Education
ED 102 2 Credits
Orientation to Alaska Native Education
(Cross-listed with ANS 102)
A seminar in issues related to Alaska Native and rural education. Through weekly
meeting held both on campus and in Fairbanks schools, students examine and
discuss issues with Alaska Native educators on topics related specifically
to rural and urban Alaska Native education. Issues include: Native ways of
knowing, local control, curriculum development for small/multi-graded/rural
schools, cultural differences in teaching and learning and bilingual programs.
(Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.) (2 + 0) Offered Fall, Spring
ED 110 1 Credit
Becoming a Teacher in the 21st Century
Series of seminars focusing on current national educational policies
and practices. Includes exploration of teaching as a profession. Presented
in the Alaska context, seminars include opportunity for interaction
with Alaska teachers, student teachers and interns. (Graded pass/fail.)
(1 + 0) Offered Fall, Spring
ED 201 3 Credits
Introduction to Education
Introduction to the profession of education and specifically,
the field of elementary and secondary teacher education. Review of
social, political, cultural and historical factors that influence major
educational reform movements at the national and Alaska state level.
Field experience required. (Prerequisites: ED 110 and ENGL 111X with
a C or better; sophomore standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall, Spring
ED 204 3 Credits
Literature for Children
Examination of effective uses of literature to promote learning.
Critical analysis of authors, illustrators and content of children’s
literature representative of multiple genres and diverse peoples and
perspectives—including Alaska literature. Review of criteria
for book selection and application of review process to books selected
by student based on professional recommendations and reviews. Field
experience required. (Prerequisite: ED 201.) (3 + 0) Offered
Fall, Spring
ED 245 3 Credits
Child Development
(Cross-listed with PSY 245)
A study of the physical, cultural, emotional, cognitive and social aspects
of a child’s development from the prenatal period through early adolescence.
Focus on developmental theories including Erickson, Gardner, Gilligan, Kagen,
Sternberg, Vygotsky and other contemporary theories of child and adolescent
development. (Prerequisite: PSY 101 or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall, Spring
ED 099, 199, 299 1–3 Credits
Practicum in Education
Individualized work experience. Credit is variable from 1 to 3
credits, depending upon the quality and quantity of the work experience.
Credit may be earned in most disciplines and programs.
ED 303W,O 3 Credits
Language Acquisition
(Cross-listed with LING 303W,O)
Theories of the acquisition and development of first and second languages,
including consideration of biological and sociocultural factors. Survey of
traditional and contemporary theories, and implications for pedagogy and public
policy. (Prerequisites: COMM 131X or 141X; ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X
or permission of instructor. Recommended: LING 101. Next offered: 2004-05.)
(3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
ED 309 3 Credits
Elementary School Music Methods
(Cross-listed with MUS 309)
Principles, procedures and materials for teaching music to children at the
elementary level. (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
ED 310 2 Credits
Art, Music and Drama in Elementary Classrooms
Exploration and application, in the classroom, of theory, practice,
methods and materials used in teaching in and through visual art, music
and drams. Field experience required in classroom and school of internship.
(Prerequisites: Admission to the professional internship year; concurrent
enrollment in ED 327, 468O and 469; Alaska passing scores for the three
Praxis I exams; or permission of instructor.) (1 + 2) Offered
Spring
ED 327 2 Credits
Physical Education and Health Education for Elementary Teachers
Introduction and application of the relationship between physical
fitness and good health in a school setting. Includes introducing students
to fundamental movement activities and games. Includes incorporating
health curriculum and first aid procedures into practices and policies,
and issues specific to the Alaska context. Field experience required
in classroom and school of internship. (Prerequisites: Admission to
the professional internship year; concurrent enrollment in ED 310,
468O and 469; Alaska passing scores for the three Praxis I exams; or
permission of instructor.) (1 + 2) Offered Spring
ED 330 3 Credits
Assessment of Learning
Review and examination of the range of traditional and alternative
assessment and evaluation approaches used in educational contexts.
