Special
Education Course Description:
Courses
that can be taken prior to admission to the certification
program
TE
150 - Reflections on Learning
(3 credits) |
Students'
experiences as learners in comparison to psychological,
sociological, and anthropological theories and assumptions
about learning in and out of school. |
CEP
240 - Diverse Learners in Multicultural Perspective
(3 credits) |
Orientation
to diverse characteristics of learners in multicultural
classrooms. Factors that mediate their access to knowledge.
Communication, linguistic, physical, sensory, behavioral,
affective, and cognitive differences. |
Courses
taken after admission to the certification program
TE
301 - Learners, Learning, and Teaching
in Context (W)
(4 credits) |
Role
of social context and sociocultural background in
learning. Natural and socially constructed
differences among learners. Relationship among
subject-specific knowledge, teaching and learning
that subject, and the institutional and communal
context. Multiple literacies. |
|
TE 401 - Teaching
of Subject Matter to Diverse Learners (W)
(5 Credits)
*
|
Examining
teaching as enabling diverse learners to inquire
into and construct subject-specific meanings.
Adapting subject matter to learner diversity.
Exploring multiple ways diverse learners make sense
of the curriculum. |
TE
402 - Crafting Teaching Practice (W)
(6 Credits) |
Gathering
data on learners to inform content and instructional
decisions. Deciding what should be taught for
specific disciplines. Teachers' multiple roles and
their professional, intellectual, sociopolitical,
and communal responsibilities. |
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NOTE: Completion of both MTH 201 and TE 348 is required before
taking TE 401.
(W) indicates that the course
meets the Tier 2 writing requirement.
Internship-year
studies program*
*Special Education requirements
for the Internship Year Studies Program are described in the
Special Education Course Plan
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