2023-24 University Bulletin 
    
    May 28, 2024  
2023-24 University Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 
  
  • EBE (0804) 611 - Meth of Teaching Lit & Native Language Arts in the Bilingual Classroom


    Credits: 3.00

    Examine the integrative instructional practices incorporating the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Native Language Arts, as they transition to proficiency and academic knowledge in English Language Arts.

    Free Note: Formerly 0801-643

  
  • EBE (0804) 613 - Foundation of Adolescence and Bilingual Ed


    Credits: 3.00

    This course provides an introduction to the philosophical, sociological, and historical perspectives on bilingual and multicultural education for adolescence educators. The course examines trends in bilingual program models and legal mandates, introduces students to the cultural backgrounds of immigrant students, and discusses key concepts in sociolinguistics and second language acquisition.

    Free Note: Open to all with instructor’s permission.

  
  • EBE (0804) 700 - School-Based Measurement For Exceptional Children


    Credits: 3.00

    Explore the principles of administering and interpreting assessments relevant to the child with special needs. Gain an understanding of basic statistics as well as the legal and ethical considerations of testing in the areas of intelligence, achievement, behavior, and skills screening.

  
  • EBE (0804) 710 - Case Study Development For Bilingual Exceptional Students


    Credits: 3.00

    Develop an understanding of assessment as a decision-making collaborative process; understand characteristics of bilingual students with special needs; analyze non-traditional methods of assessment; use a case study approach to gain an in-dept understanding of the student to plan instruction.

    Prerequisite 1: EBE 700  
  
  • EBE (0804) 760 - Reflective Practice in TESOL for STEP Students


    Credits: 3.00

    STEP teacher candidates will discuss topics essential to their student teaching experience, including lesson planning, instructional methods, and assessment of English Language Learners.  Candidates will complete the required assignments and assessments for New York State teacher certification

    Free Note: For majors only.  EBE 820 Practicum/Student Teaching in TESOL is a required co-requisite.

  
  • EBE (0804) 788 - Master’s Seminar in TESOL: Action Research


    Credits: 3.00

    Learn about the research process while completing a capstone action research project including: selecting a research topic, developing research questions, conducting a literature review, collecting and interpreting data, and presenting research results.

    Free Note: To be taken in final semester of program.

  
  • EBE (0804) 789 - Applied Experience in Tesol


    Credits: 6.00

    Free Note: This course must be applied for and taken after all other courses are completed. Apply in advance by Dec. 1 for Summer or Fall,by March 1 for Spring.

  
  • EBE (0804) 790 - Student Teaching in TESOL: Pre-Certification


    Credits: 6.00

    Work with an ESL teacher and a supervising university ESL educator for eight weeks in a Pre-K-6 ESL classroom and eight weeks in a 7-12 ESL classroom. Attend a reflective practice seminar once a week during the semester. Apply for placement by deadline. Information available at http://education.adelphi.edu/studentteaching/. Fall and Spring only.,

    Free Note: Written permission of advisor.  Seminar scheduled for 1 afternoon per week.  Apply in advance by Dec. 1 for Fall, by March 1 for Spring.

  
  • EBE (0804) 792 - Practicum in TESOL for Teachers Certified in Other Areas


    Credits: 3.00

    Work with an ESL teacher and a supervising university ESL educator for eight weeks in a Pre-K-6 ESL classroom and eight weeks in a 7-12 ESL classroom. Attend a reflective practice seminar once a week during the semester. Apply for placement by the deadline. Information available at http://education.adelphi.edu/studentteaching/.,This course is only open to TESOL education majors who hold provisional or initial certification in another classroom teaching area.,

    Free Note: Written permission of advisor.  Seminar scheduled for 1 afternoon per week.  Apply in advance by Dec. 1 for Fall, by March 1 for Spring.

  
  • EBE (0804) 793 - Summer Practicum TESOL for Teachers Certified in Other Areas


    Credits: 3.00

    Work with an ESL teacher and a supervising university ESL educator during the second summer session in either a Pre-K-6 or a 7-12 ESL placement. Attend a reflective practice seminar twice a week during the summer session. Apply for placement by the deadline. Information available at http://education.adelphi.edu/studentteaching/,This course is only open to TESOL majors who hold provisional or initial certification in another classroom teaching area and work as a classroom teacher during the school year.,

    Free Note: Written permission of advisor.  Seminar scheduled for 1 afternoon per week.

  
  • EBE (0804) 795 - Student Teaching in Bilingual Special Education


    Credits: 6.00

    Work with a bilingual childhood special education teacher and a supervising university bilingual special educator for eight weeks at two grade levels. Attend a reflective practice seminar once a week during the semester. Apply for placement by deadline. Information available at: http://education.adelphi.edu/studentteaching/.

    Free Note: Candidate must apply to the Office of School and Community Partnerships one year before starting the scheduled Clinical Practice.