Focus is on developing assessment practices and policies that are appropriate
for the diverse student population in Alaska’s rural and urban
schools. Field experience required. (Prerequisites: ED 201 and a mathematics
baccalaureate core course; or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall, Spring
ED 345 3 Credits
Sociology of Education (s)
(Cross-listed with SOC 345)
Theoretical perspectives on various dimensions of the relationship between
education and society, including the institutional context for schooling, the
impact of schooling on social stratification, and social organization within
the school and classroom. Special attention given to issues of equity and contemporary
educational reform efforts. (Prerequisite: SOC 101 or permission of instructor.
Next offered: 2005-06.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
ED 350 3 Credits
Communication in Cross-Cultural Classrooms
Interdisciplinary examination of communication and language in
cross-cultural educational contexts, including language, literacy and
interethnic communication related to classrooms in Alaska. (Prerequisite:
ED 201.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall, Spring
ED 370 1 Credit
Issues in Alaska Bilingual and Multicultural Education
(Cross-listed with ANS 370)
Current issues related to Alaska bilingual and multicultural education. Students
must attend all three days of the annual Alaska Bilingual/Multicultural Education
and Equity Conference and write a paper reflecting on how they will use information
gained from the conference in their own multicultural education context. Course
may be repeated for credit since the content of the conference changes each
year. (Prerequisites: Prior course work at the lower-division level.) (1 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 380 3 Credits
Cultural Influences in Education
Interdisciplinary study of the educational problems, concerns
and successes in a variety of cultural contexts. Social, cultural and
psychological factors inherent in the educational process and how they
are affected by a multicultural setting. Attention given to curriculum
improvement and teaching strategies appropriate for the multicultural
classroom and school. (Prerequisite: Junior standing.) (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 385 3 Credits
International Perspectives on Education
A comparative analysis of the influences of changing political,
social and economic conditions and relationships with other countries
in the world on U.S. and Alaska education policies. Examination of
school systems in several industrialized and developing countries with
focus on understanding Alaska’s educational system within the
context of this wider global community. (Prerequisite: Junior standing.)
(3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 410W 3 Credits
Foundations of Literacy Development
Language, reading and writing development examined in children
of varying ages and within a range of social and cultural contexts,
with emphasis on a developmental approach to literacy development in
school and home settings. Introduction to best practices in research-based
methods for teaching and learning of reading and writing. Field experience
required. (Prerequisite: ED 201, 204 and ENGL 111X.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall, Spring
ED 411 3 Credits
Reading, Writing, Language Arts: Methods and Curriculum Development
Study and application in the classroom of best practices from
research-based strategies for the teaching and learning of reading,
writing and language arts concepts. Includes content and methods for
students in elementary classrooms with diverse populations. Requires
development and classroom implementation of integrated reading and
writing unit. Field experience required. (Prerequisites: Admission
to the professional internship year; concurrent enrollment in ED 412W,
466, 467 and 478; Alaska passing scores for three Praxis I exams.)
(3 + 0) Offered Fall
ED 412W 3 Credits
Integrated Social Studies and Language Arts: Methods and Curriculum Development
Study and application in the classroom of best practices from
research-based strategies for the teaching and learning of social studies
concepts, content and methods integrated with language arts for students
in elementary classrooms with diverse populations. Requires development
and classroom implementation of integrated social studies and language
arts unit. Field experience required. (Prerequisites: Admission to
the professional internship year; concurrent enrollment in ED 411,
466, 467 and 478; ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X or permission
of instructor; Alaska passing scores for three Praxis I exams.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall
ED 420 3 Credits
Alaska Native Education (s)
(Cross-listed with ANS 420)
School systems historically serving Native people, current efforts toward local
control and the cross cultural nature of this education. Field experience required.
(Prerequisite: ANTH 242 or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered
Fall
ED 429 3 Credits
Computer Application in the Classroom
Strategies for effective use of computers in the classroom; understanding
potentials and limitations of the computer in the schools; developing
classroom plans to take advantage of computer potentials; and evaluation
of educational software. (3 + 0) Offered Fall, Spring
ED 430 3 Credits
Multicultural Teaching Techniques
Effective teaching strategies for cross-cultural and multicultural
classrooms with attention to practices for secondary schools (small
school design, computer-based instruction, telecommunications, community-based
education, interdisciplinary linkages of coursework, experiential education,
productive thinking skills and individual programmed instruction).
Weekly participation in multicultural classrooms. (2 + 3)
Offered Fall, Spring
ED 440 3 Credits
Gender and Education (s)
(Stacked with ED 640 and cross-listed with WMS 440)
Educational practices and processes and their relation to the changing situation
of women in society. Examination of schools as sites of pervasive gender socialization
and discrimination as well as offering new possibilities for liberation. Topics
include social construction of gender; patterns of access and achievements;
gender as an organizing principle in schools and classrooms; and feminist agendas
and strategies for change. (Prerequisite: Junior standing. Next offered: 2005-06.)
(3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
ED 450 3 Credits
Education and Cultural Transmission
Education as a process for transmitting culture with examination
of issues related to cultural transmission in a multicultural environment.
Emphasis on dynamics of cultural change. (Prerequisite: Junior standing.)
(3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 451 1–9 Credits
Practicum in Education
Practical application of general ideas and techniques addressed
in methods courses in which the student is currently enrolled or previously
completed. (Prerequisites: Permission of Office of Practica Experiences.)
Offered Fall, Spring
ED 452O 12 Credits
Elementary Student Teaching
Supervised teaching in elementary schools approved by the department
of education. Students should expect to be involved in the school setting
for the entire school day for the entire university semester. The department
may limit enrollment, determine assignments and cancel the registration
of students doing unsatisfactory work. (Prerequisites: COMM 131X or
141X; and successful completion of methods practicum and methods course
work with a C or better. Passing Praxis scores.) (1 + 33)
Offered Fall, Spring
ED 453O 12 Credits
Secondary Student Teaching
Supervised teaching in secondary schools approved by the department
of education. Students should expect to be involved in the school setting
for the entire school day for the entire university semester. The department
may limit enrollment, determine assignments and cancel the registration
of students doing unsatisfactory work. (Prerequisites: COMM 131X or
141X; and see requirements for admission to student teaching.) (1 + 33)
Offered Fall, Spring
ED 454O 15 Credits
Student Teaching K–12
Supervised teaching in both elementary and secondary schools approved
by the department of education. Open only to Music and P.E. majors
seeking K–12 certification or to graduate students seeking K–12
small school certification. Students should expect to be involved in
the school setting for the entire school day for the entire university
semester. The department may limit enrollment, determine assignments
and cancel the registration of students doing unsatisfactory work.
(Prerequisites: COMM 131X or 141X; and successful completion of methods
practicum and methods course work with a C or better. Passing Praxis
scores. For bachelor of music students, see B.M. degree requirements.)
(1 + 42) Offered Fall, Spring
ED 456 3 Credits
Orientation to Teaching in Rural Alaska
Needs of rural schools, their environments and the recipients
of school services with special attention given to cross-cultural educational
issues. (Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.) (2 + 3)
Offered Summer, As Demand Warrants
ED 457 3 Credits
Classroom Teaching as a Partnership with Parents, Families and the Community
Explore and understand an on-going partnership with parents, families
and communities. Requires seminars with community, district and state
resource personnel, field trips, implementation of partnerships in
the classroom and school. The Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive
Schools serve as the course framework. Technology focus: utilizing
technology to locate personnel, services and resources available for
developing and supporting partnerships. Addresses Alaska Teacher Standards.
(Prerequisites: Admission to the post-baccalaureate elementary licensure
program; or permission of instructor.) (2 + 0 + 8)
Offered Fall
ED 461 3 Credits
Native Ways of Knowing (h)
(Cross-listed with ANS 461)
Focus on how culture and world view shape who we are and influence the way
we come to know the world around us. Emphasis on Alaska Native knowledge systems
and ways of knowing. (Prerequisite: Junior standing.) (3 + 0) Offered
Spring
ED 462 3 Credits
Alaskan Environmental Education
(Cross-listed with NRM 462)
Utilization of the environment inside and outside the formal classroom in all
subject areas. Curriculum materials (K–12), interpretive and audiovisual
aids, problem solving and applications to situations from the public schools
to summer campus, short courses and workshops for individuals of any age. (Prerequisite:
Junior standing.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
ED 465 3 Credits
Working with FAS/FAE Children
For families of children with FAS/FAE and professional—teachers,
social workers and health workers who deal with these children. Guest
speakers, interviews and reading materials. Project is the development
of activities to use with these children with FAS/FAE. Access to work
in a school setting required. (Not available on Fairbanks campus.)
