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CMP/520 Learning & Technology
CMP/521 Using Computers in Education
CMP/522 Critical Issues in Educational Technology
CMP/530 Ethics & Technology in Education
CMP/540 Integrating Technology into the Curriculum
CMP/555 Designing & Producing Educational Technology
CMP/560 Instructional Multimedia Authoring
EDD/520 Critical Issues in Education
EDD/558 Curriculum Design & Development
EDD/562 Standards-Based Instruction
EDD/571 Introduction to Research & Graduate Studies in Education
EDD/573 Applications of Research
EDD/574 Action Research Outline
EDD/575 Action Research Proposal
EDD/576 Action Research Presentation
EDV/530 Assessment: Theory & Practice
EDV/544 Inclusion Methods for the Regular Classroom Teacher
EDV/553 At-Risk Programs & Instructional Strategies
EDV/563 Critical Thinking Models & Methods
ESL/506 Understanding Language Acquisition & Cognition
ESL/507 Identification & Assessment of Linguistically Diverse Populations
ESL/508 Family & Community Involvement in Educational Programs
ESL/510 Foundations of ESL Education
PSYCH/538 Lifespan Development & Learning
QNT/575 Measurement, Evaluation & Ethics in Research
TED/505 Current Educational Models & Theories, Part I
TED/506 Current Educational Models & Theories, Part II
TED/508 Theories & Educational Approaches to Human Development
TED/509 American Educational Foundations
TED/527 Curriculum Integration Methods for Language Arts & Reading
TED/538 Curriculum Integration Methods for Social Studies & Fine Arts
TED/546 Curriculum Integration Methods for Math & Science
TED/551 Reading Methods: Decoding, Reading Skills & Practicum
TED/581 Student Teaching
TED/590 Student Teaching
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Education Course Descriptions
CMP/520 Learning & Technology ED
This course will introduce research relative to the integration of technology into P-12 school systems and how to decode and apply research into P-12 technology integration initiatives.  Key issues that face educators, education systems, and governments related to effective use of technology to enhance educational opportunities and teacher productivity will be researched and analyzed.  These issues include ethical and equitable access to various technologies.
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CMP/521 Using Computers in Education ED
This course examines how emerging technology can affect the classroom teacher, school administrator, school board member, students, and parents. It explores how technology influences curriculum, instructional design, and educational standards. Equity issues and the consequences to students who lack technological skills and knowledge are also the focal points of this course. This course uses a variety of media and technologies to prepare teaching materials, develop curriculum, and deliver instruction.
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CMP/522 Critical Issues in Educational Technology ED
This course will provide the student with an understanding of learning models and the impact technology can have towards enhancing and enriching the learning process.  The primary focus will be the application of teaching and learning strategies that integrate technology as a vehicle in the differentiation of curriculum.  Using technology tools for solving a variety of problems, evaluating student performance, and implementing distance learning systems will also be explored.
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CMP/530 Ethics & Technology in Education ED
This course is designed to introduce the ethical issues relating to the use of technology in education.  The course will examine the present and future controversies surrounding the integration of technology into the instructional process and educational institutions.  Students will address the issues of information and intellectual property, privacy issues in a digital environment, and the relationship of individual, governmental and societal concerns in an ever-advancing and changing electronic community.
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CMP/540 Integrating Educational Technology in the Classroom ED
This course focuses upon the appropriate selection and use of various technologies and software applications appropriate for K-12 curriculum.  Topics to be explored include construction of units, classroom management issues, and student assessment criteria to assist teachers in the process of effectively integrating technology into subject matter curricula.
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CMP/555 Designing & Producing Educational Technology ED
This is a comprehensive course that first considers the process used to design and evaluate technology products. Next, a careful analysis will be made of the various elements of design including opportunities to analyze and evaluate actual developed products. Students will be able to evaluate educational software, apply it in the classroom and determine its effectiveness in learning environments. Students will design a product for use with students in the classroom.
