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  • EDUC 6663: Literacy in the Content Area

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Status, Admission to the School of Education Masters Degree Program, Or permission of the Program Director.. Develops an in-depth understanding of the research findings, issues, principles and practices related to exemplary, research-based instruction in the content areas. Prepares teachers to provide every student with meaningful and engaging opportunities to learn high-level skills through reading, writing, and speaking while working with graphics and texts, including images, video, and audio, in the K-12 curriculum. Evaluates texts in various content areas or topics to identify the qualitative and quantitative features of a text and address reader and task considerations.
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  • EDUC 6664: Adolescent Literacy

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Status, Admission to the School of Education Masters Degree Program, Or permission of the Dean. Provides practicing secondary teachers with concepts, models, and strategies to support adolescent literacy instruction. Familiarizes teachers with practical constructs for understanding adolescent literacy, its importance, how it can be fostered and employed for student learning, how the challenges of adolescent literacy differ from the challenges of early reading instruction, and how systematic interventions can help remediate chronic failure in literacy and learning. Teaches effective literacy improvement practices that can be realistically implemented in the context of secondary teachers' many demands.
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  • EDUC 6665: Reading Comprehension Instruction

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Status, Admission to the School of Education Masters Degree Program, Or permission of the Dean. Focuses on reading comprehension instruction as the essence of reading. Emphasizes the theoretical foundations that support comprehension such as schema theory and the construction-integration theory. Includes the following five research-supported strategies: activating prior knowledge, questioning, analyzing text structure, creating mental or visual images and summarizing. Teaches how to offer explicit teacher-led comprehension strategy instruction that will lead to helping their students coordinate a set of comprehension strategies. Teaches how to help students construct meaning through rich discussions and interactions around a variety of text structures and genres. Prepares teachers to provide scaffolded support including demonstrations, pictures, diagrams, and collaboration with other students.
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  • EDUC 6666: Effective Writing Instruction

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Status, Admission to the School of Education Masters Degree Program, Or permission of the Dean. Focuses on using effective strategies for teaching writing across the curriculum and for diverse populations. Teaches application of the writing process, writing workshop, and interactive writing procedures in the classroom. Covers the development of orthographic knowledge and how to assess student work using the Qualitative Spelling Inventory and the Six-Trait Writing Model.
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  • EDUC 6750: Energy in Elementary STEM Education

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Status; Admission to the School of Education Masters Degree Program; Or permission of the Dean or the instructor. Prepares teachers to teach English as a second language in U.S. public schools. Includes both theoretical and applied aspects of second language learning and teaching. Provides general and special educators and second language specialists techniques, activities, strategies and resources to plan instruction for English language learners (ELLs). Emphasizes oral language development, literacy and content-area instruction for teaching K-12 students.
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  • EDUC 6760: Force in Elementary STEM Education

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Provides teachers with a deep and useful understanding of force and the nature of how students use concepts of force to make sense of phenomena across life, earth, and physical science. Explores the theory of and enhances teacher insights into: 1) how force, matter and energy interact, 2) the relationship of force to energy and interactions within fields, and 3) pedagogical content knowledge around teaching and learning about force. Also connects knowledge of concepts of force to practices in technology, engineering and mathematics, and engages participants in evaluating technology appropriate to elementary STEM instruction. Requires participants to make connections between current learning theories and methods of STEM instruction.
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  • EDUC 6770: Matter in Elementary STEM Education

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Models effective and engaging instructional practices for teaching about matter in the elementary classroom, and connects knowledge of concepts of matter to practices in technology, engineering and mathematics. Requires participants to design and implement STEM lessons that will help elementary students use content knowledge about matter to make sense of phenomena across life, earth, and physical science. Designed to help participants gain insights into: 1) how matter and energy interact, 2) the relationships of matter to forces and interactions within fields, and 3) pedagogical content knowledge for teaching about matter. Involves participants in active instructional strategies and pedagogical theories. Focuses on designing learning environments that support collaborative learning and engagement in STEM lessons.
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  • EDUC 6780: Science and Engineering in Elementary STEM Education

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Explores the nature of science using science and engineering principles, practices, and processes. Investigates applications of learning theory to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics using problem-based learning experiences. Requires participants to develop teaching practices to assist them in integrating engineering practices across disciplines as they apply Utah Science Standards to elementary STEM instruction.
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  • EDUC 6790: Technology and Problem-Based Learning in Elementary STEM Education

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Engages participants in developing meaningful understandings of problem-based approaches to teaching, learning, and the integration of STEM practices across the curriculum using appropriate technology. Requires participants to demonstrate their skills through the development of problem-based, hands-on learning experiences for elementary students, based on findings from current research and theory of cognitive development. Critically evaluates technology for STEM education, based on current national guidelines.
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  • EDUC 6799R: Special Topics in Education

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to a graduate program in the Graduate Education Department or permission of the graduate program director.. Provides an outlet for special topics to be presented in the fields of education. Explores emerging and special topics of current interest and demand in education. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits toward graduation.
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