EDUC 2301. Introduction to Teaching - Designed to acquaint students with the teaching professions and provide field experiences to assist the students to decide whether to teach elementary school, middle school or high school. The student will complete the admission requirements for teacher education during the course.
EDUC 2307. Child and Adolescent Development - Characteristics of children’s development are reviewed and how these developmental passages impact the student’s ability to learn and grow developmentally. Emphasis is placed on the impact of various factors on student achievement and learning.
EDUC 3301. Principles and Practices in Education - Development of knowledge and skills related to: teaching-learning process, human growth and development, multicultural factors influencing students and the education process, teaching learners with special needs, legal and ethical aspects of teaching, school organization-management, and instructional media technology. Field Experience is required for the class. Prerequisite: Pass the basic skills test and EDUC 2301 or have consent of instructor.
EDUC 3302. Instructional Strategies and Practices - Prepares students to write objectives, develop lesson plans, experience methods of teaching, practice instructional strategies, and prepare teaching units for the elementary classroom. A field-based component is integrated into the course. Prerequisite: EDUC 3301.
EDUC 3313. Educating Students from Diverse Backgrounds - Course focuses on the impact of culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion and special populations on learning and identifies ways to enhance learning and motivation in the public schools.
EDUC 4301. Teaching Science in the Elementary and the Middle School - Emphasizes the content of elementary science, materials for teaching science, and methods for teaching science. Field-based component is an integral part of the course. Prerequisite: EDUC 3302 or consent of instructor.
EDUC 4303. Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary and Middle School - Emphasizes content, materials for teaching social studies, and methods of teaching social studies. Field based component is an integral part of the course. Prerequisite: EDUC 3302 or consent of instructor.
EDUC 4305. Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary and Middle School - Emphasizes content, materials and strategies for teaching mathematics in the elementary school. Techniques for utilizing manipulatives and problem solving strategies are taught in the classroom and utilized in field based component of the course. Prerequisite: EDUC 3302 or consent of instructor.
EDUC 4313. Classroom Management - Various models of discipline will be examined to help the student build a system for classroom management. Emphasis is placed on developing a character education model and a systematic approach to classroom management. Prerequisite: Taken with student teaching or in the last semester of enrollment.
EDUC 4318. Becoming a Teacher - Course focuses on preparing student for the State examination test in Professional Practices and Responsibilities. The students will develop skills in interviewing and researching various teaching opportunities. Taken with student teaching or as the capstone course.
EDUC 4328. Curriculum and Assessment for the Secondary Teacher - a classroom interactive approach to the study of curriculum and assessment. Examination of major curriculum trend and issues. Emphasis on new curriculum innovations and emphasizes. Field experience: 8 hours. Prerequisites: EDUC 3302.
EDUC 4661. Elementary Student Teaching - directed observation and student teaching in a selected elementary classroom. During student teaching it is a requirement that the student take the state test for Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (EC-12 PPR)
EDUC 4662. Middle School Student Teaching - directed observation and student teaching in a selected middle school classroom. During student teaching it is a requirement that the student take the state test for Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (EC-12 PPR)
EDUC 4663. Secondary Student Teaching - directed observation and student teaching in a selected high school classroom. During student teaching it is a requirement that the student take the state test for Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (EC-12 PPR)
EDUC 4664. All Level Student Teaching - directed observation and student teaching in an elementary and secondary classroom. During student teaching it is a requirement that the student take the state test for Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (EC-12 PPR)
EDUC 5300. Personal and Organizational Leadership - The course is designed to enable
the student to gain personal and professional leadership skills as he/she progresses from dependency on others to independence, and finally to interdependence with others in the organization.
EDUC 5001. Master Comprehensive Test - test will be composed of objective test item and constructed responses (essay). Measure major learning constructs. Oral component for areas of weakness revealed by the written examination. Prerequisite: Last term of graduate enrollment.
