Courses
Education
- EDUC-E 201 Multicultural Education and Global Awareness (3 cr.) This course examines educators’ and students’ responsibility (ies) in a complex and interdependent world. Students will be guided to develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to live effectively in a world of limited resources, ethnic diversity, and cultural pluralism. Taught as a writing intensive course at IUPUI.
- EDUC-E 323 Social Studies and Science for Elementary School I (3 cr.) C: EDUC-E 345, EDUC-M 300, EDUC-M 301, EDUC-M 304 This is a hands-on, minds-on inquiry course that integrates Social and Natural Science content and pedagogy for K-2 learners. Candidates will participate in lectures, small and large group works as well as field based experiences with young learners. Assessment will be based on projects designed to demonstrate candidate growth toward the ability to plan, design, deliver, and assess thematic learning experiences. P: In order to enroll in this course, students must be admitted to the Elementary Education program at IUPUC and receive authorization from the Division.
- EDUC-E 325 Social Studies in the Elementary Schools (3 cr.) Emphasizes the development of objectives, teaching strategies, and evaluation procedures that facilitate the social learning of young children. Special attention given to concept learning, inquiry, decision making, and value analysis.
- EDUC-E 328 Science in the Elementary Schools (3 cr.) The focus of this course will be on developing teacher competencies in writing performance objectives, question-asking, evaluating, and sequencing. These competencies will reveal themselves in the preparation and development of science activities and the teaching strategies involved in presenting those activities to elementary school children.
- EDUC-E 340 Methods of Teaching Reading I (2-3 cr.) Describes the methods, materials, and techniques employed in elementary school developmental reading programs.
- EDUC-E 341 Methods of Teaching Reading II (2-3 cr.) P: E339 and E340. Describes the methods, materials, and techniques employed in diagnosis and corrective instruction in elementary school reading programs.
- EDUC-E 343 Math in the Elementary Schools (3 cr.) B-I Emphasizes the developmental nature of the arithmetic process and its place as an effective tool in the experiences of the elementary school child.
- EDUC-E 345 Language Arts and Mathematics for Young Children (6 cr.) Methods of developing language, cognition, reading and mathematical readiness; mathematical thinking through play, the arts, and directed experiences; design of curriculum and appropriate teaching strategies for young children.
- EDUC-E 449 Trade Books and the Classroom Teacher (3 cr.) Emphasizes the use of trade books in language and reading in elementary classrooms.
- EDUC-E 490 Research in Elementary Education (1-3 cr.) B-I Individual research.
- EDUC-F 110 Windows on Education (2-3 cr.) First year seminar to support incoming freshmen interested in teaching as a career. The course will facilitate students’ efforts to navigate university life while making an informed decision regarding career choices. The F110 will serve as the First Year Seminar that may be linked to EDUC F200: Examining Self as a Teacher.
- EDUC-F 200 Examining Self as a Teacher (3 cr.) Designed to help a student make a career decision, better conceptualize the kind of teacher the student wishes to become, and reconcile any preliminary concerns that may be hampering a personal examination of self as teacher. Students will design a major portion of their work.
- EDUC-F 401 Topical Exploration in Education (0-3 cr.) Explores various topics of relevance to education, both in the United States and abroad.
- EDUC-H 340 Education and American Culture (3 cr.) The present educational system: its social impact and future implications viewed in historical, philosophical, and sociological perspective.
- EDUC-H 341 American Culture and Education (3 cr.) An opportunity to participate in a cooperative learning venture, as students investigate the sociological, psychological, historical, and philosophical foundations of American education, relating findings, observations, and experiences at professional development school sites with current practices and the future of education.
- EDUC-K 307 Methods for Teaching Students with Special Needs (3 cr.) This course prepares future teachers to work with students with diverse abilities in inclusive settings. Participants learn to use learning modalities, varied rates and complexity of instruction, and making use of individual interests and preferences. Additionally, differentiating and/or individualizing instruction for all learners and developing classroom management skills are emphasized.
- EDUC-K 490 Research in Special Education (1-3 cr.) B-I Individual research and study in special education.
