Provides opportunities for short-term needs of students and/or faculty. Affords avenue for course experimentation and innovation at the introductory level.
May be repeated under different subtitles for a maximum of six credits.Selected Topics in Physical Education
PHEC-490
Average GPA: 3.9
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Provides opportunities for short-term needs and interest of students/faculty. Affords avenue for curriculum experimentation and innovation at an advanced level. Student may earn a maximum of six credits.
Exploration of physics through experimentation. Topics include atomic, nuclear and solid state physics; electricity and magnetism, mechanics, optics; and thermodynamics.
Overview of the role of technology in education. Examines computer applications and their use as tools in the constructivist classroom. Issues and classroom management techniques for using technology in the classroom will be explored. Field experience is required.
DeDesigned to integrate clinical evaluation skills and the use of physical agents and therapeutic modalities in a problem based learning format. Topics are addressed through a comprehensive approach that includes proficiencies to which the students have been previously exposed.
Designed to examine the various issues, policies and procedures involved with the administration of a health care facility. An intensive study is made of facility organization and design, legal liability, personnel management, equipment maintenance and budgeting, record keeping, health care services, counseling, and public relations.
Continued skill development of listening, speaking, reading and writing in appropriate cultural situations. More emphasis on reading and writing of Chinese characters in simplified script.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Education Leaders
EDUC-504
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Focuses on readings, critical discourse and problem-solving that relate to race and ethnicity, language, religion, gender, and socioeconomic status. Addresses the complexities of contemporary social issues facing P-16 educational leaders. Examine in-depth current literature, social texts, and ones own educational and leadership practices to better understand the connections that exist between social diversity and education within a democracy.
Examines selected current issues in educational technology. Focuses on the impact of technology on schools and global society, safety issues, the digital divide and the impact of distance learning. Introduces a framework for teacher knowledge of technology integration. Research topics and prepare multimedia presentations. Must be taken within the first 12 hours of M.Ed. program.
Explore at least eight inventions that have significantly influenced modern societies and their potential use as the focus of K-8 curricula. Analyze ways in which the technologies resulting from various inventions function by applying disciplinary core ideas from STEM fields at a conceptual level, especially in physical sciences, as well as the practices in STEM fields that supported the development of the technologies. The specific inventions that will be the focus of the course will change.
Explore the contextual factors that facilitate the use of sport as a psychosocial and development intervention, apply related sociological and psychological theory, and examine current international programs that utilize sport for development and psychosocial programming. Provide the skills to identify steps involved in planning a sport program for addressing development, peace and social change issues.
Designed to give the student basic fundamental knowledge of educational principles as well as experience in didactic and clinical instruction. The practical component enables students to participate in education activities that include developing instructional materials and aids for use in lecture and/or laboratory instruction.
Examines the elements of design, character study, textual analysis and directional concepts as a basis for translating conceptualizations into costume renderings. Includes period research and contemporary designers in the world of fashion and theatre.
An introduction to jazz melody and harmony with particular emphasis on the innovations of bebop and its resultant styles. A historical perspective, analytical approaches to harmony and melody and short compositional and arranging exercises provide students with the tools to synthesize materials.
