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| EDU 500 Classroom Management (1) |
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This course improves and evaluates students' ability to create a learning environment which encourages both individual and group learning and conflict resolution among peers. It provides op- portunities to role-play and analyze teach- ing decisions meant to prevent classroom disruptions, encourage student interest, make positive the experience of diversity in the classroom, and diffuse crises. Co-requisite: EDU 650 Student Teaching Internship and Seminar.
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| EDU 604 New Approaches in Elementary School Mathematics (3) |
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This course is designed primarily for in-service elementary school teachers. It stresses the study of modern mathematics: its organization, its underlying psychological and philosophical principles, and the creative teaching techniques important to the teacher of mathematics. Students are exposed to some of the significant research programs currently being undertaken by mathematics educators.
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| EDU 606 Community Agencies, Organizations and Resources (3) |
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This course offers a survey of the referral resources available to the counselor and social worker in the northern New Jersey metropolitan area. Public and private agencies, educational, vocational, mental health, and medical resources and their interaction are included. Techniques of contact, referral, and follow up are studied. Students are expected to visit a number of local agencies and work through the referral process in sample cases.
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| EDU 607 Techniques of Elementary Curriculum Building (3) |
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This course offers a study of K-8 curriculum projects and school improvement programs. Particular attention is devoted to: activity and inquiry-based curricula, the use of technology and its impact on teaching and learning, and collaborative models for instruction and learning.
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| EDU 611 Adding Excitement to the Teaching of Science: Recent Developments in Elementary School Sciences (3) |
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This is a hands-on laboratory course that touches upon fourteen science content topics. It is activity and media oriented. This course is for the "science shy" teacher and for those who are comfortable teaching science but want to do it better.
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| EDU 615 Critical Issues in Urban Education (3) |
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Attention is given to the role of the school in American society and to the issues attendant upon the interest in and the controversy about present day education. The content covered in this course reflects the needs and interests of class members.
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| EDU 616 Innovations in Teaching in the Urban Setting I (3) |
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This course deals with the changes that are taking place in education today. It examines current and innovative methods of teaching in a variety of settings that include urban studies. This course addresses what students are learning, the relationship between theory, research, and educational practices, and expectations of the professional educator. Master's students learn the art of grant writing as a part of this course. This basic professional course is open to all majors.
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| EDU 617 Research Methods in Education (3) |
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This course introduces students to the nature of educational research and provides essential information and research methods needed to understand the research process. The emphasis throughout is to show students how to set up a research study on a question of interest and importance. Students identify a research question and conduct a literature review.
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| EDU 618 Innovations in Teaching in the Urban Setting II (3) |
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Innovations II is a continuation of Innovations I. Its purpose is to have the students explore relevant issues in education and become involved in activities that will enhance them as teachers in their school and community settings. The requirements for the course include a "hands-on" aspect as well as timely readings, films, and conferences. A significant portion of the semester is devoted to developing effective, quality workshops.
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| EDU 619 Thesis Seminar (3) |
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The purpose of this course is to enable students to use the knowledge acquired in the research course to design and carry out their own research investigation on an approved topic of professional interest. Prerequisite: EDU 617 Research Methods in Education. EDU 618 Humanistic Education for the Self and the Child (3) This course examines methods and techniques which increase the child's awareness of self, of one's value, and of one's relations to others. Development of self-concept is examined. Curricula presently being used in the affective domain are reviewed.
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| EDU 621 Curriculum: Enticing Science and Mathematics Surprises, Motivating Zingers, Big Ideas, and Inquiry Development Skills (3) |
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This hands-on multimedia course features five recurring themes. These include: 1) the power of discrepant phenomena, conundrums, and other energizing surprises that capture attention, arouse interest, pique curiosity, excite wonder, and are ideal for launching a lesson or unit of study; 2) the synergism of science and mathematics in teaching; 3) significant concepts and "big ideas" that pervade science and technology; 4) inquiry development skills; and 5) people and ideas. The latter includes: science as an international enterprise involving contribu-tions by many people all over the world for a long period of time and the cross-fertilization of their ideas. The one hundred and seventy-two thought provoking, intriguing topics are drawn from physics, chemistry, biology, meteorology, astronomy, geology, technology, and mathematics. This course is relevant to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Science: 5.1 through 5.12 and the science and mathematics standards at the national level also, the American Association for the Advancement of Science Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy.
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| EDU 626 Urban Social Service Organizations (3) |
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This course examines the various life stages and crises associated with the turning points in human life. Primary emphasis is placed upon the use by professionals of community social service organizations and their interactions with schools in order to help ameliorate the stresses of clients. Implications of the broad political and social contexts within the urban community constitute an important part of the course.
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| EDU 628 Learning and Motivation (3) |
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This course focuses on theories of learning and cognitive development. It offers the best available knowledge on the classic and contemporary theories, principles, and concepts about learning-how it occurs, why it may fail, and how it can succeed. Self-regulation and the most effective means of motivating learning are emphasized. Students apply this knowledge through role-playing classroom scenarios, case study analyses, and problem-based learning. An understanding of the learner's culture, abilities, learning style, and individual needs is applied to urban classroom scenarios as a means of developing a healthy learning environment.
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| EDU 629 Changing School Climate/Individualization (3) |
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Students explore theoretical principles of learning and their application in the practice of leadership. The focus of the course is on developing a climate which supports individualized instruction for pupils in a multicultural community who exhibit widely divergent educational abilities and values.