- EDUC-K 500 Topical Workshop (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Intensive study of such selected topics as language development for exceptional children, the disadvantaged child, and behavior modification for exceptional children. May be repeated.
- EDUC-K 548 FAMILIES, SCHOOL & SOCIETY (- cr.) The course focuses on the family as a system and discusses the impact of disabilities on the daily lives of family members. Historical, legal and ethical perspectives on family involvement and empowerment are explored. Approaches for providing services to families with members who are developmentally disabled, chronically ill, at risk or who have other types of impairments also are presented.
- EDUC-L 400 Instructional Issues in Language Education (3 cr.) Reviews the principles and current instructional issues related to learning a first or a second language. Besides the general issues of effects of the environment, developmental stages, and basic instructional methodologies, relationships among reading education, English education, and second language education will be explored.
- EDUC-L 436 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL (3 cr.) Permission from Division of Education English as a Second/New Language teachers need to know how to design instruction and prepare relevant and interesting materials. This course aims to enhance participants' understanding and grasp of theoretical principles underlying the development of curricula as well as choice and development of teaching materials for ESL courses. Through readings, discussions, and projects, students will be exposed to, reflect upon, and learn about issues of needs analysis, program/course/syllabus design, and materials development. The course will specifically explore such issues as conducting a needs analysis; determining teaching goals and objectives; and evaluating, selecting, adapting, and developing teaching materials in the context of Standards for Effective Pedagogy (from CREDE—Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence). P: In order to enroll in this course, students must be granted permission from the Division of Education.
- EDUC-L 436 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL (3 cr.) English as a Second/New Language teachers need to know how to design instruction and prepare relevant and interesting materials. This course aims to enhance participants' understanding and grasp of theoretical principles underlying the development of curricula as well as choice and development of teaching materials for ESL courses. Through readings, discussions, and projects, students will be exposed to, reflect upon, and learn about issues of needs analysis, program/course/syllabus design, and materials development. The course will specifically explore such issues as conducting a needs analysis; determining teaching goals and objectives; and evaluating, selecting, adapting, and developing teaching materials in the context of Standards for Effective Pedagogy (from CREDE—Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence). P: In order to enroll in this course, students must be granted permission from the Division of Education.
- EDUC-L 441 Bilingual Education: Introduction (3 cr.) Introduction to the development of bilingual/ bicultural education in the United States and its antecedents, rationale, and theories. Comparison of existing bilingual/bicultural programs.
- EDUC-L 442 Methods for Bilingual Teaching (3 cr.) P: L441. Methods of teaching the content areas in a bilingual setting, including techniques of linguistic analysis.
- EDUC-M 300 Teaching in Pluralistic Society (0-3 cr.) This course is designed to introduce students to teaching as a profession. Students focus upon the "self as teacher," learning styles, cultural pluralism, and classroom teaching strategies that respond positively to the personal and ethnic diversity of the learner.
- EDUC-M 303 Laboratory/Field Experiences: Junior High/Middle School (0-3 cr.) B-I Laboratory or field experiences at the junior high or middle school level. (May be repeated.) Corequisite with M314, M330, or M336. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 304 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 305 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 306 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 307 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 320 Diversity and Learning: Teaching Every Child (6 cr.) This course integrates information from educational psychology and multicultural and special education to prepare students to teach children in their early childhood and middle childhood years. The content includes childhood development, learning theory, motivation, and assessment. Students reflect critically on personal assumptions and develop attitudes and beliefs supportive of multicultural education and inclusion.
- EDUC-M 324 Teaching About the Arts (1-3 cr.) Introduction to the importance of the arts in elementary school curriculum. Students are given a foundation of methods and materials in art and music that will enable them to integrate the arts into the general curriculum, supplement art lessons given by school art specialists, and encourage student discussion and understanding of art and music in the world today.
