Assessment serves as a cornerstone of special education, both in terms of eligibility determination and instructional planning. This course will focus on the wide array of assessment methods available for identifying students with disabilities and evaluating their responsiveness to instruction, including norm-referenced tests, criterion-references assessment tasks, curriculum-based assessments and measures, and dynamic assessment. Prerequisite: 290 or COMD-411, 306 or concurrent.

In this course, students explore, plan, design, and assess the infusion of technology in learning environments, including adaptive technology. They develop awareness of teacher productivity tools and explore ethical and legal issues surrounding use of technology in Pre-K through Grade 12 learning environments. Technology policies in the school setting are examined. Prerequisite: 215.

This course is designed to facilitate the development of an understanding of the value and function of creative activity in a childs learning, and how to plan, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate integrated experiences in creative art, dramatics, music, movement, and play for young children. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. Prerequisite: 303.

Evidence-based, effective instruction of the reading and writing processes that support successful teaching of literacy in the elementary/middle school. Best practices, Common Core State Standards, curricula, appropriate materials and strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners will be explored and applied to a Teacher Work Sample (TWS) (Unit Plan). When designing the TWS, students will develop proficiency in connecting goals, state standards, objectives, and assessment. Differentiated Instruction (DI) and Response to Intervention (Rtl) will be incorporated into lesson designs.

This course is designed to provide a framework for teaching effective, inquiry-based science at the elementary and middle school levels. It provides a solid foundation in the concepts and models of hands-on, student-centered science and its assessment as described in the Next Generation Science Standards. In addition, the course prepares preservice teachers to address the WI Standards for Environmental Education and Sustainability adopted by the Wisconsin legislature in 2018.

In this course, students explore, plan, design, and assess the infusion of technology in learning environments, including adaptive technology. They develop awareness of teacher productivity tools and explore ethical and legal issues surrounding use of technology in Pre-K through Grade 12 learning environments. Technology policies in the school setting are examined. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. Prerequisite: 303.

Disciplinary and Content Literacy explores subject-specific literacies inside the literacy cycle. Students develop the knowledge and expertise necessary to teach K-12 learners. They learn how to negotiate and interpret complex texts and other multimodal forms of linguistic expression associated with specific contents. Students also review effective research-based strategies and practices in disciplinary literacies. Ultimately, students design and deliver discipline-specific instruction and select materials appropriate for diverse learners.

Emphasis on introduction to best educational practices related to curriculum, instruction, and assessment. This course includes lesson planning, lesson presentations, and lesson reflection and analysis. Emphasis on writing, speaking and listening. This course develops skills in Oral communication and Critical Thinking.. This course is restricted to students in the professional degree completion program. Prerequisite: 303. CCT/POC Bachelor Completion.

The focus of this course is the literacy development of the pre-K-3 child. The course covers the developmental process of literacy acquisition and the use of appropriate methods, models, and strategies for encouraging literacy growth. Early literacy concepts of phonemic awareness, word identification, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension cultural and linguistic diversity, and language differences and delays are examined. The role of parents, community, and assessment tools will be explored.

This course provides an introduction and overview to the field of disability studies in education, and examines inclusive practices in contemporary schools, grades PK-12. Topics covered will be the identification and characteristics of students with disabilities, a timeline of special education and inclusion, and a review of current legislation and policy. The course will cover roles and responsibilities of general and special educators as they collaborate in designing and implementing effective inclusive classroom plans.