(2 + 4) Offered Fall
ED 466 3 Credits
Internship and Collaborative Student Teaching
Supervised internship for students in the first half of a year-long
professional internship in elementary teacher education. Includes immersion
in planning and teaching. Course work is integrated into the internship
experience. Interns are assessed in relationship to state and national
standards. (Graded pass/fail.) (1 + 0 + 25) Offered
Fall
ED 467 1 Credit
Portfolio Development I
For student interns participating in the first half of the professional
internship year. Includes collection and analysis of selected artifacts
to document and provide evidence of professional development and achievement
relative to educational standards. Interns present portfolio for midyear
assessment. (Prerequisites: Admission to the professional internship
year; concurrent enrollment in ED 411, 412W, 466 and 478.) (1 + 0)
Offered Fall
ED 468O 6 Credits
Internship and Student Teaching
For student interns participating in the second half of the year-long
professional elementary teacher education internship. Interns must
spend at least four days per week in the classroom, one month full-time
in the classroom including at least two weeks of full responsibility
for the classroom. Builds on ED 466 requirements with continued assessment
based on state and national standards. (Prerequisites: COMM 131X or
141X; admission to the professional internship year; grade of C or
better in ED 411, 412W, 413 and 466. Alaska passing scores for the
three Praxis I exams; continued enrollment in ED 310, 327 and 469.
Graded pass/fail.) (1 + 0 + 40) Offered Spring
ED 469 2 Credits
Portfolio Development II
For student interns participating in the second half of the professional
internship year. Includes collection and analysis of selected artifacts
to document and provide evidence of professional development and achievement
relative to educational standards. Interns formally present completed
portfolios for reviews and evaluations. (Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment
in ED 468O.) (2 + 0) Offered Spring
ED 477W,O 12 Credits
Knowledge and Skills for Alaska Rural Educators
Supervised rural internship for post-baccalaureate students. Close
work with a mentor teacher and university partner to develop and implement
and individual licensure plan. Student must be accepted to the Center
for Rural Educator Preparation Partnerships program. Interns should
expect to enroll in this course for two consecutive semesters and be
involved in the local school setting for the entire school day during
the entire UAF semester. (Prerequisites: COMM 131X or 141X; ENGL 111X;
and permission to enroll from the Center for Rural Educator Preparation
Partnerships.) Offered Fall, Spring
ED 478 4 Credits
Integrating Mathematics and Science Methods and Curriculum Development
(Stacked wtih ED 678)
Study and application in the classroom of best practices from reseach-based
strategies for the teaching and learning of mathematics and science concepts,
content and methods for students in elementary classrooms with diverse populations.
Requires development and classroom implementation of integrated mathematics
and science unit. Field experience required. (Prerequisites: Admission to the
professional internship year; concurrent enrollment in ED 411, 412W, 466 and
467; Alaska passing scores for three Praxis I exams.) (4 + 0) Offered
Fall
ED 486 3 Credits
Media Literacy
(Cross-listed with JRN 486) h
Media literacy promotes the critical thinking skills that empower people to
make independent judgments and informed decisions in response to information
conveyed through the channels of mass communications. Emphasis on the role
of teachers in developing young students into critical viewers, listeners and
readers of media. (Prerequisite: Junior standing. Next offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Fall, Spring
ED 489 3 Credits
Education and Schooling in Japan (s)
Understanding Japan’s educational system, culture and its
people. For students selected to participate in an exchange program
with Hokkaido University of Education. (Prerequisites: Permission of
instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring
ED 490 3 Credits
Curriculum Development in Cultural Perspective
Issues in development of curriculum programs and materials in
a cross-cultural environment. Emphasis on process, context and content
as well as curriculum change and evaluation strategies. Students work
on a variety of curriculum related projects and ideas applicable to
their classrooms. (Prerequisite: Admission to the Secondary Post-Baccalaureate
Program or the Secondary M.A.T. degree program.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall, Spring, As Demand Warrants
ED 601 3 Credits
Introduction to Applied Social Science Research
Review of the most common educational research paradigms, data
gathering techniques and analytical tools used in the study of human
behavior and educational institutions. Attention will be given to collaborative
research models, with a focus on the translation of research results
into practical application. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 603 3 Credits
Field Study Research Methods
(Cross-listed with CCS 603)
Intensive focus on considerations and techniques for conducting field research
in a cross-cultural setting, with particular attention to participatory approaches
and naturalistic research designs. Research proposals for students’ projects
will be developed and completed in this course. (Prerequisites: ED 601.) (3 + 0)
Offered Spring, Summer, As Demand Warrants
ED 609 3 Credits
School-Community Relations
Development of attitudes and behaviors to help those involved
in education deal directly, ethically and effectively with others in
the educational community in Alaska including peers, administrators,
students, parents, community members and others. Includes description
and discussion of current educational issues in urban and rural Alaska.
(3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 610 3 Credits
Education and Cultural Processes
(Cross-listed with CCS 610)
Advanced study of the function of education as a cultural process and its relation
to other aspects of a cultural system. Students will be required to prepare
a study in which they examine some aspect of education in a particular cultural
context. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 611 3 Credits
Culture, Cognition and Knowledge Acquisition
(Cross-listed with CCS 611)
An examination of the relationship between learning, thinking and perception
in multicultural contexts. Particular emphasis will be on the implications
of these relationships for schooling. Content will focus on cultural influences
on perception, conceptual processes, learning, memory and problem solving.
Content will also reflect concern for practical teaching problems. (Recommended:
ED 610.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
ED 612 3 Credits
Cultural and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Students will be introduced to the nature of philosophical inquiry
and apply a philosophical perspective to examining assumptions inherent
in cultural systems and culturally organized behavior. Education as
a function of culturally organized behavior is based upon assumptions
which are not always explicit. The philosophical perspective provides
a framework and approach for explicitly subjecting these assumptions
to a analysis. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 613 3 Credits
Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools
(Cross-listed with CCS 613)
Guidelines, rationale and resources for adapting educational policies, programs
and practices to better address the cultural well-being of the students and
communities they serve. Content will be grounded in the "Alaska Standards
for Culturally Responsive Schools” including standards for students,
teachers, curriculum, schools and communities. (3 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
ED 616 3 Credits
Education and Socioeconomic Change
An examination of social change processes, particularly in relation
to the deliberate development of new institutions and resulting forms
of new consciousness. Emphasis is placed on the role of education and
schooling in this development dynamic. (3 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
ED 618 3 Credits
Higher Education: Basic Understanding
Historical and philosophical foundations of higher education,
both in America and abroad. Examination of curriculum development,
instruction, administration and inter-institutional cooperation, with
emphasis on trends and innovations in higher education. (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 620 3 Credits
Language, Literacy and Learning
The course examines the relationships among language, culture
and thinking as issues of literacy and learning. Specific areas of
emphasis include linguistic relativity, discourse, role of context
in communications, variant language learning strategies and styles,
speech community, open and closed linguistic systems, cognitive styles,
and literacy as a cultural and cognitive phenomenon. (3 + 0)
Offered Fall
ED 621 3 Credits
Cultural Aspects of Language Acquisition
(Cross-listed with LING 621)
An expanded view of the ways in which individuals become socialized into particular
patterns of first and second language and literacy. The ongoing acquisition
of both oral and written language(s) from early childhood through adult life.
Topics will include: the cultural dimensions of language development; the relationship
between communication and culture; bilingualism; the role of language in the
transmission of sociocultural knowledge. (3 + 0) Offered Spring,
Alternate Summer, As Demand Warrants
ED 622 3 Credits
Issues in Literacy Assessment
Provides a framework for assessment which is an outgrowth of current
theories of literacy and language processes. Emphasis will be placed
on assessment techniques, their strengths and weaknesses, and appropriate
applications. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 623 3 Credits
Survey of Research in Reading
An analysis of theories and research in reading and their translation
to instructional strategies. Survey of historical perspectives, studies
in socio-psycholinguistics, imagery, engagement, reader response, comprehension
and assessment are included. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 624 3 Credits
Foundations of Education in Alaska: From Segregation to Standards
Review of major Alaska educational reform efforts as a means of
understanding historical and current state, national and international
policies and practices related to development of curriculum, pedagogy,
and assessment that respond to the needs and interests of culturally
and linguistically diverse populations. Examination of Alaska Quality
Schools Initiative reform effort with focus on use of Alaska Standards
for Culturally Responsive Schools. Alaska teacher standards emphasized.
