Courses

As a core component of the training program, this two year-monthly forum engages students with critical work in the areas of theory, practice, research & consultation. Through presentations by nationally recognized experts, faculty, & students, the forum explores substantive, methodological, & professional issues in counseling psychology. Students are required to examine & discuss pertinent scholarly work for each session.

Introduces colleges and universities as a career professional field. Emphasis on historical development, philosophical and sociological foundations, the structure and variety of students and institutions; governance and administration, professional standards, the role of specialists, ethical problems and relationships to other professions and educational sectors. The role of specialists, ethical problems and relationships to other professions and educational sectors.

Introduction to cognitive science applied to teaching, learning, and the design of instructional media. Readings include developments in cognitive science and analysis of instructional programs developed in a cognitive science framework. The design and implementation of cognitive learning and teaching strategies are examined through class demonstrations, discussions, online activities, readings and projects.

Interventions aimed at ameliorating mental illness & promoting wellness are examined. Integration of research & treatment models that consider mental health well-being in terms of pathology with models of wellness broadly conceived as optimal psychological & physical development. The meanings of “wellness,” “health,” & “illness” across lines of identity (e.g. ethnicity, culture, gender, sexuality, class, & age) are explored. Pathological outcomes (e.g., depression, anxiety, psychosis) are examined in tandem with such constructs as resilience, hope, wisdom, & spirituality, & considered at the individual, interpersonal, & community level.

Overview of current and past theories and practices in educational models and curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment as they relate to knowledge about learning processes, motivation, communication and classroom management models. Examination of appropriateness of various educational models for students with diverse needs and characteristics. Overview of formal and informal methods of assessment and their role in instructional decision making.

Overview of current theory and practice in curriculum development and assessment. Application to Pre-K through 6th grade classrooms in urban settings emphasized.

Introduces the systematic study of language. Prepares educators to understand theory and research on language use and development. Explores implications of such study for English teaching- reading and composition teaching- foreign language teaching- and working with people with language disorders.

Major conceptions of nature as an ecological system that have arisen in science, history, & philosophy. Attention focuses on interpretations of relationships of human to non human natures as a basis for examining methods & objectives of knowing, learning, & valuing appropriate to educational & social practice.

Introduces colleges & universities as a career professional field. Emphasis on historical development, philosophical & sociological foundations, the structure & variety of students & institutions; governance & administration, professional standards, the role of specialists, ethical problems & relationships to other professions & educational sectors.

Internationally, communities approach the idea of human rights (HR) though many histories, traditions, and values. This course studies those differences and returns to the foundational questions of contemporary HR, asking: “what do we owe one another and how do we express and share those values and obligations?” Through this course students shall: 1) become more familiar with the history of HR and associated educational projects, 2) gain familiarity with the theoretical foundations of the same, and 3) become adept in the use of both as tools in the service of wider international and domestic educational goals.

Course offers multidisciplinary examination of seminal concepts of modernization & global analysis & their application to education. It focuses on the mission of international education in different cultural contexts & the underlying theoretical assumptions & models that inform development projects undertaken by organizations such as the UN Development Program, the World Bank, the Council of Europe, & the US Agency for International Development.

This course is designed to introduce students to a framework of affirmative psychological practice with LGBTQ+ clients. Students will learn about interventions, assessment, diagnosis, education, and research with LGBTQ+ clients across the lifespan. Students will also be exposed to scholarship and clinical applications that center the identities of LGBTQ+ clients.

This course focuses on the foundational skills required for beginning to read, as well as on how to foster and assess the overall literacy development of diverse learners in the early elementary grades. A wide range of instructional strategies, texts, lesson formats, and digital resources are explored. Classroom field experiences provide opportunities for application of instructional practices in beginning reading.

This course focuses on the foundational skills required for beginning to read, as well as on how to foster and assess the overall literacy development of diverse learners in the early elementary grades. A wide range of instructional strategies, texts, lesson formats, and digital resources are explored. Classroom field experiences provide opportunities for application of instructional practices in beginning reading.

Introduction to music education as a profession, exploring the issues and relevant literature that inform and challenge music educators in the context of a diverse and changing culture.

Introduction to music education as a profession, exploring the issues and relevant literature that inform and challenge music educators in the context of a diverse and changing culture.

This course orients students to the profession of occupational therapy & its historical & philosophical development. The course examines activities & occupations in the contest in which humans engage & participate in them. Tools of practice, service delivery models, practice settings, & current issues that influence the profession are also examined. Concepts in this foundational course are taught via lecture, discussion, field experiences & lab practica.

This course focuses on the history & changing role of school counselors, including innovative roles & modes of intervention (e.g., direct service, consultation, program development & use of data). In addition, the counselor’s role in career development, school reform & social advocacy will be emphasized in accordance with the American School Counseling Association National Model.

History, philosophy and role of education as the foundation of education for all students. Legalization and litigation affecting the provision of services and life opportunities for individuals with diverse characteristics and needs. Characteristics of individuals with disabilities and the effect of those disabilities on learning and behavior. Included study of education and special education service delivery systems, employment, and community-based resources and supports.

This course focuses on the social and cultural issues of learning as they relate to individual and group cognition in the context of media-rich technology learning environments. The course delves deeply into constructivism/constructionism, scaffolding, apprenticeship, distributed cognition, computer-supported collaborative learning, knowledge-building communities, the learning sciences, perspectivity and identity formation as they relate to the creation of successful and equitable learning environments for diverse populations of learners.