Featured Course Offerings

The College of Education and Human Ecology’s Department's of Educational Studies, Teaching and Learning, and Human Sciences offer various credit bearing courses. Below are select courses for in-service educators looking to hone their craft.

Autumn courses:

Professor Shayne Piasta, online, Tuesdays 4:30-6:50 p.m.
 
Want to learn more about historical trends and current issues/concerns in literacy instruction? Interested in studying the research on these topics?
 
Join colleagues, peers and Professor Shayne B. Piasta to learn more about historical and current "hot topics" in literacy instruction to learn more about historical and current "hot topics" in literacy instruction. This Autumn's offering will include topics often discussed within the context of the science of reading. To learn more about this knowledge base, students will examine topics with respect to varying perspectives and research evidence. Students will also delve into debates and research on topics of their choice.

Potential topics

  • Evidence-based practices
  • Reading and language comprehension
  • Phonics instruction
  • Decodable and authentic texts
  • Instruction for multilingual learners
  • Reading-writing connections
  • Knowledge-building curricula
  • Multisensory instruction
  • Technology applied to literacy instruction

Course Objectives

  1. Identify a range of issues and concerns that are currently debated and discussed among members of the literacy education professional community.
  2. Understand the major trends in literacy research.
  3. Display knowledge of the evidence and arguments supporting different points of view in literacy education.
  4. Critically evaluate the evidence and arguments for different points of view in literacy education on the basis of research and professional practice.
  5. Develop and defend their positions on issues in literacy education.


For all course offerings please go to the University course schedule.

Search tips:

  • Make sure you are selecting the appropriate term and campus.
  • Education courses can be found under the subjects: “EducSts:(various topics)”, “Education: Teaching and Learning”. Content courses will be listed in that specific subject area (ex: Shakespeare courses are offered under the “English” subject)
  • Course/ Career: Select undergraduate or graduate. Tuition and fees are different for each.

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