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School of Teaching and Learning
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| Title |
Social Studies Content for Elementary Teachers |
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| Description |
In this course, students will receive background on the content of social studies with special emphases on the fields of geography, history, government and economics, which are the backbone of the elementary and middle school social studies curriculum. Other parts of the social studies will also be discussed. In addition, students will receive background on the history, government and culture of Minnesota's American Indian groups. |
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Child Development and Learning for Teachers |
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| Description |
This course explores the growth, development and learning of children from conception through adolescence. This course examines influences on child development including culture, family, community, and policy and practices. The relationship between development and learning is explored along with implications for teaching. |
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| Title |
Foundations of Language and Literacy |
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| Description |
This course examines language and early literacy development in children from birth to age six. Emphasis is given to the relationship between language acquisition and early literacy, the impact of sociological and cultural factors on early literacy development, and the wide variety of home and school experiences that provide children with a solid foundation of success for learning to read and write. This course includes an introduction to the five pillars of reading, with a particular emphasis on phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary. |
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| Title |
Principles of Inclusive and Responsive Teaching: Technology Emphasis |
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| Description |
This course will explore principles necessary for successful inclusion across elementary settings. Effective use of technology and assistive technology to support student needs will be a special emphasis of the course. The course will also cover communication strategies, working with English Language Learners, and other students with diverse needs in order to create inclusive educational environments. |
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| Title |
Responsive Teaching I: Learning Environments and Differentiation |
| Prerequisite |
STL 325 |
| Course Outline |
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| Description |
This course will focus on teaching students with diverse needs in a variety of settings. The course is designed for both regular and special educators to gain knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to best practices for teaching in inclusive environments – including a strong emphasis on differentiated instruction, universal design for learning and collaboration. This course serves as a methods course for education majors; therefore, an emphasis will be placed on students connecting theory to practice and strategies into teaching practice. |
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| Title |
Models of Teaching and Assessment |
| Prerequisite |
STL 325 |
| Course Outline |
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| Description |
Teacher candidates will learn how assessment and instruction are tied together in providing appropriate instruction based on student need. Models of teaching will be studied and lesson plans will be developed using a variety of instructional models. Candidates will be introduced to principles and methods of effective and appropriate assessment that apply to children grades K-6 and across multiple subject areas. Additionally, in this course, the candidate continues to develop an understanding of how students learn and how students develop intellectually, socially, and emotionally via differentiation and classroom environment supports. Candidates will continue to consider the need for adapting instruction to meet
individualized learning needs. |
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| Title |
Topics in STL |
| Course Outline |
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| Description |
This is an upper division topical course which may be repeated when the topic changes. |
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| Title |
Literacy Methods I |
| Prerequisite |
STL 295 |
| Course Outline |
Course Outline |
| Description |
This course focuses on methods of literacy instruction for teaching children in
preschool to grade three. Emphasis is placed on instructional strategies to support
readers and writers across the five pillars of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension) within a comprehensive literacy framework. This course builds upon the content and concepts related to the five pillars introduced in STL 295. Further, this course includes a strong emphasis on the role of assessment in the teaching and learning process and exposes candidates to a variety of literacy assessments. |
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| Title |
Building Partnerships |
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| Description |
This course will focus on the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for building relationships in the field of education. Understanding issues faced by contemporary families and their relationship to schools will be studied. Barriers, strategies, communication, consultation and cross-cultural sensitivity are covered. The teacher's role in building effective relationships with families and other professionals is emphasized. |
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| Title |
Children's Literature: Content and Methods |
| Prerequisite |
SPED 225, STL 395
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| Course Outline |
Course Outline |
| Description |
This course requires close reading and study of children's literature--folktales, myth, hero tales, picture books, poetry, modern fantasy, informational text and realism. Emphasis is placed on the nature of children's literature, literature from diverse cultures, criteria for selection, and strategies for
reading/teaching literature as a content field in the
elementary school.
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| Title |
Senior Level Field Experience |
| Prerequisite |
Successful completion of all previous practicum
experiences.
