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  • 3.00 Credits

    This credit/no credit continuing education course builds on theoretical and practical knowledge acquired from a prerequisite course: EDU 5651/6651; Tier I Instruction for Improved Fluency and Comprehension and expands that knowledge to Tier I writing instruction for students from diverse backgrounds. Educators will learn to executive effective, research-based writing instruction for challenging Tier I text in a whole class setting. Prerequisites: CR ins EDU 5651.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This credit-non-credit/letter-grade semester-long graduate course is designed to help educators deliver effective, efficient research-based assessment and intervention for readers of any age who have reached an early 3rd grade level, but who are still struggling. Intervention is provided in a small group format for readers who are at approximately the same ability level. The course follows a 'practicum model,' in which educators build a conceptual framework for reading development and intervention through a semester-long, mentored intervention experience. The course is open to any educator, including but not limited to: classroom teachers, reading specialists, special educators, administrators, paraprofessionals, and English-Learner (EL) personnel. Please note that for this course to count toward the USBE's Secondary Interventionist Endorsement, educators must implement Higher Steps in a small group of secondary students (i.e., grades 6-12).
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to help educators deliver effective, efficient research-based assessment and intervention for readers of any age who have reached a mid-grade 1 level, but who are struggling to make continued progress. Research has demonstrated that due to environmental and/or neurobiological issues many older struggling readers manifest behaviors consistent in much younger normally-achieving readers. Next Steps^SM intervention is provided in a small group format for readers who are at approximately the same ability level. The course follows a 'practicum model,' in which educators build a conceptual framework for reading development and intervention through a semester-long, mentored intervention experience.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to help educators develop in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of effective, research-based assessment and intervention for beginning readers at-risk for reading failure. The course follows a 'practicum model,' in which educators build a conceptual framework for reading development and effective intervention through an intensive, mentored clinical experience. The course is open to graduate students and educators, including, but not limited to: classroom teachers from any grade level, literacy coaches, paraprofessionals, special educators, administrators, and English-Learner (EL) personnel.
  • 0.50 - 6.00 Credits

    Repeatable for credit. Course approved for either letter grades or credit/no credit option. Does not apply toward graduate-degree requirements. Workshops and programs providing special teaching strategies, curricula, and methods for identifying and approaching contemporary problems and needs in education.
  • 1.00 - 9.00 Credits

    Supervised readings and/or research in Reading and Literacy, usually in some area of curriculum or instruction. Requires faculty approval and periodic consultation with supervising faculty member.
  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    Various descriptions based on proposed courses.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduction to the laws and policies affecting the professional life and day to day practice of classroom teachers in American public schools.
  • 1.00 - 9.00 Credits

    No course description available.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to help learners develop a better understanding of the complex issues related to cultural diversity in American colleges and universities. The analytical framework for the course centers on the intersection of class, race/ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in order to develop a better understanding of the common and distinct educational experiences that typically affect women and other historically underrepresented cultural groups in higher education.