318/518. Learning Disabilities and
Schools
Students in this course will examine laws and policies related to school
safety, health instruction, and the education of students with special
needs in public schools. Principles and practices of effective
implementation of these mandates will be analyzed through readings, case
studies, and reflections from field observations. Students will also
analyze the role of instructional technology in realizing the goals of
providing safe, healthy and inclusive education for special education
students. Requires thirty-six hours participation in tutoring and
teaching in public school classroom. Prerequisite: Education 201 or
permission of instructor.
Syllabus
Fieldwork Assignment
Fieldwork Handbook for Cooperating Teachers
Personal Philosophy of Education Assignment
Bum Rap Assignment
480/580. Seminar in Educational
Leadership I: Classroom Management
Elementary and secondary Level I credential candidates will self-assess,
analyze, and reflect on their leadership behaviors and how to develop
their skills to advanced levels based on the California Standards for
the Teaching Profession (CSTPs). Each teaching candidate will evaluate
personal growth needs, then develop and refine an action plan to
continue developing as a teacher as they are student-teaching in local
school fieldwork settings. Peer support, role playing simulations, and
critiques in the seminar setting will allow students to examine specific
episodes they must responsibly and professionally address in their daily
student-teaching assignments. A special emphasis will be placed on the
identification and creation of a safe and secure inclusive classroom and
working effectively to serve all learners. Focus will also be on
effective classroom management and applying methods and techniques for
assertive management as well as on finding and utilizing discipline
resources. Requires concurrent enrollment in 427 or 447. May be taken
concurrently with Education 320 or Education 340.
Syllabus
Early Progress Check
Peer Coaching
Professional Responsibilities Module
Studying for the Context of Teaching
Visiting Future Colleagues
581. Seminar in Educational
Leadership II: Reflective Teaching
Put on your game face: how to tackle student achievement and
professional development effectively while addressing the CSTPs.
Navigate the world of full-day student-teaching, while drawing from and\
building on all previous coursework. Emphasis is placed on discussion of
and reflection on daily real life challenges and selected readings.
Taken concurrently with either Education 529 or 549. Prerequisites:
Education 527 or 547, 447 or 547, and a passing score on CSET.