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| Course Outline |
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| Description |
Supervised field experience for Elementary Inclusive Education students. This experience takes place the semester just before student teaching. Students will demonstrate proficiency in knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to successfully student teach the following semester. |
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| Title |
Responsive Teaching II: Collaboration and Team Decision Making |
| Prerequisite |
STL 365; STL 395; STL 380; STL 495; STL 476; MATH 406 |
| Course Outline |
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| Description |
Students will be expected to apply principles of effective inclusive environments in authentic settings and reflect upon their practices. An emphasis of the course will be collaboration, parent and professional relationships, and making decisions as a team to meet the needs of individual learners in inclusive settings. Students will have extensive opportunities to plan differentiated lessons considering needs outlined in Individualized Education Plans and using grade-level content standards |
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| Title |
Methods in Teaching Elementary Science and Environmental Education |
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| Description |
Methods course for teaching science and environment education in elementary settings. Emphasizes inquiry learning, methods of instruction and assessment, place-based environmental education, integration across the curriculum, safety, and responsiveness to student diversity. Recommended Corequisite: STL 476. |
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| Title |
Teaching Reading and Writing Grades 4-6 |
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| Description |
Methods course for teaching language arts in the intermediate grades. In this course candidates will learn strategies to strengthen students' ability to read advanced texts as well as the use of reading and writing to learn content across the curriculum. Candidates will examine a variety of instructional approaches, including: literature circles, integrating literature into content learning, and building comprehension and vocabulary through integrated experiences. In addition, students will explore a variety of language arts curricula. Candidates will develop a range of strategies to support older students' reading and writing development through a response to intervention instructional approach. |
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| Title |
Methods for Teaching Elementary Social Studies |
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Course Outline |
| Description |
Content, philosophy, and organization of social studies program; methods of instruction and curricular issues. Recommended Co-requisite STL 474. |
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| Title |
Advanced Models of Teaching and Assessment |
| Prerequisite |
STL 380 |
| Course Outline |
Course Outline |
| Description |
In this course teacher candidates will build upon their knowledge of the teaching and learning cycle introduced in coursework throughout their program. Candidates will plan lessons which incorporate deep student engagement, inclusive teaching strategies, and appropriate formative and summative assessment practices. Lesson plans will focus on classroom standards and lesson objectives with consideration given to learner needs. Candidates will implement their lesson plans in their placement classroom with the opportunity to analyze and reflect upon their instruction. The course is taken concurrently with an extensive field placement in order to allow students to demonstrate proficiency in utilizing the teaching and learning cycle. The course will also place continued emphasis on collaboration and team-planning for meeting individual learner needs. |
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Student Teaching: Elementary |
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| Description |
Supervised student teaching experience in an elementary school setting. Includes weekly seminar. |
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| Title |
Behavior, Trauma, and Mental Health in the Classroom |
| Prerequisite |
STL 325 |
| Course Outline |
Course Outline |
| Writing Intensive |
Yes |
| Description |
This course will focus on developing an understanding of trauma in children as well as other childhood experiences manifesting in challenging school behaviors. The course will also provide teacher candidates with strategies to address challenging behaviors, trauma, and mental health in school-age children and youth. Candidates will be challenged to reflect on their own biases and interpretation of behavior and will develop a plan for their own self-care for continuing professional growth. |
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| Title |
Topics in School of Teaching and Learning |
| Course Outline |
Course Outline |
| Description |
This is an upper division topical course which may be repeated when the topic changes. |
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| Title |
Literacy Methods II |
| Prerequisite |
STL 230, STL 295, STL 395
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| Course Outline |
Course Outline |
| Description |
This is a methods course for teaching language arts in grades 4-6. In this course candidates will learn strategies to strengthen students' ability to read advanced texts as well as the use of reading and writing to learn content across the curriculum. Candidates will examine a variety of instructional approaches, including: literature circles, integrating literature into content learning, and building comprehension and vocabulary through integrated experiences. In addition, students will explore a variety of language arts curricula. Candidates will develop a range of strategies to support older students' reading and writing development through a response to intervention instructional approach. |
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