Foundational study of reading assessment, based on principles for matching reading assessment data to instructional decisions; policy provisions on assessment in a multi-tiered system of support; effective and ethical assessment in aspects of reading-such as phonological/phoneme awareness, phonics and word identification, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; assessment informing instruction for dyslexia and other persistent reading difficulties; knowledge of language structures necessary for interpreting assessment.
Update skills and knowledge of professionals in the discipline. Goals and objectives will be specifically directed at individual professional enhancement rather than the acquisition of general discipline knowledge or methodologies. S/U or letter graded.
A comprehensive examination of issues, trends and practices in elementary school mathematics programs, including instructional strategies, planning, development, materials and evaluation. Emphasis on promoting problem solving in school mathematics curriculum.
Integration of visual art, music and physical education. Students learn discipline specific instruction techniques, strategies, activities and content knowledge to effectively integrate these areas across the curriculum.
Includes sixteen weeks of continuous field experience in an elementary (K-6) school setting with supervision by university and school faculty. Contributes to the fulfillment of field hour requirements for Colorado state licensure.
(GPA-GR-3.0) and (Passed Required Praxis and Completion of Application for Student Tching)
The Elementary Student Teaching Seminar and Capstone provides MAT:EEL student teachers with opportunities to extend and reflect on their experiences in their student teaching classroom and to collaborate with their university supervisors, school faculty, and colleagues to improve teaching skills, plan to apply for Colorado licensure (K-6), and prepare to enter the education work force. S/U graded.
(GPA-GR-3.0) and (Passed Required Praxis and Completion of Application for Student Tching)
In-depth consideration of issues, problems and practices in the elementary social studies classroom, including instructional strategies planning, materials and evaluation. Emphasis on thinking in a pluralistic democratic society.
This course provides an introduction to teaching/learning strategies in reading, writing, speaking and listening including ways to plan, teach and assess student growth in literacy skills.
Instructional application of foundational skills of reading development, based on consensus science in effective reading instruction; effective instruction in components of reading and writing-phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics and word identification, fluency, vocabulary, text comprehension; instruction with dyslexia and other persistent reading difficulties.