2017-2018 Catalog

 

EDUE - Graduate Education Elective

EDUE-501 Intercultural Communication and Assimilation

This course aids in the development of intercultural communication skills and attitudes for adaptation to the cross-cultural context of the multi-national school community.

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EDUE-502 Growth & Development of Third Culture Kids in International Context

This course is designed to prepare teachers and administrators for working in multicultural schools in the international context. Topics covered include understanding third culture kids (TCKs), the school environment, and the educational and interpersonal skills necessary for effectiveness. Self-assessment and reflection are encouraged in order to become healthy, adjusted members of the host country culture, the mission subculture, and the body of Christ in the overseas school.

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EDUE-503 Creating an Interactive Classroom

Research strongly supports the contention that students need to be actively involved in constructing their own knowledge and their own learning. For teachers, this finding has significant implications for the design of instructional strategies and classroom organization. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of creating an interactive classroom through the use of problem-based learning, interactive strategies, and collaborative group work.

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EDUE-504 Advanced Approaches to Using Technology In the Classroom

This course builds on EDU-554 "Computers in Education" by extending the uses of computer technology to additional instructional and classroom management purposes. Teachers will be assisted in moving to more transforming uses of technology (as opposed to literacy uses, a term used by Porter, http://www.bjpconsulting.com/spectrum.html). This course will provide participants with more advanced methods for integrating technology into the learning process. Tools will also be explored that would save teachers time and help organize their craft.

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EDUE-505 Building Communication and Teamwork in the Classroom

Compelling research across a broad spectrum of educational arenas clearly indicates that students learn and achieve better in a positive and inviting learning environment that emphasizes mutual respect and caring. Building Communication and Teamwork in the Classroom is a Performance Learning Systems course that equips experienced and beginning P-12 educators with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to foster an emotionally engaging classroom. The selected strategies that participants will learn and practice are designed to improve teacher expertise in five specific areas: leadership, communication and listening, positive thinking, student support, and team building. Collectively, these skills are at the center of what makes excellent teachers successful and what allows students of all abilities and backgrounds to thrive. Not open to students who have received credit in EDU-500.

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EDUE-507 Differentiated Instruction for Today's Classroom

This course equips experienced and beginning P-12 educators with the essential knowledge and skills to implement differentiated instruction (DI) successfully in their own classrooms. In a highly interactive learning environment that models the DI principles and processes participants will learn, class members will gain expertise in understanding and implementing a broad range of strategies associated with three essential, distinguishing components of DI: first, the teachers role as guide and facilitator in a classroom environment specifically designed to support self-directed student learning and teacher-student collaboration; second, the interdependent nature of flexible grouping and assessment in a DI classroom; and third, the adaptation of curriculum content, processes (activities), and products to provide students with entry points to learning that match their readiness, interests, and/or learning profiles. Not open to students with credit in EDU-588.

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EDUE-509 Reading Across the Curriculum

This course provides research-based active reading comprehension strategies which participants can apply to their grade level or content area. By learning how to implement these metacognitive reading strategies, participants will be able to plan lessons more effectively. Participants will also discover how to engage students, deepen their understanding of content, and prepare them for success beyond the classroom. Emphasis is on learning styles, types of text, notation systems, content-area reading, assessments, fluency, motivations, and grade-level vocabulary.

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EDUE-510 Using Technology to Support Diverse Learners in P-12 Instructional Settings

This course will combine technology skills acquisition with strategies for integration of digital tools into differentiated instructional practices in P-12 learning environments. Candidates will design activities that demonstrate appropriate ways to use digital technology to meet existing curricular objectives, to expand curricular options and to facilitate meaningful learning experiences for all the students in their P-12 instructional settings.

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EDUE-512 Teaching Beginning Readers

This course takes a developmental approach to reading and literacy instruction in preschool and elementary school. Using the "five pillars" of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension) as an organizational framework, teachers will explore the characteristics of emergent, beginning, and transitional readers and plan and implement developmentally appropriate assessments, materials, and strategies for instruction, including effective use of current technologies. Effective planning and organization in the literacy classroom are emphasized.

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EDUE-513 Teaching Developing Readers

This course takes a developmental approach to reading and literacy instruction for the elementary grades. Using the "five pillars" of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension) as an organizational framework, teachers explore the characteristics of intermediate and advanced readers and plan and implement developmentally appropriate assessments, materials, and strategies for instruction. The course addresses text structures, specialized vocabulary, content area and interdisciplinary reading, literature, the reading-writing connection, critical thinking, comprehension, research and study skills, multiple literacies, and effective use of current technologies.

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EDUE-521 Blended and Synchronous Learning Design

This online course focuses on designing courses and activities for blended (part online and part face-to-face)and synchronous online learning environments. Participants will progress from defining these environments to designing course outlines and learning activities, and will conclude with considerations for implementation, assessment, and evaluation of each.

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EDUE-522 Educating the Net-Generation

This course examines the learning styles, expectations, and technical acumen of the Net-Generation and explains their implications for classroom learning environments. During the course participants will learn the key differences between the generations and discover how to bridge those differences through sound instructional design techniques. Participants will also learn how to leverage the gadgets, games, and gizmos of these students to create pedagogy that meets Net-Generation needs and transfers knowledge from teacher to student.

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EDUE-523 Infusing Arts Into the Curriculum

This course explores the role of the arts in education. It introduces the elements inherent in the four art forms (music, dance, drama, and visual arts) and models infusion of the arts disciplines across the curriculum, specifically within language arts, math, social studies, and science. Arts-based teaching strategies are described and applied. Participants develop arts-infused lesson plans, and the course culminates with the design of an arts-infused unit of study.

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EDUE-530A Aligning the Curriculum for Improved Student Performance

This course provides a structured opportunity for P-12 educators to expand their knowledge and experiential base with respect to mapping state academic standards by grade level, content area, or across a school district (e.g., consensus mapping). Candidates will complete a field project that involves the planning, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum maps that contribute to the P-12 educator's ability to diagnose student learning. Candidates will use formative assessment tools in conjunction with curriculum maps to align instruction for P-12 learning.

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EDUE-530B Aligning the Curriculum for Improved Student Performance

This course provides a structured opportunity for P-12 educators to expand their knowledge and experiential base with respect to mapping state academic standards by grade level, content area, or across a school district (e.g., consensus mapping). Candidates will complete a field project that involves the planning, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum maps that contribute to the P-12 educator's ability to diagnose student learning. Candidates will use formative assessment tools in conjunction with curriculum maps to align instruction for P-12 learning. Candidates will design classroom implementation plans to support differentiated instruction.

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EDUE-541 Behavioral, Academic, and Social Interventions

This course provides educators with research-based interventions in the behavioral, academic, and social areas of student performance. Through a multi-tiered response to the intervention model, educators implement a solution seeking cycle for gathering information, identifying issues, and planning and assessing early and effective interventions. The course focuses on the teacher as the primary interventionist and includes universal and targeted interventions for the classroom that promote student resiliency and encourage students to reach for success. It emphasizes creating a learning alliance with students to demystify the learning experience, focus on strengths-based learning, collaboratively set goals, and monitor the progress of behavioral, academic, and social interventions.

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EDUE-543 Collaborative Inquiry for Students: Preparing Minds for the Future

Collaborative inquiry fosters the skills students need now and in the future to develop a deeper understanding and mastery of content knowledge and skills. Participants will experience and evaluate the collaborative inquiry models of problem-based learning, hypothesis-based learning, project-based learning, Appreciative Inquiry, performance-based learning, and live-event learning.

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EDUE-544 Contemporary Issues in Education

This course provides an opportunity for students to investigate the influence that contemporary social issues exert on systems of formal education. In particular, students will examine change processes as they occur in education and acquire the basic skills needed to serve as agents of change in the lives of individual students, the education profession, and society at large. They will examine the ways in which current issues and agendas for change require a stable, defensible set of core values. Not open to students with credit in EDU-545 or EDUE-545. Prerequisite: Master of Education or special permission.