Technology focus: understanding organizational structure of local,
state and federal education agencies through Internet research. (Prerequisites:
Admission to the post-baccalaureate elementary licensure program; or
permission of instructor.) (3 + 0 + 2) Offered
Summer, As Demand Warrants
ED 625 3 Credits
Exceptional Learners and Child Development: Individual and Cultural Characteristics
Foundation for understanding, identifying and teaching to developmental
abilities of children and early adolescents. Human development examined
in context of cognition, personality, social behavior, language and
physical development with focus on understanding and utilizing cross-cultural
influences specific to Alaska. Emphasis on development of children
with exceptional abilities. Design, develop and modify curriculum and
instruction to developmentally and culturally appropriate approaches.
Theory is applied to practice in practicum. Technology focus: students
access state and federal regulations regarding Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, and locate and utilize related state and national resource
agencies. Addresses Alaska Teacher Standards. (Prerequisites: Admission
to the post-baccalaureate elementary licensure program; or permission
of instructor.) (3 + 0 + 2) Offered Summer, As
Demand Warrants
ED 626 3 Credits
Teaching Reading, Writing and Language Arts
Examination of the nature and process of reading and writing for
elementary students and focus on process of developing a language arts
program. Includes acquisition and role of language in this process.
Examination and evaluation of materials and methods of teaching language
arts, including those used in some Alaska districts. Examination and
evaluation of children’s literature. Practicum with application
of language arts concepts. Technology focus: Using computers to support
reading and writing development. Addresses Alaska Teacher Standards.
(Prerequisites: Admission to the post-baccalaureate elementary licensure
program; or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0 + 2)
Offered Summer, As Demand Warrants
ED 630 3 Credits
Curriculum Development
Basic definition of curriculum. Includes the present need for
curriculum improvement, criteria for selection of broad goals, types
of curriculum frameworks and consideration of the organization of specific
learning experiences as part of the curriculum structure. (3 + 0)
Offered Fall, Summer, As Demand Warrants
ED 631 3 Credits
Small Schools Curriculum Design
A focus on the salient issues involved with the development of
effective programs of instruction in small schools including foundational
design, conceptual models, organizational strategies, technical skills,
current issues and trends, and their implications and application to
the environment of rural Alaska. (3 + 0) Offered Fall
ED 633 3 Credits
Foundations of Educational Technology
Online communication, Internet, electronic mail, computer conferencing
and emerging technologies. Includes strategies for the effective use
of microcomputers and related technology in the classroom, understanding
the potential and the limitations of computers in schools, developing
classroom plans to take advantage of technology potentials, and evaluation
of education software. (1 + 6) Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 635 3 Credits
Strategies for Cooperating/Mentor Teachers
Study of effective teaching using alternative strategies appropriate
to differing goals. Consideration will also be given to teaming with
and/or supervising interns as a technique for improving instruction.
Course may be repeated for credit as readings and topics change. (Prerequisite:
Licensed teacher employed in a school district.) (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 636 3 Credits
Improvement of Elementary Teaching
Emphasis on improvement of elementary teaching through professional
development in which mentor teachers read, reflect and collaborate
with one another and with university faculty to develop new approaches
for their own professional development as well as developing and refining
strategies that contribute to the preparation of student interns who
can successfully demonstrate competence in the Alaska Teacher Standards
and the Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools. Course
may be repeated for credit as readings and topics change. (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 640 3 Credits
Gender and Education
(Stacked with ED 440 and WMS 440)
This course focuses on educational practices and processes and their relation
to the changing situation of women in society. Schools will be examined as
sites of pervasive gender socialization and discrimination as well as offering
new possibilities for liberation. Topics include: the social construction of
gender; patterns of access and achievement; gender as an organizing principle
in schools and classrooms; and feminist agendas and strategies for change.
(3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
ED 642 3 Credits
Portfolio Preparation: Integrating Theory and Practice
Continued systematic collection of selected work, and final preparation
and presentation of required portfolios that document and provide evidence
of professional development and achievement as beginning teachers relative
to Alaska Teacher Standards and Alaska Student Content Standards, integrated
with the Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools. Processes
and products involved in portfolio preparation serve as basis for goal
setting and assessment by interns, peers, mentors and university faculty.
Portfolios must provide tangible evidence of the range of knowledge,
dispositions and skills that intern possesses. Technology focus: utilization
of technology to prepare portfolios. Addresses Alaska Teacher Standards.
(Prerequisites: Admission to the post-baccalaureate elementary or secondary
licensure program; or permission of instructor.) (2 + 0 + 3)
Offered Spring
ED 643 3 Credits
Classroom Research
Emphasis on providing teachers with classroom research skill and
techniques for improving instruction. Includes basic educational research
concepts, methods and application, and their impact on policy and practice.
(1 + 6) Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 645 3 Credits
Small Schools Institute
A forum for experienced elementary and secondary rural school
teachers. Discussions and seminars held with University and guest faculty,
whose fields of expertise have direct applicability to small school
concerns, will provide an environment for participants to share and
refine different interethnic communicative styles, culturally congruent
teaching methodologies and curricula, and contextual understandings
of the Native pupil’s world. (Prerequisite: Recent rural Alaskan
small schools teaching experience.) (2 + 3) Offered As Demand
Warrants
ED 656 3 Credits
Education Seminar
Current topics in education. Orientation and preparation to fall
practica in area schools. Cohort assignment. Importance of philosophy
of education discussed and developed. (3 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
ED 659 3 Credits
Multimedia Tools for Teachers
Emerging technologies and software applications in education.
The use of multimedia in designing teaching/learning experiences will
be emphasized. Students will develop a multimedia classroom presentation
and will demonstrate knowledge if Internet resources. (1 + 6)
Offered Summer, As Demand Warrants
ED 660 3 Credits
Educational Administration in Cultural Perspective
The course will examine issues related to the social organization
and socio-political context of schools, administrative and institutional
change processes and the changing role of administrators in education,
using a cross-cultural framework for analysis. (3 + 0) Offered
As Demand Warrants
ED 663 3 Credits
School Law and Ethics
Rights and responsibilities of teachers and pupils, rulings of
the Attorney General, decisions of the courts, and regulations of the
State Board of Education. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 669 3 Credits
Reading, Language and Culture
Introduction to the foundations of psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic
theories as they relate to oral and written language acquisition and
development. Focus on issues of language and literacy education practices
in the Alaska context. Topics include bi-lingual and bi-literacy education,
school and community languages and literacies, and culturally responsive
pedagogy. Emphasis on teachers/students developing the skills and dispositions
to become researchers of culture, language and literacy in their communities.
(Enrollment restriction: Student must hold a Type A teaching certificate
and be admitted to the Alaska State Reading Endorsement Program.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall, Summer, As Demand Warrants
ED 670 3 Credits
Developing Literacy: ECE-12
Literacy from early childhood through grade 12. Emphasis on developmental
aspects of literacy, underlying social and cognitive processes, and
the pedagogical implications to teachers. (Prerequisites: ED 669. Enrollment
restriction: Student must hold a Type A teaching certificate and be
admitted to the Alaska State Reading Endorsement Program, or permission
of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
ED 671 3 Credits
Reading and Cognition
Theory and process of reading cognition, particularly the relationship
between reading and thinking. Exploration of issues related to the
meaning of text and the development of comprehension. Review of literature
concerning research and theory about reading processes. (Prerequisites:
ED 669. Enrollment restriction: Student must hold a Type A teaching
certificate and be admitted to the Alaska State Reading Endorsement
Program, or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring
ED 672 3 Credits
Literature and Reading: Supporting Readers at All Levels
Read, analyze and design ways to use literature to support readers
at all levels. Includes critical and personal response to literature,
knowledge of a wide range of appropriate reading material, classroom
applications and interdisciplinary study using children’s literature.
