Exploring issues of difference is needed to foster understanding across social divides in a diverse society. Through intergroup dialogue, participants actively learn from each others' perspectives and identify ways to engage in inclusive actions. This class addresses the dynamics of racism in specific institutional and social contexts.

This course helps prospective early childhood teachers explore what it means to teach, and examines their assumptions about the teaching-learning process, and helps them formulate their own beliefs about educational practice based on how young children think and learn.

This is a writing-intensive course that fulfills the University's Junior Writing requirement. The course will provide students with an opportunity to explore critical perspectives of early childhood education and serve as an introduction to the profession. Through the writing assignments, students will become acquainted with and practice writing required by professional teachers.

A study of selected problems and issues in modern education through the disciplines of educational sociology, educational history, educational philosophy, comparative education, or social psychology.

What does it mean to act ethically and provide leadership? Learn about methods used by ethicists, psychologists, sociologists, and political scientists, and about their theories and findings. Become more aware of your social context, and of how you and others think, feel, and act. Develop the self-management, interpersonal, analytical, and evaluation skills used by ethical leaders. (Gen. Ed. SB)

This course covers empirically validated reading instruction for secondary students with mild/moderate disabilities. The focus will be on assessing, planning and implementing appropriate instructional procedures, and monitoring students? progress.

This course covers empirically validated instructional procedures in writing and spelling for students with mild/moderate disabilities. The focus is assessing, planning and implementing appropriate instructional procedures, and monitoring students' progress.

This course provides an introduction to research methods in education and a focus on identifying and evaluating evidence-based practices. Satisfies the Junior Year Writing requirement.

This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of using assessment data to make instructional planning decision that pre-service educators will need in their advanced coursework and classrooms.