EDUCATIONAL STUDIES (EDS)
Course Descriptions
EDS 402/502 Cr. 2
This course is the first field experience in a school
environment. Candidates will be introduced to professionalism,
classroom management, and conflict resolution. Candidates will
plan and teach lessons within the designated developmental
range. Prerequisite: Undergraduate: admission to Teacher
Education Program; to be taken concurrently with EDS 411, 412
and 413; Graduate: admission to a graduate program; to be taken
concurrently with EDS 511, 512 and 513.
EDS 405/505 Cr. 2
This course covers the first field experience in a school
environment. Candidates will be introduced to professionalism,
classroom management, and conflict resolution. Candidates will
develop and teach lessons within the designated developmental
range. Prerequisite: Undergraduate: admission to Teacher
Education Program; to be taken concurrently with EDS 406 and
451; Graduate: admission to a graduate program; to be taken
concurrently with EDS 506 and 551.
EDS 406/506 Cr. 4
A general methods course which introduces the EA-A and EC-A
candidates to a range of knowledge, skills, and dispositions
regarding the context of classroom practice. A central focus of
the course is preparing students to work with children from
diverse language, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.
Candidates will investigate current research on exemplary
educational practice in the middle and high school setting, with
particular attention to issues related to promoting learning for
all students. Prerequisite: Undergraduate: admittance to Teacher
Education Program; to be taken concurrently with EDS 310 or 450;
Graduate: admission to a graduate program; to be taken
concurrently with EDS 550 or 710.
EDS 411/511 Cr. 3
The course is designed to consider the nature of a teaching
profession, the use of standards in a profession, and
responsibilities of PK-12 educators. The role of schools in
society will be examined along with the history and politics of
school curriculum. Possible levels of curriculum use in schools
from knowledge reproduction to curriculum integration will be
discussed. Culturally responsive teaching and conflict
resolution will be emphasized. Prerequisite: Undergraduate:
admission to Teacher Education Program; to be taken concurrently
with EDS 402, 412 and 413; Graduate: admission to a graduate
program; to be taken concurrently with EDS 502, 512 and 513.
EDS 413/513 Cr. 3
This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with
basic understanding of curriculum content, instructional methods
and materials, and assessment strategies in social studies for
children in kindergarten through middle school. Prerequisite:
Undergraduate: admission to Teacher Education Program; to be
taken concurrently with EDS 402, 411 and 413; Graduate:
admission to a graduate program; to be taken concurrently with
EDS 502, 511 and 513.
EDS 420/520 Cr. 1
This course covers the integration of traditional, emerging
and interactive technologies across the curriculum. The course
is designed to develop an understanding of technology
application in the academic disciplines. Students will learn
about strategies for incorporating computer technology into
teaching and learning. Students will develop skills in software
design and application. Prerequisite: Undergraduate: admission
to Teacher Education Program; to be take concurrently with EDS
419, 445 or EDS 450; Graduate: admission to a graduate program;
to be taken concurrently with EDS 419 and 545 or EDS 550.
EDS 421/521 Cr. 3
This course introduces teacher candidates to the foundations
of math and science education. Candidates will explore the need
for math and science education, the nation of mathematics and
science as a discipline and strategies for instruction and
assessment for student learning. Candidates will also explore
diversity and gender issues in science and mathematics. This is
the first of two concurrent courses that focus on teaching
mathematics and science in a PK-8 context. Prerequisite:
Undergraduate: admission to Teacher Education Program; to be
take concurrently with EDS 422 and 445; Graduate: admission to a
graduate program; to be take concurrently with EDS 522 and 545.
EDS 422/522 Cr. 2
This course is designed to provide pre-service teachers with
basic understanding of curriculum content, instructional methods
and materials, and assessment strategies in mathematics, science
and environmental education for children in preschool through
middle school. Candidates will examine the scope and sequence of
PK-8 science and mathematics standards documents and explore
models for long term instructional planning. Candidates will use
assessment data to differentiate instruction to meet individual
student needs, including Response to Intervention planning. This
is the second of two concurrent courses on teaching math and
science in a PK-8 context. Prerequisite: Undergraduate:
admission to Teacher Education Program; to be taken concurrently
with EDS 421 and 445.
EDS 445/545 Cr. 2
This course is the second field experience in a school
environment. Candidates will further develop their
professionalism, classroom management techniques, and conflict
resolution skills. Candidates will develop and teach lessons
including units of instruction as well as building and
maintaining the classroom environment within the designated
developmental range. Prerequisite: Undergraduate: EDS 402; to be
taken concurrently with EDS 421 and 422; Graduate: admission to
a graduate program and EDS 502; to be taken concurrently with
EDS 521 and 522.
EDS 450/550 Cr. 2
This course is the second field experience in a school
environment. Candidates will further develop their
professionalism, classroom management techniques, and conflict
resolution skills. Candidates will develop and teach lessons
including units of instruction as well as building and
maintaining the classroom environment within the designed
developmental range. Prerequisite: Undergraduate: EDS 406; to be
taken concurrently with EDS 451, 542, 453 and EDS 480, Music, or
art special methods course; Graduate: admission to a graduate
program and EDS 506; to be taken concurrently with EDS 551, 552,
553 and EDS 580, music or art special methods course.
EDS 451/551 Cr. 3
This class prepares students to experience literacy
foundations from traditional and electronic text formats in a
global information society. The search for meaning is shaped by
language competencies applied in local, national, and
international settings. The purpose of this class is to engage
learners in the acquisition of skills and processes to
facilitate literacy growth in traditional content areas at the
middle and high school students. Prerequisite: EDS 405.
EDS 452/552 Cr. 2
This course is designed to provide pre-service teachers with
basic understanding of curriculum content, instructional methods
and materials, and assessment strategies in mathematics, science
and environmental education for children in preschool through
middle school. Candidates will examine the scope and sequence of
PK-8 science and mathematics standards documents and explore
models for long term instructional planning. Candidates will use
assessment data to differentiate instruction to meet individual
student needs, including Response to intervention planning. This
is the second of two concurrent courses on teaching math and
science in a PK-8 context. Prerequisite: Undergraduate:
admission to the Teacher Education Program; to be taken
concurrently with EDS 421 and 445.
EDS 710 Cr. 3
This course introduces students to foundational issues in
public education from a global perspective. After exploring the
philosophical, historical, socioeconomic and political
dimensions of public education in the
EDS 780 Cr. 1-3
This course engages students in the examination of a current
issue impacting public education and the teaching profession
through the integration of focused research, debate, and
writing. The issue under study may change each term depending on
the importance and currency of the problem. Prerequisite: EDS
710.
EDS 792 Cr. 1
This seminar course is designed to deepen students’ critical
thinking regarding issues of educating children,
professionalism, conflict resolution, and classroom management.
This course is taken during the student teaching semester.
Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program; to be
taken concurrently with student teaching.