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| EDU 645 Curriculum and Methods: Elementary Education (3) |
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This course focuses on organization and presentation of subject matter including instructional planning, teaching methods, curriculum development, evaluation, selection of instructional materials, and the appropriate use of textbooks and teacher's guides. The course familiarizes students with national and New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (e.g., visual and performing arts, health education, and physical education). Students have an opportunity to experience and to express themselves through the arts by designing and implementing learning environments and curricula that support self-expression and foster creativity. Unit plans, lesson plans, and materials for classroom use are developed integrating subject areas across disciplines by use of thematic units, group activities, etc.
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| EDU 647 Simulation and Learning in Education (3) |
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This course is designed to acquaint the classroom teacher with the topic of simulation and gaming as related specifically to critical thinking, values clarification, attitude formation, and attitude change. It stresses mathematical and nonmathematical, computerized and noncomputerized gaming techniques. Included are an examination of the basic elements of simulation and gaming processes and an analysis of some commercially available simulations. Research related to simulation as an effective method for handling emotionally charged, controversial, and planning issues is examined. A considerable amount of time is devoted to the construction of simulations and games for the classroom.
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| EDU 649 Secondary and Middle School Curriculum (3) |
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This course offers a survey of the status and trends of the curricula in American middle and secondary schools. After a consideration of the foundations of the curriculum, the course investigates the differing roles and purposes of middle and secondary schools and how their curricula carry out these roles and purposes. Students consider the place of the various disciplines in the curricula including: vocational occupational, and career education, physical education, guidance, the extra curriculum, curriculum design and organization, learning in the community programs, and alternative programs. Emphasis is on the curriculum as it relates to the problems and future development of urban schools.
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| EDU 650 Student Teaching Internship and Seminar (5) |
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A full-semester field experience in an urban school with reputable programs, the internship assigns students to work with a co-operating teacher certified in their field of specialization. Students observe and tutor, and then teach the class under the supervision of the cooperating teacher. They assume the full responsibilities of a classroom teacher during the course of the semester and are responsible for in-class and out-of-class activities normally assigned to teachers. In the weekly seminar portion of this course, students share, analyze, and plan improvements for their student teaching experiences. Co-requisite: EDU 500 Classroom Management. EDU 653 Introduction to the Use of Microcomputers in the Classroom: A Course for Elementary and Secondary School Teachers (3) |
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The use of microcomputers is explored and developed by training each participant to program the computer using BASIC language. The instructor assists each student in successfully creating a computer program applicable to his/her special interests. Information is presented on commercial software and on the selection of microcomputer hardware.
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| EDU 654 The Urban Challenge in Education (3) |
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This course focuses on the bureaucatic/social structure of urban public education. It provides the opportunity for students to examine the manner in which urban issues affecting education (e.g., intercultural relations, crime, poverty) are researched and responded to by way of policies, legislation procedures, and work with communities (e.g., parents, parent groups, social service agencies). The course includes twelve hours of students observing teachers in their urban classrooms.
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| EDU 684 Integrating Curriculum and Instruction: Including Diverse Populations (3) |
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This course focuses on teaching diverse populations (e.g. special education students, Section 504 students, ESL students) in inclusive elementary school settings. Students are familiarized with the characteristics and educational needs of diverse students, federal and state legislation and litigation, modification of curriculum methods, materials assessment, classroom behavior, and the classroom environment for individuals with special needs. Home, school, and community relationships are examined. The course addresses the knowledge base and the interpersonal skills necessary for collaboration among general educators, special educators, staff members and parents. Students apply their knowledge of learning and technology to design, manage, and facilitate a student-centered, multidimensional learning environment. Software products and Internet resources are included as teaching tools.
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| EDU 691 Curriculum: Integrating Social Studies/World Cultures/Literacy (3) |
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This course familiarizes students with national and state content standards for social studies, world cultures, and literacy. Students create unit and lesson plans for several elementary grade levels and design materials for the classroom. Students experiment with integrating subjects across disciplines using thematic units, group activities, the worldwide web, etc. There is a focus on integrating literacy instruction and content areas in the upper grades of elementary school. Special attention is given to teaching learning strategies (e.g., KWL, question-answer relationships, concept mapping, and guided writing procedures). Software products and Internet resources are included as teaching tools.
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| EDU 693 Educational Assessment (3) |
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This course provides an overview of the multidimensional nature of measurement and evaluation in education. It focuses on the construction and implementation of various tools for formal and informal assessment. Students develop their questioning techniques, tests, and other forms of content assessment. The consequences of poor assessment are identified along with strategies for obtaining valid and reliable assessment for sound classroom decision-making. Included are standardized tests used in K-12 settings (e.g., ESPA, GEPA, HSPT and SAT), research on testing, the use of test results in decision-making/ teaching goals, and communication of results to stakeholders.
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| EDU 694 Curriculum: Integrating Math/Science/Technology (3) |
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This course familiarizes students with national and state content standards for science (e.g., the use of the scientific inquiry process by children and their understanding of the laws of nature) and math (e.g., the development of skill in numeric operations and reasoning ability in children). Students develop ability to make effective use of content knowledge in teaching the sciences, mathematics and computer utilization by creating unit plans and lesson plans for several elementary grade levels. Classroom methods and materials are designed and modified to suit children with special needs. Students integrate the teaching of math and science through the study of culturally different numeration systems, writing assignments, database management tools, technology-based strategies, library research, group presentation, and project-based explorations.
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