Curriculum and Instruction (EDCI)

EDCI 0960:   Eng as a Sec. Lang. Course A  
Teacher Education  
This course is designed for non native speakers of English at UM in order to facilitate improvement in their English language skills for the purposes of academic study. The specific course targets high-beginner learners of English.  
1 - 12 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 0970:   Eng as a Sec. Lang. Course B  
Teacher Education  
This course is designed for non native speakers of English at UM in order to facilitate improvement in their English language skills for the pruposes of academic study. The specific course targets low-intermediate learners of English.  
1 - 12 credits  
Prerequisites
EDCI 0960.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 0980:   Eng as a Sec. Lang. Course C  
Teacher Education  
This course is designed for non native speakers of English at UM in order to facilitate improvement in their English language skills for the purpose of academic study. The specific course targets high-intermediate learners of English.  
1 - 12 credits  
Prerequisites
EDCI 0970.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 0990:   Eng as a Sec. Lang. Course D  
Teacher Education  
This course is designed for non native speakers of English at UM in order to facilitate improvement in their English language skills for the purpose of academic study. The specific course targets high-intermediate learners of English.  
1 - 12 credits  
Prerequisites
EDCI 0980.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 1010:   Intro. to Teaching in STEM  
Teacher Education  
Students will explore the teaching profession through observations and teaching science or math lessons. Working in a team, students will observe science or math classrooms and be supported in the planning and teaching of three inquiry-based science or math lessons in K-12 classes. As a result of the experiences in the course, students are able to explore teaching as a career.  
1 - 3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 2010:   American Sign Language I  
Teacher Education  
Designed for students with no previous knowledge of American Sign Language; introduces the basics of ASL; receptive and expressive skills; fingerspelling and information about the community and culture of the deaf and hard-of-hearing.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 2020:   American Sign Language II  
Teacher Education  
An intermediate-level course, including common communicative events and interactions expressing abstract ideas. Emphasis is on the comprehension and production of increasingly complex linguistic structures using dialogues and conversational expressions without voice.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
EDCI 2010.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 2090:   Foundations of American Ed.  
Teacher Education  
This course is an overview of the field of education for the non-major. Emphasis will be on the role of education in society as seen through the lens of history, social movements, current events, teaching and learning.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 3000:   Career Education  
Teacher Education  
The process of teaching career education and economic awareness to students in elementary and secondary schools.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 3030:   Design of Instr.; Effct. Tch.  
Teacher Education  
Design of effective instruction through analysis of tasks, application of the principles of learning, selection of methods, and use of instructional decision-making skills based on student performance.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture/Lab  
EDCI 3100:   Intro. to Museum Education  
Teacher Education  
This course is an overview of the field of museum education intended to provide insight into how museum education departments function and ways that candidates can incorporate museums into classroom experiences.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 3170:   Diag & Rem Read Dis  
Teacher Education  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture/Lab  
EDCI 3200:   Serv. Projects in Sci. Ed: K-1  
Teacher Education  
The purpose of this course is to actively involve university students in improving science education through service learning projects within the community and K-12 schools. University students will be able to: • Involve themselves in a minimum of one citizen science event • Develop one environmental project for K-12 school implementation • Mentor one K-12 student group for state, regional, or national problem-solving challenges in science education • Assist K-12 teachers in conducting one classroom problem-solving challenge  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 3520:   Ed., Society, & the K-12 Lrnr.  
Teacher Education  
Exploration of selected components of the education profession: purpose of education. American education system, education and the legal system, child and adolescent development, and diversity.  
2 - 3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture/Lab  
Course Fees:
$65.00
  
EDCI 3530:   Plan. & Tching Strat. for Effe  
Teacher Education  
Introduction to teaching strategies and models including direct instruction, discovery and inquiry, cooperative/collaborative learning, concept teaching in a developmental-constructivist context; attention to taxonomies for cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains; reflection of classroom practices; curriculum design and planning; classroom management; evaluation and assessment; use of technology across the curriculum.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C in EDCI 3520 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture/Lab  
Course Fees:
$65.00
  
EDCI 4030:   Intro. to Classroom Assessment  
Teacher Education  
Introduction to assessment procedures in schools, including construction of assessment instruments and evaluation techniques, use of assessment data for decision making and review of appropriate alternative assessments for diverse student populations.  