(Prerequisites: ED 669. Enrollment restriction: Student must hold a
Type A teaching certificate and be admitted to the Alaska State Reading
Endorsement Program, or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Summer, As Demand Warrants
ED 673 3 Credits
Content Reading
Development of knowledge of reading strategies that support literacy
in the content areas/disciplines. Emphasis on interrelated processes
of writing, reading, listening and speaking in the literacy development
of students across he content areas. Special attention to use of technology
as a tool to enhance content area literacy. Exploration of the role
of teacher as researcher. (Prerequisite: ED 669. Enrollment restriction:
Student must hold a Type A teaching certificate and be admitted to
the Alaska State Reading Endorsement Program, or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Summer, As Demand Warrants
ED 678 4 Credits
(Stacked wtih ED 478)
Integrating Mathematics and Science Methods and Curriculum Development
Study and application in the classroom of best practices from reseach-based
strategies for the teaching and learning of mathematics and science concepts,
content and methods for students in elementary classrooms with diverse populations.
Requires development and classroom implementation of integrated mathematics
and science unit. Field experience required. (Prerequisites: Admission to the
post-baccalaureate elementary licensure program and graduate standing; or permission
of instructor.) (4 + 0) Offered Fall
ED 680 3 Credits
Comparative Education
(Cross-listed with NORS 680)
Analysis of international systems of public education; issues addressed include
social context, ethnicity, gender, ideology, international power, level of
development, current issues and problems and efforts toward reform. (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 681 3 Credits
Place Based Education
Examination of the relationship between local landscape and community,
and the development of human perception. Emphasis on the importance
of the development of ecologically appropriate community-based educational
programs in rural and urban schools. Priority placed on project-centered
programs lending themselves to experimental learning opportunities.
Includes literature review, discussion, curriculum exploration and
design, and on-site community exploration of active place-based educational
programs. (3 + 0) Offered Spring
ED 683 3 Credits
Instruction and Assessment I
Teaching and assessment of reading using a variety of strategies,
reading research, and proven effective research-based practices for
a broad range of students, including those with special needs. Immersion
in a language approach to the teaching of reading that focuses on the
interrelated nature of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Includes
strategies for instruction, school-wide literacy programs, multiple
assessments and ways to communicate results of assessments. Addresses
alignment of instruction with the Alaska standards for English/Language
and Arts/Reading. Introduction to a psycho-sociolinguistic approach
to developing reading that focuses on the cognitive processes, and
the cultural and social factors which contribute to variation in regard
to assessment. (Prerequisites: ED 669. Enrollment restriction: Student
must hold a Type A teaching certificate and be admitted to the Alaska
State Reading Endorsement Program, or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall
ED 684 3 Credits
Instruction and Assessment II
Teaching and assessment of reading with a focus on the reading
behaviors of individual students and effective practices associated
with developing students’ skills. Emphasis on understanding reading
difficulties, the analysis and use of information from reading assessments,
the development of individual instructional plans and communication
of meaningful data to multiple audiences. Immersion in a psycho-sociolinguistic
approach to developing reading that focuses on cognitive processes
and social factors which contribute to variations in reading ability.
(Prerequisites: ED 669. Enrollment restriction: Student must hold a
Type A teaching certificate and be admitted to the Alaska State Reading
Endorsement Program, or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Spring
ED 687 3 Credits
Alaska: Resources, People and Perspectives
Introduces a broad range of essential Alaska information for educators
including information on history, geography, literature, economics
and politics. (3 + 0) Offered Spring
ED 689 3 Credits
Proseminar in Applied Educational Research
Application of social science and educational research methods
to the description and analysis of the student’s research topic.
The research topic chosen will be the substance of each student’s
literature review and synthesizing paper. Conceptually integrated with
ED 698 (to be taken a subsequent semester), where the final master’s
project is completed. Completion and approval of the synthesizing paper,
by the committee, is required for successful completion of this course.
(Prerequisites: Acceptance into an M.Ed. degree program; completion
of all required core courses; and at least nine credits in the area
of concentration.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
ED 690 3 Credits
Seminar in Cross-Cultural Studies
(Cross-listed with CCS 690)
Investigation of current issues in cross-cultural contexts. Opportunity for
students to synthesize their prior graduate studies and research. Seminar is
taken near the terminus of a graduate program. (3 + 0) Offered Spring,
Summer, As Demand Warrants
ED 691 3 Credits
Contemporary Issues in Education
A critical overview of the current status of the field of education.
Students will participate in a thorough investigation of select problems,
trends and issues that presently characterize the institution of public
education. Seminar sessions will focus on student research regarding
the development, present impact and potential implications of each
topic discussed. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants