Program Components
The first component of the program is the Best Practice Academy, an intensive 6-week summer program, through which you earn 12 credits, followed by a single course during the academic year. You will examine and analyze current prevailing practice regarding what is most effective and efficient in the way of programs, curriculum, strategies and practice.
The second component, through which you earn 15 credits, combines your analysis of professional practice in your classroom and school with courses you select based on your professional development objectives. You will have the opportunity to research and share the practices you find most effective in your classroom. We offer the following optional concentration areas:
Reading (12 hours required)
- EDUC-L 559, Tradebooks in the Classroom
- EDUC-L 504, Diagnosing Reading Difficulties
- EDUC-L 501, Reading in the Content Area
- Special Topics
- Approved ENG courses
- Reading Practicum
Special Education (16-19 hours required)
- EDUC-K 500 or 505, Intro to SPED (may already have equivalent)
- EDUC-K 525, Learning Disabilities 1
- EDUC-K 563, Diag. & Remediation of Learning Disabilities
- EDUC-K 520, Behavior Disorders
- EDUC-K 595, Field Experience (1 cr)
- EDUC-K 510, Assistive Technology
- EDUC-K 533, Classroom Mgmt. and Beh. Support
Behavior (12 hours required)
- EDUC-P 507, Targeting Assessment in the Classroom
- EDUC-P 506, Managing Aggressive and Disruptive Behavior
- EDUC-P 506, Motivation for Underachieving Learners
- EDUC-P 516, Adolescent Behavior
- EDUC-P ??, Critical Thinking
The final component of the program, through which you earn 6 credits, allows you to investigate in depth an area of professional practice you consider to be significant, and in which you desire to develop expertise.
