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Literature, Mass Media, and Schooling:The Formation of Group and Individual Identity (3 credits)

The role of literature, mass media, and schooling as mechanisms for social change and social continuation.

Section 101 Landa, M (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) MW 9:30-10:45

Section 201 Morris, S (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Good Stories: Teaching Narratives for Peace and Justice (3 credits)

Through the study and use of oral storytelling and digital technologies, explore qualities and characteristics of what makes a good story and how stories can be used to advance peace and justice on both individual and social levels.

One of the "I" Courses for Spring 2012: Issues-Inspiration-Imagination; http://www.iseries.umd.edu/ Click here for more course information.

Section 101 McCaleb, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 102 McCaleb, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

EDCI280

Introduction to Teaching (3 credits)

Development of conceptual understanding of the teaching-learning process. Seminar to coordinate on-and off-campus experiences. Two hours each week on campus with an arranged six hours each week in schools.

Section 101 Peterson, M (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) Th 8:30-11:30, Th 2-3:50

Section 102 Peterson, M (6 seats open, out of 6 seats.) W 12:30-3:30, Th 2-3:50

Section 201 Bote, L (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) Tu 8:30-11:30, Tu 12:30-2:20

Section 202 Bote, L (6 seats open, out of 6 seats.) W 12:30-3:30, Tu 12:30-2:20

EDCI281

Global Research, Education, and You (G-REDY) (3 credits)

Offers a hans-on, innovative approach to addressing global problems of inequity in K-16 education that involves studying and forming new global research partners on campus.

Section 101 Hughes, S (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 102 Hughes, S (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

EDCI288B

Networked Intelligence: Learning, Living, and Connecting Smarter in the Digital Age (3 credits)

One of the "I" Courses for Spring 2012: Issues-Inspiration-Imagination http://www.iseries.umd.edu/ Click here for more course information.

Section 101 Ahn, J (60 seats open, out of 60 seats.) MW 10-11:15

EDCI288L

Special Topics in Teacher Education:exploring Teaching as a Career (1 credits)

Course meets on the following dates: 9/5, 9/26, 10/17, 11/14, 12/5.

Section 101 Hamilton, K (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) M 5-7:00

EDCI288O

Special Topics in Teacher Education:Exploring Teaching in America Counts/Reads (1 credits)

Prerequisite: Application and brief interview: http://www.arac.umd.edu/b ecom_mentor.shtml. Six hours each week in local elementary school working with 4th graders in after-school math program. Transportation provided. Class will meet on campus 5 times during the semester.

Section 101 Fryer, L (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Th 12:30-1:45

EDCI386

Experiential Learning (3 credits)

Prerequisite: permission of department. Junior standing.

Section 101 Hwang, S (15 seats open, out of 15 seats.)

EDCI397

Principles and Methods of Teaching in Elementary Schools (3 credits)

Prerequisites: admission to teacher education program and 2.5 GPA. For education majors only. Teaching strategies, classroom interactive techniques, and procedures for planning and evaluating instruction in elementary schools. Emphasis on principles of effective instruction, classroom management, and adaptation of instruction for various student populations.

Section 101 Bote, L (28 seats open, out of 28 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 201 Bote, L (28 seats open, out of 28 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 301 Depiper, J (28 seats open, out of 28 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

EDCI404

Student Teaching Seminar: Art Education (3 credits)

Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program; 2.5 GPA: and EDCI300, EDCI400, EDCI405. Corequisite: EDCI401 and EDCI402. For art education majors only. An analysis of teaching theories, strategies, and techniques in the student teaching experience.

Section 101 Walker, M (8 seats open, out of 8 seats.) Tu 4:15-7:00

EDCI405

(PermReq)Art Education Methods I (3 credits)

Prerequisite: admission to teacher education program; 2.5 G.P.A.; and permission of department. For education majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI300 or EDCI405. Formerly EDCI 300. Methods I provides future art teachers with a knowledge base of the theories and best practices of effective pedagogy for: teaching methods and strategies, diversity, motivational techniques, classroom management, assessment and evaluation methods, and accommodating all students including those with special needs.

Section 101 Hendricks, S (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) Tu 9-12:00

EDCI407

Practicum in Art Education: Three-Dimensional (3 credits)

For pre-art education and art education majors only. A lecture-studio course to develop skills, material resources, and educational strategies for three-dimensional projects in school settings.

Section 101 Walker, M (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) MW 9-12:00

EDCI417

Bases for English Language Instruction (3 credits)

Prerequisite: admission to teacher education program; EDHD413; and EDHD420. Provides students with knowledge of current theory, research, and pedagogy focused on the teaching of English to English language learners. Topics include morphology, syntax, semantics, vocabulary, pragmatics, arguments, discourse structure, and English language usage. Exceptional student, inclusion, and diversity issues will be considered. In addition to registering for this course, all students must apply for the year-long internship. Go to www.education.umd.edu/PBA . This must be completed by April 10, 2007.

Section 101 Hessong, R (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

EDCI420

(PermReq)Student Teaching Seminar in Secondary Education: Social Studies (1 credits)

Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA; and EDCI426 and EDCI427. Corequisite: EDCI421 or EDCI422. An analysis of teaching theories, strategies, and techniques in the student teaching experience.

Section 101 McCall, C (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) Th 5-7:00

EDCI430

(PermReq)Student Teaching Seminar in Secondary Education: Foreign Language (3 credits)

Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA; and EDCI410; and EDCI433. Corequisite: EDCI431. An analysis of teaching theories, strategies and techniques in the student teaching experience. Prerequisite: permission of department. Please contact the Undergraduate Advising Office, Room 1207 for further information. This course will meet off campus at Martin Luther King High School.

Section 101 Blejer, P (12 seats open, out of 12 seats.) W 4:30-6:30

EDCI434

Pedagogy of Teaching English Language Learners (3 credits)

A survey of the historical and current approaches, methods, and techniques of teaching English to speakers of other languages from grammar translation to audio-lingual to communicative approaches. Additionally, successful classroom practices that address the needs of culturally diverse and language minority students will be analyzed.

Section 101 A., and (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) MW 2-3:15

Section 201 Chen, C (15 seats open, out of 15 seats.)

EDCI436

Understanding Cross-Cultural Communication for Teaching English Language Learners (3 credits)

Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI436 or EDCI488T. Formerly EDCI488T. Understanding cultural issues in English Language Learner classes; techniques and resources for addressing such issues.

Section 101 Stein, H (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) M 4:15-7:00

Section 201 Sharp, S (15 seats open, out of 15 seats.)

EDCI437

English Grammar Pedagogy for Teachers of English Language Learners (3 credits)

Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI437 or EDCI488P. Formerly EDCI488P. Methods of teaching English grammar to English language learners. The role of teaching grammar. Effective methods and techniques for incorporating grammar in other communication activities.

Section 101 Sullivan, D (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

EDCI440

Student Teaching Seminar in Secondary Education: English, Speech, Theatre (1 credits)

Prerequisites: admission to teacher education program; 2.5 GPA; EDCI417. Corequisite: EDCI441. An analysis of teaching theories, strategies and techniques in relation to the student teaching experience. This course will meet at Eleanor Roosevelt High School. Contact the EDCI department for more information.

Section 101 Wilson, P (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) W 6:15-7:15

EDCI443

Literature for Children and Youth (3 credits)

For elementary education and pre-elementary education majors only. Analysis of literary materials for children and youth. Timeless and ageless books, and outstanding examples of contemporary publishing. Evaluation of the contributions of individual authors, illustrators and children's book awards.

Section 101 Demink-Carthew, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 201 Landa, M (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) MW 12:30-1:45

Section 301 Gibbins, T (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

EDCI461

(PermReq)Materials and Instruction for Creating Skilled and Motivated Readers, Part I (3 credits)

Prerequisite: permission of department. For Elementary Education majors only. Junior standing. Selecting, evaluating, and using a variety of materials to create skilled and motivated readers in the elementary grades; Topics include emergent literacy, vocabulary development, reading comprehension and oral reading fluency in diverse classroom settings.

Section 101 Codling, R (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) MW 11:15-12:30

Section 201 Artzi, L (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 301 Faust, B (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) MW 9:30-10:45

EDCI463

(PermReq)Reading in the Secondary School (3 credits)

Prerequisites: admission to teacher education program; and 2.5 GPA; or permission of department required for post-baccalaureate students. For education majors only. Provides secondary school teachers with understanding the need for and approaches to teaching students to read and learn from content area texts. Also offered as EDCI 661.

Section 101 Segal, P (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) MW 2-3:15

Section 201 Crassas, M (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) MW 2-3:15

EDCI464

Assessment for Reading (3 credits)

Prerequisite: EDCI362. For Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education majors only. Senior standing. Examination of reading assessment theory, materials and procedures; Topics include validity and reliability in reading assessment, formal and informal assessment, reading instruction that is informed by ongoing assessment, and the effects of assessment on students and schooling in a diverse society.

Section 101 Codling, R (32 seats open, out of 32 seats.) W 4:15-7:00

Section 201 Saracho, O (32 seats open, out of 32 seats.) Tu 4:15-7:00

Section 301 , STAFFF (32 seats open, out of 32 seats.) Tu 4:15-7:00

Section 401 Saracho, O (32 seats open, out of 32 seats.) W 4:15-7:00

Section 501 Baccus, A (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Th 4:15-7:00

Section 601 Saracho, O (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Th 4:15-7:00

EDCI466

Literature for Adolescents (3 credits)

Prerequisites: admission to teacher education program; 2.5 GPA. permission of department required for post-baccalaureate students. For education majors only. Reading and analysis of fiction and nonfiction; methods for critically assessing quality and appeal; current theory and methods of instruction; research on response to literature; curriculum design and selection of books.

Section 101 Morris, S (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) MW 11-12:15

EDCI474

Inclusion, Diversity, and Professionalism in Secondary Education (2 credits)

Prerequisite: admission to teacher education. Corequisite: enrolled in student teaching/certification area. For secondary education majors only. Cross disciplinary capstone course for Secondary Education majors. Discussion and analysis of critical issues relevant to teaching: inclusion, diversity, professionalism, English language learners, school politics, social justice, school-community relations, and parent engagement.

Section 101 Bresee, S (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) Tu 5-6:50

Section 201 Stefanski, A (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) Tu 5-6:50

EDCI480

Practices in Secondary School Science Teaching (2 credits)

Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education program; EDCI470. Corequisite: EDCI471. Not open to students who have completed EDCI488J. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI480 or EDCI488J. Formerly EDCI488J. For prospective science teachers. Analyses of student thinking, instructional interpretations, strategies, and techniques in student teaching. Location will be announced at a later time and will occur in a local school.

Section 101 Pritchett, S (10 seats open, out of 10 seats.) W 3-4:50

EDCI481

Student Teaching: Elementary (12 credits)

Prerequisites: admission to teacher education program; 2.5 GPA; permission of department; EDCI322; and EDCI342; EDCI352; EDCI362; and EDCI372. Corequisite: EDCI464. Limited to elementary majors who have previously applied. There is a $400 fee assigned to this course.This course is a 16-week experience.

Section 101 Denvir, S (52 seats open, out of 52 seats.) W 2-4:00

Section 201 Gettier, L (52 seats open, out of 52 seats.) M 2-4:00

EDCI612

Assessing Student Learning and Development (3 credits)

Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI 612 or EDCI 788S. Formerly EDCI 788S. Prepares experienced teachers to assess student knowledge, strategies and skills over time so that they can design instruction that builds on student strengths and addresses student needs. Teachers will study the purposes of assessment including school and student needs. Teachers will study the purposes of assessment including school and teacher accountability, student placement, course grade assignment and instructional design. They also will explore types of formal and informal assessment, curriculum-based and curriculum-free assessment, external and teacher made assessment.

Section 101 Afflerbach, P (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) M 4:15-7:00

EDCI631

Student Assessment in the Second Language Classroom (3 credits)

Analysis of standardized and teacher-made FL/ESL tests; emphasis on principles of FL/ESL test construction. Field testing of commercial and teacher-made materials.

Section 101 MacSwan, J (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) M 5-7:45

EDCI632

Special Education and Oral Language Development in TESOL (3 credits)

Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI 632 or EDCI 788L. Formerly EDCI 788L. Understanding of pre-referal, referal, assessment and identification process, as well as instruction of English Language Learners with learning disabilities. Required for TESOL Certification program.

Section 101 Lavine, R (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) Tu 5-7:45

EDCI633

Teaching for Cross Cultural Communication (3 credits)

Techniques and content for teaching in foreign language classes, and English as a second language (ESL) classes. Research and evaluation of selected aspects of a culture as basis for creating teaching materials.

Section 101 Stein, H (5 seats open, out of 5 seats.) M 4:15-7:00

EDCI661

Content Area Reading (3 credits)

Prerequisite: EDCI 362 or EDCI 463 or equivalent. Research-based strategies for improving reading to learn in the content areas (K-12).

Section 101 Christenson, L (15 seats open, out of 15 seats.) M 4:15-7:00

EDCI665

Clinical Instruction in Reading (3 credits)

Prerequisite: EDCI 664 or permission of department. Clinical procedures and materials for reading instruction. For reading majors only.

Section 101 Baccus, A (15 seats open, out of 15 seats.) Tu 4:30-7:45

EDCI666

Leadership in Schoolwide Reading Program (3 credits)

Prerequisites: EDCI 660 and EDCI 661 or permission of department. Preparation of reading personnel to function as resource persons to classroom teachers, administrators and the school community.

Section 101 Dreher, M (15 seats open, out of 15 seats.) Th 4:15-7:00

EDCI685

Research Methods (3 credits)

The interpretation and conduct of research in curriculum and instruction.

Section 101 Slater, W (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) Th 4:30-7:15

EDCI698

(PermReq)Conducting Research on Teaching (1 credits)

Classes meet alternate Tuesdays.

Section 101 Fazio, R (5 seats open, out of 5 seats.) Tu 4:15-7:00

EDCI730

Theory and Research in Second Language Teaching, Learning and Assessment (3 credits)

Prerequisite: permission of department. A survey of the research literature; evaluation of research techniques; consideration of relevant instructional curriculum theory; evaluation of modern teaching methods and techniques.

Section 101 MacSwan, J (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) W 5-7:45

EDCI732

Second Language Acquisition (3 credits)

Prerequisites: permission of department. Major theoretical approaches to second language acquisition. For teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL).

Section 101 Martin-Beltran, M (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Th 5-7:45

EDCI745

Theory and Research in Written Communication (3 credits)

Recommended: EDCI 685. Analysis and synthesis of recent theoretical trends in writing research; the reading and critiquing of representative research studies. The study of research methods for conducting disciplined inquiry in written communication.

Section 101 Slater, W (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Tu 4:15-7:00

EDCI752

Foundations of Mathematics Education II: Theory and Research on Mathematics Teaching (3 credits)

Prerequisite: EDCI 751 or permission of department. Knowledge of and insights into how mathematics has been and is being taught; theories about how it might be taught. Familiarity with the methods used to do research on teaching and to improve teaching.

Section 101 Clark, L (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) M 4:15-7:00

EDCI776

Urban Education (3 credits)

This seminar provides students with a broad overview of urban education as a field of inquiry by examining the social context of urban schools, how transformative pedagogy is practiced and conceptualized as well as school reform.

Section 101 MacDonald, V (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) Tu 1-4:00

EDCI782

Power, Privilege, Diversity and Teaching (3 credits)

This course critically examines the theoretic foundation of multicultural education with particular emphasis on the relationship between power, privilege, diversity and teaching.

Section 101 D., and (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) W 4:15-7:00

EDCI788T

Selected Topics in Teacher Education:Science, Education and the Scientific Mind (3 credits)

Topics covered are the development of scientific thinking skills, history of science education, current practices in science education, how scientists think, gender and science, how experiments are conducted and experimental design taught, conceptual change in children and adults, social and cultural aspects of science education as well as topics such as confirmation bias and errors in scientific thinking.

Section 101 Dunbar, K (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Th 4:15-7:00

EDCI790

Epistemological Bases of Education Research (3 credits)

Prerequisite: EDCI780. A course on research theory, method, and design issues for doctoral students. Focuses on conceptual and theoretical understanding of methodology, the broad rand of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and underlying epistemologies as they apply to the study of schools, curriculum, teaching, and teacher education.

Section 101 Valli, L (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) Tu 4:15-7:00

EDCI792

Qualitative Research II: Analysis and Interpretation of Data (3 credits)

Prerequisite: EDCI791. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI692 or EDCI792. Formerly EDCI 692. Uses data collected in EDCI791 to consider methods oof on-going data analysis, ways of knowing and writing about field research, issues of reflexivity, and the ethical and political decisions involved in crafting text. Students will read literature on and exemplars of multiple modes of qualitative data analysis and interpretation.

Section 101 Hughes, S (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Th 4:15-7:00

EDCI861

Research Methods in Reading (3 credits)

Prerequisites: EDCI 685, and EDCI 769, and {EDMS 646 or permission of instructor}. Current research questions and methods culminating in a study suitable for submission to journals. Emphasis on using and conducting research.

Section 101 Dreher, M (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) W 4:15-7:00

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