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Department of Education
EDU825 Mathematical Language,
Representations, and Modeling [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course aims at an epistemological,
and didactical, study of mathematical
representations, and symbolic systems, across
the mathematical disciplines. It helps students
develop situations where mathematical
communication, and shifts among the different
symbolic systems (from natural language to
diagrams, tables, figures, graphs, drawings,
etc...), contribute to the construction of
knowledge and the understanding of concepts.
The course includes a review of research on
related processes, such as problem solving,
modeling, representations, proof, logic, and
mathematical reasoning.
EDU832 Leading & Managing Schools/
Education Institutions [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course deals with the major topics of
leadership versus management, decisionmaking,
team management, responding to the
external community, and school mission and
values. Students will learn about managing the
curriculum, reviewing/assessing student learning,
and managing and allocating resources.
EDU833 Trends & Issues in Educational
Management [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course covers the trends and issues
such as school effectiveness, and school
improvement, culture and ethos, evaluation/
inspection, and induction. Issues in managing
staff development and relations with
stakeholders will also be explored.
EDU837 Practicum in Educational
Management [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course is part seminar and part practicum.
First, the practical component provides
exposure to planning, organizing, and managing
departments, schools, and other educational
institutions such as technical institutions,
colleges, and universities, under the supervision
of the course instructor and the cooperating
practitioner. Second, the seminar component
focuses on the instructional supervision and
the personnel management. Special attention
is given to research in the field.
EDU842 Trends & Issues in Early and Middle
Childhood Education [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course exposes students to the
development and changes taking place in the
field of early, and middle, childhood education.
It also involves a critical evaluation of existing
programs. Topics may include the recent
developments in early and middle childhood
education thought, such as integrated and
interdisciplinary curricula, global education,
and teaching models.
EDU843 Pedagogy in Early and Middle
Childhood Education [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course examines the theoretical
foundation of teaching styles, and concentrates
on planning and developing relevant teaching
strategies. Students will develop knowledge on
the theory and research on teaching students’
thought processes, effective teacher behavior,
and classroom set up models.
EDU852 Trends & Issues in TESOL [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course will cover the major theoretical and
research developments in the learning of other
languages. It will investigate the relevance,
and application, of this work in the language
classroom. Modern tools for language teaching
and learning will be an essential part of the
course such as web-sites, Internet search,
language laboratory facilities, etc...
EDU853 Sociolinguistics & Social Context of
Language [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course will look at the importance of
context in language use across issues such
as social identity, gender, social class, and
ethnicity. This course treats the manifold
relationships between language and society,
which relate closely to other aspects of
language study, such as discourse, pragmatics,
and culture, and has good connections with
sociology, anthropology, social psychology, and
education. These relationships and connections
make sociolinguistics an interesting field
for language teachers to study, and to apply
to their professional understanding, and
pedagogic practice.
EDU855 Multilingualism in Education
[3-0, 3 cr.]
This course explores both the theoretical and
practical issues in multilingual education.
Topics include the patterns of bilingual
and multilingual language acquisition, the
consequences of bilingualism for cognitive
development, the mother tongue attrition,
and the development of second language
academic literacy. The course examines
recent research, and its implications for K–6
classroom instruction, and takes a critical look
at the nature of language proficiency, and its
assessment as it applies to young children.
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