This course presents evidence-based classroom strategies to promote social competence, build classroom community and reduce or prevent behavior problems. Emphasis is placed on understanding child development and observing behavior to make decisions for children ages birth through age 8. Cross-listed with ECED 4202. Typically offered: fall, spring. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

This course provides an overview of the ECE profession and it's philosophical and historical foundations. Trends in early childhood care and education and professionalism are examined. Topics include developmental domains and appropriate practices, curriculum models, guidance strategies, family and community relationships, diversity and inclusion, and leadership skills to support quality early care and education work settings. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

ECED 2930 is designed to support teacher candidates in making theory-to-practice connections, focused on understanding infant and toddler development. Students will spend one day per week in an infant-toddler classroom and engage in a weekly seminar to mediate learning. Prereq or coreq: ECED 4070. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 27 and 180 cumulative credit hours. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq or coreq: ECED 4070. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 27 and 180 cumulative credit hours

This course introduces students to the role, value and practices of inquiry in early childhood education and explores the integration of the visual arts and creative expression with the disciplines of mathematics, literacy, science, social studies, as well as young children’s approaches to learning. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required for licensure students. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Professional Year Admission required for licensure students. EDHD-BA-ECO or ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

Focuses on teaching science in preschool, kindergarten and primary grades, including knowledge of state and district science content standards, process standards, assessment, effective instructional strategies, evidence-based practice for adapting the curriculum for diverse learners, and appropriate use of materials. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in one of the following plans: ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

This course focuses on nutrition, health, and safety as a key factor for optimal growth and development of young children. Content includes nutrient knowledge, menu planning, food program participation, health practices, management and safety, appropriate classroom activities and communication with families. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Emphasizes topics required of administrators to effectively lead and manage early childhood inclusive classrooms or other related programs including leadership capacity, professionalism, administration, teaming/collaboration, communities of practice, staff management, safety, and professional development. Cross-listed with ECED 5040. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

This is the second course in this two-course sequence where students examine the essential features of instructional and curriculum design of developmentally appropriate and culturally sustaining inquiry based learning experiences, implementation, and assessment in the teaching and learning of young children. Prereq: ECED 4010. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: ECED 4010. Restriction: Professional Year Admission Required. ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

The focus of this course is on the human relations component of an early childhood professional’s responsibilities. Course content includes family-centered practice, culturally-responsive practices, home-school partnerships, staff development and communication, collaborative teaming and community interaction. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Focuses on the growth and development of infants and toddlers; responsive caregiving practices; observing development; relationship-based approach to curriculum and guidance; health, safety, and nutrition issues. Investigates state requirements for licensed infant/toddler homes and centers and accreditation and quality standards. Prereq or coreq: ECED 2930. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 27 and 180 cumulative credit hours. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq or coreq: ECED 2930. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 27 and 180 cumulative credit hours

Overview of early childhood curriculum development including processes for planning and implementing developmentally appropriate environments, materials, and experiences. Examines curriculum models and approaches for promoting development and learning in all developmental domains. Evidence-based practices for assessing young children. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

This course reviews observation/assessment of young children—purpose, tools, and methods for children birth-age 8. Defines measurable outcomes, progress monitoring and use of assessment data to improve early intervention, curriculum planning, intentional teaching, instructional design, and monitor child outcomes. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 57 and 180 cumulative credit hours. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 57 and 180 cumulative credit hours

This course presents evidence-based classroom strategies to promote social competence, build classroom community and reduce or prevent behavior problems. Emphasis is placed on understanding child development and observing behavior to make decisions for children ages birth through age 8. Cross-listed with ECED 1202. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Educating young children with disabilities in the early childhood setting: typical and atypical development, theoretical models, policy and legal requirements, evidence based research related to instructional design, intervention/curriculum planning and implementation. Introduction to embedded instruction and inclusive environments. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in one of the following plans: ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU or EDHD-BA-ECO

The Foundations course focuses on learning, understanding and using relationship and evidence-based coaching skills in early childhood settings. Students will practice the fundamentals of coaching using a systematic, individualized, reflective approach and sharing experiences with others in the course. Cross-listed with ECED 5410. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

The Awareness course focuses on increasing coaches' skills at introspection, thoughtful planning, intentional application of coaching knowledge and skills, and continuous improvement. Students will integrate skills with effective application in class and real life coaching experiences, managing progress and accountability. Cross-listed with ECED 5420. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

The Attuning course will integrate skills from the Foundations and Awareness courses to complete the EC Coaching Certificate. Students practice refining and altering coaching based on needs and readiness. Students learn sustainable organizational change that embed coaching in all professional practice. Cross-listed with ECED 5430. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

The course will review current research on the learning and development of young dual language learners (birth through 8) and the classroom environments and instruction that can promote their learning. The course uses a socio-cultural framework to view children’s learning. Cross-listed with ECED 5650. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 57 and 180 cumulative credit hours. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 57 and 180 cumulative credit hours

Topics and credit hours vary from semester to semester. Cross-listed with ECED 5800. Repeatable. Max hours:12 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 12.

ECED 4931 is the first of 3 internships in the professional year of the ECE program plan that provides the necessary learning opportunities for candidates to gradually develop their practice in order to be licensed as an early childhood educator. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Max hours: 2 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in one of the following plans: ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

ECED 4932 is the second of 3 internships in the professional year of the ECE program plan that provides the necessary learning opportunities for candidates to gradually develop their practice in order to be licensed as an early childhood educator. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Max hours: 2 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in one of the following plans: ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

ECED 4933 is the final internship in a series of three completed during the professional year of the ECE program plan that provides the necessary learning opportunities for candidates to gradually develop their practice to be licensed as an early childhood educator. Cross-listed with ECED 5933. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Repeatable. Max hours: 8 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 8.

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in one of the following plans: ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU or EDHD-BA-ECO

ECED 4934 is an extended internship that supports students who need extended time in an internship in order to complete their ECE program and fully develop their practice in order to be licensed as an early childhood educator. Repeatable. Max Hours: 8 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 8.

Examines the history of U.S. public schooling through landmark court cases. Investigates/analyzes how apartheid came to be institutionalized, how forces of desegregation achieved a series of momentous victories, and how those victories have been undermined through the resegregation of schools. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Social Sciences.

This internship course introduces the idea of 21st century skills embedded in various learning contexts and connecting them with lived experiences. Internships activities include entry level career experiences and workplace competencies. Repeatable. Max hours: 5 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 5.

Typically Offered: Fall.

Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Freshman level students

This internship course connects 21st century skills embedded in academic and professional learning contexts with students’ lived experiences. Internships activities include entry level career experiences and workplace competencies. Repeatable. Max hours: 5 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 5.

This internship course connects 21st century skills embedded in innovation and critical thinking learning contexts with students’ lived experiences. Internships activities include entry level career experiences and workplace competencies. Repeatable. Max hours: 5 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This internship course connects 21st century skills embedded in Global Literacies rich learning contexts with students' lived experiences. Internship activities include entry level career and experiences workplace competencies. Repeatable. Max hours: 5 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

The course provides educators who integrate outdoor education in their teaching a theoretical knowledge of and practical application of wildness medicine care, risk management in remote and austere environments. Students build self-awareness and critical thinking through reflective exercises in personal risk management, leadership, and decision making. Repeatable. Max hours: 6 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This internship course connects 21st century skills embedded in Environmental and Civic Literacies learning contexts with students’ lived experiences. Internships activities include entry level career experiences and workplace competencies. Repeatable. Max hours: 5 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This internship course connects 21st century skills embedded in digital literacies learning contexts with students’ lived experiences. Internships activities include entry level career experiences and workplace competencies. Repeatable. Max hours: 5 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This internship course connects 21st century skills embedded in Social Emotional rich learning contexts with students’ lived experiences. Internship activities include entry level career experiences and workplace competencies. Repeatable. Max hours: 5 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Critical Whiteness Studies provides a deeper analysis of race that accounts for both sides of the race coin: the plight of people of color AND how Whites are complicit. This class looks deeper into how race operates within White contexts and how that impacts people of color so we bridge how Whites AND people of color can work together towards a racially equitable society. Cross-listed with ETST 4010 and EDFN 5001. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

This course focuses on the role of cultural diversity in the United States school system and what this means for educators oriented toward social justice. The intention of this course is to have teacher candidates engage in exploring the most salient issues surrounding education in the United States, developing an understanding of the complex relationships between schools and the larger society of which they are a part. This course closely examines important contemporary and historical societal issues such as race, social class, gender, ethnicity, sexual identity, politics, and dynamics of power and privilege. Cross-listed with EDFN 5010. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 27 and 180 cumulative credit hours or students in the Education Minor, Teacher Education Minor or CLAS secondary students. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 27 and 180 cumulative credit hours or students in the Education Minor, Teacher Education Minor or CLAS secondary students.

This internship course connects 21st century skills embedded in collaborative learning contexts with students’ lived experiences. Internships activities include entry level career experiences and workplace competencies. Repeatable. Max hours: 5 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This internship course connects 21st century skills embedded in communication learning contexts with students’ lived experiences. Internships activities include entry level career experiences and workplace competencies. Repeatable. Max hours: 5 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

In this course you will examine the sociological issues related to urban schools, communities, and teaching. We will looks at such topics as school culture, diversity, ethnicity, and social realities in American schools. Students will critically examine current education issues that affect their lives, their local community, and P-12 classrooms throughout the state and the country. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Freshmen level students. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Freshman level students

Students learn the dispositions of a community-grounded educator and develop an asset-based lens for working with students, families, and communities through 60 hours of required field experience and a mediated seminar. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Current topics that explore community and educational settings in Education and Human Development (EDHD) to be selected by the instructor. Repeatable. Max hours: 6 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.

Repeatable. Max Hours: 12 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 12.

This course prepares our students to become responsible and resourceful citizens who partner with community organizations and work to serve a wide range of needs and issues within culturally and linguistically diverse environments. Repeatable. Max Hours: 8 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 8.

Teacher candidates engage in field experience 2, half-days per week in early childhood and primary classrooms working with children to support literacy learning while also observing, documenting and reflecting on how learning & development is facilitated. Prereq or coreq: LCRT 3720 and LCRT 4710. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 27 and 180 cumulative credit hours. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq or coreq: LCRT 3720 and LCRT 4710. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 27 and 180 cumulative credit hours

EDHD 3930 is a comprehensive clinical block field experience designed to support teacher candidates’ learning of issues and practices relevant to students with disabilities and English language learners. A seminar will mediate teacher candidates’ experiences from their various classroom settings. Prereq or Coreq: SPED 4030. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq or Coreq: SPED 4030.

Advanced study of special topics that examine community and educational settings in Education and Human Development (EDHD) to be selected by the instructor. Maybe repeated for credit. Repeatable. Max Hours: 6 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.

Survey of technology for: (1) your own learning, informally and in classes; (2) your students’ learning when you become a teacher; and (3) sharing with peers and colleagues. Use tools to address problems of equity, access, and learning needs. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Digital media have transformed where, how, and why people learn. In this course we examine contemporary developments in digital media and learning. and explore topics such as social networking and media, virtual and augmented reality, civic media, gamified learning, and mobile learning. This is a hands-on and minds-on course where we immerse ourselves in digital spaces to build projects that support our civic, communication and collaboration, and creative interests. Come and learn to use digital media to enhance your life, community, and beyond! Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Social Sciences.

The maker studio is a collaborative practicum within the context of maker culture, project based learning, and learning experience design. The course focuses on the practical translation of learning design theory to learning design reality, presenting learners with challenges to be resolved with creative solutions. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Humanizing Learning Design considers and respects learner diversity, including differences in ability and personal background. Students critique and create course materials that are mindful of the whole person, align with accessibility standards and follow universal design guidelines. Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher. Cross-listed with INTE 5010. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher.

Instructional design is the process used to analyze, design, develop, and evaluate learning solutions. You will identify a gap in learning or performance and design a learning solution in the form of courses units, modules, and other instructional resources. Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher. Cross-listed with INTE 5100. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher.

Critical Digital Literacies surveys intersections among literacy studies, digital media, and critical education. The course blends theory with practice, and design with leadership, to immerse students among the communities, developments, and debates pertinent to critical digital literacies. Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher. Cross-listed with INTE 5300. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher.

This course examines the use of games for learning and education across formal and informal environments. Students will survey contemporary learning theory, media, trends, and challenges related to designing and playing games in informal, community-based, online, and school settings. Cross-listed with INTE 5320. Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher.

This course reviews the uses of digital storytelling for learning. Develop and publish a short digital story that tells something important about you and your interests. Explore ways that creating or using digital stories can aid learning and personal growth. Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher. Cross-listed with INTE 5340. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher.

Students use a variety of tools and strategies to develop self-paced eLearning courseware, such as tutorials. The course covers critical aspects of the instructional development process that support the creation of effective self-paced online learning experiences, materials and resources. Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher. Cross-listed with INTE 5660. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher.

Students develop and integrate media resources into eLearning environments, applying principles of media selection and multimedia learning. Students explore a variety of tools for producing audio, video, and multimedia content and examine ways to enhance eLearning courses through multimedia presentation and engagement resources. Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher. Cross-listed with INTE 5680. Max hours: 3 Credit Hours.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher.

This course is a project-based exploration of design theories, principles, and best practices for communicating information to diverse learning audiences. Students apply unique design approaches and formats to the creation of materials for teaching, learning, and being of service to underrepresented communities. Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher. Cross-listed with INTE 5711. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Junior standing or higher.

This course explores both classic and contemporary children’s and adolescent literature and media in traditional and digital texts, specifically focusing on developing literary understandings, exploring perspectives and personal responses to literature, and inquiring into trends and issues. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Humanities.

This course introduces students to writing development in children from early childhood through 5th grade. Students will learn how to analyze student writing for strengths and needs in order to design effective writing instruction. Prereq or coreq: EDHD 2930 and LCRT 4710. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 27 and 180 cumulative credit hours. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq or coreq: EDHD 2930 and LCRT 4710. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 27 and 180 cumulative credit hours.

This course uses sociocultural theory and perspectives as these relate to family systems and the intersection of culture, literacies, and education. Students develop an understanding about the ways reading, writing and language are embedded in family’s homes, schools, and communities. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Cultural Diversity.

This course develops an appreciation, understanding, and application of literacy assessment and instruction in PK-6 classrooms. Interns learn how to use various types of assessment and instruction for reading and writing that address the literacy needs of PK-6 Students. Cross-listed with LCRT 5000. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in one of the following plans: ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

This course develops an appreciation, understanding, and application of literacy assessment and instruction in PK-6th classrooms. Interns learn how to use various types of assessment and instruction for reading and writing that address the literacy needs of PK-6th Students. Cross-listed with LCRT 5001. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in one of the following plans: ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

Provides knowledge and practice in using specific literacy methods to enhance students' content learning and literacy development in middle schools and high schools. Various methods of literacy assessment to guide instruction for students are emphasized. Instructional strategies for special populations, especially speakers of English as a second language, are also addressed. Cross-listed with LCRT 5100. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in one of the following plans: ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

Focuses on teaching/learning theories and practical classroom strategies for teaching English Language Arts to adolescent learners in middle school, junior high school and high school classes. Cross-listed with LCRT 5200. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in one of the following plans: ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

LCRT 4/5201 is grounded in the belief that individuals are more motivated to read when given choices about what they read. This course provides the opportunity to read a range of diverse adolescent literature in a variety of genres including fiction, non-fiction, novels in verse, graphic novels, and consider implications for teaching and learning. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Cross-listed with LCRT 5201. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in one of the following plans: ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

Focuses on children's developing literacy understandings and proficiencies beginning in the preschool years. Attention is given to language development, assessment, and instruction in pre-kindergarten through third grade, partnerships with community literacy institutions provide information on their use for literacy development. Cross-listed with LCRT 5210. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

This course will focus on the routines and practices which allow for student specific instruction and assessment in the Early Literacy classroom. Participants will examine and critique current literacy routines and assessments needed to best meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse children. Cross-listed with LCRT 5220. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Participants will examine Pre K-3rd grade literacy instruction to understand how to meet the needs of young students. The course will analyze instructional practices for young gifted, special needs and English language learning students to best meet the needs of all learners. Cross-listed with LCRT 5230 Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

LCRT 4/5710 provides a scientifically informed foundation in early literacy acquisition and instruction in PreK-3 with attention to responsive and inclusive instruction for MLLs. It presents key conceptual and research foundations of the Science of Reading needed to understand how reading develops and how to deliver effective literacy instruction. Prereq or coreq: EDHD 2930 and LCRT 3720. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 27 and 180 cumulative credit hours. Cross-listed with LCRT 5710. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq or coreq: EDHD 2930 and LCRT 3720. Restriction: Restricted to students in Education and Human Development with between 27 and 180 cumulative credit hours.

LCRT 4/5720 presents current theories of writing development and instruction as they relate to classroom practices and researched-based literacy instruction. The course prioritizes connections between reading comprehension and writing to prepare teachers to examine inclusive and responsive instruction, assessment, and literacy development. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in the following plan EGLH-LICU. Cross-listed with LCRT 5720. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in the following plan: EGLH-LICU.

Key mathematical concepts for K-6 teachers informed by NCTM & Common Core State Standards, such as place-value number systems, rational, proportional, & algebraic reasoning, geometrical concepts, & statistical/probability ideas. Students' meaningful, enjoyable learning is promoted via problem solving activities. Cross-listed with MTED 5400. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prepares elementary teachers to teach mathematics to PreK-6 students while applying principles of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics to mathematical learning. Teachers explore ways to help all elementary students become flexible and resourceful mathematical problem solvers. Cross-listed with MTED 5002. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in one of the following plans: ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

Develops the mathematical and pedagogical understandings and competence of elementary teachers, focusing on instructional assessment, principles, and practices. Cross-listed with MTED 5003. Prereq: MTED 4002 or MTED 5002. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: MTED 4002 or 5002. Restriction: Professional Year Admission Required. ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

Develops K-12 teachers’ understanding of number systems and the ability to foster students’ understanding. Focuses on number, quantity, and operation. Applicable to teaching students at all grade levels in line with the K-12 Common Core Standards. Cross-listed with MTED 5621. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Develops K-12 teachers’ understanding of algebra concepts and the ability to foster students’ understanding. Focuses on equivalence, variable, covariation, and function. Applicable to teaching students at all grade levels in line with the K12 Common Core Standards. Cross-listed with MTED 5622. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Develops K-12 teachers’ geometrical reasoning and the ability to foster students’ reasoning. Addresses transformation, measurement, classification, objects, imagery, formulas, and investigation. Applicable to teaching students at all grade levels in line with the K-12 Common Core Standards. Cross-listed with MTED 5623. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

This course explores issues in elementary school science learning and teaching. Teacher candidates will develop knowledge of the nature of science and science content, engage in scientific inquiry, work to identify student conceptions, and plan and enact science instruction. Cross-listed with SCED 5004. Restriction: Professional Year Admission required. Repeatable. Max Hours: 9 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.

Professional Year Admission required. Students must be enrolled in one of the following plans: ECED-LICU or EGLH-LICU or ELED-LICU or FWLF-LICU or FWLS-LICU or MATH-LICU or MSMA-LICU or SCIG-LICU or SPED-LICU or SSSS-LICU

Focus on conceptual development, conceptual change, collaborative learning, students' conceptions of various topics in science, practical issues encountered in facilitating learning, managing the classroom, formative and summative assessment, and differentiating instruction in a collaborative environment. Seminar for Learning Assistants. Student must be serving as a Learning Assistant in the CU Denver LA program. Max hours: 2 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

This course examines literature in science education related to issues of culture and equity. Topics will be framed by an understanding of equity in diverse classrooms and how it informs research, curriculum and instruction. Cross-listed with SCED 5340 and ENVS 5340. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Explores the current issues and trends in science education related to theory, pedagogy, practices, curriculum, and other contemporary topics. Cross-listed with SCED 5350. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade