Hardest courses in Curriculum and Instruction

Teaching Mathematics in Inclusive Settings introduces approaches for teaching mathematics to students in inclusive schools.

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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.

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Strategies for Inclusive Schooling compares historical and current special education practices, focusing on legal and programmatic changes toward inclusive models, collaboration, and curricular adaptations for learners with disabilities.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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This graduate course develops advanced methods for supporting English learners' language and literacy development using current language-learning theories.

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Develops strategies for teaching young children, covering development-culture relationships, play, teacher roles, observation, assessment, developmentally appropriate practices, and curriculum unit construction.

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

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

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A field project analyzing library and information agency experiences via seminars, conferences, and consultations with professionals.

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

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

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General seminar covering subjects of current interest, including educational linguistics, language awareness, and foundations in teaching English or social studies.

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

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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.

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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

General Seminar for the exploration of new frontiers.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources