2016-17 Graduate and Adult Academic Catalog

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2016–17 Graduate Academic Catalog

Graduate-Level Course Descriptions

EDA-7600 – EDU-6000

EDA-7600 Building Collaborative Schools

3 hours

This course presents and develops the skills necessary for

the principal in building collaborative schools. It emphasizes the

building and development of a shared vision for the school which

values the positives of a diverse community, consensus building

and negotiating with various constituents, business, and social

agencies within diverse community settings. Techniques will be

presented for collaborating with families, responding to community

needs, and mobilizing community resources to facilitate student

success and the school vision.

EDA-7900

3 hours

Applied Research Project in Educational Administration

Students will complete an approved applied research project

designed in conjunction with a faculty advisor and/or an external

mentor. The project must take place in an appropriate educational

setting. The research project will be documented by a multi-media

presentation and written report which will be suitable for the

portfolio.

Prerequisite: EDU-7200 Research Design.

EDA-7950

3 hours

Research Thesis in Educational Administration

Students develop an organized scientific contribution or

comprehensive analysis of a theory and/or practice in a specific

area of education. Thesis topic must be approved by graduate

advisor or thesis committee. Credit may be earned over a period

of several semesters.

Prerequisite: EDU-7200 Research Design.

EDA-7960 Principal Internship

–Sp

3 hours

This internship is a planned, supervised, and evaluated

field-based experience. It is designed to be the culminating field

experience for the Principal Licensure Program.

Prerequisite: All

the EDA courses that are required for the Principal Licensure

program.This is a capstone course for the program.

(even years)

Education Reading Endorsement (EDR)

EDR-6000 Linguistic and Language

Development for Teachers

3 hours

Teachers will study the linguistic foundations of reading and

typical language development. From that basis, teachers will

learn about language variation, academic language and common

language disorders that impact the reading processes.

EDR-6100 Literacy Issues and Trends

4 hours

Teachers seeking the graduate reading endorsement will learn

foundational issues related to both historical and current issues

related to reading. Topics covered include literacy acquisition;

reading skills; language of school-based texts; teaching struggling

readers and diverse learners; use of new, popular, and critical

literacy; and standards, assessment, and high stakes tests.

EDR-6200 Diagnosis and Intervention in Reading 3 hours

Study and implementation of individual assessment and

teaching strategies in reading: knowledge of the uses of multiple

assessments to identify students’ strengths and needs as well as

to monitor progress in reading; development of skills to administer

and analyze reading assessments; analysis of cultural, family,

and environmental factors influencing reading; assessment and

instruction in academic language; tiered interventions for RTI and

development of individualized assessments, and plans for reading

intervention to address a students’ learning needs.

Prerequisites:

EDR-6100 Literacy Issues and Trends.

EDR-6250 Supervised Field Experience — PK-3

1 hour

The supervised field experiences allow teachers to apply the

knowledge of the classes in three grade ranges. All teachers must

engage in a PK–3 field experience (minimum 40 contact hours),

a middle childhood field experience (minimum 30 contact hours),

and a secondary field experience (minimum 30 contact hours).

Field experiences may be completed concurrently or consecutively

in any order. Teachers should sign up for the number of hours

based on the number of field experiences they will complete within

the semester.

Prerequisites: EDR-6000 Linguistic and Language

Development for Teachers; EDR-6100 Literacy Issues and Trends;

EDR-6200 Diagnosis and Intervention in Reading.

EDR-6300 Adolescent Reading: Theory and Practice 3 hours

Presentation of theory, research, and strategy for the instruction

of adolescent readers (grades 4–12) with a focus on addressing

the reading needs of students who are not able to meet literacy

expectations for their grade level. Particular focus is on the the

range of instructional practices, technologies, and curricular

materials that may meet the academic needs of older students

with disabilities and/or with culturally/linguistically diverse

backgrounds.

Prerequisites: EDR-6100 Literacy Issues and Trends.

EDR-6350 Supervised Field Experience — Middle 1-3 hours