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.

Examines how erroneous beliefs form and why they survive. Builds skills to reveal their shaky foundations and fight their harmful consequences. Analyzes beliefs relating to health, the environment, sports, and social structures, including the American race-based caste system. Introduces statistical and research design concepts. Analysis emphasized; minimal calculations. Counts as a Foundations course toward the Education minor. Team-based learning. (Gen.Ed. R2)

Students review classic research manuscripts in counseling/school psychology, review current manuscripts and identify trends and issues, evaluate quality of research designs, develop research proposals related to areas of special interest, conduct pilot research studies under faculty mentorship related to areas of special interest.

Introduction to the assumptions, language, logic, and methods of qualitative inquiry in educational settings. Students are required to conduct a small-scale qualitative research project.

Students review classic research manuscripts in counseling/school psychology, review current manuscripts and identify trends and issues, evaluate quality of research designs, develop research proposals related to areas of special interest, conduct pilot research studies under faculty mentorship related to areas of special interest.

Students review classic research manuscripts in counseling/school psychology, review current manuscripts and identify trends and issues, evaluate quality of research designs, develop research proposals related to areas of special interest, conduct pilot research studies under faculty mentorship related to areas of special interest.

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