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Department of Special Education
Undergraduate Courses
EDF | EEX | EMR | FLE | MAE | RED
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EDF
3214 Human Development And Learning (3) ED EDF
PR: General psychology and admission to College of
Education. Application of respondent and operant learning principles
to classroom learning, teaching models for different instructional
goals, analysis of teacher behavior, micro-teaching.
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EDF 3604 Social Foundations of Education MW (3) ED EDF
PR: Upper level standing. Social, economic and political
context within which schools function and the values which provide
direction for our schools.
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EEX 4054 Perspectives on Learning and Behavioral Differences
(3) Special
Education/ College of Education PR: None The
purpose of this course is to introduce students to historical
and theoretical perspectives on educating students with learning
and behavioral differences, develop a critical understanding
of current practices in service delivery systems, and examine
professional issues and trends that impact the future of the
field.
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EDF 4430 Measurement For Teachers (3) ED EDQ
PR: Upper level standing. Concepts and skills related
to designing and developing classroom tests; evaluating tests,
instruction, and student progress; and communicating student
achievement. Including application of performance assessment
techniques and computer applications for measuring and assessing
pupil progress.
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EEX 4011 Foundations of Special Education (3) ED EDS
DPR. Characteristics and needs of children who have
learning disabilities, emotional disabilities, hearing impairments,
mental retardation, physical handicaps, speech impairments,
visual limitations, and who are gifted and talented.
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EEX 4221 Educational Assessment of Exceptional Students
(3) ED EDS PR: EDF 3214 and EEX 4011. Taken concurrently with
EED 4941, ELD 4941, or EMR 4941 and EEX 4846. DPR.
Introduction to assessment of exceptional students through formal
and informal techniques. Emphasis placed on the interpretation
of information for educational programming and individualization
of instruction.
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EEX 4243 Education of the Exceptional Adolescent and
Adult (3) ED EDS PR: EEX 4011 or equivalent or DPR.
Procedures for implementing educational programs for exceptional
adolescents and adults. Topics include service delivery, curriculum,
academic remediation, advocacy, utilization of ancillary services,
alternative programs, and community resources.
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EEX 4604 Behavior Management for Special Needs and at
Risk Students (3) ED EDS PR: EEX 4011. Taken concurrently
with EED 4941, ELD 4941, or EMR 4941. Techniques to prevent,
analyze, and manage challenging and disruptive classroom behavior
as well as teaching social skills.
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EEX 4742 Narrative Perspectives on Exceptionality: Cultural
and Ethical Issues 6A LW (3) ED EDS DPR. This course
is designed to use literature as a way to interpret the lives
of individuals with disabilities, their families and those who
play an educational role in their lives. The course also addresses
cultural and ethnic diversity so as to better analyze the role
of ethics and values in decisions made pertaining to individuals
with disabilities.
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EEX 4846 Clinical Teaching in Special Education (3)
ED EDS
PR: EEX 4011. Taken concurrently with EED 4941, ELD
4941, or EMR 4941
and EEX 4221. DPR. Effective teaching principles, instructional
management procedures, and specialized teaching techniques for
exceptional students.
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EEX 4936 Senior Seminar in Exceptional Student Education
(2) ED EDS PR: Senior standing; CR: EEX 4940. Required
concurrently with internship. Synthesis of teacher candidate’s
courses in complete college program
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EEX 4940 Internship: Exceptional Student Education (1-10)
ED EDS CR: EEX 4936. S/U only. One full semester of
internship in an accredited public or private school.
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EEX 4941 Practicum in Exceptional Student Education (6) PR:
Students take practica each semester of the academic year. Practica
are taken concurrently with the following courses:
- First semester: EEX 4011
- Second semester: EEX 4604
- Third semester: EEX 4221 & EEX 4846
| The undergraduate practica are designed to provide teacher candidates with carefully planned and supervised clinical experiences with exceptional student populations in a variety of settings. These practica require candidates to demonstrate their ability to apply concepts, theories and research. |
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Specific clinical experiences have been planned by faculty and school-based partners to support candidates' efforts to master required skills. Each practicum and linked course has attached specific assignments. Additionally professional seminars are linked to the practica. The professional seminars focus on helping students integrate program goals, values, and content with practice.
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EMR 4011 Introduction to Mental Retardation (3) ED EDS
PR: EEX 4011. DPR. Introduction to the classification,
diagnosis, characteristics, and treatment of children with mental
retardation
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FLE 4315 Teaching students with Limited English Proficiency
(3) ED EDX This course is designed to prepare preprofessional
teachers to provide linguistically and culturally appropriate
instruction, assessment, and learning opportunities for students
with Limited English Proficiency
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MAE 4310 Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I (3)
ED EDE
PR: Admission to College of Education and two college
level mathematics courses. Methods for teaching number ideas,
computation skills, and mathematical reasoning.
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RED 4310 Early Literacy Learning (3) ED EDE PR:
Admission to College of Education. Prepares preservice teachers
to understanding the foundations of literacy and the learning
principles and instructional strategies necessary to provide
literacy instruction to emergent, novice, and transitional readers
and writers.
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RED 4511 Literacy in the Intermediate and Middle Grades
(3) ED EDR PR: RED 4310. Prepares preservice teachers
to facilitate literacy learning for students who are beyond
the primary grades. Students will develop an understanding of
instructional strategies and materials appropriate for remedial,
multicultural, and mainstream students ways to promote literacy
development across the curriculum, and theories of reading disabilities.
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