• EDSC 4850: Student Teaching Secondary

  4.00 - 10.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing, admission to Professional Education Program or permission of department chair, and successful completion of all other professional coursework. Corequisite(s): EDSC 4250 and EDSC 4990. Provides a thirteen-week teaching experience in a secondary classroom, grades 7-12. Includes application of knowledge, skills, and attitudes derived in previous course work and program experience. Requires students to be recommended for a secondary education license from the Utah State Board of Education.. Course Lab fee of $200 for practical experience applies.
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• EDSC 491R: Independent Study

  2.00 - 4.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Department Chair Approval and University Advanced Standing. For Bachelor Degree seeking students and other interested persons. Offers independent study as directed at the discretion and approval of the department chairperson. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits toward graduation.
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• EDSC 4990: Teacher Performance Assessment Project WE

  2.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Admission to Professional Education Program or permission of department chair, and successful completion of all other professional coursework; University Advanced Standing. Corequisite(s): EDSC 4250 and EDSC 4850. Introduces the teaching and learning cycle: planning, instruction, and assessment. Assists students in completing an authentic assessment tool that shows how they develop and evaluate student learning. Documents authentic practices from the student's teaching experience that address planning, instruction, assessment, analyzing teaching, and academic language to reveal the impact of a candidate's teaching performance on student learning. May be Graded Credit/No Credit.. Course lab fee of $300 for edTPA Performance Assessment applies.
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  General Education Course

  This course is a general education course.

• EDSP 2840: Instruction and Assistive Technology

  2.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Provides students with an overview of the field of instructional and assistive technology (IT and AT) and an understanding of how to successfully integrate varied uses of technology into their specific learning environment. Develops students' proficiencies for evaluating technology needs and teaching technology-enhanced learning activities to support students with diverse needs in the classroom.
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• EDSP 3000: Educational Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Admission to Professional Education Program and University Advanced Standing. Stresses research-based teaching and learning principles used in classroom settings to enhance student learning and motivation. Emphasizes the application of theory to practice. Helps students in the professional teacher preparation program prepare for state teacher licensing requirements. Requires service-learning.
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• EDSP 340G: Exceptional Students GI

  2.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Covers the role of teachers in the inclusion of exceptional children, working with parents and specialists, and in developing individual educational plans for exceptional children. Introduces characteristics and special needs of exceptional children who have physical, emotional, social, mental, or health exceptionalities. Stresses curriculum modification planning necessary for special needs students. Addresses ethical behaviors specific to teaching exceptional children. Requires ten hours of field work.
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  General Education Course

  This course is a general education course.

• EDSP 4100: Instructional Strategies and Program Management for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing and admission to Professional Education Program or permission of department chair. Provides an overview of the individual education plan (IEP), service delivery patterns, assessment and programming variables and organizational variables necessary for teaching students with mild/moderate and significant disabilities.
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• EDSP 4110: Special Education Law/Policies/Procedures

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing and admission to Professional Education Program or permission of department chair. Provides overview of the role of the federal, state, and local government in special education issues with special emphasis on case and regulatory law, including Utah regulation. Focuses on six major principles of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as they relate to the free and appropriate public education for all students.
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• EDSP 4120: School to Post-School Transition Planning

  2.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing and admission to Professional Education Program or permission of department chair. Provides students with knowledge, strategies, and resources necessary to prepare students with disabilities for the transition from school to postsecondary education, employment, community participation, and independent living. Provides skills for transition planning and helping students access services necessary to reach their desired outcomes and become as independent as possible. Emphasizes the person-centered planning process, which embeds decisions based on students' preferences, interests, and abilities.
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• EDSP 4130: Math Instruction for Students with Mild/Moderate/Severe Disabilities

  2.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing and admission to Professional Education Program or permission of department chair. Corequisite(s): EDSP 4131. Provides specific strategies and techniques to use in teaching students with learning difficulties both in pull-out special educational settings and in more inclusive general education settings. Provides math curricula aligned with the Utah Core standards using Utah Effective Teaching standards. Emphasizes how to implement targeted interventions in Math at the Tier 3 level for students who are not making progress at the Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions.
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