7000

Overview of common statistical techniques used in educational research, univariate, bivariate, z-test and t-tests (one & two sample).  Introduction to Analysis of Variance, exploration of non-parametric tests like: Pearson r, Spearman rho, and Chi-Square tests.

Course explores strategies and specific interventions to assist professionals in school settings. Emphasis is placed on remediation of academic areas, cognitive processes, and behavioral deficits.

An introduction to the field of school psychology, including its history, the roles and functions of school psychologists, professional issues, and ethics and law for school psychologists.

In this course, students will examine the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the arts (music, visual; arts, dance, and/or theatre), physical education, and wellness.

Students will learn to plan, implement, and assess (with adaptations as needed) learning experiences in the arts (music, visual arts, dance and/or theatre), physical education and wellness that engage all learners (including those with special needs) in critical thinking, creativity, and collaborative problem solving.

Principles and methods of performing individual psychological evaluations of school-age children and youth.  Administering, scoring, and interpreting Wechsler Intelligence Scales and other cognitive assessment instruments.

Provides applied learning for the administration, scoring and interpretation of behavioral and personality measures, such as parent teacher child interviews, youth self-report measures, standardized rating scales, and projective techniques. Encompasses written and oral reports to integrate results relevant to psychological services in educational settings; for example, identification of emotional handicaps, intervention planning and crisis intervention.

Examines the counseling process, instruction and practice in communication skills in counseling, history, development, and practice of counseling as a profession, and how and where counseling is provided.

Psychological testing theory, clinical and practical aspects of individual test administration, educational and clinical diagnosis, interpretation, and non-discriminatory and controversial issues in testing.

Overview of common statistical techniques used in educational research, including univariate and bivariate descriptive statistics, chi square, and linear regression.

Ethical and Legal issues and challenges facing the field of Special Education with emphasis on topics such as non-biased assessment, mainstreaming, non-categorical vs. categorical special education, effects of labeling multicultural, special education, and evaluation programs for the school psychologist. Additionally, includes the special education referral and delivery system according to the law, individual education plans and legislation affecting special education. Course examines the NASP and APA professional codes of ethics.

Concepts and practice of consultation in a variety of settings, including child-centered, teacher-centered and system-centered techniques.

This course will examine issues multiculturalism, cultural competence, and cultural humility. Students will examine systems of equity and diversity in education and in the practice of school psychology. Course includes the use of multicultural assessment and intervention.

Provides an in-depth review of major learning theories with an emphasis on how this impacts the practice of school psychology. Course explores learning processes, historical perspectives of learning theory and examines relationships that exist between learning theory and educational and psychological practices.

Students spend 200 hours each in a school setting working with a school psychologist practicing academic and alternative testing procedures and report writing. Prerequisites: EDC 7122 and EDC 8222.

Students spend 200 hours each in a school setting working with a school psychologist practicing personality, behavior, social, and emotional testing procedures and report writing.  Prerequisite:  EDC 7222 Practicum (I) Assessment & Int.: Academic & Alt. Test.  Registration restriction:  Students may not self-register for this course.  Approval of lead faculty and/or academic advisor needed before registration.

Overview of the field of educational technology in a variety of organizational settings.  Examines the role of the educational technology professional in various organizational models. Introduces requirements of the program.

Course explores foundational elements required for study of educational technology, such as the history of educational technologies and their implementation worldwide, learning theories and their relationship to educational technology implementation, learning technologies terminology, and the relationships between learning technologies and power and privilege.

Students engage in a learning technologies project that applies their learning in a school, business, or organizational setting.  Students must complete 40 hours of supervised work per credit, develop at least one artifact for inclusion in their Personal Portfolio that results from the practicum experience, and reflect on the experience (in writing or via another creative form approved by the instructor) in their Personal Portfolio. May lay groundwork for an applied project in EDF 8503 Master's Research Project, but must be independent of that project.  Approval required before practicum begins.

Course explores challenges of teachers in evaluating the needs of individual students in the diverse and inclusive classroom. Students will explore innovative possibilities for differentiating instruction to enhance learning for all students.

