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EDIS 4310 Differentiating Reading Instruction
Spring 2026

Teachers consider their vital role in providing appropriate differentiated instruction for all learners, including English Language Learners and struggling readers. Students learn to administer, interpret and use literacy assessments to …

Rating
Difficulty
3.93
GPA
EDIS 4320 Mathematics in the Elementary School
Spring 2026

Teaches elementary teachers the Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning content strands: Number and Number Sense; Computation and Estimation; Measurement; Geometry; Probability and Statistics; Patterns, Functions, and Algebra. This course focuses …

Rating
Difficulty
3.88
GPA
EDIS 4330 Science in the Elementary School
Fall 2026

Teaches elementary teachers fundamental science concepts in such areas related to scientific investigation as: reasoning & logic; force, motion, & energy; matter; life processes; living systems; interrelations in earth/space systems; …

Rating
Difficulty
3.89
GPA
EDIS 4340 Talking the Talk: Supporting Language and Communication in Early Childhood
Spring 2026

This course examines language as a complex and dynamic system for the purposes of thought and communication, with a focus on development occurring between birth and age eight. This course …

Rating
Difficulty
3.34
GPA
EDIS 4345 Social Studies in the Elementary School
Fall 2026

Designed to teach elementary teachers fundamental social studies concepts of United States history, Virginia Studies, civics, geography, and economics appropriate for meeting the Virginia Standards of Learning in grades PreK-6. …

Rating
Difficulty
3.90
GPA
EDIS 4350 Interaction with Intention: Working with Young Children
Fall 2026

Fostering children's development requires consistent and intentional high-quality interactions. In this course, we explore intentional teaching along five key themes: Building relationships, fostering curiosity, promoting talk, understanding behavior, and understanding …

Rating
Difficulty
3.75
GPA
EDIS 4851 Content Area Seminar - Elementary Language Arts
Fall 2026

This seminar supports elementary teachers enrolled in the state-approved teacher education program. Designed to accompany the elementary clinical experience, this seminar provides opportunities for candidates to discuss and reflect on …

Rating
Difficulty
3.90
GPA
EDIS 4861 Clinical Experience in Elementary Education
Fall 2026

Semester-long intensive clinical experience designed to develop skills in fostering relationships with students, colleagues, and peers; observing and reflecting on teaching and learning; and designing and implementing individual, small group, …

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Difficulty
GPA
EDIS 4867 Clinical Experience in Special Education
Fall 2026

Semester-long intensive clinical experience designed to develop skills in fostering relationships with students, colleagues, and peers; observing and reflecting on teaching and learning; and designing and implementing individual, small group, …

Rating
Difficulty
GPA
EDIS 4869 Clinical Experience in Early Childhood Education
Fall 2026

Semester-long intensive clinical experience designed to develop skills in fostering relationships with students, colleagues, and peers; observing and reflecting on teaching and learning; and designing and implementing individual, small group, …

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Difficulty
GPA
EDIS 4871 Seminar: Teaching Internship - Elementary
Spring 2026

Designed to accompany the teaching internship experience (i.e., student teaching). Focuses on special issues and concerns that grow out of that experience, including such topics as classroom management, parent-teacher conferences, …

Rating
Difficulty
3.93
GPA
EDIS 4877 Seminar: Teaching Internship - Special Education
Spring 2026

Designed to accompany the teaching internship experience (i.e., student teaching). Focuses on special issues and concerns that grow out of that experience, including such topics as classroom management, parent-teacher conferences, …

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Difficulty
GPA
EDIS 4881 Teaching Internship - Elementary
Spring 2026

A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement …

Rating
Difficulty
1.30
GPA
EDIS 4887 Teaching Internship - Special Education
Spring 2026

A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement …

Rating
Difficulty
1.30
GPA
EDIS 4993 Independent Study
Fall 2026

Independent study.

Rating
Difficulty
4.00
GPA
EDIS 4995 Directed Research
Fall 2026

Directed Research under supervision of faculty member.

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Difficulty
GPA
EDIS 5000 The Exceptional Learner
Fall 2026

Introduction to the study of exceptional children and adults. Extends principles of learning and intellectual, socio-cultural, emotional, and physical development to persons with disabilities. Includes gifted, autism, TBI, dyslexia, ADHD …

4.3
Rating
2.0
Difficulty
3.84
GPA
EDIS 5001 Legal Foundations of Special Education
Fall 2026

This course examines federal laws and judicial interpretations affecting the education of students with disabilities. Topics include inclusion, accommodations, IEPs, discipline, equal protection, due process, and key principles of IDEA …

Rating
Difficulty
3.45
GPA
EDIS 5010 Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment for Elementary Education
Summer 2026

Study of curriculum, instruction, and assessment with a focus on promoting student engagement and academic progress. Topics include the selection and use of curricula to develop high-quality learning experiences; the …

Rating
Difficulty
3.91
GPA
EDIS 5011 Classroom Management and Behavioral Assessment
Fall 2026

This course develops an understanding and application of classroom and behavior management techniques, community building, and behavioral assessment. Introducing diverse approaches based upon behavioral, cognitive, affective, social and ecological theory …

Rating
Difficulty
3.94
GPA