(WTC course 410303) Students will be introduced to measuring and layout procedures and site development using surveying equipment such as digital theodolites, lasers, and total station. Concrete as a building material, foundation walls and footings, flatwork, and below grade foundation preparation will be studied as well.

(WTC course 442105) A one-credit course to prepare welding students to be successful in the lab and online. Topics covered will include Blackboard (or current LMS), email, and basic metal shop safety. The students will also get introduced to the most frequently used equipment in the shop such as welders, grinders, saws, and shears.

(WTC course 420105) This course is a basic introduction to machining and machine tool concepts for industrial maintenance personnel. Fundamental lathe, mill and drill processes will be covered along with layout skills and tool usage in a hands-on lab environment.

Student teaching occurs at the elementary and middle school levels. This is a capstone experience that is typically completed during the final semester. Student teaching requires students to work in a K-12 classroom full-time for an entire semester. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. Graded CR/NC.

Teaching in a cross-categorical special education placement at the K-12 levels. Capstone experience is typically completed in the final semester. The cross-categorical special education placement requires students to work in a classroom full-time, during the semester of student teaching. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. Prerequisites: 304, 309, 344, 353, 354. admission to the teacher education program, admission to student teaching. Graded CR/NC.

Teaching in a cross-categorical special education placement at the K-12 levels. Capstone experience is typically completed in the final semester. The cross-categorical special education placement requires students to work in a classroom full-time, during the semester of student teaching. Prerequisites: 290, 306, 340, 374, 385, admission to the teacher education program, admission to student teaching. Graded CR/NC.

This course addresses the principles of corrective and remedial reading instruction. Students explore the nature and causes of reading difficulties and learn about diagnostic instruments and procedures. They learn how to implement strategies for correcting reading disabilities and incorporate computer-aided instruction. A case study is required. Fieldwork is a required component of this course. Quantitative literacy skills will be developed. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. QQL Bachelor Completion.

In this experience, students will explore technological education issues in a technology classroom environment and create a capstone assessment project. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program. Restricted to technology education majors.

Recognizing the relationship between reading and writing in developing student literacy, this writing course prepares teacher candidates to attend to the other half of literacy: writing. Participants will learn how to incorporate writing into their planning, instructing, and evaluating that builds K-9 learners capacity to think and to share their thinking through writing. Emphasis is placed on the writing process, writing in the content areas, and specific instructional techniques. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program.

This course addresses the ethical dimensions of educational practice and policy, with justice as the primary focus. Philosophical, theoretical, and empirical readings from a wide variety of disciplines will be used to analyze case studies of social issues shaping the 21st century classroom.