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CMP/560 Instructional Multimedia Authoring ED
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to use a variety of multimedia authoring programs as they develop their abilities to synthesize available research in a number of electronic and hard copy formats. By synthesizing the available research on instructional design and current theories of learning, students will create instructional courseware using a minimum of two-selected multimedia presentation development as it provides students the opportunity to learn a variety of techniques and methods as they develop effective and relevant experiences.
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EDD/520 Critical Issues in Education ED
This course is designed to allow students to explore current educational issues in the context of their social and philosophic foundations.  By analyzing these controversial topics and their impact on education in today's society, students utilize critical thinking techniques to make philosophical decisions and take a stand on the issues.  Changing social conditions, cultural influences, and values clarification are discussed in relation to schooling.
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EDD/530 Assessment: Theory & Practice ED
This course focuses on developing the skills necessary to become effective assessors of student learning.  Students explore how to design alternative assessments and traditional testing tools that yield information on student progress based on clear criteria and standards.  Methods of reporting student progress to parents, administration, and the community are reviewed.  Critical assessment issues facing our schools are analyzed and debated from the perspective of the researcher and the practitioner.
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EDD/558 Curriculum Design & Development ED
This course focuses on understanding what curriculum is and how it is developed in schools. Curriculum planning is briefly examined, as is the role of philosophy in this process.  Procedures involved in curriculum development, planning, implementation, and evaluation are addressed; practical application is emphasized.
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EDD/562 Standards-Based Instruction ED
This course focuses on the development of strategies for linking standards-based education to classroom curriculum. This course will utilize local, state, and national standards as well as current research on standards as a basis for understanding standards-based instruction.  An in-depth analysis of standards are explored and focus is on improving student learning in the areas of language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science.  Students will learn to create effective standards-based performance assessment tasks for their classrooms.  This course will also cover how content standards affect all students, including students with Individualized Education Plans, students who are consistently exceeding standards, and students who are falling below standards.
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EDD/571 Introduction to Research & Graduate Studies in Education ED
This course is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills needed to be successful in their graduate studies at the University of Phoenix.  An emphasis will be placed on using effective oral and written communication skills, understanding the importance of academic standards, and working successfully in groups.  Additionally, students will be introduced to the elements required to begin an action research project, including purpose/rationale, writing style, literature reviews, online resources, data collection, and components of an action research project.
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EDD/573 Applications of Research ED
This course reviews various applications of the individual research project. Students explore factors related to presenting at conferences, submitting for publication and communicating findings to various agencies and organizations.  The process of using research projects as the basis for grant writing is examined.
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EDD/574 Action Research Outline ED
Students may begin work on the outline component of the action research project upon successful completion of EDD 571 and the approval of their problem statements and matrices by their faculty member.  Students complete a sentence outline of Chapters 1-4 for the action research proposal, including an introduction, documentation of the problem, a review of the literature, a recommended solution strategy, and possible methods for analyzing results.  The outline is used as a basis for writing the formal proposal.
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EDD/575 Action Research Proposal ED
Students may begin work on the proposal component of the action research project upon successful completion of EDD/574.  Using their outlines as a framework, students create an implementation proposal for their research project.  The proposal contains the same chapters, headings, and sub-headings as the outline but is rewritten in formal text.  A timeline for specific actions will be addressed.
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EDD/576 Action Research Report & Presentation ED
The final phase of the research project is the formal report and proof of outside presentation.  After implementation, students will analyze their results and rewrite the proposals into report form, including Chapter 5.  The final chapter for the action research report includes an analysis of findings and recommendations for change.
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EDV/544 Inclusion Methods for the Regular Classroom Teacher ED
This course prepares the regular classroom teacher for the challenges of inclusive education.  It covers typical characteristics and learning styles of diverse learners, as well as federal and state regulations pertaining to the education of handicapped individuals.  Evaluative accommodations and curricular modifications that can be implemented in the regular classroom setting are discussed.  Methods for working collaboratively with special educators, parents, and paraprofessionals are also examined.