  
  • EBE (0804) 796 - Practicum Teaching in Bilingual Special Education


    Credits: 3.00

    Work with a bilingual childhood special education teacher and a supervising university bilingual special educator. Attend a reflective practice seminar once a week during the semester. Apply for placement by deadline. Information available at http://education.adelphi.edu/studentteaching/.

    Free Note: Candidate must apply to the Office of School and Community Partnerships one year before starting the scheduled Clinical Practice

  
  • EBE (0804) 797 - Practicum Teaching in Bilingual Special Education


    Credits: 3.00

    Work with a bilingual childhood special education teacher and a supervising university bilingual special educator during the second summer session. Attend a reflective practice seminar twice a week during the summer session. Apply for placement by deadline. Information available at ttp://education.adelphi.edu/studentteaching/.

    Free Note: Candidate must apply to the Office of School and Community Partnership 1 year before starting the scheduled Clinical Practice.

  
  • EBE (0804) 798 - Student Teaching I in TESOL for Uncertified TESOL Teachers


    Credits: 3.00

  
  • EBE (0804) 799 - Student Teaching II in TESOL for Uncertified Teachers


    Credits: 3.00

    Free Note: Written permission of advisor.  Seminar scheduled for one afternoon per week.

  
  • ECA (0203) 101 - Introduction to Economics


    Credits: 3.00

    Learn the rudiments of economic literacy and understanding. The role of economics in everyday life, the operation of markets, and the determination of national income provide the focal points for lectures and discussion.

    Distribution Requirement Social Sciences



    Free Note: Does not count toward the Economics major; does not count as an elective for business majors

  
  • ECA (0203) 111 - The Price System


    Credits: 3.00

    An analysis of economic decision making, combined with the study of contemporary economic institutions, problems and policy alternatives. Examines scarcity and choice, the price mechanism and planning, the structure of American business and labor, and issues such as income distribution and the role of government in economic affairs.

    Distribution Requirement Social Sciences



  
  • ECA (0203) 112 - The National Economy


    Credits: 3.00

    Learn the theory of national income determination; the goals of full employment, price stability, and economic growth. Examine alternative uses of fiscal and monetary policy, how the national economy operates, and with what consequences.

    Distribution Requirement Social Sciences



  
  • ECA (0203) 214 - History of Economic Thought


    Credits: 3.00

    Explore the major schools of economics, in their historical context, since the 18th century. Study the mercantilists, the physiocrats, the English classical school, Marxism, the neoclassical school, and the Keynesians.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  ECA 112  
  
  • ECA (0203) 215 - Environmental Economics


    Credits: 3.00

    An examination of economic issues related to the natural world. Questions of theory, institution, measurement, and policy are addressed. Topics include the market analysis of public goods, the tragedy of the commons, green G.D.P., economic sustainability, and cost-benefit analysis.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  ECA 112  
  
  • ECA (0203) 216 - Game Theory


    Credits: 3.00

    Game Theory studies strategic interactions. This course introduces the main ideas and analytical tools of game theory. Utilizing examples, students learn about games with sequential moves, games with simultaneous moves, pure and mixed strategies, repeated prisoner’s dilemma, collective action games, and evolutionary games.,,

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111   Prerequisite 2: ECA 112  
  
  • ECA (0203) 225 - International Trade


    Credits: 3.00

    Study international economic relations, trade theory, barriers to trade, economic integration, the relationship between trade and growth, balance of payments adjustments, and international monetary systems.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  
  
  • ECA (0203) 226 - Economic Development


    Credits: 3.00

    Study, define, and assess the factors and forces affecting economic development. Examine several theories of development and case studies.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  ECA 112  
  
  • ECA (0203) 231 - System of Political Economy


    Credits: 3.00

    Compare theoretical and actual economic systems with reference to topics such as efficiency, equity, incentives, decision-making procedures, and objectives.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  ECA 112  
  
  • ECA (0203) 241 - Industrial Organization


    Credits: 3.00

    Study market structure and the decision-making of the firm. Learn about monopolistic and oligopolistic structures, the transnational corporation, and the application of game theory to decision-making in non-competitive markets.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  ECA 112  
  
  • ECA (0203) 251 - Money and Banking


    Credits: 3.00

    Study the nature of money and credit, the banking systems of the United States, central bank policies and controls.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111   Prerequisite 2: ECA 112  
  
  • ECA (0203) 252 - Public Finance


    Credits: 3.00

    Examine the federal tax system and the basic problems underlying collection of public revenues and public expenditures. Study the general aspects of fiscal administration and the relationships between federal, state, and local tax systems.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  ECA 112  
  
  • ECA (0203) 262 - Labor and Public Policy


    Credits: 3.00

    Analyze major public policy issues relevant to the employment of labor. Study major topics such as minimum wage laws, immigration, the dual labor market hypothesis, human capital theory, and contemporary theories of unemployment.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  ECA 112  
  
  • ECA (0203) 275 - Micro Economic Analysis


    Credits: 3.00

    A critical analysis of neoclassical price determination. Topics include consumer choice theory, the production function, the Marshallian theory of the firm, the factor theory of income distribution.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  
  
  • ECA (0203) 276 - Macro Economic Analysis


    Credits: 3.00

    Examine the determinants of the size, stability, and growth of national income. Study national economic policy alternatives and their implications.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  ECA 112  
  
  • ECA (0203) 304 - Mathematical Methods in Economics


    Credits: 3.00

    This is an introduction to mathematical modeling of the type used by economists. Emphasis is on equilibrium and optimization, with matrix algebra used to solve problems involving simultaneous equations. Other topics covered include differentiation, comparative statics, exponential and logarithmic functions, and constrained optimization.

