2009-2010 Catalog - Graduate School - Bethel University

Course DescriptionsEDUC755 • Preparing the Thesis/Action Writing Project(EDUG, LIEG, SPEG, TEAG)1 creditAssists learners in preparing their master’s thesis or conducting an action researchproject. Focus is on the design process and includes the following topics: informationon the nature and scope of the master’s thesis/action research project; selectionand refinement of topic; APA style; and the oral examination process. Graded onan S/U basis. Prerequisite: EDUC614.EDUC760 • Directed Study1–3 creditsMay consist of independent reading and/or research, or travel with related study(see: Academic Information: Individualized Study).EDUC766 • Intensive Training for IntegratingSpecial Education and English Language Learners (ELL)(TEAG)1 creditAfter the first student teaching placement, learners will engage in classroomobservations, lectures by experts, and panel Q & A to analyze how to embed differentiatedinstruction for special education and English Language Learners (ELL)into the traditional classroom. The week-long training concludes with a day-longworkshop for designing and/or revising lesson and unit plans to meet the needsof all students. Graded on an S/U basis. Corequisite: EDUC770.EDUC770 • Student Teaching(TEAG)8 creditsPrior course knowledge and skills will be practiced under the supervision of acooperating teacher and a college supervising teacher while learners teach. In thefield experience and through two student teaching placements, learners will haveteaching experience at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Graded onan S/U basis. Taken concurrently with EDUC750.EDUC771 • Curriculum Processes(EDUG, CIBE)3 creditsFirst in a series of four integrated courses that, when completed successfully,participants will be eligible to register for an IB Teacher Award. The focus of IBCurriculum Processes will be on these four essential questions. 1) What is internationalmindedness and how does the International Baccalaureate’s missionand philosophy promote it? 2) What are the principles of learning that underpinInternational Baccalaureate curriculum? 3) What are the curriculum and instructionaldesigns that make the Primary Years Program, Middle Years Program, andthe Diploma Program unique? 4) What implications does the International Baccalaureatemission and philosophy have for matters of worldview?100