DEPARTMENT
OF PROFESSIONAL PEDAGOGY AND RESEARCH
Interim
Chair: Valjeaner Ford
Faculty: Sandra Arteaga, Leah Fiorentino,
Karen Granger1, Patrick Hannigan, Billie Harrington, Heather Lynn,
Gary Mauk, Willie McNeill, Reginald Oxendine Sr., Angela M. Rogers, Sara Coble
Simmons
1Coordinator, Academically and
Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Education Program
The
courses in the Department of Professional Pedagogy and Research prepare both
undergraduate and graduate committed, collaborative, and competent professional
educators for diverse and dynamic 21st century educational settings by
promoting the following outcomes that support the North Carolina Professional
Teaching Standards: essential curricular content and child development
knowledge; psychology of teaching and learning; proficient instructional
design, delivery, and assessment strategies for diverse learners; effective
oral and written communication, classroom management, critical thinking,
problem solving, and instructional technology skills; and informed, discerning,
and reflective use of research to validate and modify decisions about teaching
and learning.
The
advanced Middle Grades Education degree is designed for experienced teachers
who possess or who are eligible to hold a Standard Professional I license in
middle school education. The Department
offers the Master of Arts in Education (M.A.Ed.) degree in Middle Grades
Education (6-9).
Additionally,
the Department of Pedagogy and Research offers on the graduate level the Master
of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program, which is an interdisciplinary degree
option within the Teacher Education Program. The M.A.T. is intended for
graduates from accredited colleges or universities with an undergraduate major
in humanities, sciences, or social sciences who have few, if any, formal
courses in education. The program offers the following areas of specialization:
Art Education, English Education, Mathematics Education, Middle Grades
Education, Music Education, Physical Education, Science Education, and Social
Studies Education. Upon successful completion of the M.A.T. program and state
mandated examination(s), recipients will be eligible for a North Carolina “M”
license.
COURSES
EDUCATOR PREPARATION CORE (EPC)
EPC 2010. Technology
Applications for Teachers
This
course explores both technology skills and practices related to technology in
the P-12 context. Fundamental computer applications are explored and
connections made to best practice teaching and learning. Access to the TaskStream data management and electronic portfolio system is
required. Candidates will learn much
about their chosen profession and the role technology plays within it. The
projects candidates will be engaged in will require that they draw from information
learned in core classes (e.g., English, Biology, Math) as well as their current
and prior knowledge and experiences to construct technology artifacts.
Candidates will explore and be introduced to many of the resources teachers use
in the classroom. Candidates will not be expected to have the skills
professional educators have as they are at the very start of their careers as a
teacher candidates. However, they will discover resources, skills, and
information they can apply to future courses in their major. Credit, 2 semester
hours. PREREQ: 30 semester hours and 2.0
GPA.
EPC 2020.
Introduction to Education, Ethics, and Professionalism
This
course is intended for students who are interested in pursuing a career in
education. It is designed to provide students with an introduction to the field
which includes: the historical and philosophical foundations of the field, the
issues of teacher professionalism, ethics, and the legal issues teachers face
in 21st century schools. This course also requires a field
experience component. Credit, 1 semester hour. PREREQ: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 2030.
Educator Preparation for 21st Century Schools
This
course is intended for students who are interested in pursuing a career in
education. It is designed for students who are ready for a more in-depth study
of the issues faced by teachers in 21st century schools. Centered
around the main topics Schools, Learners, and Society, this course will discuss
the interaction and intersection of these three “actors” in the field of
education and how each has an impact on the other. An emphasis in this course
will be on the various types of diversity of 21st century schools
that impact them, including socioeconomic, cultural, linguistic, and racial
diversity. This course includes a field experience component. Credit, 2
semester hours. PREREQ: 30 semester
hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 2040.
Introduction to Exceptional, Diverse, and At-Risk Students
This
course is intended for students who are interested in pursuing a career in education.
It is designed to provide students with an introduction to the needs of
exceptional, diverse, and at-risk students in 21st century
schools. The course will include: an
exploration of special education, cultures, English language learners, and at-risk
learners. This course also requires a field experience component. Credit, 3
semester hours. PREREQ: 30 semester
hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 2460.
Field Experience
This
course is intended for students pursuing a degree in Education. It is designed
to provide a structured field experience that supports the practical
application of theoretical constructs. Students in programs will actively
engage with clinical teachers and the K-12 students to broaden their knowledge
base in school-based professional activities. (Course may be repeated.) Credit,
0 semester hours.
EPC 3010.
The Psychology of Learning and Development
The
Psychology of Learning and Development is designed to introduce future teachers
to ideas and practices of educational psychology and of human growth and
development. An emphasis in this course will focus on the ways by which we
learn, how we develop intellectually, emotionally, and socially, what makes
each person an individual and different, why we’re motivated by some
experiences but not by others, and how teaching can increase the amount of
information that students learn. Additionally, students will review basic
developmental theories while reading and critiquing relevant educational
research published in appropriate educational psychology journals. Using
methods acquired in this course, students will conduct an inquiry into their
own practice and contexts. This course
includes a field experience. Credit, 2 semester hours. PREREQ: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 3020.
Curriculum, Assessment, and Research on Teaching
This
course is intended for students who are interested in pursuing a career in
education. It is designed to provide students with an introduction to
Curriculum, Assessment, and Research on Teaching and Learning. This course also has a field experience
component. Credit, 2 semester hours. PREREQ:
30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 3030.
Reading Strategies for the 21st Century
This
course is intended for students interested in pursuing a career in
education. It is designed to introduce
students to appropriate reading strategies to be utilized across all content
areas. Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ:
30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 3460.
Field Experience
This
course is intended for students pursuing a degree in Education. It is designed
to provide a structured field experience that supports the practical
application of theoretical constructs. Students in programs will actively
engage with clinical teachers and the K-12 students to broaden their knowledge
base in school-based professional activities. (Course may be repeated.) Credit,
0 semester hours.
EPC 4540.
Field Experience
This
course is intended for students pursuing a degree in Education. It is designed
to provide a structured field experience that supports the practical
application of theoretical constructs. Students in programs will actively
engage with clinical teachers and the K-12 students to broaden their knowledge
base in school-based professional activities. (Course may be repeated.) Credit,
0 semester hours.
EDUCATION (EDN)
EDN
2310. Race, Culture, and the Lumbee
Experience (AIS 2310)
This
course will examine and explore the fundamental psychosocial elements that
constitute race, prejudice, and discrimination using Lumbee ethnicity as the
model for examination. Credit, 3
semester hours.
EDN
2900. Research and Writing in Education
This
course is an introduction to writing in education, with an emphasis on
formulation and execution of researchable topics within various content area
disciplines of education. The course is designed to help students master
competencies related to in-depth research, content knowledge, communication and
composition including the use of current technologies. Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: ENG 1050 and ENG 1060; Admission
to Teacher Education Program.
EDN
3020. Foundations of Education
This
course provides students with knowledge of the philosophical, historical,
sociological, legal, financial, and structural foundations of education and
with opportunities to analyze contemporary issues, problems, and trends in the
field of education. As students develop
their professional knowledge base, they begin to construct their own conceptual
frameworks for teaching and learning. Course activities and field assignments
are designed to nurture the professional disposition for critical
reflection. A field experience is
required. Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: Must have completed at least 30
semester hours of college/university work and have no less than a 2.0 overall
QPA.
EDN
3070. Middle Childhood Development
In
this course, pre-service teachers examine the processes and products of theory
and scientific research on human maturation and development to refine their
beliefs about the nature of the elementary-aged child as learner. During a required field experience, the
pre-service teacher validates through critical reflection, the theoretical
principles learned. Credit, 3 semester
hours. PREREQ: Must have no less than a 2.0 overall QPA.
EDN
3100. Birth Through Young Adult
Development
In
this course, pre-service teachers examine the processes and products of theory
and scientific research on human maturation and development to refine their
beliefs about the nature of the birth through young adult as learner. During a required field experience, the
pre-service teacher validates, through critical reflection, the theoretical
principles learned. Credit, 3 semester
hours. PREREQ: Must have no less than a 2.0 overall QPA.
EDN
3120. Early Adolescent through Young
Adult Development
A
study of social, emotional, physical, moral and cognitive development of the
adolescent; course provides a brief overview of human lifespan development with
primary course emphasis on scientific research and theory concerning the
adolescent as learner. Course meets
human development requirement for middle grades and secondary education
majors. A field experience is required. Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: Must have
no less than a 2.0 overall QPA.
EDN
3400. Philosophy and Curriculum of
Middle Grade
This
course examines the contemporary Middle School, including historical
antecedents, concepts, philosophy, trends, issues, instructional strategies,
and models. Specific attention is focused on the middle school child, the
middle school teacher, integrated and interdisciplinary instruction; standards
based curriculum, and assessment.
Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ:
30 semester hours and 2.5 GPA.
EDN
3500. Educational Psychology
This
course focuses on the analysis of scientific theory, research, methodology, and
the application of those principles and practices to learning communities. A required field experience enables
pre-service teachers to examine the theoretical principles in clinical
settings. Field experience required.
Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ:
Admission to Teacher Education Program.
EDN
4000. Methods of Teaching in the
Secondary School (EED 4000, MAT 4000,
SCE 4000, SSE 4000)
Purposes,
methods, materials, and evaluation procedures in the subject or area indicated;
directed observation in the public schools; preparation of teaching plans and
materials: (a) social studies, (b) mathematics, (c) science, (d) English.
Accelerated. Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: Admission to the Professional Semester.
EDN
4050. Foundations and Curriculum
Development for Middle Grades
An
introduction to the foundational principles and rationale of the middle school.
Study of trends, current issues, and the design, implementation, and evaluation
of curriculum for the middle grades.
Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ:
EDN 3120 and admission to Teacher Education Program.
EDN
4180. Measurement and Evaluation in
Public Schools
A
study of current educational measurement. Includes the use and construction of
standardized mental and achievement tests, and of informal, teacher‑made
tests. Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: Admission to Teacher Education
Program.
EDN
4190. Content Area Literacy in Middle
and Secondary Schools
In
this course, pre-service teachers study the principles correlating learning
effectiveness with language processes (reading, writing, talking, and
listening) and development, and the application of those principles to the
design and implementation of language-based instruction. A required field experience enables
pre-service teachers in middle grades, secondary, and special subject areas to
assess the efficacy of their plans in the clinical setting through critical
self-reflection. Credit, 3 semester
hours. PREREQ: Admission to Teacher
Education Program.
EDN
4300. Including Students with Special
Needs
In
this course, the pre-service teacher studies the theories and practices related
to the successful integration of individuals with special needs (birth - 12th
grade) into appropriate community programs and educational settings. Designed to integrate theory and practice; a
case study project is required. Credit,
1 semester hour. PREREQ: Admission to
Teacher Education.
EDN
4330. Research in Secondary Education
An
introduction to research designed to allow student investigation and report of
a problem in secondary education with the approval and guidance of the
instructor. Credit, 1‑6 semester
hours.
EDN
4340. Problems in Contemporary Education
Designed
for individual study of trends, practices, and instructional materials related
to current problems in education.
Credit, 1‑3 semester hours.
PREREQ: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
EDN
4480. Internship in the Secondary School
Provides
continuous full‑time internship experiences in an off‑campus public
school in the subject area for which the candidate is preparing to teach.
Pass/Fail grading. Credit, 6 semester
hours. PREREQ: Admission to the
Professional Semester
EDN
4490. Internship (Full‑Semester)
Provides
continuous full-time, full‑semester teaching experience in off‑campus
public school settings in the subject area in which the candidate seeks
licensure. Includes placement at two levels (elementary, middle, secondary) for
K‑12 licensure areas. Pass/Fail grading.
Credit, 9 semester hours. PREREQ:
Admission to the Professional Semester.
EDN
4560. Internship in the Middle Grades
Provides
continuous full‑time internship experiences in an off‑campus school
at the middle grades level. Credit, 9
semester hours. PREREQ: Admission to the
Professional Semester.
EDN
4650. Equitable Assessment in Democratic
Classrooms
Students
learn how to create and manage democratic classroom environments in which
diverse learners are treated equitably.
Emphasis is on aligning assessment practices and procedures with
democratic principles. Credit, 3
semester hours. PREREQ: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
EDN
4720. Diagnostic and Remedial
Mathematics Methods
Students
will learn techniques for diagnosis and remediation of mathematical skill problems
of children in grades K through 9. Students will also demonstrate competency in
using resources and research related to mathematics (in education.) Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: Admission to Teacher Education
Program.
EDN
4760. Instructional Approaches to Middle
School Grades
Stresses
the use of innovative teaching strategies and specialized materials and
resources in the middle grades, including interdisciplinary team teaching.
Faculty representing concentration areas in the middle grades will serve as
resource persons. Credit, 3 semester
hours. PREREQ: Admission to the
Professional Semester.
EDNS
4xxx. Special Topics
Examination
of a special area or topic of special importance and relevance within the field
of education. Topics to be considered will be announced prior to registration
and may vary. This course may be
repeated for different topics. Credit, 1-3 semester hours. PREREQ: Permission of Instructor.
GRADUATE
COURSES
For
complete information about programs and courses leading to the Master of Arts
in Education (M.A.Ed.) and the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), see School
of Graduate Studies.