    Prerequisite 1: MTH 141  or MTH 131  
  
  • ECA (0203) 305 - Econometrics


    Credits: 3.00

    Learn the methods of data collection, analysis, and presentation commonly employed by economic and financial analysts. Study probability and sampling theory, regression, correlation, and computer applications.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  ECA 112  MTH 113  
  
  • ECA (0203) 314 - History of Economic Thought


    Credits: 3.00

    Explore the major schools of economics, in their historical context, since the 18th century. Study the mercantilists, the physiocrats, the English classical school, Marxism, the neoclassical school, and the Keynesians.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  and ECA 112  
    Free Note: ECA 314 - History of Economic Thought (formerly ECA 214) 

  
  • ECA (0203) 315 - Environmental Economics


    Credits: 3.00

    An examination of economic issues related to the natural world. Questions of theory, institution, measurement, and policy are addressed. Topics include the market analysis of public goods, the tragedy of the commons, green G.D.P., economic sustainability, and cost-benefit analysis.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  and ECA 112  
    Free Note: ECA 315 Environmetal Economics (formerly ECA-215)

  
  • ECA (0203) 316 - Game Theory


    Credits: 3.00

    Game Theory studies strategic interactions. This course introduces the main ideas and analytical tools of game theory. Utilizing examples, students learn about games with sequential moves, games with simultaneous moves, pure and mixed strategies, repeated prisoner’s dilemma, collective action games, and evolutionary games.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  ECA 112  
  
  • ECA (0203) 320 - Economic Development


    Credits: 3.00

    Study, define, and assess the factors and forces affecting economic development. Examine several theories of development and case studies.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  and ECA 112  
    Free Note: ECA 320 - Economic Development (formerly ECA-226)

  
  • ECA (0203) 325 - International Trade


    Credits: 3.00

    Study international economic relations, trade theory, barriers to trade, economic integration, the relationship between trade and growth, balance of payments adjustments, and international monetary systems.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  
    Free Note: ECA 325 - International Trade (formerly ECA-225)

  
  • ECA (0203) 331 - System of Political Economy


    Credits: 3.00

    Students will compare theoretical and actual economic systems with reference to topics such as efficiency, equity, incentives, decision-making procedures, and objectives.

     

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  and ECA 112  
    Free Note: ECA 331 - System of Political Economy (formerly ECA-231)

  
  • ECA (0203) 340 - Industrial Organization


    Credits: 3.00

    Students will study market structure and the decision-making of the firm. Learn about monopolistic and oligopolistic structures, the transnational corporation, and the application of game theory to decision-making in non-competitive markets.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  and ECA 112  
    Free Note: ECA 340 - Industrial Organization (formerly ECA 241)

  
  • ECA (0203) 351 - Money and Banking


    Credits: 3.00

    Study the nature of money and credit, the banking systems of the United States, central bank policies and controls.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  ECA 112  
    Free Note: ECA 351 - Money and Banking (formerly ECA 251)

  
  • ECA (0203) 352 - Public Finance


    Credits: 3.00

    Examine the federal tax system and the basic problems underlying collection of public revenues and public expenditures. Study the general aspects of fiscal administration and the relationships between federal, state, and local tax systems.

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  ECA 112  
  
  • ECA (0203) 360 - Labor and Public Policy


    Credits: 3.00

    Students will analyze major public policy issues relevant to the employment of labor. Study major topics such as minimum wage laws, immigration, the dual labor market hypothesis, human capital theory, and contemporary theories of unemployment.

     

    Prerequisite 1: ECA 111  and ECA 112  
    Free Note: ECA 360 - Labor and Public Policy (formerly ECA 262) 

  
  • ECA (0203) 390 - Special Topics


    Credits: 3.00

  
  • ECA (0203) 444 - Senior Seminar in Economics


    Credits: 3.00

    Based on a review of a variety of books and films, this senior level course will explore critical events within three basic areas of contemporary economic thought: microeconomics, international trade, and international development. The student is expected to engage what he/she has learned in previous economics courses, with these critiques.

    Free Note: Economics Major with Senior Status

  
  • ECA (0203) 520 - Macroeconomics


    Credits: 3.00

    Learn the tools of aggregate economic analysis and the skills to apply them to the decision-making process. A detailed treatment of the concept of full-employment equilibrium; determinants of consumption, investment, government expenditure, and multiplier and accelerator analysis. Examine the policies for full employment, price stability, and maximum growth.

  
  • ECA (0203) 521 - Microeconomics


    Credits: 3.00

    Analyze the behavior of individuals and firms under competitive conditions; price determination under perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition; general static equilibrium and the efficient allocation of resources. Course utilizes economic analysis to help improve the process of managerial decision-making.

    Prerequisite 1: DSC 507  
  
  • ECA (0203) 590 - S/T: Environmental Economics


    Credits: 3.00

    A broad perspective on economic issues with respect to the natural world. Study the theory of public goods, the problem of sustainability, environment and global institutions, and policy approaches.

  
  • ECH (0807) 502 - Reflective Practice Seminar in Childhood Ed


    Credits: 3.00

  
  • ECH (0807) 595 - Child Literacies: Literature, Culture and the Arts


    Credits: 3.00

    This course addresses curriculum and pedagogy for children–including the arts, language arts and literature–in the context of cultural and media studies. It provides the foundations for literacy instruction through a genre-based survey of children’s literature with emphasis on reading and writing across the content areas. Field project required.

  
  • ECH (0807) 600 - Childhood Development


    Credits: 3.00

    This course studies child development from conception to adolescence. Lectures and readings focus on historical and cultural perspectives on childhood, genetics, and environmental health; the evolution based approach to development; research on infant perception and language development; cognitive, personality and social development; and abnormal development. Field project required.

  
  • ECH (0807) 601 - School and Society


    Credits: 3.00

    The course analyzes the dynamics of how the schools are influenced by social, economic, cultural, and ideological forces and change. Addressing the history of specific school programs as well as comparisons to educational systems around the world, it evaluates educational policy and the ethical responsibility of teachers. Field project required.

  
  • ECH (0807) 602 - Emotional Lives of Children: Classroom as Community


    Credits: 3.00

    Designed for current and future school personnel, this course explores the emotional lives of children. Psychological, phenomenological, and literary understandings of childhood are addressed. Methods for creating a classroom community that enhances the emotional well-being of children are explored, including considerations of cultural differences and special needs.

  
  • ECH (0807) 620 - Assessment and Instruction in Childhood Education


    Credits: 3.00

    This course emphasizes assessment as a teaching-learning process; as a collaborative process involving children, educators, parents; to critique and explore different traditional and non-traditional assessments; and to understand the value of documentation as an ongoing practice to gain insight into development and to guide curricular decisions. Field project required.

    Free Note: Only open to Graduate Students

  
  • ECH (0807) 652 - Paradigms of Knowing


    Credits: 3.00

    The course examines the intimate relationship between knowledge and education, exploring what knowledge is and how it defines teaching and learning. Paradigms of knowledge and their practical implications will be critically examined, including rationalism, empiricism, idealism, pragmatism, critical theory, postmodernism, aesthetic, feminine, and indigenous modes of knowing. Field project required.

  
  • ECH (0807) 700 - Social St and Critical Lit in Childhood Ed


    Credits: 3.00

    This course addresses social studies education for children, engaging students in the reflective exploration of interdisciplinary study in the social sciences disciplines through the framework of critical literacy and pedagogy. Highlighting multicultural, equity, and ethical issues, students are challenged to create curriculum for compassion and social justice. Field hours required.

    Prerequisite 1: ECH 600  
    Free Note: 25 Hours of Fieldwork

  
  • ECH (0807) 710 - Math and Tech in Childhood Ed


    Credits: 3.00

    This course addresses the development of mathematical thought through the interrelationships of pedagogy, mathematical content and children’s development for teaching in grades 1-6. Professional standards, resources, equity issues and mathematics across content areas are addressed as well as data collection probes and graphing packages. Field hours required.

    Prerequisite 1: 0805*601 Prerequisite 2: ECH 600  
    Free Note: 25 Hours of Fieldwork

  
  • ECH (0807) 720 - Sci and Tech in Childhood Ed


    Credits: 3.00

    This course familiarizes students with a constructivist and critical pedagogical perspective toward science and technological applications for grades 1-6. Informal science settings will also be introduced to offer resources for an eclectic learning experience. Interdisciplinary approaches across content areas will be explored. Field hours required.

    Prerequisite 1: ECH 601  ECH 600  
    Free Note: 25 Hours of Fieldwork

  
  • ECH (0807) 723 - Special Topics


    Credits: 3.00

    Students will learn about holistic learning process for children across the elementary curriculum, integrating all of the New York State Learning Standards. Students will develop lessons that transform academic concepts into hands-on performances, real life movements, and thematic activities, bringing health and physical education into the regular classroom.

  
  • ECH (0807) 788 - Master’s Seminar: Inquiry in Teaching and Learning


    Credits: 3.00

    Candidates conduct an inquiry project, which may include traditional research, new media curriculum development, action research, service learning, or field, based inquiry. Special topics will be offered. Candidates also complete a €œsynthesis phase of their portfolio.

    Free Note: Must be taken in last semeater before Student Teaching for Childhood Education.

  
  • ECH (0807) 795 - Student Teaching in Childhood Education: Pre-Certification


    Credits: 6.00

    Experiences will cover at least two age ranges and will include practice teaching as well as individual and small group instruction.  Students work with a cooperating teacher and a supervising university special educator.  Reflective practice seminar included.  The placement is full-time, five days a week for one semester.

    Free Note: Written permission of advisor.  Seminar scheduled for one afternoon per week.  Apply in advance by Dec. 1 for Fall, by March 1 for Spring.

  
  • ECS (0820) 600 - Intro to Inclusive Early Intervention: Infants/ Toddlers


    Credits: 3.00

    Study philosophy, models, practice and research foundations of comprehensive, trans-disciplinary, family-centered, inclusive early intervention in natural environments. Best practices for the entire range of disabilities and severity levels. Roles of governmental agencies, significant legislation, and state regulations for the Early Intervention program.

    Prerequisite 1: EEC 600  
    Free Note: 25 hours of fieldwork required.

  
  • ECS (0820) 610 - Creating and Maintaining Family Partnerships: INF/Pre-Schools


    Credits: 3.00

    Study current principles and exemplary practice in family support from birth through seven years. Learn strategies for sharing respect and responsibility within a family empowerment model. Evaluation of collaboration effectiveness at various stages in partnership development. Parent interview materials and techniques; family-centered program evaluation.

    Prerequisite 1: EEC 600  
  
  • ECS (0820) 620 - Inclusive Early Childhood Special Ed: PreSchool thru Primary


    Credits: 3.00

    Study the best practice models of comprehensive, interdisciplinary, family-centered, and inclusive preschool, kindergarten and early primary interventions for young children with a wide range of disabilities, including all severity levels. Learn the roles of governmental agencies, significant legislation, and state regulations for ages three to seven. Field work.

    Prerequisite 1: EEC 600  or EEC 630  
    Free Note: 25 hours of fieldwork required.

  
  • ECS (0820) 700 - Authentic Infant and Early Childhood Identity Assessment and Progress Evaluation


    Credits: 3.00

    Study the early identification of infants and young children with developmental disabilities; observation, screening and assessment strategies; evaluation of measurement tools with a focus on infant through early primary developmental evaluation. Analyze results from multiple sources, formal report writing, effective parent conferencing, evaluating individual progress. Field experience required.

    Prerequisite 1: ECS 600  ECS 610  ECS 620  
  
  • ECS (0820) 710 - Inclusive Cur, Meth, and Teaming in Infancy and Early Childhood


    Credits: 3.00

    Study adapting, modifying and evaluating curricula and methods. Learn motivational strategies to reduce inclusion barriers within developmental settings. Support all young children (birth-7) toward mastery of normal developmental sequences. Field work required.

    Prerequisite 1: ECS 600  ECS 610  ECS 620  
    Free Note: 25 hours of fieldwork required.

  
  • ECS (0820) 720 - Applied Behavioral Analysis & Positive Behavioral Support


    Credits: 3.00

    Introduction to principles and practices of applied behavioral analysis and positive behavioral support for infants and young children. Design, implement, and evaluate individualized behavioral programs; documentation for autism spectrum disorders. Explore multiple theoretical approaches, models, and facilitation strategies in providing emotional and social support. Field work.

    Prerequisite 1: ECS 600  ECS 610  ECS 620  
    Free Note: This course satisfies the New York State requirement for 3 hours of seminar in “Needs of Children with Autism” Free Note 2: 25 hours of fieldwork required.

  
  • ECS (0820) 787 - Special Topics


    Credits: 3.00

    Study of developmental patterns (both typical and atypical) of infants and toddlers, including prenatal development and prematurity to three years of age. Addresses all developmental domains, including early cognition/perception, emotional/social development, communication, early literacy, physical, and adaptive development as they interact with environmental factors, emphasizing families and early attachment.

  
  • ECS (0820) 788 - Masters Seminar in Early Childhood Special Education: Research and Advocacy


    Credits: 3.00

    Analyze current issues, professional literature reviews, critiques, analysis of research. Learn strategies for action research in infant and early childhood settings. Develop familiarity with respected professional literature, leaders in the field and online information resources for lifelong learning. Field experience is required.

    Prerequisite 1: ECS 710  
  
  • ECS (0820) 789 - Supplemental Supervised Early Childhood Special Education Field Experience


    Credits: 3.00

    Participate in additional four-to-eight-week supervised fieldwork in another infant or early childhood setting, or with an additional early childhood age-range or population, beyond that which they have previously received experience.

    Prerequisite 1: ECS 600  
    Free Note: Permission of Program Chair Required.

  
  • ECS (0820) 792 - Student Teaching I in Early Childhood Special Education & Clinical Seminar


    Credits: 3.00

    Available to qualified early childhood special education graduates who have completed all advanced sequence course work and requisite state testing. Placements are eight weeks in fall or spring semesters with one of three early childhood age groups and a weekly clinical seminar. Apply well in advance (see deadlines on advisement sheet)

  
  • ECS (0820) 793 - Student Teaching II in Early Childhood Special Education & Clinical Seminar


    Credits: 3.00

    Available to qualified early childhood special education graduates who have completed all advanced sequence course work and requisite state testing. Placements are eight weeks in fall or spring semesters with one of three early childhood age groups and a clinical seminar. Apply well in advance (see deadlines on advisement sheet).

  
  • ECS (0820) 794 - Summer Student Teaching I in Early Childhood Special Education


    Credits: 3.00

    Available to qualified ECSE graduate students who have completed all advanced sequence course work and passed requisite state testing. Each is a four-week (20 days) placement with one of three early childhood age groups (prior field experience in a third age group required) and a clinical seminar. Apply well in advance (see deadlines on advisement sheet).

  
  • ECS (0820) 796 - Practicum I in Early Childhood Special Education and Clinical Seminar


    Credits: 3.00

    For certified teachers with all prerequisite course work and field experience successfully completed. Participate in a practicum that consists of one eight-week fall or spring placement with one of three early childhood age groups and concurrent weekly seminar. Apply well in advance (see deadlines on advisement sheet).

  
  • ECS (0820) 798 - Summer Practicum I in Early Childhood Special Education Seminar


    Credits: 3.00

    For certified teachers with all prerequisite course work and field experience successfully completed. Participate in a summer practicum that consists of one six-week placement with one of three early childhood age groups and concurrent weekly seminar. In-service and advanced certificate students only. Apply well in advance (see deadlines on advisement sheet).

  
  • EDL (0806) 500 - School-Based Finance


    Credits: 3.00

    This course is designed for students without previous courses in finance. The course provides an introduction to measurement concepts. Methods and techniques of recording financial data applicable to school building leaders are included. Students examine problems concerning budget development, resource allocation, fiscal analysis, personnel oversight, maintenance, security, and grant-writing.

  
  • EDL (0806) 533 - Comp Based Tech in Ed


    Credits: 3.00

    This is a broad production-based course in a variety of computer-based technologies. Topics include: (1) electronic databases; (2) education production tools; and (3) educational software. These components will include the use of presentation software, spreadsheets, Moodle, Blackboard, and electronic digital portfolios. Field project required.

  
  • EDL (0806) 550 - Internship I


    Credits: 3.00

    Students will learn about the responsibilities of school building leadership through approximately 160 hours of participant observation internship. This experience is half of the total required 320 hours of participant-observation through two courses: 550 and 551. Students will reflect on topics including leadership development, supervision, and school culture.

    Course Learning Goals: 1. Students will engage in a broad-based administrative and supervisory experience in an “on-the-job” setting. 
    2. Students will collaborate with the mentoring administrator and university faculty to design an enriching clinical experience in a building level setting. 

    3. Students will  complete systematic documentation of clinical experiences including reflections of the prospective superintendent in order to assess growth and development. 
    4. Students will have an  opportunity to assess their commitment to a career in educational leadership development, vision and mission, equity and cultural competence, supervision of instruction, school culture, curriculum planning, data driven instruction, strategic planning, meaningful engagement of families and community and management operations-including school law.   


  
  • EDL (0806) 551 - Internship II


    Credits: 3.00

    Students will engage in 160 hours of participant observation internship for School Building Leader, as part of 320 hours of observation through two courses: 550 and 551. Students will reflect on topics including curriculum planning, strategic planning, data driven instruction, and cultural competence.    

    Free Note: Approval of Program Director needed to register for course. Need 24 credits and review of E-Folio.

    Course Learning Goals: • Students will apply the knowledge and skills acquired through coursework and previous internship experience to actual problems, challenges, and daily administrative duties. (Standards 1, 2, 9)  

    • Students will integrate the concepts and skills from various prior learning experiences and focus them in appropriate situations. (Standards 1, 9, 10) 

    • Students will plan, organize, coordinate, direct, and evaluate educational programs.  (Standards 1, 4, 6)

    • Facilitate educational change with a focus on school improvement and student achievement. 

    (Standards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)  

    • Students will plan and implement effective solutions to educational problems.  (Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)  

    • Students will effectively communicate and work with all education stakeholders, respecting the diverse nature and needs of all children, their families, and communities.  (Standards 1, 8)

    • Students will promote the success of every student by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical 

    manner. (Standards 2, 3, 7) 


  
  • EDL (0806) 553 - Educational Policy: Diversity, Community & Leadership


    Credits: 3.00

    This course focuses on the challenges school leaders face with increasing racial, ethnic, linguistic, diversity in school settings. Topics include the impact of poverty on children’s opportunities to succeed in school, political and legal issues that must be considered as well as family and community support to improve school success.

    Course Learning Goals:
    • Understand the social, cultural, and political forces shaping the evolution of contemporary education programs and institutions.
    • Show knowledge of important reports on education and to compare premises and conclusions for their policy implications.
    • Demonstrate an understanding of who decides and how decisions are affected by multiple forces in a pluralistic democracy.
    • Analyze cases of policy making in a dynamic system and understand that problems, solutions, and the system itself are loosely coupled in time and space.
    • Explain how symbols, language, information, and media relate to the distribution of power and allocation of results in the political arena.
    • Develop an understanding of the process of policy formation, and of methodologies to assess education needs, analyze policy alternatives to address those needs, and make recommendations.
    • Develop course participants’ skills to draw policy implications from comparative educational research on school purposes and curriculum, teacher quality, school leadership and system reform.

  
  • EDL (0806) 554 - Research and Evaluation in Schools


    Credits: 3.00

    This course encourages students to investigate the theoretically based models and tools of school assessment, evaluation, and research in such areas as school reform, curriculum, and school-based management. The course addresses the use of technologies both as a medium of evaluation and as its focus. Field project required.

  
  • EDL (0806) 555 - Administrative Internship


    Credits: 5.00

    A field-based internship of 320 hours within a school administrative setting, co-supervised by University faculty and school administrators. The internship focuses on leadership within decision-making contexts, community relations, program development and evaluations, and supervision of staff. A weekly seminar will meet for the duration of the internship.

    Free Note: Approval of Program Director needed to register for course. Need 24 credits and review of E-Folio

  
  • EDL (0806) 556 - Supervision in the Schools


    Credits: 4.00

    This course will focus on the theories and practices of supervision in schools as they pertain to philosophies of education, human relations, and professional development. Teachers will gain a clear understanding of the supervisory role as it pertains to school management and policies, particularly with technology.

    Free Note: 4-Credit course has extended meeting time 30-Hour Practicum is required

  
  • EDL (0806) 557 - Tech in School Administration


    Credits: 3.00

    This capstone course addresses forms of technology and software that support the administrative and staff functions of a district or school as well as the need for planning in relation to its infrastructure. Students must take this course at the Garden City campus which includes a ten-hour practicum.

    Free Note: Includes 10 hours Field based components. Should be last course in program to be taken.

  
  • EDL (0806) 561 - Management Theory and Organizational Behavior (Schools)


    Credits: 3.00

    This course addresses the essential and effective processes of management and human relations within an educational organization, including examination of the functions of management, the rationale underlying the methods of organizational design, and research about organizational socialization, motivation, and change. Field project required.

  
  • EDL (0806) 590 - Ethics, Law and Technology


    Credits: 3.00

    This “hybrid” course explores issues relevant to technology in education, and emphasizes the choices taken by school administrators. Topics such as freedom of speech, privacy, access, gender, and commercialism are addressed from a variety of philosophical and legal perspectives. Field project required.

  
  • EDL (0806) 666 - School Leadership


    Credits: 3.00

    This course presents school leadership from theoretical and practical points of view. With no comprehensive theory of leadership, the major theories–including trait, behavioral, contingency, transformation, and management style–will be studied, as well as facilitating change, career development, gender and diversity issues, and team building. Field project required.

  
  • EDL (0806) 700 - District Leadership and Supervision


    Credits: 4.00

    Students will focus on the challenges and major issues facing district leaders and supervisors, the complexity of the roles and behaviors of district leaders and supervisors and the specifics on the job. Students’ will gain theoretical and practical perspectives on their leadership through case studies, activities as well as projects (30 hours field work).

    Free Note: 30 hours of fieldwork at District Level. Students are required to have their logs signed by district administrator who will oversee their assignments and projects

  
  • EDL (0806) 705 - School Based Financial Planning and District Fiscal Accountability


    Credits: 3.00

    Students will engage in financial planning matters as well as district level fiscal accountability protocols. As aspiring district leaders, they will also learn how education is financed in New York as well as how to be fiscally responsible while creating a stable educational environment that is conducive to learning.

  
  • EDL (0806) 710 - School Curriculum Design and Instructional Leadership


    Credits: 4.00

    The course will provide an in-depth examination of the process of curriculum development and how it relates to national and state standards in education. Students will examine district leadership as related to curriculum as well as the administrators’ role in identifying and implementing innovations in curriculum design (30 hours field work required).

    Free Note: 30 hours of fieldwork at district level.Students are required to have their logs signed by district administrator who will oversee their assignments

  
  • EDL (0806) 720 - Administrative Internship I


    Credits: 4.00

    Students as aspiring district leaders, will assume the responsibilities and accountability of administrators over a two-semester internship experience. Students will be required to be in the field undertaking a variety of supervised activities as district leaders with 110 hours of fieldwork beyond current school responsibilities (between 0806-720 and 721).

    Prerequisite 1: EDL 700  EDL 705  EDL 710  
    Free Note: Students expected to have 70 hours of fieldwork in District Administration I

  
  • EDL (0806) 721 - Administrative Internship I I


    Credits: 3.00

    Students, as aspiring district leaders, will assume the responsibilities and accountability of administrators over a two-semester internship experience. Students will be required to be in the field undertaking a variety of supervised activities as district leaders with 110 hours of fieldwork beyond current school responsibilities. (between 0806-720 and 721).

    Prerequisite 1: EDL 700  EDL 705  EDL 710  
    Free Note: Students are expected to have 40 hours of fieldwork in District Administration I I

  
  • EDL (0806) 723 - Special Topics


    Credits: 3.00

    This course engages aspiring school leaders in learning events, conditions and circumstances to know how education is financed in New York City and State. Specifically, the course examines important movements, trends and innovations shaping education in the 21st century: financing school facilities; budgetary systems and grant writing. Field project required.

  
  • EDO (0809) 500 - The Art of Teaching Shakespeare


    Credits: 3.00

    Students will apply educational theatre strategies to enliven learning about Shakespeare.  They will explore the psycho-physical and creative imagination techniques of the Michael Chekhov system to develop original characters and monologues inspired by Shakespeare’s language and historical period.

    No background in Shakespeare or performance required.

    Course Learning Goals: Students will:

    1-Apply Chekhov techniques to character development and monologue creation

    2-Create an original character and monologue inspired by a favorite play

    3-Perform and reflect on their original monologue

    4-Explore Shakespeare’s use of verse, rhetoric, and the four humours to develop an original character and monologue

    5-Consider how to incorporate psycho-physical and creative imagination techniques into the teaching of Shakespeare


  
  • EDO (0809) 503 - Reflective Practice Seminar in Adolescent Ed


    Credits: 3.00

    Student teachers and those completing practicums will reflect on their classroom experiences in a supportive environment that emphasizes developing a personal framework for teaching and explores how theory meets practice with regard to multiculturalism, the arts, technology, mixed classroom groupings, students with special needs, teaching strategies, and classroom management.

    Free Note: Change to “Meets in conjunction with student teaching 0809-790”

  
  • EDO (0809) 511 - Instruction and Assessment in English Education


    Credits: 3.00

    Study the curriculum and methods in accordance to New York State learning standards. Develop a constructive and critical perspective towards the teaching of English. Engage in various modalities of learning how to integrate technology, teach and assess students from different backgrounds and special needs.

    Free Note: Completion of Sequence One & Sequence Two courses (MA) or all courses through senior year. (STEP). 50 hours of fieldwork in secondary (grades 7-9 and 10-12) schools required. 

  
  • EDO (0809) 513 - Instruction and Assessment in Mathematics Education


    Credits: 3.00

    Study the curriculum and methods in accordance to New York State learning standards. Develop a constructive and critical perspective towards the teaching of mathematics. Engage in various modalities of learning how to integrate technology, teach and assess students from different backgrounds, and special needs.

    Free Note: Completion of Sequence One course (MA) or all courses through fall of senior year (STEP). 25 hours of fieldwork in secondary (grade 7-9 and 10-12) schools required.

  
  • EDO (0809) 514 - Technology to Enhance Science Learning


    Credits: 3.00

    Students will become proficient in multiple modes of technology including web design, virtual environments, web-based discussion groups, real-time data, global information systems (GIS), and other open-source educational applications. Students will implement science-based applications and use multiple assessment modes to reflect on the effectiveness of these technologies and student learning.,,

    Free Note: Open to all students with Instructor’s permission

  
  • EDO (0809) 515 - Data Driven Decision Making


    Credits: 3.00

    This course allows candidates to understand school-based data systems to improve the teaching and learning process within the classroom. Using data from multiple assessment methods generated from all three-tier systems (district, school, classroom), candidates will reflect, develop and modify instruction.

    Free Note: Open to all Students with Instructor’s Permission

  
  • EDO (0809) 517 - Instruction & Assessment In Science Education


    Credits: 3.00

    Study the curriculum and methods in accordance to New York State learning standards. Develop a constructive and critical perspective towards the teaching of science. Engage in various modalities of learning how to integrate technology, teach and assess students from different backgrounds, and special needs.

    Free Note: Required to complete 25 hours of fieldwork in secondary schools (7-9 and 10-12 grade levels)

  
  • EDO (0809) 518 - Instruction and Assesment in Social Studies Education


    Credits: 3.00

    Study the curriculum and methods in accordance to New York State learning standards. Develop a constructive and critical perspective towards the teaching of Social Science. Engage in various modalities of learning how to integrate technology, teach and assess students from different backgrounds, and special needs.

    Free Note: Required to complete 25 hours of fieldwork in secondary schools (7-9 and 10-12 grade levels)

 

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