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EDUE-545 Contemporary Issues in Christian Education

Contemporary Issues in Christian Education provides an opportunity for students to accomplish four major objectives. First, students will examine the links between education and its interpersonal context. Second, students will explore the ways in which teachers can serve as agents of change in the lives of their individual students, the education profession, and society at large. Third, students will study the ways in which contemporary issues and agendas for change demand the formation of a critically examined yet stable and defensible foundation of core values. Graduate students examine the ways in which a core of Christian values addresses contemporary issues and agendas for change. Fourth, out of the foregoing discussions, students will write a working draft of a Professional Mission Statement. This mission statement will serve as foundation for developing the Applied Masters Portfolio throughout the rest of the M.Ed. course of graduate studies.

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EDUE-546 Christian Philosophy of Education

Christian Philosophy of Education provides an introduction to a biblical worldview and a Christian philosophy of education. It requires students to examine the presuppositions upon which they base their personal and professional actions and behaviors, and has them develop a coherent worldview by reflecting on and answering the metaphysical, epistemological, and axiological questions. Additionally, the course leads students to develop a philosophy of education based on their worldview, and uses that philosophy to address issues relative to teaching, including the nature and potential of the student, the role of the teacher, the content of the curriculum, teaching methodology, and the social function of the school. This course is open only to those seeking ACSI or other Christian School certification.

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EDUE-549 Research to Improve Curricular and Instructional Design

The course is designed to provide the M.Ed. candidate with the conceptual and analytical skills necessary to conduct professional literature-based research and professionally report research findings and apply them to curriculum, instruction, and assessment designs that elevate diverse students' learning.

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EDUE-550 Curriculum Development: Theory and Application

This course will enable students to give leadership to the process of curriculum development in schools, kindergarten through high school level. Topics include the professional literature and theoretical foundations of curriculum, models for curriculum development, and curriculum processes and participants. The course is designed to assist teachers in translating theory into practice through development of a school-based project that will synthesize their learning. Credit is not available for this and EDU-550, EDUE-550 or EDU-569. Prerequisite: Master of Education or special permission by the Director, Master of Education Program.

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EDUE-551 Instructional Design: Theory and Application

This course explores a variety of accepted theories of instructional design as identified by key writers and researchers in this field. Several teaching models common to these theories are studied and practiced. Candidates will select, use, and evaluate their own use of these models in authentic teaching situations. Not open to students with credit in EDU-551 or EDU-532. Prerequisite: Master of Education or special permission by the Director, Master of Education Program.

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EDUE-552 Practicum in Teaching Exceptional Learners, P-12

This course is designed to provide a full-time culminating experience for candidates seeking licensure in special education. Candidates will engage in authentic activities focused on planning, conducting, and evaluating instruction in a variety of instructional settings while receiving professional feedback from a cooperating teacher. Course assessments include the development of research-based accommodations; alignment of integrated lessons to IEP goals and academic content standards; analysis of effect on student learning through regular data collection; and thoughtful instructional and behavioral management. Prerequisite: All courses in the Indiana Wesleyan University's Exceptional Learners program. (Credit/No Credit)

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EDUE-553 Assessing Student Performance

This course will explore current practices and research on effective models of traditional and non-traditional methods of P-12 classroom assessment. Differences between qualitative and quantitative assessment tools will be examined within the context of classroom learning, including references to action research data collected by classroom teachers. Emphasis is placed on measuring and recording P-12 student learning. Not open to students with credit in EDU-553 or EDU-539. Prerequisite: Master of Education or special permission by the Director, Master of Education Program.

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EDUE-556 Applied Research in Education

An introduction to research strategies, with an emphasis on implementing, analyzing and reporting the action research process in the candidates P-12 classroom. Topics in the course include a survey of the common approaches to educational research, the development of research questions and hypotheses, the process of collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, and the development and compilation of the educational research report. Not open to students with credit in EDU-556 or EDUE-602. Prerequisite: Master of Education or special permission by the Director, Master of Education Program.

