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May 15, 2024
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2022 - 2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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EDUC 641 - Place-Based Pedagogy and Practicum
CR: 12
Prerequisite: Only open to accepted M.A.T. students. This field-based course will include supervised teaching in the PreK-12 classroom for a minimum of 150 hours. Students will explore the ways in which educators organize curriculum around the significant questions students have about their world. By designing authentic place-based investigations, students in this course will weave together the deep knowledge of content, locally-relevant information, and authentic skills to create learning opportunities that matter to PreK-12 students, the community, and our collective future. Students will also explore, develop, and implement classroom management techniques that are responsive and relevant to the content in which they teach.
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EDUC 673 - Teacher Action Research
CR: 3
Prerequisite: EDUC 421, Concepts in Educational Research. Open only to accepted M.A.T. students.
Corequisite: EDUC 641 , Place-Based Pedagogy and Practicum. Action research is systematic inquiry conducted by educators to gather information about their schools, how they teach, and how their students learn. It allows teachers to study their own classrooms in order to better understand them and be able to improve their quality or effectiveness. Building on concepts from EDUC 421, Concepts in Educational Research, students will propose a method for collecting and analyzing data in their teaching internship placement, and begin to collect and analyze data for their proposed action research studies.
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EDUC 677 - Teaching Internship
CR: 12
Only open to accepted M.A.T. students who have fulfilled all other requirements for licensure.
Corequisite: EDUC 678 , Teacher Researcher Seminar. Supervised teaching in the PreK-12 classroom for a minimum of 400 hours. Student teachers are expected to demonstrate best practice curriculum design, to differentiate instruction, and to complete an action research project. Required for licensure and for completion of the MAT degree.
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EDUC 678 - Teacher Researcher Seminar
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Only open to accepted M.A.T. students who have fulfilled all other requirements for licensure.
Corequisite: EDUC 677 , Teaching Internship. This seminar will address a broad range of educational topics that build toward initial licensure and future employment. Students will explore strategies for data-driven decision making in the context of their teaching internship. Students will explore the job search process, finalize their ePortfolios to demonstrate their mastery of InTASC standards, and prepare their application for teacher licensure.
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