2009-2010 Catalog - Graduate School - Bethel University

Course DescriptionsEDUC614 • Educational Research(EDUG, LIEG, SPEG, TEAG)1 creditFocus is on understanding and reporting educational and psychological research.Learners will conduct online computer searches, appraise the quality of professionalliterature, cite research using APA style, and understand the options of writing amaster’s thesis or conducting an action research project. Course is required of allmaster’s degree-seeking learners and is strongly recommended for learners seekingonly a license. Graded on an S/U basis.EDUC615 • Teaching Exceptional Students(EDUG, SPEG)3 creditsProvision for teacher-learners of a framework for designing, implementing,and evaluating instructional methods to teach exceptional students. Learnerswill examine and apply effective teaching principles and theories while makinginstructional modifications. Designed to prepare teachers to meet the academicneeds of students with learning and behavior problems.EDUC616 • Improving Instruction(EDUG)4 creditsEmphasis is on teaching strategies that will build on the experience of practicingteachers. Examination of a rich variety of approaches to instruction, along withsupporting research. Provision of tools to analyze and incorporate the best ofthe newly emerging teaching methodologies. Particular attention is paid to thecharacteristics of an effective learning environment, as well as the understandingthat how teaching is conducted has an enormous impact on students’ ability toeducate themselves. Models of teaching are really models of learning. The intent isto impart a renewed sense of the intellectual zest inherent in the craft of teachingand to make each model a potential part of a teacher’s repertoire.EDUC620 • Intervention Techniques(EDUG, SPEG)3 creditsIntroduction to the role of the special education teacher as an implementer ofthe social/emotional and behavioral interventions designed to meet individualstudent needs. Special attention will be paid to developing the skills necessaryto help design and implement, with other multidisciplinary team members, astudent behavior management program. Both individual and group interventiontechniques, incorporating an emphasis on social skills training. Discussion of theimportance of the observation, assessment, and intervention sequence.90