The course will help develop an awareness of issues of family life in America, ways to address the needs of all students, and an understanding of professional ethics and educational equity. Focuses on the development of skills in using assessment information to make appropriate educational decisions for evaluation and measurement of learning. Action Research for Teachers - 3 hours Provides educational research skills for the elementary or secondary teacher as both consumer and producer of action research. The focus is an understanding of research terminology, critical interpretation and application of educational research, and production of a proposal of an action research project within the teacher's classroom. Focuses on designing and evaluating aligned curricula that will use multiple learning and assessment methods.
Students apply their findings to classroom instructional practice.
Technology for Educators - 3 hours Integrates the use of current technology into classroom instruction and management. Topics include but are not limited to Internet, multimedia, networking and grade level appropriate software. Focuses on the application of research skill to address a problem or need in the teacher's classroom. The written Action Research Project is completed during this module. Seminar - 3 hours Provides the graduate student with a forum for presenting ideas and research to the group under the direction of a senior professor.