EDUC 5302. Research Methods in Education - development of research skills appropriate
for educational and instructional environments. Development of a research prospectus.
EDUC 5303. Multicultural Education - Study of cultural factors, poverty, and disabilities and
how these factors impact and affect school and community behavior.
EDUC 5305. Instructional Techniques - proficiency is developed in the use of lesson planning and instructional models. Field experience: 8 hours.
EDUC 5306. Classroom Management - Students investigate the major theories of classroom management and develop proficiency in a model. Students investigate state laws and administrative rules pertaining to classroom management and student discipline.
EDUC 5312. Topics in Education - Emphasis is placed on current research and case studies of current issues in education. Course may be taken as a class or as an individual project and may be repeated.
EDUC 5318. Becoming a Teacher - Course focuses on preparing student for the state examination in Professional Practices and Responsibilities. The students in addition will develop skills in interviewing and searching various school districts as teaching opportunities. Taken with student teaching or as the capstone course.
EDUC 5321. Social Studies in the Elementary School - Methods and multicultural approaches to teaching elementary social studies. Students will develop lesson plans, units, and do microteaching in social studies.
EDUC 5322. Science in the Elementary School - Development of skills in preparing hands on activities which are utilizing an inquiry and discovery approach to the teaching of elementary science. Methods of teaching science to bilingual and diverse students and as well as microteaching of lessons from units which they design.
EDUC 5323. Mathematics in the Elementary School - Approaches to teaching mathematics to a diverse ethic and linguistic population of elementary students. Students learn to use manipulatives to enhance the teaching of mathematics.
EDUC 5324. Curriculum Topics in the EC-6 Classroom - recognizing and meeting the
unique needs of the elementary aged child with special emphasis on EC-6 content standards, lesson and unit planning in the elementary classroom, and elementary curriculum programs. Capstone course taken after 24 hours earned. Focus on preparing for the state test - elementary generalist.
EDUC 5328. Instructional and Assessment Strategies II - an extension of EDUC 5305 and includes advanced techniques in planning, instructional strategies and assessments. Examination of major curriculum trends and as well as strategies being used to implement curriculum reforms. Field experience: 8 hours Prerequisite EDUC 5305.
EDUC 5339. Stress Management - a study of the stress reaction and its relationship to specific illnesses and diseases and effects on productivity, with focus on intervention
techniques.Emphasis on stress modification techniques and there impact on learning.
EDUC 5350/5351. Internship - Directed observation of teachers in elementary or secondary classrooms teaching in public schools, jointly supervised by the university and a cooperating TEA accredited school district. Includes projects in the development of instructional strategies and techniques. Course appropriate for Post-Baccalaureate Certification requirements. Yearlong course.
EDUC 5346. Equity and Excellence in the EC-6 Classroom - Critical analysis of diversity issues specific to the EC-6 classroom and how these issues may be addressed to ensure an equitable setting with the goal of excellence for all students. A field based component is an integral part of the course. Successful completion of field experience hours is required for course credit. Minimum field hours required: 8.
EDUC 5353. Learning to Lead - examines past and current research theory relative to leadership development. Explore major paradigms and paradoxes of organizational change and reform. Applies principles of organizational behavior in relation to organizational change.
EDUC 5366. Topical Research in Education - Development of an in-depth, research-based paper centering on a self-selected topic in education and an oral presentation to a faculty panel. This course serves as a capstone course and may be taken in lieu of the comprehensive examination. Prerequisite: EDUC 5302.
EDUC 5380. Adult Development and Learning - Stages of adult development are investigated and the processes of how adults learn are focuses of the course. Various developmental passages are considered and strategies identified to assist the adult in development and self-actualization.
EDUC 5381. Child and Adolescent Development and Learning- Characteristics of children's development are reviewed and how these developmental passages impact the student's ability to learn and grow developmentally. Emphasis is placed on the impact of various factors on student achievement and learning.
