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Teacher Education (TED) 1 TED 2200 HUMAN RELATIONS FOR BIAS-FREE CLASSROOMS (3 TEACHER EDUCATION credits) This course is designed to increase multicultural knowledge and positively impact the diversity disposition of prospective teacher candidates. It is (TED) also designed to help them become more aware of ways to motivate and positively impact the youths they will encounter in their future classrooms. TED 1010 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION (3 credits) Prospective teacher candidates will examine existing attitudes toward The course will provide an introduction to the education profession through various groups by race, ethnicity, age, gender, disability, and social class career exploration and initial exposure to the dynamics of PK-12 classroom with the goal of becoming dedicated practitioners, reflective scholars, and teaching. The course will provide an overview of ethics and professionalism, responsible citizens who can meet their professional responsibilities. pre-service preparation, societal influences, classroom practices, and the Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): 2.50 GPA governance structures which impact teachers and schools. The course has a Distribution: U.S. Diversity General Education course required field experience. Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Not open to non-degree graduate TED 2250 INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (3 students. credits) This course provides an overview of early childhood education from TED 1100 INQUIRY-BASED THINKING IN STEM (3 credits) theoretical, historical, and contemporary perspectives. Particular emphasis This course provides students with hands-on science content experiences in the course is placed on key approaches to early childhood education, that model the inquiry-based thinking used in science, technology, research on how children learn, and developmentally appropriate practice engineering and mathematics careers. Students will undertake for children in the birth-to-age-five range. Observations are required as part interdisciplinary science modules to understand prairie ecosystems and to of the course and will be conducted outside of class time. study how living things (such as animals, plants, and microbes) interact with non-living things (such as water, soil, and energy) within a dynamic system. TED 2300 HUMAN GROWTH AND LEARNING (3 credits) Students will study the prairie at UNO's Glacier Creek Preserve facility from This course will examine human growth and learning from conception an interdisciplinary perspective, investigating the geology, biology and through adolescence. It will focus on how current educational practices and chemistry of the prairie environment, while using information science to theories of development and learning impact and influence each other. The analyze data and model prairie systems. course includes field-based and laboratory experiences for the students. Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Not open to non-degree graduate Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Preparation. Not students. open to non-degree graduate students. Distribution: Natural/Physical Science General Education course TED 2310 FAMILY-CENTERED PARTNERSHIPS (3 credits) TED 2050 INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND This course will examine the purposes and methods for developing family- LANGUAGE (3 credits) centered partnerships for young children. Candidates will develop the This course offers teacher candidates an introduction to the linguistic, skills necessary for the planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating social, political, and cultural factors that impact the teaching of English effective family engagement in early childhood settings. Candidates will Language Learners (ELLs) entering the United States school system. As also explore characteristics of diverse families by engaging in service dedicated practitioners, reflective scholars, and responsible citizens, learning and exploring diverse settings in the community. undergraduate students will study best practices for ELLs in the mainstream Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): TED 2250 classroom that promotes language and cultural understanding among TED 2350 PLAY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD INCLUSIVE EDUCATION (3 students and teachers. credits) Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Not open to non-degree graduate The purpose of this course is to provide theoretical and empirical bases students. for observing and understanding children in play; an understanding of TED 2060 EQUITY, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURAL LITERACY (3 credits) cognitive, social, and communicative stages related to developmental This course explores the relationship among equity, language, and cultural theory through play; and opportunity to consider biological, cultural, and literacy and its implications for programming and advocacy within school environmental influences on children's play and development, as well as, and community contexts. As dedicated practitioners, reflective scholars, plan play experiences for young children. This course is designed primarily and responsible citizens, undergraduate students study the impact these to prepare early childhood inclusive education teachers to develop the relationships have for historically underrepresented groups in the United knowledge, skills, and dispositions to understand and use play as part of States. early childhood education and care programming for all young children. Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Not open to non-degree graduate Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Not open to non-degree graduate students. students. TED 2100 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS (3 credits) TED 2360 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE (3 credits) The course will provide prospective teacher candidates with the This course focuses on children's literature as a significant component philosophical, ethical, historical, and social foundations that will enable of a 21st Century educational environment through the use of multiple them to understand their role as dedicated practitioners, reflective scholars, literacies, e.g., cultural, information, visual, and digital literacy strategies. and responsible citizens who can meet the challenges of their profession in An emphasis will be based on research-based literacy strategies and a changing world. Also, the prospective teacher candidates will study and literature that supports culturally relevant teaching. understand the national and state standards relevant to P-12 education Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Preparation and to teacher preparation in the USA. Each prospective candidate will Program acquire competency in using educational technologies such as Internet TED 2370 THE CREATIVE ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (3 based course delivery systems, database software, and digital portfolios. credits) Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): 2.50 GPA This course prepares the early childhood teacher candidate to implement Distribution: Writing in the Discipline Single Course and use the creative and expressive arts in the classroom and to develop TED 2160 INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY SERVICES (3 credits) and assess conceptual understanding and building the vocabulary of This course introduces students to the discipline and profession of library children. and information science and to the wide array of information organizations Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Admission to the Early Childhood whose purpose is to gather, organize, and transfer information to patrons in Inclusive major program and TED 2250. Not open to non-degree graduate a diverse society. students. 2 Teacher Education (TED) TED 2380 DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING IN ADOLESCENCE (3 TED 3050 FOUNDATIONS OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE credits) (ESL) (3 credits) This course will examine human growth and learning from early through This course is designed to enhance candidates' understanding of the late adolescence, to help students gain an understanding of the biological, historical, political, and theoretical perspectives of K-12 English as a Second social, and cultural influences on the developing child in the second decade Language (ESL) education for English Learners (ELs) in the U.S. context. of life. The class will focus on how current educational practices and As dedicated practitioners, reflective scholars, and responsible citizens, theories of development and learning impact and influence each other. The students will have knowledge of factors that contribute to an effective course will include field-based experiences. multicultural and multilingual learning environment. TED 3050 includes an Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Prerequisites of TED 2100 and TED 2200. in school, guided practicum. Candidates must demonstrate competencies Not open to non-degree graduate students. related to teaching English Learners (ELs) in K-12 classrooms. This is the first of two practicum experiences to complete the field experience requirements TED 2390 SOCIOCULTURAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF INFANTS AND for Nebraska Department of Education. (Cross-listed with TED 8055). TODDLERS (3 credits) Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): TED 2300 (EDUC 2010) OR TED 2380; This course will examine socio-cultural conceptions of infant and toddler- and TED 2050. aged children. The influences of culture and social context on parental and center-based goals, beliefs and practices will also be covered. TED 3350 TEACHING AND ASSESSING READING IN ELEMENTARY Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Admission to the Early Childhood SCHOOLS (6 credits) Inclusive major program and TED 2250. Not open to non-degree graduate This course provides an introduction to reading theories,