Student Teaching practicum for students enrolled in the ECE BA based in settings with children aged birth to five years.

The course introduces undergraduates to tutoring culturally and linguistically diverse students in elementary, middle, and secondary schools. In addition to a weekly seminar, University students tutor in schools on a schedule throughout the semester under the direction of student leaders, Faculty Directors of the TEAMS project, and public school teachers and administrators.

The course is designed to provide educators, counselors and mental health professionals with an overview of the important elements of leadership and of organizational behavior. Students will study, through the writings of leading theorists, the evolutionary process of leadership and organizational behavior from the start of the industrial revolution through the technical revolution of the 21st century. Organizations are complex social systems, sometimes effective and sometimes not.

For teachers or others who wish to update their knowledge of science related methods, materials, and curriculum. Laboratory approach.

This course provides students with theoretical and practical experiences related to the education and training of special needs students. Emphasis is placed on curriculum development, methods and materials, assessment, vocational programming and research.

Introduction to the field of applied behavior analysis applied to education (conceptual foundations, methodology, applications).

Civility related. The course is the introductory course in the Secondary Teacher Education Program and is required for licensure. It is field based and requires observation in the schools. The course encourages the examination of the actual work of teachers in its social and organizational context and the goals of students preparing to teach.

Lecture, discussion, and field experience. Purpose, problems, issues, strategies, and materials in the teaching of history and political science, mathematics, science, or English at the middle and high school level; a critical examination as an aid to the development of a defensible rationale for teaching.

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.

Student Teaching. A 16-week field experience under the tutelage of a cooperating teacher and University supervisor in an approved school system.