Courses

Examines ways in which adolescents develop literacy through reading, writing, speaking, viewing, and listening. Students learn to plan and organize literacy instruction based on ongoing assessment, to draw on and develop learner's linguistic skills related to reading, to support learner's reading comprehension skills, and to support their learning through oral language development. Prerequisites: Restricted to undergraduate English - Secondary Education (EDEN) or English - Secondary Education (EDSS) majors only.

Prepares teacher education candidates for teaching children's literature in elementary schools. Participants will understand theoretical and developmental processes associated with literary learning, methods for teaching literature in a diverse society, and the integration of classroom instruction with the Colorado Academic Content Standards that foster such processes. Restricted to students admitted to the elementary education program. Prerequisites: Restricted to Elementary Education (EDEL) majors only.

Explores contemporary ideas and issues in the history, philosophy, and sociology of science education and science, science as a social and cultural activity,and how contemporary issues in science relate to and impact educational practice. Same as EDUC 5315.

Considers historical and ongoing controversies concerning the nature of "English" as an academic field of study and of "English Language arts" as a school subject. Integrates understandings of subject-matter specialization, of approaches to teaching this contested subject, and of the diverse learners that teachers seek to prepare for 21st century literacies. EDUC 4318 and 5318 are the same course.

Participants will engage theories and processes of literacy learning, reading and writing development, and equity-oriented teaching. Students will learn, develop, and enact instructional strategies and lessons to support all students' successful participation in a range of multimodal literacy practices embedded in reading and writing instruction in elementary classrooms. Restricted to students admitted to the elementary teacher education program. Prerequisites: Restricted to Elementary Education (EDEL) majors only.

Prepares teacher education candidates for teaching social studies in a social justice and equity context. Participants will understand theoretical and developmental processes associated with social studies learning, culturally responsive teaching pedagogy in social studies, methods for teaching social studies in a diverse society, and the integration of classroom instruction with the Colorado Academic Content Standards. Restricted to students admitted to the elementary teacher education program. Prerequisites: Restricted to Elementary Education (EDEL) majors only.

Builds on knowledge and teaching practices introduced in EDUC 4321. Addresses five critical components of reading. Refines understanding of research-based practices for diagnostic assessments and intensive intervention teaching strategies for elementary age learners. Prepares candidates to deliver a comprehensive reading curriculum in the elementary grades. Prereq., EDUC 4321. Restricted to students admitted to the elementary teacher education program. Prerequisites: Restricted to Elementary Education (EDEL) majors only.

Fosters understandings of diverse students' writing processes and the development of a repertoire of research-based teaching practices. Emphasizes writing as a tool for both developing and communicating understandings across a range of settings. Restricted to students admitted to the English or Social Studies teacher education program. Same as EDUC 5345. Prerequisites: Restricted to undergraduate English - Secondary Education (EDEN) or English - Secondary Education (EDSS) majors only.

Focuses on teaching culturally and linguistically diverse elementary school students, special education students, and differentiation in the elementary classroom. Includes hands-on experiences in elementary school settings. Restricted to students admitted to the elementary teacher education program. Coreqs., EDUC 5205 and 5215. Credit not granted for this course and EDUC 4023. Prerequisites: Restricted to Elementary (EDEL) or Music (EDMU) Education majors only.

Integrates theories and ideas from elementary school child development and educational psychology. Explores theories of learning and child development and considers implications for teaching motivation, and academic achievement. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Provides a comprehensive survey of bilingual-multicultural education programs for language minority students. Includes an overview of the history and legislation related to bilingual education and English as a second language. Presents various models, philosophies, and theoretical underpinnings of bilingual education and ESL. Same as EDUC 5425.

Learn how people understand key concepts in physics. Through examination of physics content, pedagogy and problems, through teaching, and through research in physics education, students will explore the meaning and means of teaching physics. Students will gain a deeper understanding of how education research is done and how people learn. Useful for all students, especially for those interested in physics, teaching, and education research. Prereqs., PHYS 3210 and 3310 or instructor consent. EDUC 4460 and 5460 are the same course. Same as PHYS 4460 and 5460.

Meets during student teaching assignment. Includes topics of concern to teachers, such as classroom organization and management, lesson planning, assessment, journals, preparation of the teacher work sample, etc. Coreq., EDUC 4691, 4712, or 4722.

Engages non-physics majors in hands-on, minds-on activities and labs to investigate the physical world, the nature of science, and how science knowledge is constructed. This introductory course is especially relevant for future elementary and middle school teachers although it will meet the needs of most non-physics and non-science majors. Physics content focuses on interactions and energy. Additional assignments completed at 5000-level. Same as EDUC 5580.

Introduces learning theory and teaching practices for mathematics and science learning assistants. Presents theoretical issues such as conceptual development, questioning techniques, cooperative learning, nature of math/science, and argumentation in mathematics and science. Restricted to students admitted to the Learning Assistant program.

Kindergarten through sixth grades. Prereq., completion of all education and content-specific arts and sciences requirements, and passing required licensure exam. Coreq., EDUC 4513. Prerequisites: Restricted to Elementary Education (EDEL) majors only.

Student teacher apprentices in a middle/junior or senior high school. Must be admitted to a secondary teacher education program in English, Japanese, Latin, math, Russian, science, or social studies. Prereqs., completed all education and content-specific artsand sciences courses, and passed required licensure exam. Coreq., EDUC 4513.

Introduces descriptive statistics including graphic presentation of data, measures of central tendency and variability, correlation and prediction, and basic inferential statistics, including the t-test.

Student teacher apprentices in a middle/junior high or senior high school. Restricted to students admitted to a secondary teacher education program in French, German, or Spanish. Prereqs., completed all education and content-specific arts and sciences courses, and passed required licensure exam. Coreq., EDUC 4513. Prerequisites: Restricted to French-Secondary Education (EDFR), German-Secondary Education (EDGR), or Spanish-Secondary Education (EDSP) majors only.

Required experience for music students seeking education at both elementary and secondary levels. Prereq., completed all education and content-specific music courses, passed required licensure exam. Coreq., MUSC 4193. Prerequisites: Restricted to Music Educ-Elem Sec or K-12 (EDMU) majors only.

Designed to meet needs of students with topics of pertinent interest. May be repeated up to 18 total hours.

May be repeated up to 18 total credit hours, provided the topics vary.

Provides an introduction to recent research into student learning on the conceptual foundations of modern biology, together with pedagogical methods associated with effective instruction and its evaluation. Students will be involved in active research into conceptual and practical issues involved in biology education, methods to discover student preconceptions, and the design, testing and evaluation of various instructional interventions. Same as MCDB 4811 and EDUC 6811.

Explores issues related to how people learn and teach chemistry. Reviews high school and early college chemistry concepts both from the content and pedagogical perspectives. Delves into the chemistry education research, education, psychology, and cognitive science literature. Provides an opportunity to observe and/or teach K-12 or college chemistry classes.

Second semester of an academic year's training for students interested in peer counseling. Expand upon what you learned in ARSC 2274. Focus on presentations, leadership, and group facilitation. Basic group leadership, facilitation theory, and technique taught. Co-create and co-lead your own small groups/presentations for other CU students. Offered only spring semesters. Prereq., ARSC 2274 or instructor consent.