- EDUC-M 425 Student Teaching: Elementary (1-16 cr.) Full-time supervised student teaching in grades 1-6 for a minimum of 10 weeks in an elementary school accredited by the state of Indiana or an equivalent approved school out of state. The experience is directed by a qualified supervising teacher and has university-provided supervision. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 470 Practicum (3-8 cr.) Instructional experience under the direction of an identified supervising teacher, with university-provided supervision in the endorsement or minor area, and at the level appropriate to the area, and in an accredited school within the state of Indiana unless the integral program includes experience in an approved and accredited out-of-state site. The practicum may be full- or part time, but in every instance the amount of credit granted will be commensurate with the amount of time spent in the instructional setting. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-N 102 Teaching and Learning Elementary School Mathematics I (3 cr.) Helps preservice teachers develop an understanding of the mathematics content and pedagogy relevant for a successful elementary school teacher. Focus is on content and methods that are consistent with recent recommendations about mathematics learning and teaching, and the state of Indiana academic standards. Pedagogical methods address number theory, data and chance, and algebraic thinking.
- EDUC-P 251 251 Educational Psychology for Elementary Teachers (1-4 cr.) The application of psychological concepts to school learning and teaching using the perspective of development from childhood through preadolescence. Special attention is devoted to the needs of the handicapped.
- EDUC-Q 200 Introduction to Scientific Inquiry (1-3 cr.) Provides the elementary education major with background in the science process skills needed to complete required science courses.
- EDUC-W 200 Microcomputing for Education: An Introduction (3 cr.) Introduction to instructional computing, educational computing literature, and BASIC programming. Review of and hands-on experience with educational software packages and commonly used microcomputer hardware. (Fall, Spring, Summer I)
- EDUC-W 204 Programming for Microcomputers in Education (3 cr.) Develops programming skills necessary for using a computer and for understanding computer programming as it applies to teaching. Not offered for credit if W 201 or W 202 has been taken.
- EDUC-W 210 Survey of Computer-Based Education (3 cr.) P: admission to the Teacher Education Program Students will continue their study of BASIC to achieve facility at the intermediate level. In addition, students will study the history, ethics, and economics of computer hardware as it applies to educational computing, as well as the software available to educators. (Fall)
- EDUC-W 220 Technical Issues in Computer-Based Education (2 cr.) P: admission to the Teacher Education Program This course will provide a solid conceptual base for future hardware / software design, development, and evaluation decisions related to instructional applications within school-based environments. The concepts will include computer systems, computer-based instructional techniques (general), hardware systems, software design, and technological innovations. (Summer I)
- EDUC-W 301 Integrating Technology into Teaching Part I (3 cr.) P: EDUC-W 201. Provides students with skills and experiences that allow for effective and appropriate integration of technology into teaching and learning activities. Focus will be on reviewing current models of effective technology integration, surveying available technology in schools, and developing classroom lessons and activities.
- EDUC-W 310 Computer-Based Teaching Methods (3 cr.) P: admission to the Teacher Education Program Students will study the methods of teaching programming, application of pedagogical and technical principles of software design, software evaluation, and staff development techniques in the area of computer-based education. (Spring)
- EDUC-W 401 Integrating Technology into Teaching Part II (3 cr.) P: EDUC-W 201 and W 301. Provides students with skills and experiences that allow for effective and appropriate integration of technology into teaching and learning activities. Students will have the opportunity to implement and evaluate a technology-integrated classroom activity in an advanced field experience.
- EDUC-W 410 Practicum in Computer-Based Education (6 cr.) P: admission to the Teacher Education Program Either six weeks of full-time fieldwork or 12 weeks of half-time fieldwork in an educational setting that incorporates instructional computing. (Fall, Spring)
- EDUC-W 505 PROF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (- cr.) Basic special education principles for graduate students with no previous course work in special education. Students cannot receive credit for both K205 and K505.
- EDUC-X 425 Practicum in Reading (3 cr.) P: admission to the Teacher Education Program, EDUC-X 400 and EDUC-M 464 or EDUC-E 340 and EDUC-E 341 or consent of instructor Students work in selected elementary and secondary classrooms diagnosing and assisting pupils in the area of reading. This experience will always include a series of seminars in conjunction with the field placement. Grades S or F. (As needed)
- EDUC-X 470 Psycholinguistics of Reading (3 cr.) P: admission to the Teacher Education Program Explores the linguistic and cognitive dimensions of language. Discusses relationships among the systems of language and among the various expressions of language. Always includes topics on semantics, grammar, and dialect. (Spring)