Courses


 * // Undergraduate Program: //**

This course is an approach to curriculum, instruction and assessment designed to engage students in an integrated process of teaching and learning. Students design a unit and create supporting lessons plans based on the Maine Learning Results, Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards, which focus on using differentiated instructional strategies, assessment practices, and technology integration. Students learn to work collaboratively in a professional learning community which enhances the teaching and learning process.
 * //EDU 221 Curriculum Instruction & Assessment – Blocks 1 and /or 2 – Fall 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 & 2005, Spring 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, & 2006 //**

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This course examines the historic, philosophic contexts and professional issues of middle school education. The current issues affecting today’s middle school adolescents in grades 6-8 include developmentally appropriate methodology; integrated curriculum, instruction, and assessment; use of technology; the many roles of a middle school teacher; and communication with families and the community.
 * //EDU 262 Middle Level Education - Spring 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, & 2007, Fall 2005 //**
 * //EDU 321 Teaching Methods for Middle School Education - Spring 2017 //**

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Methods for Teaching Secondary/Middle Mathematics: Methodological, curricular and professional issues in mathematics education, grades 7-12. Focus includes the following topics: high school and middle school math; implementation of curriculum, instruction, and assessment; connections to local, state and national standards; mathematics anxiety and avoidance; use of materials; problem solving; use of technology; professional development and leadership. Preservice Teacher Seminar is a required component of this course that extends and reinforces topics addressed across all secondary education methods courses.
 * //EDU 361 Methods for Teaching Secondary/Middle Mathematics – Fall 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 //**

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This course is an interdisciplinary study of the philosophy, history, social, ethical and legal aspects of education, with an emphasis on multicultural educational issues. The heart of the course is for each student to develop his or her own reflected-upon philosophy of education and to approach this personal philosophy within the context of past and present formal philosophies, theories and issues in education.
 * //EDU 402 History and Philosophy of Education – Fall 2017, 2015, 2013, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, & 2005, Spring 2017, 2007, 2006 //**

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 * // Graduate Program: //**


 * //EDU 580 Module III Technology Integration & EDU 583 Development and Planning of Curriculum and Assessment I –Spring 2010 & 2009, Fall 2011, Fall 2012 //**
 * EDU 583✰ Development and Planning of Curriculum and Assessment I** - This course focuses on current research and best practice in the area of curriculum development, instructional design, and assessment techniques. Participants will learn about a range of planning models that will inspire the creativity and innovation necessary to provide rich and powerful learning experiences and environments for every student. This course motivates participants to support colleagues in engaging students authentically in their own learning. An integral part of this course will be the development of a critical stance related to current practices in the design of curriculum, instruction and assessment.


 * EDU 580◆ Technology Integration Module III** - This course is designed to prepare leaders to integrate diverse educational technologies in an educational setting in ways that reflect a theoretical, research based, and practical understanding of curriculum/assessment development and the effective uses of technology. The course emphasizes practical ways to integrate technology into everyday instruction including content-area knowledge acquisition, inquiry, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving. Course content explores the role of leaders as agents of reform regarding technology and includes the role and responsibility of various technologies to address diverse learning needs by utilizing an array of applications to enhance classroom instruction, motivate learners, and connect home and school.

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 * //EDU 580 Module IV Technology Integration & EDU 584 Development and Planning of Curriculum and Assessment II - Fall 2010 & 2009, Spring 2012, Spring 2013 //**
 * EDU 584✰ Development and Planning of Curriculum and Assessment II -** Participants in this course will investigate the cycle of program evaluation: design, implementation, management, and evaluation. The effects of reform initiatives on the stakeholders in educational environments will be investigated and critiqued. An emphasis is placed on developing a collaborative culture in educational environments that enhances teacher agency, builds instructional capacity, and enables every student to learn.

**­** **EDU 580◆ Technology Integration Module IV** - This course is designed to prepare leaders to integrate diverse educational technologies in an educational setting in ways that reflect a theoretical, research based, and practical understanding of curriculum/assessment development and the effective uses of technology. The course emphasizes practical ways to integrate technology into everyday instruction including content-area knowledge acquisition, inquiry, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving. Course content explores the role of leaders as agents of reform regarding technology and includes the role and responsibility of various technologies to address diverse learning needs by utilizing an array of applications to enhance classroom instruction, motivate learners, and connect home and school.

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