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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 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
EDIS 5012 Mindfulness for Teachers
Fall 2026

Teaching is one of the most rewarding professions, but it can also be one of the most stressful. Mindfulness for Teachers will introduce students to a series of evidence-based practical …

Rating
Difficulty
3.79
GPA
EDIS 5013 Teaching Social and Emotional Learning
Fall 2026

This course introduces the knowledge and skills to teach or supervise others to teach social and emotional learning (SEL) formally and informally including mindful awareness practices to students in preK-12 …

Rating
Difficulty
3.75
GPA
EDIS 5015 Social and Emotional Learning
Fall 2026

Social & Emotional Learning introduces current research on the social and emotional development of students and teachers in educational settings. It also presents students with the current theory underlying social …

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Difficulty
3.54
GPA
EDIS 5025 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Fall 2026

Learning science and educational research informs us about what should be happening in classrooms for both students and teachers. In this class, we will focus on professional knowledge--curriculum content, instructional …

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Difficulty
3.76
GPA
EDIS 5030 Designing Effective Learning Experiences and Environments
Fall 2026

This class focuses on instruction, classroom management, behavioral management, and personalized curriculum techniques for establishing positive learning environments in secondary classrooms. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program; EDIS 5020.

2.8
Rating
2.8
Difficulty
3.83
GPA
EDIS 5040 Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education
Fall 2026

Prepares teachers of exceptional children to administer, score, and interpret several standard educational instruments; to use informal procedures in educational assessment; and to interpret the combined results of psychological, sociological, …

Rating
Difficulty
3.81
GPA
EDIS 5041 Behavior & Classroom Management
Fall 2026

Examination of principles and applications of behavior analysis in education settings. Students learn fundamental concepts of human behavior as well as procedures for managing classroom behavior and routines for establishing …

4.0
Rating
4.0
Difficulty
3.70
GPA
EDIS 5050 Teaching Science in Secondary Schools I
Fall 2026

The first course in the "Teaching Science Sequence" addresses scientific literacy as a rationale and framework for secondary science instruction. Specific topics in science subject matter are developed along with …

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Difficulty
3.96
GPA
EDIS 5060 Math Instruction for Special Education
Fall 2026

Teaches special education preservice 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, …

Rating
Difficulty
3.89
GPA
EDIS 5070 Designing Technology - Enhanced Instruction
Fall 2026

Teaching requires understanding of appropriate technologies and strategies for particular instructional problems. In this course, students evaluate technologies as part of designing instruction to make learning accessible, meaningful, and relevant …

Rating
Difficulty
3.98
GPA
EDIS 5075 Online Teaching and Course Design
Fall 2026

Instructional design and development of online courses within formal educational settings (for-credit higher education courses, virtual k-12 schools, professional credentialing) with regular and substantive interaction in a learning community. Develop …

Rating
Difficulty
3.80
GPA
EDIS 5080 Differentiating Instruction
Fall 2026

Examines principles and practices necessary for addressing the learning needs of diverse student populations (including culturally and linguistically diverse students, gifted learners, English learners, students with disabilities) at all levels …

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Difficulty
3.68
GPA
EDIS 5133 Basic Principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis
Fall 2026

The course will focus on the basic principles of ABA. The course will cover the characteristics, theories, basic definitions, principles, and processes of behavior analysis and basic behavior change techniques. …

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Difficulty
3.48
GPA
EDIS 5138 Advanced Topics in Applied Behavior Analysis
Fall 2026

This course is designed to prepare students to sit for the certification exam sponsored by the BACB. The course covers the philosophical underpinnings of applied behavior analysis according to the …

Rating
Difficulty
3.81
GPA
EDIS 5139 Personnel Supervision and Management
Fall 2026

This graduate-level 45-hour course is designed to prepare students to sit for the certification exam sponsored by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). The course covers the personnel supervision and …

Rating
Difficulty
3.75
GPA
EDIS 5140 Methods of Instruction and Collaboration in Special Education
Fall 2026

This course presents 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 inclusion …

Rating
Difficulty
3.75
GPA
EDIS 5143 Transition Planning for Special Education
Fall 2026

This course will address transition planning and the strategies for assisting students in special education to move across the grades and from school to postsecondary placements. Students will gain skills …

Rating
Difficulty
3.91
GPA