• EDUC 5310: Introduction to Special Education

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Status Admission to the School of Education Masters Degree Program Or permission of the Dean. Provides a comprehensive introduction of characteristics of children and youth with disabilities and topics related to models of service delivery, documentation procedures, and legal/ethical issues. Includes historical factors, legislation, etiology, characteristics, needs, educational strategies, including existing and emerging technologies, assessment, and support services for individuals with disabilities ranging from mild, moderate to severe levels of varying disabilities. Studies the impact of disabilities on academic and social/emotional performances.
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• EDUC 5330: Diversity and Differentiation in the Classroom

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Bachelor's degree, employment as teacher of record for a state approved LEA, Utah Associate educator's license.. Provides an in-depth understanding of differentiated instructional design and delivery. Focuses on planning and implementing instruction for a diverse classroom community.
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• EDUC 5340: Methods of Second Language Acquisition for Practitioners

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Professional educator license or permission of the Dean of the School of Education. Prepares teachers to teach content in students' second language in U.S. public schools. Includes applied aspects of second language learning and teaching. Provides general and special educators, and dual language or second language specialists the techniques, activities, strategies, and resources needed to plan instruction for second language learners. Emphasizes the development of teaching skills in language development, literacy, and content-area instruction for K-12 students. Requires 15 hours of field experience/practicum hours as part of course assignments.
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• EDUC 5350: Theories of Second Language Acquisition for Practitioners

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Professional educator license or permission of the Dean of the School of Education. Examines the intricate web of variables that interact in the second language learning process, including linguistic, cognitive, social, cultural, and political factors. Examines each of these factors in turn and develops understanding of how they work together to foster or inhibit successful second language learning and acquisition. Requires 15 hours of field experience/practicum hours as part of course assignments.. Course fee of $15 applies.
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• EDUC 5360: Multicultural Education for Practitioners

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Professional educator license or permission of the Dean of the School of Education. Identifies the connections between language, culture, and identity. Examines multicultural education in the classroom through a focus on the historical, sociological, and philosophical foundations of education in the development of the United States and its education system. Outlines methods to create multicultural /multilingual curricula with a special focus on culturally/ linguistically-responsive instruction and assessment techniques.
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• EDUC 5370: Assessment for Second Language Learners for Practitioners

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Professional educator license or permission of the Dean of the School of Education. Examines methods and practice for the testing of bilingual students at the classroom level. Focuses on assessment of language proficiency in English language learners (ELL) and the assessment of academic achievement of bilingual students in specific content areas. Develops and reviews tasks (test items), response formats, scoring systems, and test administration procedures as critical to attaining validity and fairness. Examines major current testing policies for linguistic minority students. Practicum required.. Course fee of $15 applies.
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• EDUC 5380: Second Language Literacy Development for Practitioners

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Professional educator license or permission of the Dean of the School of Education. Provides teachers with a theoretical framework for understanding literacy and linguistic development of students learning in a second language. Provides an understanding of the literacy instructional needs of these students. Increases knowledge and skill in instructional practices that support second language literacy learning.
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• EDUC 5390: Family and Community Involvement for Practitioners

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Professional educator license or permission of the Dean of the School of Education. Provides strategies classroom teachers may use for facilitating community participation in the education of minorities. Examines how the teacher's role impacts the adjustment of students to the classroom environment. Studies the techniques of family-school collaboration as well as constructive methods of evaluation. Practicum required.. Course fee of $15 applies.
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• EDUC 5411: Foundations of Instructional Coaching

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Five years of classroom experience or equivalent with at least one year in the Utah Educational system with a utah Professional Educator license; instructional coaching experience; experience providing professional learning for adults; three consecutive years of effective or higher rating on Utah Effective Teaching Standards (UETS).. Teaches the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Instructional Coaching Framework. Ensures a level of consistency statewide among all institutions providing courses for the Instructional Coaching Endorsement.
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• EDUC 5412: Adult Learning Theory

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Five years of classroom experience or equivalent with at least one year in the Utah Educational system with a utah Professional Educator license; instructional coaching experience; experience providing professional learning for adults; three consecutive years of effective or higher rating on Utah Effective Teaching Standards (UETS).. Ensures that those obtaining the Utah State Board of Education Instructional Coaching endorsement are prepared with the requisite, foundational skill-set to effectively coach their fellow educators' practice to improve student outcomes and overall educator effectiveness.
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