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EDUE-560 Intro to Teacher Leadership

This course introduces the concept of teacher leadership and its value in the field of education today. Teachers will self-assess, analyze, and cultivate the dispositions and attitudes of a teacher leader for the purpose of effecting positive change in their learning communities. They will learn the critical importance of expanding their knowledge of educational research and theory to guide leadership decisions that will effectively address today's educational challenges. The primary emphasis in this course will be on teachers' self-examination and self-perceptions with regard to teacher leadership.

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EDUE-602 The Art of Inquiry

This course focuses on understanding the purposes and design of qualitative and quantitative research with a special emphasis placed on action research. Candidates will develop the ability to read, analyze, and evaluate both qualitative and quantitative research studies. In addition, candidates will develop the ability to distinguish between inferential and descriptive statistics and demonstrate an understanding of basic statistical terms. Methods of data collection and analysis used for action research will also be explored.

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EDUE-605 Knowledge Base for Skilled Performance

This course emphasizes the need for teachers to be experts in their subject area and to be able to use best practices to communicate that information. Candidates focus on increased knowledge of their teaching content area and on professional skills which will increase student learning and close the achievement gap. The course requires candidates to review standards related to their teaching area and align them to the curriculum. In addition, candidates will develop the ability to identify a clear research question for action research and to write a comprehensive review of the literature as a means to become skilled practitioners. Prerequisite: EDUE-602.

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EDUE-608 Standards-Based Backward Design

This course focuses on developing instructional units that will meet the needs of diverse learners using the principles of depth of knowledge, standards, and backward design. Candidates will learn how to read, analyze, and identify student achievement needs from data, standards and school improvement plans as well as investigate diversity and developmental needs that impact learning. In addition, candidates will design clear curriculum objectives and learning targets, assessment instruments, and instructional strategies based upon needs and standards. Prerequisite: EDUE-605.

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EDUE-611 Active Learning Results

The purpose of this course is to teach practitioners how to analyze, interpret, and report data from action research. Additional topics include analyzing the implications of the data, revising the curriculum based upon student achievement data, preparing an abstract of a study, and preparing an article, conference presentation, or professional development to effectively communicate results to various audiences. Prerequisite: EDUE-608.

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EDUE-614 Educational Themes and Trends

This course examines educational trends, themes, and philosophies thorough select periods of American history that have impacted present day curriculum. Included is a study of national and state educational reform acts as well as current social and educational issues that have altered education. Throughout the course, students must demonstrate an understanding of teacher dispositions, national, state and local standards, and be able to analyze and evaluate data on the status of student achievement. Prerequisite: EDUE-622.

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EDUE-615 Instructional Leadership

This course is designed to provide teachers with foundational knowledge that will enable them to take teacher leadership roles within schools. Topics include communication strategies, learning styles, educational models for planned change, and best practices in educational training. Specific skills in developing a professional learning community, leading study groups, and conducting professional development workshops will also be addressed. In addition, candidates will learn how to use aggregated and disaggregated data to make decisions that lead to improved student learning and develop plans for change within their schools.

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EDUE-617 Directed Field Project

The Directed Field Project is the culminating project of the Rank I Program and consists of an action research project designed and implemented within at least one classroom. Based upon the data collected, students will revise the curriculum to demonstrate the ability to implement data-driven instruction. The purpose of the course is to help teachers be aware of and document the impact of their performance on student achievement. Throughout the development of the project, students must demonstrate an understanding of state and national teacher standards, state and national curriculum standards, state initiatives, the IWU conceptual framework and dispositions, best practices in their certificated area, and research in related professional skills and subject content knowledge.

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EDUE-617A Directed Field Project A

The Directed Field Project is the culminating project of the Rank I Program and consists of an action research project designed and implemented within at least one classroom. Based upon the data collected, students will revise the curriculum to demonstrate the ability to implement data-driven instruction. The purpose of the course is to help teachers be aware of and document the impact of their performance on student achievement. Throughout the development of the project, students must demonstrate an understanding of state and national teacher standards, state and national curriculum standards, state initiatives, the IWU conceptual framework and dispositions, best practices in their certificated area, and research in related professional skills and subject content knowledge.

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EDUE-617B Directed Field Project B

This course is a continuation of EDUE-617A.

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EDUE-617C Directed Field Project C

This course is a continuation of EDUE-617B.