2 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 4190:   Classroom Assessment  
Teacher Education  
This course is designed to explore how effective assessment practices inform instruction in the K-12 classroom. In this capstone course, candidates will articulate the important aspects of classroom assessment, high stakes tests (HST), and other standardized tests. Candidates will analyze and evaluate assessment data from their field placements and from high stakes tests to inform effective differentiated instructional strategies to ensure student achievement in the diverse classroom.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
EDCI 3530 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 4430:   Spec Meth I  
Teacher Education  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 5070:   Comp. Concepts & App. for Educ  
Teacher Education  
Professional studies in educational computing and technology; computer/technology skills, concepts, and applications for teachers; use of technology to support content areas; integration of teaching methodologies.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture/Lab  
EDCI 5080:   Integrating the Net in Ed.  
Teacher Education  
Instructional strategies for integrating the use of the Internet as a teaching and learning tool in education.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 5200:   Serv. Projects in Sci. Ed: K-1  
Teacher Education  
The purpose of this course is to actively involve university students in improving science education through service-learning projects within the community and K-12 schools. University students will be able to: •\tInvolve themselves in a minimum of one citizen science event •\tDevelop one environmental project for K-12 school implementation •\tMentor one K-12 student group for state, regional, or national problem-solving challenges in science education •\tAssist K-12 teachers in conducting one classroom problem-solving challenge  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 5260:   The Middle Years School  
Teacher Education  
Characteristics, functions of middle years school; its relation to modern educational practice; role of administrators, teachers, students, curriculum, facilities unique to junior high and middle schools.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 5570:   Comp. Concepts & App. for Educ  
Teacher Education  
Professional studies in educational computing and technology; computer/technology skills, concepts, and applications for teachers; use of technology to support content areas; integration of teaching methodologies.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture/Lab  
EDCI 5580:   Integrating the Net in Ed.  
Teacher Education  
Instructional strategies for integrating the use of the Internet as a teaching and learning tool in education.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 5700:   Serv. Projects in Sci. Ed: K-1  
Teacher Education  
The purpose of this course is to actively involve university students in improving science education through service-learning projects within the community and K-12 schools. University students will be able to: •\tInvolve themselves in a minimum of one citizen science event •\tDevelop one environmental project for K-12 school implementation •\tMentor one K-12 student group for state, regional, or national problem-solving challenges in science education •\tAssist K-12 teachers in conducting one classroom problem-solving challenge  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 5760:   The Middle Years School  
Teacher Education  
Characteristics, functions of middle years school; its relation to modern educational practice; role of administrators, teachers, students, curriculum, facilities unique to junior high and middle schools.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6000:   Advanced Methods  
Teacher Education  
Effective implementation of secondary teaching methods for the following content areas: math, English, science, and social studies. May be taken for graduate credit only.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6010:   Adv. Lrng. Theories and Pract.  
Teacher Education  
The course examines advanced learning theories and educational practices. Throughout the course, students will examine major theoretical frameworks from psychology, neuroscience, anthropology, critical theory, new literacies, and education, and their influence on classroom and school practices.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6020:   Curriculum Construction  
Teacher Education  
Theory and techniques of curriculum construction; construction of teaching-learning materials adapted to special needs of particular schools.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
EDCI 6030:   Msmt. & Eval. for the Classr.  