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EDV/553 At-Risk Programs & Instructional Strategies ED
This course provides a dual focus to the problem of children "at risk": (1) environmental/societal influences outside of the school, and (2) academic programming to prevent failure and/or dropping out.  Each segment of the school system is analyzed for the unique issues facing the school-age population as it "grows up" in school.  Programs both in and out of school are reviewed for effectiveness in dealing with at-risk issues.  Factors that contribute to a student's potential for becoming a dropout, from kindergarten through high school, are considered, and emphasis is placed on the role of the school as a part of the total community solution process.
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EDV/563 Critical Thinking Models & Methods ED
This course is an investigation of critical thinking and an evaluation of thinking. Students examine the intellectual standards of “good” thinking and how the criteria and standards of critical thinking cut across subjects in the curriculum.  Students evaluate their own thinking through self-reflection, study of thinking structures, and active participation in thinking challenges.  Current classroom practices are investigated and strategies/materials are developed to foster critical thinking as a dominant purpose of each course.
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ESL/506 Understanding Language Acquisition & Cognition ED
This course examines second language acquisition theories, strategies, and the nature of cognitive and affective language development to assist the teacher of the bilingual-bicultural student. The course focuses on language acquisition development opportunities within alternative language service programs. It provides the basis for effective instructional strategies including methods, techniques, and materials to be used with linguistically diverse students, including the learning styles and interconnected variables that interact in second language learning and thought processes. The course also focuses on the structure and use of the English language to ensure oral and written accuracy and correct pronunciation and intonation for those working with linguistically diverse populations.
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ESL/507   Identification and Assessment of Linguistically Diverse Populations ED
This course is focuses on methods and techniques used for language and academic identification, assessment and placement of linguistically diverse populations. It provides an understanding of the historical perspective and pertinent information surrounding issues related to current policies and practices for identification and assessment of students for placement in BLE/ESL programs. Evaluation instruments used in such areas as language proficiency, achievement and learning styles are examined.
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ESL/508 Family & Community Involvement in Educational Programs ED
This course provides communication and human relation skills to facilitate positive student self-concept, parent-teacher cooperation, interaction among professional educators, the community, and social groups. It presents several models for parent empowerment and involvement in the education of the linguistically divisors learner that explicitly and implicitly convey a set of goals, assumptions, attitudes, behaviors, and strategies. The course also examines strategies to build partnerships between schools and communities and to improve minority family involvement in BLE/ESL programs.
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ESL/510

 Foundations of ESL Education ED
This course provides a comprehensive overview of historical, philosophical, and legal perspectives and ramifications in ESL education. It establishes the rationale for ESL education, and examines current issues in limited English proficiency (LEP) identification and assessment and second language acquisition in the public school. The course provides knowledge and sensitivity to the history and culture of other languages, groups, and  multiethnic curriculum and instruction.
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PYSCH/538 Lifespan Development & Learning ED
This course integrates learning theories and principles with advanced study of early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school development in relation to educational practice.  Perspectives on behaviorism and cognitive and social learning are explored in the context of their practical application by the professional in the classroom.
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QNT/575 Measurement, Evaluation & Ethics in Research ED
In this course, students identify ethical issues related to research, including basic theory and practice, professional codes of ethics, governmental regulations, confidentiality, and research using human subjects.  The purpose of statistics, as applied to educational research, is introduced; inferential and descriptive measures are examined and methods for evaluating and analyzing data are discussed.  Students are required to synthesize information presented in this class by appropriately addressing each element in their Individual Action Research Projects.
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TED/505 Current Educational Models & Theories, Part I ED
This course focuses on the theoretical models that underlie teaching and learning processes. It allows the student to examine the ways to teach all students, explores lesson plan designs, and analyzes effective teaching strategies to promote student learning.
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TED/506 Current Educational Models & Theories, Part II ED
This course focuses on the application of the theoretical models that underlie teaching and learning processes. It allows the student to practice ways to teach all students, explore classroom climates necessary for learning, analyze classroom management systems, and develop an interdisciplinary thematic teaching unit.
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TED/508 Theories & Educational Approaches to Human Development ED
This course explores the range of human development. The focus of the course is on defining the developmental stages of life from prenatal adolescence, domains of development as they exert influence on each age/stage. The course also requires students to examine how these stages impact instructional practices and decisions in the K-12 environment.
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TED/509 American Education Foundations ED
This course provides the prospective teacher with an introduction to the major issues and challenges in American education. The course focuses on the political, historical, sociological, economic, and philosophical issues that affect education. Other issues addressed include school organization and teaching, curriculum, and pedagogic practices, educational inequities, and school reform and improvement.
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TED/527 Curriculum Integration Methods for Language Arts & Reading ED
This course focuses on the theories, models and methods, and their application in the teaching and learning processes involved in communicating through language arts. The course is aligned with the expectations of RICA (Reading Instruction Competence Assessment) "to prepare beginning teachers to deliver effective reading instruction that is based on the results of ongoing assessment; reflects knowledge of state and local reading standards for different grade levels; represents a balanced, comprehensive reading curriculum; and is sensitive to the needs of all students." (RICA, 1999) The course addresses language arts as a component of an integrated curriculum, and is designed to prepare beginning teachers to develop reflective readers who can derive meaning from a variety of text.
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TED/538 Curriculum Methods for Social Studies & Fine Arts ED
This course defines and gives context to the teaching of social studies and the fine arts by addressing scope and sequences, California and national standards. It explores instructional approaches for both content areas within the framework of an integrated curriculum. Current and essential topics in both areas are examined, with special emphasis placed on consideration of cultural diversity in California society and effective ways of including cultural traditions in the classroom. The course will emphasize the use of technology to increase students' ability to achieve the goals prescribed by local, state, and national standards.
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TED/546 Curriculum Integration Methods for Math & Science ED
This course focuses on the methodology and skills of teaching that enhance the learning of mathematics and science. The theory underlying each content area is explored along with the skills, techniques, and methods necessary to teach the subject matter. Integrated content, interdisciplinary teaching, and curriculum and assessment issues are emphasized. Multiple perspectives of students as learners of math and science and current research on math and science pedagogy are explored. This course provides students with an opportunity to learn and develop the ability to use and evaluate instructional and curriculum materials and resources, as well as appropriate assessment strategies of teaching and student learning.
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TED/551

 Reading Methods: Decoding, Reading Skills & Practicum ED
This course focuses on the most current theory and methods of reading instruction and is aligned with the expectations of RICA (Reading Instruction Competence Assessment) and other state and national standards for oral and written language development. Various instructional techniques related to teaching or improving students' reading skills are modeled with a practicum experience integrated into the course which allows the application of the strategies and techniques learned through direct work on reading skills with a student from the public school setting.
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TED/581/590 Student Teaching TM
This course is the capstone experience in the Multiple Subject and Multiple Subject/CLAD programs. It provides students with a year long field-based teaching experience at the appropriate grade and content level. Student teachers work with a cooperating teacher from a school site and with a University of Phoenix faculty advisor. Throughout the course of student teaching, each candidate's performance is guided, assisted, and evaluated in relation to each standard in Category III of the California Commission on Teach Credentialing: Standards of Quality and Effectiveness for Multiple and Single Subject Credentials. Students experience a clinical supervision model during the instructional phase of the course that utilizes observation, analysis, reflection, and conferencing components. The student teaching experience is designed to present individuals with growth opportunities that best prepare them to assume the duties of a certified classroom teacher and to emphasize the achievement of state-specific standards leading to certification.
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