Examination of the dynamics of grief, loss, and trauma and the role of the counselor or school psychologist in elementary, secondary, and community college settings in supporting students who have experienced loss or trauma. Course examines ACES and trauma-informed practices in schools.

This course explores the history and current landscape of games, gamification, simulations, artificial intelligence, and virtual environments in teaching and learning for all ages and abilities. Students experiment with these teaching tools and environments and discuss learning theory as it applies to them. Additional topics include methods for evaluating their effectiveness, potential ethical dilemmas involved in their use, and socio-cultural implications of these technologies in education.

This course examines the understanding and uses of scientific disciplinary core ideas, cross-cutting concepts, and science and engineering practices central concepts, tools of inquiry, and introduces the structures of mathematics (counting and cardinality, operations and algebraic thinking, number and operation in base ten and fractions, measurement and data, geometry, ratios and proportional relationships, statistics and probability).  Experiences will include designing personalized learning needs, ELL strategies, universal design, application of learning technologies, and intensive intervention strategies.  Field experience required.

Students will examine the central concepts and structures of social studies (the integrated study of history, geography, people and places, economics, civics and government) and the English/Language Arts (reading, writing, speaking, listening, language and ELL).  Field experience required.

Course explores the impact and implementation of learning technologies outside of the United States. Students examine the promises and challenges of educational technologies worldwide as well as the perspectives of those critical of educational technology. Students learn about inequalities and ethics surrounding educational technologies and educational technology implementations around the world.

Study of social, cultural and gender differences and issues related to counseling clients with various backgrounds, beliefs and concerns. Includes multicultural counseling techniques.

Students examine how school leaders can develop and maintain an atmosphere for improved student achievement based on data-driven systems.  Topics include increased external accountability and data demands, as well as the ability to accurately interpret the data and implement positive learning opportunities based on the analysis of said data.  Particular emphasis is placed on continuous improvement modeling.

Students investigate the background and current status of assessment principles, purposes, strategies, and procedures used to evaluate curriculum with attention given to school improvement planning through continuous improvement and gauging student progress.  Emphasis on effective interpretation of evaluative data and methods of recording and reporting progress to stakeholders.

Includes topics of investigation and study designed around special theories, practices or interests in the field of education.

Course offers a historical overview of instructional technology. Students explore different applications of technology ranging from primary grades through higher education. Techniques in determining learning needs, application of technology in meeting student needs and outcome evaluation in using technology are reviewed.

Course focuses on contemporary theoretical insights, research, and practices relating to the development and implementation of distance learning. Topics include application of current and accessible technology, wireless networking, and Internet use within a variety of academic situations and environments.

Administrative planning, management and implementation of technology-enhanced educational programs are explored. Students will examine legal and ethical parameters governing the use of technology in instruction; demonstrate skills in facilitating multimedia production by students and teachers; apply designing principles to multimedia design; and develop evaluation methods to determine instructional effectiveness.

Course explores the use of technology in public and private schools from grades K - 12. Study use of the Internet and World Wide NET to examine instructional theory and application between students of another county, state or nation in providing more global perspectives in facilitating learning.

Course explores emerging topics and trends in learning technologies, including technologies not originally designed for teaching and learning but that can be leveraged for this purpose.  Students explore use-cases for new technologies, examine and develop frameworks for evaluating new technologies and their relevance for the needs of their learners, and explore means for staying abreast of the ever-changing world of learning technologies.

Gain experience with research-based strategies, project-based instruction, global collaboration, and reflective practice, which assumes use of technology and universal design. Field-based experience required to fulfill student teaching requirements.

Gain strategies for instruction, inclusion, classroom organization, data management and student engagement. Field-based experience required to fulfill student teaching requirements.

Explores the principal's role and responsibilities as related to organizational development, information systems, faculty and staff selection, orientation supervision and evaluation, curriculum development and implementation, scheduling, budgeting, and plant/facilities use.

Covers the economics of school finance relating to theories and principles of taxation, reimbursement, financial planning and budgeting; governmental impact, court intervention and the effects on public and non-public schools. Practical applications using local school district situations will be considered when possible.

Focus on tools and techniques used in life planning and career development for elementary and high school students.

Study of theories of group counseling and techniques of observation, assessment and leadership in therapeutic groups.