Provides students an understanding of the basic principles of human behavior and the application of those principles to teaching, positive behavior support, and the design of effective classrooms communities. Prepares teachers to work in multicultural general and special education settings with children of all ages from various background. Responsive approaches will value diversity, address issues of equity, and teach skills to support inclusion.

This course focuses on the many genres of children's literature. Students will learn strategies for promoting reading for enjoyment and information, developing collections to support diverse learning needs, and collaborating to support literacy instruction. Students will evaluate literacy quality and learn a range of instructional techniques to support a literature curriculum.

Designed to teach elementary pre-service teachers fundamental science concepts in such areas related to scientific investigation as: reasoning and logic; force, motion, and energy; matter; life processes; living systems; interrelations in earth/space systems; earth patterns, cycles and change; and appropriate resources for teaching the Virginia Science Standards of Learning in grades PreK-6. The course also focuses on the planning, instruction , and assessment of science curriculum.

Designed to accompany the teaching internship (i.e., student teaching). Focuses on special issues and concerns that grow out of that experience, including classroom management, parent-teacher conferences, and school-community relations. Seminar sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for approved licensure programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

This course will explore design as a creative problem-solving approach to making. Participants will be introduced to design tools and key maker education concepts through hands-on design studio projects, each highlighting a learner-centered approach to instruction. This course is also relevant for those seeking to learn creative applications of digital design and fabrication technologies.

This survey course provides an overview of the language acquisition and development process from both current and historical perspectives. Factoring influencing language acquisition and development will be explored.

This seminar is designed for further secondary teachers enrolled in the one-year Master of Teaching Secondary Program who are seeking initial certification in the state of Virginia. Designed to accompany the 5864 Clinical Experience, this seminar provides opportunities to discuss, process, and reflect on experiences in the clinical placement.

This seminar is designed for further secondary teachers enrolled in the one-year Master of Teaching Secondary Program who are seeking initial certification in the state of Virginia. Designed to accompany the 5865 Clinical Experience, this seminar provides opportunities to discuss, process, and reflect on experiences in the clinical placement.

The purpose of this course is to explore inclusion within schools and communities. Students will examine what it means to be disabled in America in three waves: being, becoming, and doing. In being, students will explore what it means to have a disability. In the becoming section, students will dive into exploration of what could be. In doing, students will work with an individual or group and explore what inclusion means for them.

An intensive introduction to basic concepts of Applied Behavior Analysis. Provides an overview of the field's history, current trends, and future directions. Specific content covered includes (1) basic behavioral principles, (2) evidence-based instructional practices, (3) ethical issues associated, (4) operational definitions and measurement of behavior, (5) strategies to increase behavior, and (6) strategies to decrease behavior.