Teacher Education  
Standardized achievement tests and evaluation procedures in schools; practice in conducting tests and evaluation instruments.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture/Lab  
EDCI 6040:   Thry. Mod.s& Proc.es of Rdng  
Teacher Education  
Using the Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading handbook as a guide, the underlying tenets of the field of reading are explored. Extensive research is required of the students in order to complement the topics as presented in the handbook. Written reactions/critiques are presented by students and instructor, and will be followed by discussion.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6050:   Expl.& App. of Trends& Curr  
Teacher Education  
Students will examine the purposes, critical issues, and trends that encompass the social studies subjects within the elementary curricula. Areas of exploration will include techniques for effective pedagogy of the social studies, emphasizing selection of methods to increase children's understanding of their social and global environment; the criteria to select appropriate social studies content, skills, and objectives; advanced teaching methods for social studies content; and curriculum mapping alongside comprehensive lesson development that demonstrates application and synthesis of all course content.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6060:   Comp. Wllns. Phys. Act. Ele Cl  
Teacher Education  
This course will provide students with an advanced study and application of pedagogy in relation to wellness and physical activity integration through multiple lenses. These lenses will enable students to effectively lead, create, and implement wellness and physical integration on a broader scale that encompasses the whole school environment. Lectures, student presentations, research-based discussions on current issues in the field, grant research, experiential lesson development inclusive of practical methodologies, and peer and self- assessment of integrative teaching will all be components of this course.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6070:   Thry & Practice in Ele Sci. Ed  
Teacher Education  
The purpose of this course is to develop teacher leaders in the skills needed to research, test, and disseminate current, recommended practice- based advanced methods and curriculum in elementary science education. Constructivist-based instruction that includes collaboration, reflection, inquiry, and doing rather than telling will be the primary modes of instruction used to meet the course purpose. Students will be active learners and researchers through a lesson study approach that requires teams to research and apply evidence-based, advanced science pedagogy.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6080:   Curr. Issues in Elem. Mathemat  
Teacher Education  
Students will examine the purposes, critical issues, and trends that encompass the teaching and learning of mathematics in the elementary classroom. Guided by important documents in the field, students will examine curriculum, pedagogy, and tools that enact desired mathematics teaching that supports conceptual understanding of mathematics for all students, and the challenges and benefits of such efforts.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6099:   Advanced Methods  
Teacher Education  
Effective implementation of teaching methods in various content areas.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6100:   Assessing Student Learning  
Teacher Education  
Differential instruction and assessment; state and national assessments. Course can only be taken for graduate credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6110:   Effct. Tching & Classr. Pract.  
Teacher Education  
Lesson planning and teaching methodologies. Course can only be taken for graduate credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6120:   Diversity of the Adol. Lrnr.  
Teacher Education  
Examination of diversity of students in a variety of settings. Course can be taken for graduate credit only.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6130:   Lesson Plan. & Assmt. Stud. Le  
Teacher Education  
Lesson planning and teaching methodologies; differentiated instruction; aligning assessments and objectives; state and national assessments.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6140:   Teachers as Leaders  
Teacher Education  
The purpose of this course is to develop school leaders who promote the success of all students by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to students learning and staff professional growth. Emphasis will be placed on identifying leadership styles, understanding theories of leadership, and working successfully with individuals of different leadership and management styles. Furthermore, participants in this course will learn to lead without a title.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6150:   Classr. Facilitation and Mgmt.  
Teacher Education  
The purpose of this course is to involve candidates in a variety of situations that will introduce them to the various ways in which they must manage a classroom. Candidates will explore various techniques to manage student behavior as well as to plan lessons for effective teaching. Candidates will explore effective routines/procedures to assist with organizing their classrooms as well as how to create effective rules, positive recognition, and consequences to guide student behavior. Additionally, they will explore ways to become partners with parents and to set high expectations for "all" of their students.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6160:   Sci. Tech. Society in Classr.  
Teacher Education  
The interrelationships among trends, issues, and strategies in teaching science, technology, and society (STS) will be explored. Students will research, discuss, and critique approaches to teaching STS as well as plan and evaluate different learning strategies.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture, Lecture/Lab  
EDCI 6170:   Effct. Tech Integr. in K-12 Cl  
Teacher Education  
Enhancing the learning experience in the K-12 classroom through the use of technology.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6180:   Effct. Tech Integr. in the Cls  
Teacher Education  
Enhancing the learning experiences in the k-12 classroom through the use of technology.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6210:   Brain/Mind Thry & Them. Apch.  
