Courses
Core Education Courses
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The number in parentheses following the course title indicates the semester hours of credit assigned to the course. An H following the course number indicates an honors-level course.
This course introduces students to education in the contemporary context, with specific attention given to the history of education and the ways that schools and teaching have changed over time; laws governing the education of all students, including special education; the rapidly increasing diversity of students in schools today; the expanding uses of technology; current challenges in education, including closing the achievement gap and meeting the needs of all students; and what it means to enter the teaching profession today. This course provides students an essential foundation for all future classes in education. Education majors will begin the process of creating a professional portfolio. Taken by all education majors.
This course provides an introduction to special education and exceptionalities as defined in federal and state laws and regulations. Students will develop an understanding of the needs of students with disabilities, and how to provide instruction that will promote the participation and progress of students with disabilities in the general education curriculum, consistent with NYS requirements for general and special education teachers. Students will learn the historical perspective, definitions, etiology, characteristics, needs, and service delivery systems within each area of exceptionality; the nature and requirements of Individual Education Plans (IEPs); and the ways that the NYS Common Core Learning Standards are addressed for students with disabilities. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 1950 OPE. Taken by all education majors.
This course provides an integrated introduction to the processes by which teachers develop curriculum, plan and deliver instruction, and assess student learning in inclusive classroom settings. Students will learn to create lesson and unit plans, identify and use a variety of teaching strategies, monitor and adjust during instruction, and conduct informal and formal assessments. Students will learn multiple ways to use technology to enhance teaching and learning. Students will also learn the importance of adapting instruction to meet students’ learning differences and aligning instruction with the NYS Common Core Learning Standards. To be taken after or concurrently with TEDU 1850 and TEDU 1950. Taken by all Early Childhood/Special Education, Childhood/Special Education, and Adolescence Education majors.
This course focuses on early adolescents (ages 10-14), with specific attention to ways of promoting successful learning and healthy development of the whole person, at home, in school, and in the wider community. Students will examine the education of early adolescents, including the history, philosophy and curricula of middle level schooling, and the development of early adolescents across multiple domains, including community-based approaches to enhancing youth development. The course meets requirements for teacher education majors seeking certification at the middle school level, but is also appropriate for other majors who are interested in understanding and working with young people. Taken by Adolescent Education majors (who are not in the 7-12 Special Education Generalist Program). Offered once/year.
This course is designed to prepare students to teach and integrate literacy in specific content area disciplines. Students will explore ways to collaborate and plan, within an interdisciplinary model of teaching, how to create units that focus on the use of discipline literacy and the importance of developing mediated learning experiences. A “best practices” approach to developing these experiences will also focus on strengthening literacy pedagogy centered on constructing and communicating meaning in the various disciplines. Students will utilize the New York State Common Core Learning Standards in the development of the project based learning activities required for the course. Prerequisites: TEDU 1850 and TEDU 1950. Taken by all Adolescent Education and K-12 Education majors. Offered once/year.
This course is designed for students who are planning to teach in a specific content area at the middle or high school level. It will address the complex nature of reading and writing fluently and the literacy skills students need to be successful in content area classes. Teaching strategies to enhance students’ comprehension will be explored. The role content area teachers must take in supporting their students' reading will be addressed and instructional strategies for supporting adolescent readers will be investigated. Prerequisites: TEDU 2350. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 3570 OPE. Taken by all Adolescent Education majors. Offered once/year.
This course prepares students to create a mutually respectful, safe and supportive learning environment that is inclusive of all students. Students will learn strategies for creating classroom communities focused on learning, including ways to maximize students’ active engagement, promote student motivation, and foster a climate of respect and appreciation for diversity. Students will also learn strategies for supporting students with disabilities in general education settings. Although focused on positive behavior and prevention, appropriate interventions to address student misbehavior will also be addressed. Students will create a classroom behavior management plan. Prerequisites: TEDU 2350. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 3600 OPE. Taken by Early Childhood/Special Education, Childhood/Special Education, K-12 Art Education, and all Adolescent Education majors.