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EDUE-620 Mentoring and Coaching

This course focuses on the various approaches to mentoring and coaching teachers in the K-12 classrooms. Differences between supervision, mentoring, and coaching will be explored as well as when to use directive, collaborative, or coaching approaches. In addition, the supervision cycle will be addressed. This course has a practicum to give candidates experience in mentoring and coaching.

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EDUE-622 Advanced Reading, Writing, and Content Learning

This course explores research-based reading and writing strategies that K - 12 teachers can use to help students interact meaningfully with text. A primary focus is how reading and writing complement each other while supporting content-based inquiry.

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EDUE-624 Teaching Reading and Writing to Low-Performing Readers

This course explores research-based strategies that will help the low-performing reader, grades 2 -12 develop reading and writing skills. The focus is on the scientific research of literacy and how to translate this into classroom practice. Topics include assessment, phonemes, phonemic awareness, language structure, and metacognitive approaches to instruction to remediate weak literacy skills.

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EDUE-631 Developing Skilled Writers

This is an advanced course that helps practitioners teach the writing process, the elements of good writing, and the different forms of writing. The writer's workshop, writing for publications, tying grammar instruction to writing, and using graphic organizers to develop the types of paragraphs are some of the topics explored. In addition, assessment and evaluation of writing will be discussed.

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EDUE-632 Reading Development and Instruction, K-6

This course focuses on the practical implementation of reading research in the elementary classroom, K-6. The stages of reading development will provide the framework for understanding the instructional needs of students at each level. Practitioners will evaluate materials and curriculum on the basis of research and adapt strategies to produce independent readers at every grade level.

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EDUE-633 World Music Drumming

This course, based on the curriculum developed by Will Schmid, will introduce students to the basics of African and Caribbean drumming, xylophone playing, and singing. The course will present strategies on how to implement and teach a world music drumming curriculum in the K-12 school program, or other venues such as church or community programs. The course will include large group instruction, small group interaction, guided micro-teaching/leading, ensemble creation, improvisation and performance. No prior knowledge in drumming is assumed.

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EDUE-634 Global Mythology: Issues of Literary, Criticism and Interpretation

This course requires participants to examine dozens of mythological stories from modern and ancient cultures by utilizing several learning perspectives. Literary merit, coupled with cultural sensitivity, is contextualized to both the origination and archetypal meaning of mythological texts. The use of specific, myth-based language forms and linguistic conversations is analyzed across academic disciplines to determine the pervasiveness of mythological influences on societal norms and communication.

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EDUE-635 Phonemes, Phonics, and Language Structure

This course provides teachers with the tools to implement scientifically research-based reading instruction in the classroom. It addresses the elements recommended by the National Reading Panel, helping teachers become proficient in teaching phonemes, a phoneme-based phonics, and the other critical elements for proficient reading. This advanced course prepares teachers to effectively teach these concepts to beginning readers in grades K-5 and low-performing readers in grades K-12. It also prepares instructional leaders to mentor practitioners in implementing these strategies.

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EDUE-636 Historical Research: Rationale and Application

This course forces students to use modern technology when investigating primary source documents for evidence of historical dissonance. Students must select an area of civic dissonance to research regarding stated American ideals and evidence of actual American practices. Finding and evaluating patterns in the historical past regarding similar dissonance should shed light on current civic activities found today in the United States. Students will extend their content knowledge of the democratic foundations of American civic society and display extensive critical thinking when drawing reasonable conclusions on a contemporary historical issue. It is expected that an article of these conclusions will be submitted to a reputable journal as a gesture of the students' civic responsibility to contribute to the development of their field.

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EDUE-637 21st Century Literacy in Historical Research Methods

This course requires participants to use Internet "blogs" and other more traditional documents to teach secondary school students how to research a historical topic. Participants will create a unit on one topic from their history curriculum, including an annotated webliology of blogs (appropriate for middle and/or high school students) and links to well-accepted primary and secondary source documents as a way to increase student interest in factual verification of information. Emphasis is placed on teaching students to think critically and to discern patterns, themes, and/or connections between historical information sources when analyzing print and non-print media.

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EDUE-638 Advanced Mathematics Methods and Assessment Practices

This course is designed to explore instructional theory and assessment practices as related to mathematics in middle and secondary schools as well as the development of thematic units. Emphasis is placed on assessment-driven instruction. The course focuses on all aspects of an effective mathematics classroom including the first day of school, developing classroom rules, classroom management, developing an educational environment conducive to learning, and designing lessons that target students' active participation.

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EDUE-639 Ethics, Advocacy, and Administration of Music Education

This course will address issues of ethics as related to music teaching in such areas as copyright law, concept programming, budgeting, curriculum planning, and administration of school music programs. Strategies for advocacy will be included with regard to promoting, and maintaining public/private school music programs.

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EDUE-641 Graduate Music Education Technology Course

This course is designed for the music educator. The purpose of this class is to develop skills in using technology to better enhance both teaching students and administrating the music classroom. Students will also be able to incorporate a variety of computer-assisted teaching and learning tools into their music curricula. They will examine and evaluate multimedia and computer-assisted-instruction lessons. The internet will be examined as a tool for music instruction including the creation of a music education web site. Students will learn to make critical judgments about the appropriateness of selected music hardware and software for particular educational applications. Students will also use software that could enhance communication to parents as well as organize their future classrooms. Music notation software will be explored in detail. As a Christian educator, it is our duty and responsibility to develop our God-given talents and skills to the fullest potential. It is the desire of the instructor to have the students find how technology can best enhance the craft of music, as well as education.

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EDUE-642 Topics and Trends in Cellular Biology

This laboratory oriented course is an examination of techniques presently being used to study genetics, cell biology and molecular biology. Special emphasis will focus on areas of study useful in secondary school laboratory investigation.

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EDUE-643 Field Natural History of the Midwest

This field course is an intensive study of the diversity of flora and fauna found in natural regions of the Midwest. Opportunity to view natural areas first hand and experience representative regions is an essential part of the field experience. Discussion, interview, journaling and various field activities will enhance the learning of the region's biodiversity.

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EDUE-651 Teaching English Language Learners

This course is an overview of the five stages of language development of the English Language Learner (ELL). It examines language, culture, instruction, assessment, and professional development through the lens of these five stages. Candidates will explore ways to design a classroom environment, instructional strategies, and assessment tools that support these students. In addition, they will develop a plan to enhance their own professional growth in ELL.

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EDUE-673 Strategies for Professors of Assessment Of K-12 Student Learning

A course designed to provide in-depth knowledge and training through critical analyses of current research and trends in the assessment of student learning and application of new knowledge and skills in expanding teachers' knowledge, skills, and dispositions in assessing the learning of K-12 students. The spiritual growth of the participants and their mentoring the spiritual growth of their students are important course elements.

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EDUE-675 Strategies for Professors of Performance Based Assessment

Participants in this course conduct in-depth analyses of current research, theory, and practice in the area performance-based assessment with special emphasis on the portfolio model and apply their new knowledge through mentoring teachers in portfolio development skills. The spiritual growth of the participants and their mentoring the spiritual growth of their students are important course elements.

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EDUE-676 Strategies for Professors of Instruct. Design & Practices to Enhance P-12 Student Learning

A course designed to provide in-depth knowledge and training through critical analyses of current research and trends in facilitating P-12 student learning and application of new knowledge and skills in expanding teachers' knowledge, skills, and dispositions in assisting the learning of P-12 students. The spiritual growth of the participants and their mentoring the spiritual growth of their students are important course elements.

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EDUE-677 Strategies for Professors of Methods of Teaching Science, Social Studies, & Math to Elementary Students

A course designed to provide in-depth knowledge and training for professors of methods of teaching science, social studies and mathematics for elementary teachers through critical analyses of relevant and current research, theory, and trends and the application of this new knowledge and skills in the professional development of elementary school teachers. The spiritual growth of the participants and their mentoring the spiritual growth of teachers are important course elements.

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EDUE-680 Strategies for Professors of Reading Theory and Practices for the K-12 Classroom

A course designed to provide in-depth knowledge and training for professors of reading through critical analyses of current research, theory, and trends in the teaching of reading, and application of this new knowledge and skills through the professional development of teachers of reading. The spiritual growth of the participants and their mentoring the spiritual growth of their students are important course elements.

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EDUE-682 Strategies for Professor of Diagnostic Practices and Their Implications- K-12 Reading Clsrm

This course is designed to provide in-depth knowledge and training through the critical analyses of current research and International Reading Association guidelines in the diagnosis, assessment, and evaluation of reading problems for those involved in remediation. Training in prescriptive instructional strategies, curriculum materials, practice in administering informal assessments, diagnostic report writing, and professional development activities are emphasized. The spiritual growth of the participants and their development in facilitating the spiritual growth of teachers are important course elements.

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EDUE-617ACI Directed Field Project A - Curriculum And Instruction

The Directed Field Project is the culminating project of the Rank I Program and consists of an action research project designed and implemented within at least one classroom. Based upon the data collected, students will revise the curriculum to demonstrate the ability to implement data-driven instruction. The purpose of the course is to help teachers be aware of and document the impact of their performance on student achievement. Throughout the development of the project, students must demonstrate an understanding of state and national teacher standards, state and national curriculum standards, state initiatives, the IWU conceptual framework and dispositions, best practices in their certificated area, and research in related professional skills and subject content knowledge.

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EDUE-617AEC Directed Field Project A - Early Childhood Education, K-3

The Directed Field Project is the culminating project of the Rank I Program and consists of an action research project designed and implemented within at least one classroom. Based upon the data collected, students will revise the curriculum to demonstrate the ability to implement data-driven instruction. The purpose of the course is to help teachers be aware of and document the impact of their performance on student achievement. Throughout the development of the project, students must demonstrate an understanding of state and national teacher standards, state and national curriculum standards, state initiatives, the IWU conceptual framework and dispositions, best practices in their certificated area, and research in related professional skills and subject content knowledge.

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EDUE-617AEE Directed Field Project A - Elementary Education, K-6

The Directed Field Project is the culminating project of the Rank I Program and consists of an action research project designed and implemented within at least one classroom. Based upon the data collected, students will revise the curriculum to demonstrate the ability to implement data-driven instruction. The purpose of the course is to help teachers be aware of and document the impact of their performance on student achievement. Throughout the development of the project, students must demonstrate an understanding of state and national teacher standards, state and national curriculum standards, state initiatives, the IWU conceptual framework and dispositions, best practices in their certificated area, and research in related professional skills and subject content knowledge.

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EDUE-617AEN Directed Field Project A - English, 5-12

The Directed Field Project is the culminating project of the Rank I Program and consists of an action research project designed and implemented within at least one classroom. Based upon the data collected, students will revise the curriculum to demonstrate the ability to implement data-driven instruction. The purpose of the course is to help teachers be aware of and document the impact of their performance on student achievement. Throughout the development of the project, students must demonstrate an understanding of state and national teacher standards, state and national curriculum standards, state initiatives, the IWU conceptual framework and dispositions, best practices in their certificated area, and research in related professional skills and subject content knowledge.

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EDUE-617AHI Directed Field Project A - History, 5-12

The Directed Field Project is the culminating project of the Rank I Program and consists of an action research project designed and implemented within at least one classroom. Based upon the data collected, students will revise the curriculum to demonstrate the ability to implement data-driven instruction. The purpose of the course is to help teachers be aware of and document the impact of their performance on student achievement. Throughout the development of the project, students must demonstrate an understanding of state and national teacher standards, state and national curriculum standards, state initiatives, the IWU conceptual framework and dispositions, best practices in their certificated area, and research in related professional skills and subject content knowledge.

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EDUE-617ALE Directed Field Project A - Literacy Education, K-12

The Directed Field Project is the culminating project of the Rank I Program and consists of an action research project designed and implemented within at least one classroom. Based upon the data collected, students will revise the curriculum to demonstrate the ability to implement data-driven instruction. The purpose of the course is to help teachers be aware of and document the impact of their performance on student achievement. Throughout the development of the project, students must demonstrate an understanding of state and national teacher standards, state and national curriculum standards, state initiatives, the IWU conceptual framework and dispositions, best practices in their certificated area, and research in related professional skills and subject content knowledge.

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EDUE-617AMA Directed Field Project A - Mathematics, 5-12

The Directed Field Project is the culminating project of the Rank I Program and consists of an action research project designed and implemented within at least one classroom. Based upon the data collected, students will revise the curriculum to demonstrate the ability to implement data-driven instruction. The purpose of the course is to help teachers be aware of and document the impact of their performance on student achievement. Throughout the development of the project, students must demonstrate an understanding of state and national teacher standards, state and national curriculum standards, state initiatives, the IWU conceptual framework and dispositions, best practices in their certificated area, and research in related professional skills and subject content knowledge.

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EDUE-617AMU Directed Field Project A - Music, K-12

The Directed Field Project is the culminating project of the Rank I Program and consists of an action research project designed and implemented within at least one classroom. Based upon the data collected, students will revise the curriculum to demonstrate the ability to implement data-driven instruction. The purpose of the course is to help teachers be aware of and document the impact of their performance on student achievement. Throughout the development of the project, students must demonstrate an understanding of state and national teacher standards, state and national curriculum standards, state initiatives, the IWU conceptual framework and dispositions, best practices in their certificated area, and research in related professional skills and subject content knowledge.

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EDUE-617ASC Directed Field Project A - Science, 5-12

The Directed Field Project is the culminating project of the Rank I Program and consists of an action research project designed and implemented within at least one classroom. Based upon the data collected, students will revise the curriculum to demonstrate the ability to implement data-driven instruction. The purpose of the course is to help teachers be aware of and document the impact of their performance on student achievement. Throughout the development of the project, students must demonstrate an understanding of state and national teacher standards, state and national curriculum standards, state initiatives, the IWU conceptual framework and dispositions, best practices in their certificated area, and research in related professional skills and subject content knowledge.

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EDUE-617ASE Directed Field Project A - Special Education, K-12

The Directed Field Project is the culminating project of the Rank I Program and consists of an action research project designed and implemented within at least one classroom. Based upon the data collected, students will revise the curriculum to demonstrate the ability to implement data-driven instruction. The purpose of the course is to help teachers be aware of and document the impact of their performance on student achievement. Throughout the development of the project, students must demonstrate an understanding of state and national teacher standards, state and national curriculum standards, state initiatives, the IWU conceptual framework and dispositions, best practices in their certificated area, and research in related professional skills and subject content knowledge.

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EDUE-617BCI Directed Field Project B - Curriculum And Instruction

This course is a continuation of EDUE-617ACI. Graded on a CR/NC basis.

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EDUE-617BEC Directed Field Project B - Early Childhood Education, K-3

This course is a continuation of EDUE-617AEC. Graded on a CR/NC basis.

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EDUE-617BEE Directed Field Project B - Elementary Education, K-6

This course is a continuation of EDUE-617AEE. Graded on a CR/NC basis.

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EDUE-617BEN Directed Field Project B - English, 5-12

This course is a continuation of EDUE-617AEN. Graded on a CR/NC basis.

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EDUE-617BHI Directed Field Project B - History, 5-12

This course is a continuation of EDUE-617AHI. Graded on a CR/NC basis.

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EDUE-617BLE Directed Field Project B - Literacy Education, K-12

This course is a continuation of EDUE-617ALE. Graded on a CR/NC basis.

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EDUE-617BMA Directed Field Project B - Mathematics, 5-12

This course is a continuation of EDUE-617AMA. Graded on a CR/NC basis.

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EDUE-617BMU Directed Field Project B - Music, K-12

This course is a continuation of EDUE-617AMU. Graded on a CR/NC basis.

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EDUE-617BSC Directed Field Project B - Science, 5-12

This course is a continuation of EDUE-617ASC. Graded on a CR/NC basis.

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EDUE-617BSE Directed Field Project B - Special Education, K-12

This course is a continuation of EDUE-617ASE. Graded on a CR/NC basis.

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