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Courses You Will Take in English to Speakers of Other Languages:

Linguistics for Second Language Acquisition

You will gain foundational knowledge of theories of language and cultural acquisition. You will also explore the impact of linguistics in the field of education, including applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and language and culture.

Language and Literacy for English Language Learners I (PreK-6) and II (grades 7-12) with OPE

In each of these courses, you will learn how to teach the literacy skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing to English language learners as well as native English speakers. The first course focuses on early childhood and childhood settings, and the second on secondary learning environments. You will learn to identify strategies and modify resources to meet the varied needs of language learners, including those with special needs.

In addition, each course includes fieldwork in classroom settings. This field experience allows you to integrate and apply course learning.

Methods of Instruction and Assessment for ESOL with Fieldwork

You will learn evidence-based practices and strategies for planning, implementing, and assessing English language and content-area instruction. You will also learn how to support your students in continuing the development of their first language and culture while providing them with tools to be successful in English-dominant learning environments.

In addition, this course includes fieldwork, which allows you to see and practice the skills you are learning.

Core Education Courses

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The number in parentheses following the course title indicates the semester hours of credit assigned to the course. An H following the course number indicates an honors level course.

This course introduces students to education in the contemporary context, with specific attention given to the history of education and the ways that schools and teaching have changed over time; laws governing the education of all students, including special education; the rapidly increasing diversity of students in schools today; the expanding uses of technology; current challenges in education, including closing the achievement gap and meeting the needs of all students; and what it means to enter the teaching profession today. This course provides students an essential foundation for all future classes in education. Education majors will begin the process of creating a professional portfolio. Taken by all education majors.

This course provides an introduction to special education and exceptionalities as defined in federal and state laws and regulations. Students will develop an understanding of the needs of students with disabilities, and how to provide instruction that will promote the participation and progress of students with disabilities in the general education curriculum, consistent with NYS requirements for general and special education teachers. Students will learn the historical perspective, definitions, etiology, characteristics, needs, and service delivery systems within each area of exceptionality; the nature and requirements of Individual Education Plans (IEPs); and the ways that the NYS Common Core Learning Standards are addressed for students with disabilities. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 1950 OPE. Taken by all education majors.

This course provides an integrated introduction to the processes by which teachers develop curriculum, plan and deliver instruction, and assess student learning in inclusive classroom settings. Students will learn to create lesson and unit plans, identify and use a variety of teaching strategies, monitor and adjust during instruction, and conduct informal and formal assessments. Students will learn multiple ways to use technology to enhance teaching and learning. Students will also learn the importance of adapting instruction to meet students’ learning differences and aligning instruction with the NYS Common Core Learning Standards. To be taken after or concurrently with TEDU 1850 and TEDU 1950. Taken by all Early Childhood/Special Education, Childhood/Special Education, and Adolescence Education majors.

This course focuses on beginning language users and emergent literacy. It will examine the theories and stages of oral language acquisition, the development of emergent readers and writers, and the developmentally appropriate instructional methods and materials which are used in early childhood and elementary grade classes. Students will be expected to plan lessons based on what is learned in class and from the assigned readings. To be taken after or concurrently with TEDU 2350. Taken by all Early Childhood/Special Education and Childhood/Special Education majors.

This course provides foundational knowledge in teaching the literacy skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing to English language learners as well as native English speakers in early childhood and childhood learning environments. Students will learn to identify strategies and modify resources to meet the varying needs of language learners, particularly language learners with special needs. Throughout the course, attention will be given to how teachers can support students in continuing development of their first language and culture while also providing the tools they will need to be successful in English dominant learning environments. Prerequisites: TEDU 2350, TEDU 2550. Taken concurrently with TEDU 3580 OPE.

OPE setting varies depending on student’s major and career goals.

This course provides foundational knowledge in literacy instruction for ELLs in secondary settings, with special emphasis on modifying resources to meet the varying needs of language learners in content and language instruction, particularly language learners with special needs. Special care is given to support students in continuing development of their first language and culture while providing the tools to be successful in English dominant learning environments. Prerequisites: TEDU 2350, TEDU 2550. Taken concurrently with TEDU 3590 OPE.

OPE setting varies depending on student’s major and career goals.

This course prepares students to create a mutually respectful, safe and supportive learning environment that is inclusive of all students. Students will learn strategies for creating classroom communities focused on learning, including ways to maximize students’ active engagement, promote student motivation, and foster a climate of respect and appreciation for diversity. Students will also learn strategies for supporting students with disabilities in general education settings. Although focused on positive behavior and prevention, appropriate interventions to address student misbehavior will also be addressed. Students will create a classroom behavior management plan. Prerequisites: TEDU 2350. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 3600 OPE. Taken by Early Childhood/Special Education, Childhood/Special Education, K-12 Art Education, and all Adolescent Education majors.

OPE: (25 hours school-based field experience) Students will observe and participate in instructional and behavior management processes in local school classrooms. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 3600. Taken by Early Childhood/Special Education, Childhood/Special Education, K-12 Art Education, and all Adolescent Education majors.

