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EDCI 561 Neuro-Education: Application of Brain Research on the Brain, Trauma, Resilience, and Learning in the K-12 Classroom (3 SH)
Explores research on how the brain processes, stores, and retrieves information, and on the impact of trauma and resilience on learning and behavior. In this regard, advances in neuroscience and the cognitive sciences provide insight into how life events, instructional design, instructional delivery, and educational environments can reshape brain structure and function in ways that can support or hinder a student’s motivation, engagement, achievement, and behavior. Intended for K-12 teachers, educational specialists, and administrators.
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EDLA 531 Literacy in Community & Family Arenas (online, 3 SH)
Addresses literacy development in a larger scope than traditionally covered through school, focusing on personal, cultural and political issues related to adult literacy. Addresses adult literacy in the context of various settings, including family literacy, workplace literacy and community literacy programs.
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EDRJ 621 RJE Principles and Practices for Schools (3 SH)
Applies restorative justice principles to individual student, classroom, school, and community-based practices that support safe, just, and caring schools. Restorative justice practices are based on restorative justice values and principles that promote relational approaches to school discipline, communication, pedagogy, and other interactions. Designed for teachers, counselors, administrators, social workers, and others who work within educational contexts. Participants engage with both formal and informal RJE practices, including the facilitation of classroom meetings, restorative circles, and family group conferences. Prerequisite: EDRJ 551 Foundations of RJE
EDRJ 625 RJE Practicum
Gives candidates field experience opportunities for the implementation of Restorative Justice in Education (RJE) practices. Forty (40) contact hours of RJE practice and observation is required along with preparing a case study on current RJE implementation. Candidates will complete the practicum with an assigned mentor either in their current educational setting or with an RJE practitioner in another context. Prerequisite Prerequisite: RJE Graduate Certificate OR Admission to MA in Education program and completion of RJE Concentration Courses.
Teaching English as a Second Language Courses (EDSL)
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