining familiarity with formal and informal tools for
assessing literacy development with emphasis on planning, implementing,
and evaluating intervention strategies. Includes field experience.
457. METHODS IN READING EDUCATION (455) 3 cr. Prerequisites:
ED 255, 355, 456. Practicum experience that includes advanced examination
of various reading methods and techniques for instructional planning
and development of intervention plans based on assessment and diagnosis
of reading abilities. Site-based course. Includes tutoring within a
practicum setting.
480. SPECIAL TOPICS 1 6 cr. Departmental approval required.
In depth study of a topic in workshop form or as an individual project
under supervision.
