Through this course, students will gain an in-depth understanding of self-regulation during early childhood and how this promotes children's success in school. We will focus on how adults serving in a teaching role support children's self-regulation development. Students will learn how to establish learning environments and implement practices that promote children's display of self-regulation in the areas of emotion, behavior, and cognition.

Examination of principles and applications of behavior analysis in education settings. Students learn fundamental concepts of human behavior as well as procedures for managing classroom behavior and routines for establishing positive learning environments.

A comprehensive overview of planning, implementing, and assessing social studies learning experiences in grades 6-12. This first course in the social studies methods sequence examines the following areas of social studies education through the lens of historical content: standards and accountability, curriculum/unit/lesson planning, engaging approaches for the teaching of history, assessment in the social studies and multiculturalism. Approaches to the infusion of technology into the social studies curriculum are also explored. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

This course is designed for teachers seeking initial certification. This course provides pre-service teachers with foundational knowledge of classroom assessment and data literacy, including types of assessment, assessment design and quality, and interpretation and use of assessment data. Students enrolling in this course must have successfully completed EDIS 5025 or a similar curriculum and instruction course.

This course is designed to increase students' knowledge of and ability to implement foundational and targeted instructional strategies aimed at promoting children's early mathematics skills in domains including numeracy, operations, geometry, patterning, and measurement. We will explore how to observe students' mathematics skills and how to collect meaningful information on children's mathematical thinking and use that to inform instruction.

Portrayals of teachers are prevalent in popular media and loom large in our imaginations. As an exploration of teachers and teaching in popular media, this course will be equal parts delightful romp through nostalgic favorites AND deep, critical analysis of various media. We will consider the impact these portrayals have had - for better and for worse - on the profession itself.

The purpose of this course is to explore inclusion within schools and communities. Students will examine what it means to be disabled in America in three waves: being, becoming, and doing. In being, students will explore what it means to have a disability. In the becoming section, students will dive into exploration of what could be. In doing, students will work with an individual or group and explore what inclusion means for them.

Designing Digital Art, Music, and Games provides an introduction to design and creativity through use of computers to create art and music. The course also serves as an introduction to computational thinking - the art of developing a solution in a form that can be implemented by a computer.

An intensive introduction to basic concepts of Applied Behavior Analysis. Provides an overview of the field's history, current trends, and future directions. Specific content covered includes (1) basic behavioral principles, (2) evidence-based instructional practices, (3) ethical issues associated, (4) operational definitions and measurement of behavior, (5) strategies to increase behavior, and (6) strategies to decrease behavior.

Students will explore the discipline of geography, focusing on the relationship between people and places on earth (cultural and physical). Students will acquire an accurate spatial perspective of the world and apply that perspective to classroom and real-world situations. Students will understand the intricate connections between geography and other Social Studies disciplines with a broad focus on globalization and development.