Education

• ED101 3 credits

  Introduction to Observation and Experience

  Introduces the role and work of instructional assistants through casework and weekly field trips. Provides students direct experience with educational settings and opportunities to examine the attitudes and work habits that influence job effectiveness and satisfaction.

• ED113 3 credits

  Instructional Strategies in Language Arts and Reading

  Introduces students to the reading process as well as the skills and techniques used in providing supplemental reading instruction to elementary-aged students. Focuses on teaching reading for meaning through the use of the four cueing systems of comprehension strategies, developing sight and meaning vocabulary, connecting reading and writing, and understanding appropriate uses of graphophonics.

• ED114 3 credits

  Instructional Strategies in Math and Science

  Prepares educators to help children learn specific mathematical content (facts, skills, concepts), apply mathematical ideas to solve problems, and to foster a positive attitude toward mathematics. Concepts include patterns, estimation, graphing, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions.

• ED120 1 credit

  Leadership Development

  Introduces basic skills in leadership and cultural systems awareness. Assists students in developing a personal leadership philosophy; conceiving and articulating a vision; using logic and creativity in decision making; learning about time and resources management; conducting effective meetings; and empowering and delegating. Course is mandatory for student government members. Prerequisites: WR121 or BT114 (may be taken concurrently) or appropriate placement test scores.

• ED121 2 credits

  Leadership Training

  Provides training in group dynamics, leadership, decision making, group goals, and goal structures.

• ED125 1-3 credits

  Tutoring Adults

  Provides techniques for assisting adult students with basic communication and computational skills. Includes practice in tutoring adults in reading, writing, math, or English as a Second Language.

• ED130 3 credits

  Comprehensive Classroom Management

  Provides current theory and methodology for managing small and large groups of students effectively so that students choose to be productively involved in instructional activities. The four focus areas are understanding students’ personal/psychological and learning needs; establishing positive teacher-student relationships; implementing instructional methods that facilitate optimal learning; and using organizational and group management methods that maximize on-task student behavior.

• ED131 3 credits

  Applied Learning Theory

  Examines the principles of teaching and training with emphasis on applying adult learning theory. Focus will be on designing and evaluating learning outcomes. Designed for students with strong content area knowledge who have little background in adult learning theory and its application to teaching and training. Prerequisite: WR121.

• ED132 3 credits

  Evaluation Techniques

  Introduces students to the uses and limitations of evaluation in the classroom, including grades, curves, and measurement of achievement.

• ED165 3 credits

  Child Development

  Explores child growth and development through middle childhood. Direct experience observing children in a classroom setting will be an important part of the course. Prerequisites: RD30 and WR115.

• ED169 3 credits

  Overview of Students with Special Needs

  Covers the handicapping and medical conditions that teachers in the public and private sector must be able to recognize and understand in order to plan accordingly. These conditions include learning disabled, mentally retarded, severely emotionally disturbed, speech and language impaired, autism, traumatic brain injuries, Tourette Syndrome, and attention deficit disorder. At-risk youth will also be covered.

• ED180 2 credits

  Introductory Practicum

  Provides supervised teaching of children in a variety of classrooms (one credit per term). The student will be assigned to a different site for each practicum credit. Prerequisites: ECE163 or ED165; RD30 and WR115.

• ED199 Variable credit

  Special Studies: Education

  Presents special topics of study in education through workshop, seminar, research, and/or independent study formats. Content varies according to department needs and demand.

• ED212 3 credits

  Schools and Society

  Provides an overview of public education in the United States today. Contemporary purposes and practices in relation to historical trends and philosophical issues will be explored. Organization, financing, and operation of local school districts will be discussed.

• ED213 3 credits

  Advanced Instructional Techniques in Language Arts

  Prepares students to use a variety of instructional strategies, which build upon the foundations of reading developed in ED113. Students will compare and contrast current instructional strategies and explore the interactive nature of language, reading, writing, and spelling.

• ED214 3 credits

  Advanced Instructional Techniques in Math and Science

  Prepares students to use a variety of instructional strategies, which build upon the foundations of math in ED114. Explores manipulative math across the curriculum as well as operations with rational numbers, probability, geometry, measurement, time, and money. Prerequisite: ED114.

• ED258 3 credits

  Multicultural Education

  Covers the philosophy, activities, and materials used in developing a culturally sensitive multicultural classroom and curriculum.

• ED259 3 credits

  Foundations of Education

  Investigates the historical, social, legal and philosophical foundations of education. It provides an overview of the structure and contemporary issues of the American education system, and explores the roles and ethical considerations of the education profession. Prerequisites: RD30 and WR115.

• ED266 3 credits

  Current Issues in Special Education

  Explores current issues in special education such as current philosophical frameworks, legislative changes, emerging conditions, and technological advances.

• ED268 3 credits

  Introduction to Developmental Disabilities

  Covers the theory, techniques, services, and funding for working with handicapped students.

• ED280 Variable credit

  Cooperative Work Experience/Education

  Provides work-related experience and study in selected occupational environments.

• ED282 3 credits

  Community College Teaching

  Assists new, continuing, or adjunct instructors in developing and refining the skills necessary to apply successful strategies in a community college learning environment. Addresses shifting paradigms in teaching/learning. Includes learning outcomes, assessment strategies, brain-based teaching, and student-centered instruction. Includes the role of community colleges and the resources and structure for teaching at RCC. Prerequisite: WR121 or approval of instructor.