• ED PS 3720: Child Dev Birth/Grade 6

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course explores the process of child development and learning from birth through elementary ages as it contributes to the teaching and learning of children in early childhood and elementary educational settings. It emphasizes major theories of childhood learning and development encompassing normal physical, cognitive, and social learning; the interrelations among these aspects of learning; and their implications for early education. Students examine personal experiences and the empirical literature on child learning, and consider best educational practices and interventions relative to their knowledge of development, culture, and context. Students taking ED PS 6720 will have additional course work and be held to a higher scholastic standard.
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• ED PS 3721: Adolesc Dev Grades 7-12

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course explores the process of child development and learning from birth through elementary ages as it contributes to the teaching and learning of children in early childhood and elementary educational settings. It emphasizes major theories of childhood learning and development encompassing normal physical, cognitive, and social learning; the interrelations among these aspects of learning
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• ED PS 3810: Peer Mentoring I

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This is a 1-credit training course for peer mentors in the University Counseling Center's (UCC) Mindfulness Center. In order to register for the course, students must have applied and been accepted to the UCC's Resilient U mentoring program. In Fall semesters, mentors learn about the history and practice of mindfulness in relation to psychological resilience and social justice. They develop skills to teach others mindfulness through both the Mindfulness Center's workshops, and through designing their own projects to share with the university community. Students who wish to repeat the course for credit will be considered Advanced Students and a syllabus will be designed specifically for each individual. Prerequisites: Admitted to UCC Resilient U program.
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• ED PS 3811: Peer Mentoring II

  1.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This is a 1-credit training course for peer mentors in the University Counseling Center's (UCC) Mindfulness Center. In order to register for the course, students must have completed the Fall semester course (ED PS 3810). In Spring semesters, mentors build on the mindfulness, basic helping skills, and crisis response training introduced in Fall semester. Course content will target specific groups identified by student interest, move to more advanced facilitation training, and continue examination of social positions in context. Mentors will continue to design projects to share with the university community. Students who wish to repeat the course for credit will be considered Advanced Students and a syllabus will be designed specifically for each individual. Prerequisites: ED PS 3810
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• ED PS 3960: Special Topics

  1.00 - 6.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Individual seminars.
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• ED PS 4000: Behavior Change II

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  The purpose of this course is to expand students' understanding of behavior analysis and their ability to apply behavior analysis to case studies and practical situations. The course assumes that students enter with a strong understanding of basic concepts of behavior analysis and that they have experience applying these concepts to practical educational or clinical problems through role-plays conducted in the Fundamentals of Behavior I. Given this background, the course is designed to deepen students' understanding of the functional analysis of behavior as an application of the behavior approach and as a set of practical methods for solving behavioral problems. This course further provides a theoretical and clinical framework for addressing multiculturalism and diversity in the field of applied behavior analysis. Prerequisites: B- or better in ED PS 3000.
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• ED PS 4010: Soc/Emotional Learning

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course will address multiple aspects of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) including 1) the foundations, principles, and standards of SEL; 2) the theoretical and practical approaches to integrating SEL into curriculum and classroom instruction through a review of current literature and research; 3) the improvement of instruction based on the research and effective SEL practices that support increased student learning; 4) the design, development, and application of effective SEL classroom methods and teaching practices that result in improved SEL for all students; 5) reflection and enhancement of instructional practices in order to better serve their students' SEL needs; and 6) collaboration with teachers integrating SEL into curriculum, including participation in professional learning communities.
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• ED PS 4050: Group Dynamics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  The course is about personal and group dynamics, broadly viewed as the factors that drive individuals and groups to behave as they do. During this course, you will explore how you perceive others and are perceived by them, how you communicate, and how you operate in groups. You will address some aspects of individual motivation, and delve deeply into group and team processes such as development, leadership and roles, norms, decision-making processes, and dealing with conflict.
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• ED PS 4331: Int Children's Lit

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course focuses on the growing body of international children's and adolescent literature and on the issues that surround this literature. Students will examine the different definitions of what constitutes international children's and adolescent literature, explore the international literature currently being published in different parts of the world for children and adolescents and the international literature that is available in the United States, examine both the major issues surrounding global children's and adolescent literature and use international children's and adolescent literature in the K-12 classroom. The course will also help students deepen their understanding of the field of children's literature, what it includes, what makes it unique, and what makes a particular book a strong example of exemplary children's or adolescent literature.
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• ED PS 4950: Indep Study & Spec Proj

  1.00 - 6.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Supervised readings and/or research in Educational Psychology. Requires faculty approval and periodic consultation with supervising faculty member. Prerequisites: Instructor's Consent.
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