This course is intended for a small group of doctoral students who have course papers that they would like to develop into publishable manuscripts. A requirement for participation is that you have a paper reporting research that has already received substantive feedback from a faculty member. The class will provide support for further substantive development of your work; consideration of appropriate journals for submission and their requirements, expectations, and procedures; and revision of your paper for submission to an appropriate journal.

Student teaching and/or internship

The purpose of this course is to enable participants to develop and deepen their understanding of adult learning theories and how they are practiced in social contexts.

Advanced knowledge and procedures for evaluating treatment outcomes using single-subject research designs. Topics include assessment, experimental design, and data evaluation. Students enrolled in this course should have taken EDUC 532 -- Behavior Analysis in Applied Settings OR EDUC 661 -- Educational Research Methods. This will provide the foundational knowledge necessary to learn single case experimental design as an advanced research methodology.

Course surveys typical and atypical child and adolescent development in PreK-12 school environments. It provides students opportunities to learn current theories and applications related to the specific helping professions work settings that students will enter.

This course introduces and assesses the 11 Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Standards fulfilling the SEI Endorsement requirement for teacher licensure in Massachusetts. Course content prepares PK-12 preservice teachers with the theoretical, cultural, political, linguistic, and instructional tools for effectively promoting the language development of English language learners.

This course introduces and assesses the 11 Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Standards fulfilling the SEI Endorsement requirement for teacher licensure in Massachusetts. Course content prepares PK-12 preservice teachers with the theoretical, cultural, political, linguistic, and instructional tools for effectively promoting the language development of English language learners.

Interviewing and counseling psychology skills using systemic training frameworks with video practice.

Nature of understanding and sense making in science and mathematics, various theories of learning, process vs. content goals, social vs. cognitive views of learning, and inquiry vs. directed teaching methods.

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the major historical and contemporary theories of human development and learning and their educational implications.