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EDPY 515-001: Survey & Questionnaire Design & Analysis
Fall 2024
Course Delivery: Face to face
Term: Full semester
CRN: 77630
Survey research is devilishly difficult these days. How do you get people to actually take your survey? How do you write a survey they will take? How do you as the surveyor maximize the information you get? We'll tackle these practicalities and more head-on!
HED 493-001: Thriving With Homeopathy
Fall 2024
Course Delivery: Online
Term: Full semester
CRN: 57629
The comprehensive course Thriving With Homeopathy facilitates the student and present and future healthcare practitioners of integrated medicine as well as the student of the nursing programs with an in-depth understanding of homeopathy, its philosophy, and practical application. Next, to the main subject homeopathy, the student also will be introduced to the interrelationship between the Mind, Body, and Soul with their intricate communication channels and unlimited potentialities. While studying the science and art of homeopathy, the student’s growing understanding of the key concepts of homeopathy will simultaneously inspire and empower him/herself in a self-care protocol regarding a personal health regime and in taking responsibility for the actual causes of the illness itself. The comprehensive curriculum will foster students’ responsibility for their own health from an ecological perspective and prepare them to discern and advocate for appropriate healthcare options locally and globally.
SPCD 593-001: Overview of Learning Differences and Best Practices for Students with Dyslexia and Related
Summer 2024
Course Delivery: Online
Term: First Half of Semester
CRN: 31472
This course provides an overview of the brain differences associated with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. The course includes a simulation of various learning differences as well as discussion of best practices in the general education classroom for students with dyslexia and related disabilities.
LLSS 561-001: Reading, Writing, and Diversities
Summer 2024
Course Delivery: Online
Term: First half of semester
CRN: 31281
This graduate seminar offers multiple kinds of learning-oriented discussions for students to investigate the social and cultural dimensions of literacy in a multicultural and multilingual society, examine the role of teachers and schools in educating diverse children and youth, and explore how decisions about literacy instruction are influenced by our own lived experiences in order to attempt to put the literacy needs of learners at the center of the literacy curriculum.
SPCD 593-003: Using Assessment to Inform Literacy Instruction
Summer 2024
Course Delivery: Online
Term: First Half of Semester
CRN: 31474
This course, designed for general education and special education teachers, will develop understanding of the differences among and purposes for screening, progress-monitoring, diagnostic and outcome assessments and basic principles of test construction and formats. We will develop knowledge and understanding in interpreting basic statistics commonly utilized in formal and informal assessment. We will examine the principles of benchmarking and progress-monitoring and how to apply this information to refine teaching practices. Communicating assessment data with students, parents, and other teachers will also be discussed.
LLSS 443: Children's Literature
Fall 2024
Course Delivery: Face to face
Term: Full semester
CRN: 70083
In this course, you'll delve into different genres and explore key issues in children's literature. You'll have the opportunity to engage with a diverse selection of children's literature, including picture books and chapter books. Additionally, upon registration for this section, you'll have the chance to select a children's book to take home with you at no cost.
HED 493-003: Being & Living Quantum Healing
Fall 2024
Course Delivery: Online
Term: Full semester
CRN: 60547
The course Being & Living Quantum Healing facilitates the student and healthcare practitioner of integrated medicine with an in-depth understanding and application of the interrelationship between the Mind, Body, and Soul with their intricate communication channels and unlimited potentialities. The curriculum is designed with beauty and mindfulness, and not only serves the student with a wealth of information but also as a “feast of the senses”, welcoming the participant to experience and feel the presented study material as a means to personal transformation. The purpose of this course is to support the student in his/her quest for spiritual and emotional growth as well as deep and lasting physical well-being. Being & Living Quantum Healing course serves as an inspiration to choose a completely new way of living as well as becoming and living as an authentic and active participant in a changing world. Being & Living Quantum Healing course serves as an inspiration to choose a completely new way of living as well as becoming and living as an authentic and active participant in a changing world.
LLSS 541: Seminar in Children's Literature
Fall 2024
Course Delivery: Online
Term: First half of semester
CRN: 78039
Studying critical theories with children's and adolescents' literature. Explore the creation of critical spaces for young readers in today's socio-politically sensitive landscape. Examine visual and textual representations of diverse cultures and populations depicted in literary worlds. A practical final project and course assignments
SPCD 593-002: Oral Language Development and the Foundations for Effective Structured Literacy Instruction
Summer 2024
Course Delivery: Online
Term: First Half of Semester
CRN: 31473
This course examines the critical role of oral language development as the foundation for the development of reading and writing skills. We will explore how the brain develops oral language and uses these same neural pathways as the foundation for reading and writing development. Special emphasis will be placed on early literacy development (from toddlers to age 7). We will also discuss oral language interventions for older individuals.
EDPY 645-001: Advanced Seminar in Educational Psychology: Qualitative Research Methods
Fall 2024
Course Delivery: Face to face
Term: Full semester
CRN: 77634
Interested in learning and engaging with the wide array of opportunities qualitative scholarship affords? Let's dive into qualitative research methods relevant to educational psychology and adjacent disciplines. Explore the underlying assumptions of all research methods, critically examine diverse epistemological perspectives and their implications for our work and the populations we study. We'll discuss various mixed methods approaches. No prior experience with qualitative research is required for this course./p>
SPCD 593-004: Structuring Your Classroom to Support Self-Regulation and Literacy Development
Summer 2024
Course Delivery: Online
Term: First Half of Semester
CRN: 31475
This course will examine the critical role of executive functioning skills in success in school and in life. We will develop understanding of the typical development of executive functioning skills in the brain and the impact of trauma and neurological differences like ADHD and Autism on the development of these skills. Best practices for structuring the classroom environment to support self-regulation and maximize literacy learning will be explored and practiced.
