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EDIS 3045 Mathematics in Early Childhood: Understand, Assess, and Support Development
Fall 2026

This course is designed to increase students' knowledge of and ability to implement foundational and targeted instructional strategies aimed at promoting children's early mathematics skills in domains including numeracy, operations, …

1.5
Rating
5.0
Difficulty
3.37
GPA
EDIS 3050 An Introduction to Design Through Making
Fall 2026

This course will explore design as a creative problem-solving approach to making. Participants will be introduced to design tools and key maker education concepts through hands-on design studio projects, each …

5.0
Rating
1.0
Difficulty
3.99
GPA
EDIS 3060 Poverty and the Young Child: Understanding Impacts in the US
Fall 2026

This course provides students with a deep understanding of the nature, causes and consequences of poverty during the early childhood years in the United States. Students will explore mitigating factors …

3.7
Rating
2.0
Difficulty
3.79
GPA
EDIS 3221 Introduction to Reading Foundations
Fall 2026

Provides an introduction to theoretical foundations of how children learn to read and write as well the difficulties some children encounter as they progress in their literacy development. The course …

Rating
Difficulty
3.88
GPA
EDIS 3452 Designing Games for Learning
Fall 2026

What makes games so much fun? How can games be educational? The goal of this course is to understand how games can motivate, engage, and teach. In this course students …

4.8
Rating
2.0
Difficulty
3.93
GPA
EDIS 3460 Introduction to English Learners
Fall 2026

This one-credit course is for practicing educators and undergraduates wanting to learn about English Learners (Els) in today's classrooms. This course is an introductory-level consideration of the instructional opportunities and …

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Difficulty
3.92
GPA
EDIS 3881 Field Experience: Elementary Education
Fall 2026

Field-based practicum for preservice teachers seeking initial licensure. Students develop skills in fostering positive professional relationships with students, colleagues, and peers; designing and implementing individual, small group, and whole class …

5.0
Rating
2.0
Difficulty
1.47
GPA
EDIS 3882 Field Experience - Secondary Education
Fall 2026

Field-based practicum for preservice teachers seeking initial licensure. Students develop skills in fostering positive professional relationships with students, colleagues, and peers; designing and implementing individual, small group, and whole class …

4.0
Rating
1.5
Difficulty
1.30
GPA
EDIS 3887 Field Experience: Special Education
Fall 2026

Field-based practicum for preservice teachers seeking initial licensure. Students develop skills in fostering positive professional relationships with students, colleagues, and peers; designing and implementing individual, small group, and whole class …

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Difficulty
1.30
GPA
EDIS 3889 Field Experience - Early Childhood Education
Fall 2026

Field-based practicum for preservice teachers seeking initial licensure. Students develop skills in fostering positive professional relationships with students, colleagues, and peers; designing and implementing individual, small group, and whole class …

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Difficulty
GPA
EDIS 4012 Advanced Mindfulness in Health and Human Development
Spring 2022

Students will continue to develop and refine their personal mindfulness practice, build upon their understanding of applications of mindfulness for cultivating their well-being and resilience, and for helping others. They …

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Difficulty
3.71
GPA
EDIS 4040 Introduction to Psychoeducational Assessment
Fall 2026

This course prepares individuals to administer, score, and interpret standard instruments; to use information procedures in the administration of assessments; and to interpret the combined results of psychological, sociological, medical, …

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Difficulty
3.76
GPA
EDIS 4060 Mathematics Instruction for Special Education
Spring 2026

Teaches special education teachers the Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) K-12 content strands: Number and Number Sense; Computation and Estimation; Measurement; Geometry: Probability and Statistics; and Patterns, Functions, and …

Rating
Difficulty
3.94
GPA
EDIS 4100 Characteristics of Individuals with Emotional & Behavioral Disabilities
Fall 2026

This course explores the meaning and concepts associated with the field of emotional and behavioral disabilities, including the psychological and behavioral characteristics of individuals with emotional and behavioral disabilities. Topics …

3.7
Rating
1.0
Difficulty
3.91
GPA
EDIS 4110 Characteristics of Individuals with Learning Disabilities
Fall 2026

This course explores the meaning and concepts associated with the field of learning disabilities, including the psychological and behavioral characteristics of individuals with learning disabilities. Topics include specific causes, assessment, …

4.3
Rating
2.0
Difficulty
3.86
GPA
EDIS 4120 Characteristics of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Fall 2026

This course explores the meaning and concepts associated with the field of learning disabilities, including the psychological and behavioral characteristics of individuals with learning disabilities. Topics include specific causes, assessment, …

Rating
Difficulty
3.94
GPA
EDIS 4140 Instruction and Collaboration in Special Education
Fall 2026

Presents cognitive and behavioral instructional approaches for teaching students with disabilities in a variety of service delivery options. Emphasis is given to collaborating and adapting instruction, assessment, and materials within …

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GPA
EDIS 4141 IEP and Transition Planning
Fall 2024

This class focuses on the development of legally appropriate IEPs and their application to instructional planning. The course will also address transition planning and the strategies for assisting students with …

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Difficulty
3.85
GPA
EDIS 4210 Introduction to Language Acquisition & Development
Fall 2026

This survey course provides an overview of the language acquisition and development process from both current and historical perspectives. Factoring influencing language acquisition and development will be explored.

5.0
Rating
1.0
Difficulty
4.00
GPA
EDIS 4230 Reading and Writing Instruction for Special Education
Spring 2026

This course provides an examination of current reading and writing research and its implications for assessment and instruction for students with reading and writing disabilities. This course focuses on the …

Rating
Difficulty
3.91
GPA