Undergraduate Educational Foundations
Undergraduate Educational Foundations
2024 Fall Term
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COLLEGE STUDY AND SUCCESS SKILLS
EDFOUND 101
This course helps students "learn how to learn" from college textbooks, discussion groups, and lectures. The course focuses on the academic skills necessary for success. These skills include setting goals, managing time, taking effective notes, reading smarter, enhancing memory, preparing for and taking exams, studying properly and effectively, enhancing vocabulary, improving writing skills, and learning to study properly. Students will read required readings to be prepared for class lectures and discussions, will discuss course concepts, will apply course concepts, and will demonstrate understanding of course concepts through informal and formal assessments.
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
EDFOUND 212
This course is intended primarily for prospective secondary school teachers. Among the areas considered are the psychology of teaching, learning theories, memory, development, intelligence, creativity, individual differences, motivation, and classroom management.
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT I
EDFOUND 214
This course is designed to enable students to develop their Foundations Block portfolio, which is a requirement for admission to Professional Education.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
EDFOUND 222
A developmental study of the child from conception to the onset of puberty, including physical, psychosocial and cognitive growth.
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
EDFOUND 230
The focus of this course is the study of human development and change throughout the entire lifespan from psychological, sociological, and biological perspectives.
FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY
EDFOUND 243
This course is designed to prepare students to understand and teach in school settings with diverse populations. Attention will be directed to major educational issues, the experiences of students from diverse backgrounds, and the role of the teacher in a pluralistic society.
MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EDFOUND 424
This class is designed for special education, communicative disorders, and elementary education majors. It includes testing, measurement, and evaluation of student progress in multiple contexts. Teacher testing, assessment, and decision making in the school environments are emphasized as well as examining traditional and performance assessment strategies. Basic statistical procedures, the use and interpretation of standardized tests, appropriate use of non-testing techniques are covered as well as various grading and reporting systems.
MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL
EDFOUND 425
This class is designed for special education, communicative disorders and secondary education majors. It includes testing , measurement, and evaluation of student progress in multiple contexts and subject areas. Teacher testing, assessment, and decision making in the school environments are emphasized as well as examining traditional and performance assessment strategies. Basic statistical procedures, the use and interpretation of standardized tests, appropriate use of non-testing techniques are covered as well as various grading and reporting systems specific to the secondary school setting.
BUILDING EQUITABLE CLASSROOM RELATIONSHIPS
EDFOUND 475
The goal of this course is to prepare future educators to organize and design their classroom environments in a way that builds equitable and sustainable classroom relationships. The course will directly engage philosophies and theories of classroom management, conflict resolution, restorative justice, discipline, relational philosophy, and trauma-informed practices. Across the course, there will be focus on how to practically apply these theories and philosophies in a variety of school contexts to foster equitable learning environments.
HUMAN ABILITIES AND LEARNING
EDFOUND 481
This course is designed to help educators comprehend and apply the fundamental psychological principles underlying the teacher-learning process. Among the areas considered are motivation, classroom management, instructional applications, individual differences and creativity.