Teacher Education  
Study of the brain/mind system and implications for thematic integrative planning. Use of units and projects for interdisciplinary teaching.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 6250:   Writing, Thinking, and Reading  
Teacher Education  
Theory underlying best writing practices for narrative, expository and persuasive writing; translating theory and pedagogy into classroom practice for language arts, science, mathematics, and social studies.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6270:   Hist. Look at Div. in Children  
Teacher Education  
This course will look at children and adolescent (young adult) literature from its earliest roots in Greek/Roman/Norse mythology, fairy tales/folk literature to the bases of "modern" literature in the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Students will compare and contrast how different racial, ethnic, religious, etc., groups have been portrayed through centuries/decades.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6310:   Differentiated Instruction  
Teacher Education  
This course is designed to develop research-based knowledge about differentiated instruction and the benefits of using interventions in the classroom to meet the diverse needs of all students. Course participants will examine the characteristics of a differentiated classroom; learn how to frame instruction around concepts and essential understandings; identify techniques for differentiating content, process, and product; and explore how to differentiate on the basis of student readiness, interest, and learning profile. Course participants will also reflect on their beliefs and practices relative to differentiation, read and analyze videos and examples of differentiated learning activities, and design a unit using the differentiated instruction concepts  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6350:   Reflective Teaching  
Teacher Education  
Reflecting on current classroom practice through descriptive, analytical, thoughtful, and critical writing. Application of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 6480:   Geographic Ed. in the Schools  
Teacher Education  
The seminar will be a survey and discussion of policy issues and strategies related to teaching geography in the K-12 setting. Geography will be viewed as a school subject that may be part of the social studies, integrated with science, an interdisciplinary field, and a stand-alone subject. The course may be repeated once for credit.  
3 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6510:   Advanced Individual Study  
Teacher Education  
Development of special projects under supervision.  
1 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
EDCI 6570:   Inf.. Tech. for Prof. Educator  
Teacher Education  
This course focuses on understanding and selecting educational technologies to enhance personal, pedagogical, and institutional effectiveness. A specific focus will be on the evaluation of technology by critically analyzing current and emerging research in an attempt to develop and incorporate relevant evaluation criteria.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 6580:   Trends and Issues in Teaching  
Teacher Education  
Explore trends and issues in the field of teaching in education.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 6740:   Cul Dimen Sec Lang Acq  
Teacher Education  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 6750:   Teaching With Film  
Teacher Education  
Selected strategies, trends, methods, materials, and legal issues for effectively incorporating film in the K-12 classroom while still meeting the state and national standards.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6800:   ESL Program Administration  
Teacher Education  
An in-depth and practical inspection of the various issues related to the administration of English as a second language (ESL) programs in the United States.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(min grade of C in EDCI 6020) and (min grade of C in LING 5000 or LING 5500).  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 6900:   Seminar in Education  
Teacher Education  
Analysis of current practices and trends in K-12 education.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 6996A:   Capstone Research Project  
Teacher Education  
The Capstone research course is a seminar designed for M.Ed. students to demonstrate their competence, professional growth and scholarship. Students will pursue individual research questions about learning, curriculum, and related issues. Students will present their research paper in a public format at the end of the semester. This course will be taken in the final term of a student's M.Ed. program (fall or spring).  
3 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 6997A:   Applied Linguistics in TESOL  
Teacher Education  
Students will examine a variety of language problems undertaken in applied linguistics and relate them to major issues in TESOL.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Thesis  
EDCI 6999A:   Spec. Topics in Geographic Ed.  
Teacher Education  
This course will critically analyze previous and current literature concerning problems in pedagogy, spatial thinking, and research methods in geographic education. The course may be repeated once for credit.  
3 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 7000:   Dr. Seminar I: Investigation  
Teacher Education  
The purpose of the course is to offer doctoral students an opportunity to research timely issues in education; to discuss research findings; to clarify personal and professional values and philosophies; to foster skills of critical thinking and communication.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 7010:   Adv. Curr. Theory and Practice  
Teacher Education  
The purpose of the course is to prepare teachers to improve their ability to meet the diverse needs of their students through learning the foundations, principles, and issues of a curriculum and implementing an engaging curriculum.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 7020:   Dir. St. in Collab. Resear  
Teacher Education  
This course offers doctoral students the opportunity to examine a specific area in the field of teacher education, working closely with colleagues and/or faculty members. The subject matter of the course will relate to the student’s research interests and will be completed in collaboration with a supervising faculty member. May be repeated. Variable credits 1-6 hours.  
1 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 7030:   Seminar on the Lrnr. and Lrng.  
Teacher Education  
Exploration of prominent learning theories and their practical applications toward the design of learning environments.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 7050:   Dir. St. in Higher Ed Tching  
Teacher Education  
This course offers doctoral students the opportunity to teach with a Teacher Education professor. May be repeated. Variable credits 1-6 hours.  
1 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 7060:   Dir. St. in Collab. Writin  
Teacher Education  
This competency is designed to provide doctoral students the opportunity to engage in a student-led research project prior to dissertation. May be repeated. Variable credits 1-6 hours.  
1 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 7100:   The Philos Found of Education  
Teacher Education  
This online, asynchronous course introduces doctoral students to the philosophical foundations of educational research, focusing on three core domains: ontology (reality), epistemology (knowledge), and ethics. Through critical readings, reflective writing, and engaging discussions, students will explore how these philosophical domains shape research design, methodology, and practice in education. The course culminates in the development of a personalized philosophical framework that will inform each student's research endeavors.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 7110:   Models of Inqu: Lit Rev DIP  
Teacher Education  
This online course serves as an introduction to the dissertation in practice review of the literature writing process. The focus of the course is the further development of the student’s dissertation in practice problem. The core objective of this course is to provide guidance and motivation to the doctoral student so that Chapter 2, the review of the literature, is completed as a stand-alone paper.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 7120:   Advanced Qualitative Analysis  
Teacher Education  
The purpose of this course is to help candidates develop the skills necessary to understand, interpret, and conduct advanced-level qualitative research. Students will gain first-hand qualitative research experience, create a proposal ready for conference submission, and achieve a significant understanding of qualitative methods that will serve as a foundation for comprehensive exams and dissertations.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 7130:   Advanced Quantitative Analysis  
Teacher Education  
The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth study of inferential statistics and experimental design analysis used in educational research. It aims to help candidates achieve a significant understanding and mastery of quantitative techniques, serving as a foundation for their comprehensive exams and dissertations. The analyses covered will include ANOVA for both between- participants and within-participants studies, ANCOVA, simple and multiple linear regressions, and non-parametric tests.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 7140:   Advanced Research: Application  
Teacher Education  
This course presents the advanced methods and fundamentals of social science research design. Emphasis is placed on principles that are applicable to all types of contemporary research for addressing student-generated dissertation in practice problems. Students will both learn and apply, (1) a general suite of qualitative and quantitative research methods (case study; single subject; observational designs; experimental; correlational; causal-comparative; and survey) and (2) intensively examine and apply one or more approaches (mixed methodological) to a dissertation in practice problem.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 7270:   Internship  
Teacher Education  
Supervised on-the-job experiences in appropriate setting; evaluation; clinical project. Z grade  
3 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Internship  
EDCI 7300:   Foundations of Research  
Teacher Education  
A forum for candidates at the Education Specialist degree level who are researching specific clinical issues within their own classrooms and at approved clinical sites.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 7310:   Assessment and Differentation  
Teacher Education  
Research and investigations in the relationship between formative assessment and differentiation of instructional strategies.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 7320:   Action Research  
Teacher Education  
A forum for candidates at the Educational Specialist level who are conducting and reporting on specific action research projects done in their own classrooms and at clinical sites.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
EDCI 7570:   Improvement Science  
Teacher Education  
Pursuing new visions for classrooms and schools requires designing and leading novel types of learning systems to support collaborative, continuous improvement among diverse teams of educational professionals. Improvement science is an essential resource that supports leaders in doing exactly that.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 7900:   Doctoral Seminar II  
Teacher Education  
This course is designed to be a forum for doctoral students to engage in professional competencies to establish a trajectory for their roles and responsibilities after degree completion.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
EDCI 7998A:   Dissertation  
Teacher Education  
This course is for students engaged in development of a doctoral dissertation. During the course, the instructor offers general advice as well as recommends strategies for successful completion. To make progress, students must work independently with dedication and diligence. (Course may be repeated.)  
1 - 18 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Dissertation  
EDCI 7998B:   Dissertation in Practice  
Teacher Education  
The course focuses on the completion of a Dissertation in Practice. (variable credits)  
1 - 15 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Dissertation