This course focuses on instructional coaching to enhance teaching practices of both novice and experienced teachers across a range of contexts. Students will examine key components of instructional coaching, models …
Educators must apply knowledge to enhance teaching practices and student learning. This culminating course explores the foundations of the M.Ed. C & I program pillars--curriculum, instruction, assessment, and diversity. We …
This capstone course requires students to integrate and apply knowledge acquired from previous coursework to address an authentic problem of practice in special education. Students will propose, design, and implement …
Instructional design offers substantial potential to improve learning in every domain. Students learn systematic methods for ID, explore the role of design, theory, & technology in addressing instructional problems, & …
Using technology in instructional settings requires an understanding of the content, skill, or practice to be taught, relevant pedagogical knowledge, and an understanding of the technology and how the technology …
Teacher leaders are expert in the complexities of teaching and leveraging this expertise to other school reform domains' mentoring, coaching, advocacy, community outreach, etc. By collectively establishing a positive school …
This course introduces students to the theory, methods, tools, real-world applications, and ethical considerations of learning analytics. Students examine how data from educational settings can be collected, analyzed, and interpreted …
Overview of the field of gifted education including conceptions of giftedness, identification tools and processes, characteristics of gifted learners, programming options, curriculum and instruction, and evaluation for gifted learners- including …
Designed to introduce students to modifying and creating appropriate and effective curriculum for gifted learners. Course participants will understand how to choose appropriate content, process and product outcomes and develop …
Students gain an understanding of models for delivering instruction and adapting teaching strategies for appropriately educating gifted students. Participants learn strategies that nurture the affective, creative, and cognitive needs of …
This course examines the various theories, frameworks, and practices that help to cultivate and sustain the engagement of families and communities in the educational development (social, emotional, and academic) of …
This course provides an introduction to discourse analysis theory and methodology as they relate to classrooms and other educational settings. Readings will provide an overview of discourse analysis approaches used …
Students learn about major approaches to research and study exemplars of each. Students will learn to evaluate research reports on the basis of accepted standards for each approach. Prerequisite: Admission …
Course permits students to work, under close faculty guidance, on an individual research project. Research done in this course may not be considered a part of thesis or dissertation work. …
Teaching and learning are highly complex and interactive processes occurring at the intersection of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. This course deeply explores instruction, the approaches and methods used to facilitate …
This advanced assessment seminar is designed to enable students to build on existing strengths and to provide an opportunity for further in-depth study in the area of educational assessment. The …
The course introduces learning analytics as a multidisciplinary field focused on the measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of data to improve teaching and learning. Students examine conceptual foundations, analytic approaches, …
This course prepares Curriculum & Instruction Ed.D. students to conduct and write rigorous literature reviews for applied research. Students learn to analyze research methods, synthesize findings, develop a clear thesis, …
Advanced graduate students examine professional literature bearing on the nature, causes, asessment, and treatment of individuals with disabilities, particularly the literature related to special education and the issues that arise …
In this course, we will use Critical Race theory and related theories to explore equity and access in the American educational system, especially as it relates to minoritized students from …