Undergraduate Education-Rock County
Undergraduate Education-Rock County
2026 Spring Term
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CONCEPTS, ISSUES, AND FIELD EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION
EDU 201
Classroom discussion (two hours per week) of educational principles, concepts, and issues related to student-teacher-school-community interactions, including developmental aspects, sociocultural influences, and human relations. Off-campus experience involving active participation in the program at an educational institution (four hours per week of off-campus experience will usually be required, but the number may vary with current DPI and 4-year campus requirements).
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
EDU 230
A study of the developmental process in children in the context of psychological principles of teaching and learning. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development of children and adolescents. Attention will be directed toward the nature and conditions of learning, including the major types of learning, critical aspects of learning, and the problems encountered in fostering and directing learning.
THE EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUAL
EDU 300
This course will prepare students to understand and work with individuals with disabilities within schools by providing accurate information about disabilities and current best practices in education. Emphasis will be on understanding historical, legal, and philosophical frameworks; defining categories of disability; describing legal and ethical perspectives; how issues of accessibility in educational and social arenas affect people with disabilities; learning the role disability plays in the lives of families; becoming familiar with label criteria for disabilities; and the examination of how the referral/placement processes can discriminate against marginalized populations. Recommended: EDU 201 and (PSY 250 or PSY 360).
INTEGRATED LITERACY AND LITERATURE
EDU 305
This course will focus on developing proficiency in the science and art of teaching literacy (language arts and reading) within an authentic setting. This course will include a pre-student teaching experience. Major concepts and processes that are central to understanding literacy/language arts development will be covered. There will be an emphasis on new literacies, mentor texts, technologies, and children’s literature integration. The critical role of teachers in fostering literacy learning will integrate the six language arts strands (reading, writing, listening, viewing, speaking, and technologies) as well as the pillars of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension).