This is a variable topic course. Choose from the courses (topics) below.
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EDUC 591E - Workshop: Teaching Reading 3-5 Workshop
2 credits
This video workshop with auxiliary classroom videos will show intermediate elementary teachers how to help their students transition from "learning to read" to "reading to learn.
Fall 2013 - Section 607, Open Entry (6 mos.)
Summer 2013 - Section 607, Open Entry (6 mos.)
Spring 2013 - Section 607, Open Entry (6 mos.)
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EDUC 591E - Workshop: The Learning Classroom: Theory into Practice
3 credits
This video-based course is an exploration of learning theory - appropriate for grades K-12 and all subject areas - for the training of preservice teachers and the professional development of inservice teachers.
Fall 2013 - Section 605, Open Entry (6 mos.)
Summer 2013 - Section 605, Open Entry (6 mos.)
Spring 2013 - Section 605, Open Entry (6 mos.)
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EDUC 591E - Workshop: Looking at Learning Again, Part 2
2 credits
Through personal interviews, teacher discussions, and classroom video footage, this workshop encourages you to analyze existing theories about how children learn, as well as your own beliefs, and then examine how those beliefs ...
Fall 2013 - Section 603, Open Entry (6 mos.)
Summer 2013 - Section 603, Open Entry (6 mos.)
Spring 2013 - Section 603, Open Entry (6 mos.)
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EDUC 591E - Workshop: Looking at Learning Again, Part 1
2 credits
Explore how technology affects learning, learn to elicit and build on students' ideas, and develop strategies for inquiry-based teaching.
Fall 2013 - Section 600, Open Entry (6 mos.)
Summer 2013 - Section 600, Open Entry (6 mos.)
Spring 2013 - Section 600, Open Entry (6 mos.)
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EDUC 591E - Workshop: Teaching Reading K-2 Workshop
2 credits
In this workshop, participating teachers can compare their experiences with the onscreen teachers and review the video clips of real reading classes as they discuss the challenges of developing the literacy skills of their ...
Fall 2013 - Section 606, Open Entry (6 mos.)
Summer 2013 - Section 606, Open Entry (6 mos.)
Spring 2013 - Section 606, Open Entry (6 mos.)
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EDUC 591E - Workshop: Neuroscience and the Classroom: Making Connections
2 credits
In this course teachers discover advances in brain imaging and laboratory science that inform teaching, and neuroscientists reveal how teachers' challenges and expertise are the impetus for new avenues of research.
Fall 2013 - Section 610, Open Entry (6 mos.)
Summer 2013 - Section 610, Open Entry (6 mos.)
Spring 2013 - Section 610, Open Entry (6 mos.)