This course emphasizes assessment as a multi-faceted tool for special educators. Students will investigate IEP procedures (screening, pre-referral interventions, eligibility determinations, and classification based upon assessment data). Students will develop the ability to make instructional decisions based upon norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, and informal/formal classroom assessments. Students will learn how to utilize curricular and assessment models to develop alternate assessments. These include authentic assessments, growth-based assessments, performance-based assessments and portfolios. Students will also increase understanding of contemporary issues and practices, including: Response to Intervention (RTI); Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA); culturally responsive assessment; and testing accommodations. Prerequisite: TEDU 2350. Taken by Early Childhood/Special Education, Childhood/Special Education, and Adolescent Education/ 7-12 Special Education Generalist majors. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 3650 OPE by Adolescent Education/ 7-12 Special Education Generalist majors.
This course focuses on the pedagogical content knowledge Adolescent Education majors need to be effective secondary teachers within in their academic subject area. Attention is given to developmentally appropriate practices that will engage and challenge all students to meet or exceed the New York State Common Core Learning Standards. Students will develop lesson and unit plans, teach a lesson, and engage in reflective practice about their teaching. The course is team-taught by faculty with expertise in curriculum and instruction, special education, and various academic disciplines. Prerequisite: TEDU 2350, and admission to the Teacher Education Program. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 3850 Secondary Content Methods OPE. Taken by all Adolescent Education majors. Open only to juniors and seniors.
This is the third in a sequence of courses that prepares students to be effective teachers for all students across the continuum of educational settings. The course emphasizes the value and importance of collaborative and collegial partnerships with families, other teachers, related service provides, paraprofessionals, and others. Students will develop effective coping strategies and problem resolution skills related to contemporary demands of public education. Students will improve their ability to write and implement standards-based Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Prerequisite: TEDU 3650. Taken by Early Childhood/Special Education, Childhood/Special Education, and Adolescent Education/7-12 Special Education Generalist majors. Open only to juniors and seniors.
This course will provide teacher candidates with the background knowledge required to develop the skills and dispositions necessary to meet the educational, social, and emotional needs of diverse students. This course will explore the influence and impact of five aspects of human diversity on teaching and learning in the urban setting, including race and ethnicity, social class, gender and sexual orientation, language, and religion. Teacher candidates will be introduced to the history, theory, and practice that informs effective teaching with students in a pluralistic society. The goal of this course is to help candidates understand various aspects of human diversity as interrelated and interactive - not as isolated variables - and to better understand the ways in which their identities effect their practice as teachers. This course serves as the required seminar for student teaching. Students will meet and connect to the class community through their student teaching experiences. Students will utilize reflective practice as a means to express their teaching narratives. The course content will bridge the essential components found in teaching in the diverse urban classroom. Students will be expected to respond to course work from the lens of the student teacher.
One semester during the senior year is devoted to the actual teaching process. The student spends the semester in schools observing, assisting, and teaching under the direction of a master teacher. The student teacher is required to engage in self-appraisal while receiving frequent and regular appraisals from the master teacher and the College supervisor. This is course is the first in a two course placement. Prerequisites: all TEDU courses with required grade achieved, minimum of 2.70 GPA, and all OPE hours completed. Students take TEDU 4420 concurrently with TEDU 4020, TEDU 4021. Application deadlines for student teaching: January 15 (for fall semester) and September 1 (for spring semester). Offered every semester.
One semester during the senior year is devoted to the actual teaching process. The student spends the semester in schools observing, assisting, and teaching under the direction of a master teacher. The student teacher is required to engage in self-appraisal while receiving frequent and regular appraisals from the master teacher and the College supervisor. This is course is the first in a two-course placement. Prerequisites: all TEDU courses with required grade achieved, minimum of 2.70 GPA, and all OPE hours completed. Students take TEDU 4420 concurrently with TEDU 4020, TEDU 4021. Application deadlines for student teaching: January 15 (for fall semester) and September 1 (for spring semester). Offered every semester.
This capstone experience is taken concurrently with student teaching. The students will debrief and process their student teaching experiences. Attention will be given to classroom management issues, to schools as organizations, and to hiring and interviewing processes. Taken by Adolescence Education majors concurrently with Student Teaching TEDU 4020 and TEDU 4021.