EDUC 5382. Brain Based Learning - human learning from the viewpoints of brain-based physiology, behaviorism, social cognition, elemental cognition from developmental, sociocultural and contextual perspectives, metacognition; emotion intertwined with both motivation and
learning. Educational implications of the principles and theories.
EDUC 5383. Data Based Decision Making - use of data to formulate decisions and courses of action. How data improves programs and decisions. Statistical methods monitors progress, change and trend analysis.
EDUC 5384. Conflict Resolution - analysis of the nature of conflict; methods to resolve conflict; emphasis on collaborative problem solving and mediation. Research project. Prerequisite: Graduate Admission.
EDUC 5385. Group Dynamics - in-depth study of models for group processes, and training. Personal and interpersonal skills are developed through an investigation of group norms and development of effective teams. Different training techniques and facilitation skills are investigated and proficiency is developed in the use of group engagement models.
EDUC 5386. Ethical Decision Making - leaders and managers at the mid to upper level
encounter ethical issues with greater complexity due to their position within the organization. Ethical issues and subsequent decisions to resolve vexing moral problems is considered a dynamic and interrelated process; not a simple linear progression. Knowledge that positional location within an organization necessitates a comprehensive assessment of how ethical issues intersect and overlap. Research relative to cognitive and emotional competence to identify and handle increasingly complex ethical issues.
EDUC 5387. Change Process - change process implementation focuses at the individual level as well as the organizational level. To accomplish change an imperative exist for leadership change and obtaining different perspectives for change. Communication and change agents, organizational development, stages of concern and change implementation focus units.
EDUC 5388. Administrators Solving Problems of Practice - relates theory of eight decision models to practice through a series of case studies designed to link current decision theory withsolutions to contemporary problems.
EDUC 5389. Effective Training - advanced skill building in the design and delivery of effective training.
EDUC 5390. Training Leaders in a Diverse Multicultural Environment - comparative
analysis of the diverse cultural groups in the United States and their changing sociological, economic and political status and how intergrade this analysis and understanding affects Leader Training.
EDUC 5461. Elementary Student Teaching - direct observation and student teaching in a selected elementary, middle school, high school or elementary and secondary classrooms. Prerequisites: Completion of all course work or permission from the chair of the education department; acceptance in the Teacher Education Program and advancement to Student Teaching as determined by the Teacher Education Advisory Committee.
EDUC 5462. Elementary Student Teaching - direct observation and student teaching in a selected elementary, middle school, high school or elementary and secondary classrooms. Prerequisites: Completion of all course work or permission from the chair of the education
department; acceptance in the Teacher Education Program and advancement to Student Teaching as determined by the Teacher Education Advisory Committee.
EDUC 5464. Secondary School Student Teaching - direct observation and student teaching in a selected elementary, middle school, high school or elementary and secondary classrooms. Prerequisites: Completion of all course work or permission from the chair of the education department; acceptance in the Teacher Education Program and advancement to Student Teaching as determined by the Teacher Education Advisory Committee.
EDUC 5465. Secondary School Student Teaching - direct observation and student teaching in a selected elementary, middle school, high school or elementary and secondary classrooms. Prerequisites: Completion of all course work or permission from the chair of the education department; acceptance in the Teacher Education Program and advancement to Student Teaching as determined by the Teacher Education Advisory Committee.
EDUC 5661. Student Teaching in the Elementary School - The student does a semester residence as an elementary teacher and perfects skills in lesson planning, student evaluation, and classroom management.
EDUC 5663. Student Teaching in the Secondary School - The student does a semester residence in a secondary school as a high school teacher under the guidance of a mentor teacher. During the residence semester, the student assumes responsibility for lesson planning, student evaluation, and classroom management.
EDUC 5664. Student Teaching for All Grade Levels - The student does a semester residence at both an elementary and a secondary school as a school teacher under the guidance of a mentor
teacher. During the residence semester, the student assumes responsibility for lesson planning, student evaluation, and classroom management.