This course includes instruction in the New York State Common Core Learning Standards, goals, and content of the elementary school curriculum including English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, fine arts, health, and technology, Grades 1-3; and inclusive, developmentally appropriate methods for teaching the curriculum. This course also addresses various aspects of the teaching-learning process, and the preparation and use of instructional materials. Students will develop lesson and unit plans, teach a lesson, and engage in reflective practice about their teaching. Prerequisite: TEDU 2350, and admission to the Teacher Education Program. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 3730 OPE. Can be taken before or after, but not concurrently with TEDU 3720 or TEDU 3740. Taken by Early Childhood/Special Education and Childhood/Special Education majors.

OPE: (25 hours school-based field experience) Students will observe and participate in grades 1-3 classrooms. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 3730. Taken by Early Childhood/Special Education majors and Childhood/Special Education majors.

This course includes instruction in the New York State Common Core Learning Standards, goals, and content of the elementary school curriculum, including English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, fine arts, health, and technology, Grades 4-6; and inclusive, developmentally appropriate methods for teaching the curriculum. This course also addresses various aspects of the teaching-learning process and the preparation and use of instructional materials. Students will develop lesson and unit plans, teach a lesson, and engage in reflective practice about their teaching. Prerequisite: TEDU 2350 and admission to the Teacher Education Program. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 3740 OPE. Can be taken before or after, but not concurrently with, TEDU 3720 or TEDU 3730. Taken by Childhood/Special Education majors.

OPE: (25 hours school-based field experience) Students will observe and participate in grades 4-6 classrooms. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 3740. Taken by Childhood/Special Education majors.

This course provides foundational knowledge into theories of language and cultural acquisition and development while learning evidence-based practices and strategies for planning, implementing, and assessing English language and content-area instruction. Special attention is given to how teachers can support their students in continuing the development of their first language and culture while providing them with tools to be successful in English dominant learning environments. Issues in the assessment of English language learners, including the identification of ELLs with disabilities, are addressed. Prerequisites: TEDU 2350 and admission to the Teacher Education Program for education majors. Taken concurrently with TEDU 3820 OPE.

(25 hours school-based field experience) Students will observe ESOL teachers and participate in ESOL classrooms. To be taken concurrently with TEDU 3820. Taken by ESOL majors. OPE setting varies depending on student’s major and career goals.

This course will provide teacher candidates with the background knowledge required to develop the skills and dispositions necessary to meet the educational, social and emotional needs of diverse students. This course will explore the influence and impact of five aspects of human diversity on teaching and learning in the urban setting, including: race and ethnicity, social class, gender and sexual orientation, language, and religion. Teacher candidates will be introduced to the history, theory and practice that informs effective teaching with students in a pluralistic society. The goal of this course is to help candidates understand various aspects of human diversity as interrelated and interactive - not as isolated variables - and to better understand the ways in which their identities effect their practice as teachers. This course serves as the required seminar to student teaching. Students will meet and connect to the class community through their student teaching experiences. Student will utilize reflective practice as a means to express their teaching narratives. The course content will bridge the essential components found in teaching in the diverse urban classroom. Students will be expected to respond to course work from the lens of the student teacher.

This course will provide teacher candidates with the background knowledge required to develop the skills and dispositions necessary to meet the educational, social and emotional needs of diverse students. This course will explore the influence and impact of five aspects of human diversity on teaching and learning in the urban setting, including: race and ethnicity, social class, gender and sexual orientation, language, and religion. Teacher candidates will be introduced to the history, theory and practice that informs effective teaching with students in a pluralistic society. The goal of this course is to help candidates understand various aspects of human diversity as interrelated and interactive - not as isolated variables - and to better understand the ways in which their identities effect their practice as teachers. This course serves as the required seminar to student teaching. Students will meet and connect to the class community through their student teaching experiences. Student will utilize reflective practice as a means to express their teaching narratives. The course content will bridge the essential components found in teaching in the diverse urban classroom. Students will be expected to respond to course work from the lens of the student teacher.

One semester during the senior year is devoted to the actual teaching process. The student spends the semester in schools observing, participating, and teaching under the direction of a master teacher. The student teacher is required to engage in self-appraisal while receiving frequent and regular appraisals from the master teacher and the college supervisor. Prerequisites: all TEDU courses with required grade achieved, minimum of 2.70 GPA, and all OPE hours completed. Students take TEDU 4400 concurrently with TEDU 4000, TEDU 4001. Application deadlines for student teaching: January 15 (for fall semester) and September 1 (for spring semester). Offered every semester.

One semester during the senior year is devoted to the actual teaching process. The student spends the semester in schools observing, participating, and teaching under the direction of a master teacher. The student teacher is required to engage in self-appraisal while receiving frequent and regular appraisals from the master teacher and the College supervisor. This course is the second in a two course placement. Prerequisites: successful completion of all required TEDU courses (earning minimum grade); overall GPA of 2.70 or better; successful completion of all OPE hours; and demonstration of Technical Standards approved by the Teacher Education Department. Students take TEDU 4460 concurrently with TEDU 4060 and TEDU 4061. Application deadlines for student teaching: January 15 (for fall semester) and September 1 (for spring semester).

This seminar is taken concurrently with student teaching. Students will increase their understanding of teaching and learning and enhance their skills through shared reflection on their classroom experiences. Attention will be given to specific topics, such as classroom management, learning standards and assessments, school organizations, and hiring and interviewing processes, in response to students' experiences and needs. Students will also complete professional portfolios suitable for presentation to potential employers. Taken by ESOL majors concurrently with Student Teaching TEDU 4060 and TEDU 4061.

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