Curriculum and Instruction

Introduction to Qualitative Research provides an overview of qualitative inquiry, examining assumptions, standards, and methods for generating and communicating interpretations.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Introductory field methods experience in qualitative research for education, focusing on defining research questions, selecting data collection and analysis methods, and engaging in these methods.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Explores theories of knowing and learning related to digital media, focusing on forms like Wikipedia, YouTube mashups, and mobile apps.

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Investigates aspects of social justice and equity as they relate to teaching, schooling, and education.

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Explores current K-12 practices and issues related to educational inequality, educational debt, and educator roles in system change within diverse schools.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

VideoGames & Learning explores current research on videogames, critically reflecting on their educational merits, drawbacks, and cultural impact on thinking.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Covers theory, research, and instructional practices for integrating reading with other language arts skills in K-12 curricula.

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Develops pedagogical knowledge for teaching elementary and middle school mathematics according to Common Core State Standards, focusing on understanding student mathematical ways of knowing.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Teaching Artist Practicum involves participating in two residencies, observing and assisting professionals, leading part of a class, and reflecting on pedagogical practice.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Linguistics for Teachers explores English language forms, features, functions, and registers, focusing on emergent bilingual students' dual-language use and supporting their linguistic repertoires for school success.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Explores learning theory and human development for middle childhood within local and global cultural contexts to inform classroom practice.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Elementary Education Practicum I involves observing, supervising small groups, developing lesson plans, and teaching/assessing lessons in science, social studies, literacy, and language acquisition.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Foundations of Language and Reading Instruction covers literacy learning strategies for reading, writing, comprehending, and decoding, focusing on developmental processes for competent readers and writers.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Game Design I explores fundamentals of game design and developing skills in designing interactive systems for educational, museum, and technology-mediated settings.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Teaching Science explores how children learn science, creating inquiry-based classrooms, assessing learning, and conducting inquiries to consider these issues.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Proseminar exploring new frontiers in curriculum and instruction.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

In-depth examination of mathematics curriculum and instruction issues in secondary schools, emphasizing curriculum choices and assessment practices.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Independent Study is a student-designed opportunity to explore a subject in depth.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

A capstone course focusing on preparing to teach abroad, featuring field experiences and reflection on cross-cultural educational contexts, colonization, and power dynamics.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Explore the expressive, social, and cultural impact of games as a medium through focused creation of a single capstone project. Develop an analog or digital game depending on interest and skill set. Designed to build skills in designing interactive games using an iterative approach that incorporates user testing and feedback. Focuses on design practices common to all games which can be applied by a game designer working in any medium, including sports, board games, computer games, and videogames. Opportunities to explore a wide variety of independent games as well as the platforms used to create them.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Student teaching in world languages for PK-8 elementary and middle school classes, focusing on justice-oriented instruction, equitable environments, and assessment-informed practice.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Student teaching in world languages for grades 6-12, involving practice teaching in middle and high schools.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

A supervised student teaching experience in elementary education within a 5th-9th grade classroom, focusing on professional development and social justice standards.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Supervised student teaching in history and social studies in the middle school, employing and evaluating various curriculum and instruction approaches.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Supervised high school student teaching focused on employing and evaluating social studies curriculum and instruction approaches.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

A weekly workshop seminar for elementary education students to develop skills as critically reflective practitioners and plan for full-time teaching experiences.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Student Teaching in the Elementary School is a supervised teaching semester in a 4K-6th grade classroom within the elementary education program.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Student teaching specific to Early childhood/English as a Second Language certification, focused on developing teacher performance standards and social justice awareness.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Supervised student teaching in the middle school where students employ and evaluate various approaches to English curriculum and instruction.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources