University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Curriculum Proposal Form #4A I. Change in an Existing Course

Type of Action (check all that apply)

Course Revision (include course description & former and new syllabus) Grade Basis Contact Hour Change and or Credit Change Repeatability Change Diversity Option Other: General Education Option area: * * Note: For the Gen Ed option, the proposal should address how this course relates to specific core courses, meets the goals of General Education in providing breadth, and incorporates scholarship in the appropriate field relating to women and gender.

Effective Term:

Current Course Number (subject area and 3-digit course number):

Current Course Title:

Sponsor(s): Department(s): College(s):

List all programs that are affected by this change:

If programs are listed above, will this change affect the Catalog and Advising Reports for those programs? If so, have Form 2's been submitted for each of those programs? (Form 2 is necessary to provide updates to the Catalog and Advising Reports) NA Yes They will be submitted in the future

Proposal Information: (Procedures for form #4A)

I. Detailed explanation of changes (use FROM/TO format) FROM: Number of times the course may be taken for credit-3

TO: Number of times the course may be taken for credit- unlimited

II. Justification for action The Summer Institute Series was created to bring ongoing professional development to UWW education graduate students and teachers within driving vicinity of UWW. There are a number of licensed teachers in the vicinity of UWW that use the Summer Institute series as a primary 1 source of professional development and meeting requirements for continued licensure. The topic for the Institute Series is chosen by the Department of Special Education in response to research and policy in the field of special education. The topic changes every year as do instructors. Participants will never get the same course content more than once.

II. Syllabus/outline (if course revision, include former syllabus and new syllabus) Topics by years prior: 2013 Educational Technology 2012 Prevention of Bullying 2011 Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) 2010 Co-Teaching 2009 Response to Intervention 2008 Self-Determination 2007 Special Education Law 2006 Poverty 2005 Literacy 2004 Autism