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An introduction to the contemporary issues and trends in public education from historical, sociological and philosophical perspectives. Requires 10 hours of volunteer work in the public schools.

This course is designed to promote beginning computer literacy and engages students in problem-solving, evaluation of hardware and software, examination of microcomputer applications in an educational setting, and discussions of technology in education.

For education majors only. The course introduces the topic of human development, integrating basic concepts of physical, intellectual, cognitive, psychological, social and emotional development of children, youth and adults at each major life stage, adopting a developmental psychology perspective. Theoretical viewpoints and recent research are considered with respect to the practical application of psychosocial theory emphasizing the interaction of human development and learning.

For education majors only. Students will investigate primary source data for philosophical orientations to teaching that include progressivism, perennialism, essentialism, social reconstructivism and existentialism. Students will apply that data in the process of responding to contemporary teaching/learning scenarios and in developing their own teaching philosophy. Students will also explore teacher-learner relationships and their impact on the quality of learning encounters.

For education majors only. This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and practices of global education in the classroom. Emphasis is on international educational practices, management strategies, curriculum and instruction and their relationship to current practices in the United States. Specifically, the course is designed to address other elements of the UCC's #3 and #6, reading, interpretation and the use of data for student achievement and classroom management, respectively, as delineated by the Florida Department of Education.

For education majors only. This course is designed to promote beginning computer literacy and engages students in problem solving, evaluation of hardware and software, examination of microcomputer applications in an educational setting and discussions of technology in education.

For education majors only. This introductory-level course adopts a developmental psychology perspective with an emphasis on the new neuroscience of the exceptional brain. The course presents the types of disability in concert with the nature and needs of children and youth with disability. The course considers the intellectual, cognitive, psychological, developmental, physical, social, emotional and learning characteristics of children and youth with special needs, including gifted and talented children and youth. Children's literature is also used to explore the psychosocial aspects of disability.

Developmentally appropriate procedures, resources and programs designed to meet the special needs of pre-kindergarten/primary-age children are investigated, analyzed and assessed. Appropriate interventions, family conferencing, procedures for mainstreaming, and processes for screening, assessment and placement are analyzed, applied and developed. Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSP) and Individual Educational Plans (IEP) are researched, compared and contrasted. Analyses are conducted of methods for working with children who are abused, abandoned, homeless or neglected. Experience is arranged with adaptive and assistive technologies for children with special needs.