Education (ED)
ED-101 MTEL Preparation for the Communication And Literacy Skills Subtest
Credits do not count towards graduation. MTEL preparation for the Communication and Literacy Skills Subtest.
Fall only and every year. 1 Credit
ED-102 MTEL Preparation for the General Curriculum Multi-Subject Or Early Childhood Subtests
Credits do not count towards graduation. MTEL preparation for the General Curriculum Multi-subject or Early Childhood Subtests.
1 Credit
ED-103 Mtel Preparation for the Foundations Of Reading Sub-Test
Credits do not count towards graduation.MTEL Preparation for the Foundations of Reading Sub-test.
1 Credit
ED-104 MTEL Preparation for the Mathematics Portion of the General Curriculum Subtest
Credits do not count towards graduation. MTEL Preparation for the Mathematics Portion of the General Curriculum Subtest.
1 Credit
ED-120 The Educational Experience Through Memoirs
LASC Categories: TLC, DAC
Explores educational issues through reading memoirs on teaching and being a student focused on diversity. Provides advanced reading strategies.
3 Credits
ED-149 Introduction to the Teaching Profession Middle/Secondary School
LASC Categories: HBS
This course will provide a basic understanding to the teaching aspects in middle and secondary classrooms. It will explore the Massachusetts Department of Educational Professional Standards for Teachers and give students a general orientation to the profession. Principles of the teaching/learning process and related skills will be addressed, in addition to observable behaviors in the classroom setting(s). Students will be required to do 5 fieldwork observation hours in an accredited middle/secondary school.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-150 Introduction to the Teaching Profession
LASC Categories: HBS, ICW
Overview of the teaching profession, including an examination of a variety of grade levels (Birth-Grade 12), learning environments, equity issues and school management and organization. Developmental domains of learning will be introduced. Students will engage in lesson planning, observational techniques and collaboration. 5 hours of fieldwork or Experiential Learning. Fall and Spring and every year.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-155 Teaching and Learning in Elementary School
LASC Categories: ICW
Overview of the teaching profession, examination of a variety of learning environments, organizing and managing schools, integrating curricula, observational techniques. 5 hours of fieldwork.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-160 Early Childhood Education Today
LASC Categories: HBS
Exploration of early childhood education emphasizing developmentally appropriate creativities, motor skills. Discussion: families, community resources, play, integration of special needs. 5 hours of fieldwork.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-191 Explorations in Education
An introductory education course on a current or specialized topic.
Every 2-3 years. 3 Credits
ED-193 First Year Seminar Education
LASC Categories: FYS
Introductory level course covering topics of special interest to first year students. Offered only as a First Year Seminar.
Every year. 3 Credits
ED-205 An Introduction to Social-Emotional Learning
LASC Categories: ICW
Prerequisites: one of the following courses: ED-150 ED-149 ED-155 ED-160.
This course introduces students to learning strategies needed to promote effective behavior management and social-emotional learning needs in today's classrooms. This course will promote the notion that in order for students to succeed academically, teachers need to ensure that social-emotional and behavioral needs are met. Different strategies for promoting positive behavioral support and social emotional learning strategies at the individual and class-wide level will be introduced.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-206 Development and Learning of Typical and Atypical Children Birth to Age 8
LASC Categories: DAC, ICW
Prerequisites: ED-150 or ED-160.
Analysis of children's learning, focusing on special education, typical and atypical conditions for learning- birth through age eight.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-207 The Adolescent in Schools & Society
LASC Categories: ICW
This course will investigate the educational, psychological, social and environmental factors related to adolescents in school settings.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-211 Integrating Science, Social Studies and the Fine Arts in Early Childhood Curriculum
Prerequisites: either ED-150 or ED-160, and both ED-206 and PS-210.
Designing and evaluating multi-disciplinary curricula for all children; materials, organizing environments, regulations, learning theories, evaluation of children's learning and development. 10 hours of fieldwork.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-214 Emergent Literacy
LASC Categories: WAC
Prerequisites: either ED-150 or ED-160. Take EN-102, ED-206, and ED-211.
Early literacy skills, content and approaches include construction of meaning with written and spoken language, written language forms and functions, letter-sound relationship, phonemic awareness, vocabulary development and assessment. Methods of teaching second language are included. 10 hours of fieldwork.
Every year. 3 Credits
ED-250 Educational Psychology
Prerequisites: either ED-150 or ED-155. Take PS-210.
Learning and developmental processes of typical and atypical learners. Motivation, relationships of intelligence, affect, and achievement. Application to teaching and learning. 10 hours of fieldwork. Prerequisite Elementary: PS 210, and ED 155 or ED 150.
Every year. 3 Credits
ED-251 Principles of Curriculum, Instruction, And Assessment in Middle and High School
LASC Categories: WAC
Prerequisites: ED-149 or ED-150, and take ED-207.
Introduces lesson planning, literacy demands, curriculum development and assessment strategies at the middle and high school level. 10 hours of fieldwork.
Every year. 3 Credits
ED-253 History and Philosophy of Ed
LASC Categories: USW
Contemporary problems of education in relation to selected ancient, medieval, and modern philosophers of education.
Other or on demand and every year. 3 Credits
ED-261 Introduction to the Foundations of Reading
This course provides an opportunity for prospective elementary and early childhood level teachers to acquire a strong foundation in current knowledge, perpective and procedures for teaching literacy in grades PK through 6.
Every year. 3 Credits
ED-270 Diversity & Multicultural Ed
LASC Categories: DAC, DIV
Prerequisites: ED 149 OR ED 150 Take ED-207 ED 251 must be taken concurrently or before ED 270
Prerequisites or Corequisite: ED-251 previously or concurrently.
Introduction to multicultural education, equity and social justice issues in education including a focus on race, ethnicity, languages, class, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disabilities.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-271 International and Comparative Education
LASC Categories: ICW, GP
This course compares the educational policies, practices and coutcomes in two or more countries.
3 Credits
ED-275 Curr/Instr in Elementary Ed
LASC Categories: WAC
Prerequisites: either ED-150 or ED-155, and take PS-210.
Analysis of interactions in effective elementary schools through participation in and exploration of curriculum, teaching and learning roles. 10 hours of fieldwork.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-285 Understanding and Supporting Children And Youth With Disabilities
LASC Categories: ICW
Introduction to the characteristics of diverse children and youth with disabilities and multidisciplinary supports designed to meet their special needs for success in school.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-302 Educational Measurement & Eval
Study, construction, and evaluation of instruments in education; intrepretation of data; criteria for selection and evaluation of behavioral objectives and standarized tests.
Other or on demand and other or on demand. 3 Credits
ED-303 Urban Education
Development of understanding of the social, psychological, and educational problems of the culturally different; strategies and techniques for teaching in the inner-city practicum.
Other or on demand and other or on demand. 3 Credits
ED-304 Best Practices for English Language Learners
LASC Categories: TLC, DAC, DIV
Prerequisites: ED-270 or ED-275, or ED-214
Research-based grade level subject matter, instructional strategies, and perfrormance assessments of English Language Learners are the focus of discussions and class projects.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-305 Teaching Adult ESL and SIFE
LASC Categories: HBS, DAC
Prerequisites: ED-148 and 9 Education credits
Designed to enhance teacher effectiveness in the adult ESL classroom taking into consideration their unique circumstances.
Every year. 3 Credits
ED-306 Elementary Reading, Language Arts and Literature
Stresses innterrelationships of oral/written communication; investigates concepts, skills and procedures for teaching literacy and using children's literature in grades 1-6. 20 hours of fieldwork.
Every year. 6 Credits
ED-307 ECE - Science
Thematically taught developmentally-appropriate activities linked to State Science Frameworks (Life, Physical, Earth/Space). Emphasizing hands-on inquiry and relevance to learners' experiences, and addressing diversity, authentic assessment, and use of technology. 10 hours of fieldwork. Pre-requisite: Admitted to Stage 2
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-308 ECE - Mathematics
LASC Categories: QAC
Application of Piaget's ideas to early mathematical education. Other well-known psychologists' views concerning early mathematics instruction, with application. Field experience. 10 hours of fieldwork. Prerequisite: Admitted into Stage 2.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-313 Practicum in Early Childhood Education: Preschool/Kindergarten
Prerequisites: either ED-150 or ED-160. Take ED-206, ED-211, and PS-210. Take ED-400 concurrently.
Corequisites: ED-400
150 hour practicum in an NAEYC accredited preschool/kindergarten/licensed day care center. Students apply content, methods, and materials from college courses.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-315 Pre-Practicum Experience in Early Childhood Education
Prerequisites: At least 3 stage II Classes. Transfer students who have completed a preschool practicum (ED 313) are eligible to take this course.
Pre-practicum experience in an Early Childhood classroom to strengthen skills required to become an effective teacher Topics will include well structured lessons, high expectations, teaching all students, providing a safe learning environment, and professionalism. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education required Gateway Assessment will be the culminating experience in this course.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-319 Advanced Field Experience in Early Childhood Education
LASC Categories: CAP
Prerequisites: ED-313 and ED 400.
Students who have already completed a preschool practicum complete an additional 100-150 hour field experience in Early Childhood Education. Portfolio required.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-320 Elementary Science
Thematically taught grade-appropriate activities linked to State Science Frameworks (Life, Physical, Earth/Space). Emphasizing hands-on inquiry and relevance to learners' experiences, and addressing diversity, authentic assessment, and use of technology. 10 hours of fieldwork. Prerequisite: Admitted into Stage 2
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-321 Gateway Experience in Early Childhood Ed
Prerequisites: Candidates must have completed at least three Stage II Courses. Co-requisite with ED 313 or ED 315 Pre-practicum Experience in Early Childhood Education.
Prerequisites or Corequisite: ED-313 or ED-315 concurrently.
Gateway experience in Early Childhood Education. Preparation for, completion, and analysis of Worcester State University's approved DESE Gateway Assessment. Must take place in an educational setting.
Fall and Spring and every year. 1 Credit
ED-322 Contemporary Education Policy
LASC Categories: QR
Prerequisites: EN102, an introductory education course (ED150, ED149, ED155, or ED160) and a college level math course.
This is an applied statistics course, focused on education policy. Education policy at the state and federal level is justified and evaluated by the use of data, statistics, and statistical models. In this course, students will gain an understanding of statistics and current education policy to deeply examine and evaluate the quantitative justification and evaluation of policies. They will build upon this understanding to use available data to propose a new equitable policy or policy change that is ethically justified by data, analysis, and statistical models.
Other or on demand and other or on demand. 3 Credits
ED-325 Elementary Mathematics
LASC Categories: QAC
Prerequisites: MA-130 and MA-131 or MA-132
Mathematics in elementary school. Emphasizes curriculum theory, material development, and evaluation of materials/techniques. 10 hours of fieldwork. Prerequisite: Admitted into Stage 2
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-330 Elementary Social Studies and Mulriculturalism
Goals, curriculum, skills, issues, teaching strategies in educating diverse populations in a global context. 10 hours of fieldwork. Prerequiste: Admitted into Stage 2
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-339 Children's Literature: Multicultural Literature for PK-9
LASC Categories: HBS, TLC, DAC, DIV
Prerequisites: EN-102 or EN-202
In this class, students will read, discuss, and analyze children's and young adult literature by people of diverse backgrounds including diversity in race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability, language, and country. Genres and formats may include fiction, nonfiction, biographies, novels in verse, graphic novels, fairy tales, fantasy, and wordless books. While children's and young adult literature will comprise the primary texts in this course, secondary sources from education, linguistics, English, history, sociology, anthropology, women's studies and communications will provide context and theory to guide analysis
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-340 Language Arts & Literacy for the Primary Grades
Early literacy/language arts content, curriculum materials, and approaches including phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, writing and assessment. 10 hours of fieldwork. Admitted into Stage 2.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-348 Teaching Children's Literature
LASC Categories: CA
Prerequisites: EN-102
Inquiry into children's literature with a focus on teaching strategies, awards, history, aesthetics, and genres including emphasis on image and text in picture books and graphic novels.
Other or on demand. 3 Credits
ED-351 Exceptionalities and Accommodating Diverse Learners in Secondary Schools
Exploration of learning disabilities and other exceptionalities. Addresses strategies to differentiate secondary school curriculum to meet student needs. 10 hours fieldwork.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-352 Exceptionalities and Accommodating Diverse Learners in Middle Schools
Exploration of learning disabilities and other exceptionalities. Addresses strategies to differentiate middle school curriculum to meet student needs. 10 hours fieldwork.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-353 Assessment, Adjustment to Practice, and Classroom Management in the Secondary School
LASC Categories: WAC
Explores classroom management and development and analysis of assessment strategies and data to inform secondary school teaching. 15 hours fieldwork.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-354 Assessment, Adjustment to Practice, and Classroom Management in the Middle School
LASC Categories: WAC
Explores classroom management and development and analysis of assessment strategies and data to inform secondary school teaching. 15 hours of fieldwork.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-370 Methods and Materials in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) At the Middle and Secondary Level
Corequisites: ED-382 or ED-383
Teaching methods and advanced curriculum course for STEM fields including math, health, and the sciences. Taken concurrently with pre-practicum.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-371 Methods and Materials in Humanities and Social Sciences At the Middle and Secondary Level.
Corequisites: ED-382 or ED-383
Teaching methods and advanced curriculum course for humanities fields, including English, World Language, and History/Political Science. Taken concurrently with prepracticum.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-372 Technology, Digital Literacy, and Education
Prerequisites: a curriculum course from ED-251, ED-275 or ED-211.
This course will provide students with the opportunity to review, implement and evaluate educational technologies and digital literacy teaching and learning resources.
Other or on demand. 3 Credits
ED-375 Prepracticum: Instruction, Classroom Management, and Family and Community Engagement in the Elementary School
Prepracticum experience in the elementary classroom, addressing accomodations of ELL's and children with disabilities, classroom management, and family/community engagement.
Every year. 3 Credits
ED-382 Prepracticum Experience in Middle School
Prepracticum experience in the subject areas and at the level of the license which the candidate is pursuing. Taken concurrently with ED-370 or ED-371. 45 hours fieldwork.
1 Credit
ED-383 Prepracticum Experience in Secondary School
Prepracticum experience in the subject areas and at the level of the license which the candidate is pursuing. Taken concurrently with ED-370 or ED-371. 45 hours fieldwork.
1 Credit
ED-386 Assessment and Adjustment in Practice In Early Childhood Education
Development of skills to assess young children and identify special needs. Analyzing assessment data and adjusting practice to improve learning. 10 hours of fieldwork. Pre-requiste: Admitted to Stage 2.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-395 Educator & Cultural Diversity
To enable the educator to better understand the roots and contributions of diverse cultures in America.
Other or on demand. 3 Credits
ED-400 Inclusive Early Childhood Education: Preschool Through Grade 2
Special education law and procedures, modification of programs for English language learners, working with parents, and developing and implementingan anti-bias curriculum. Pre-requisite: Admitted to Stage II.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-405 Classroom Management and Child Guidance Techniques
LASC Categories: CAP
Prerequisites or Corequisite: ED-430
Guided analysis/application of principles for students completing a practicum in primary classrooms. Classroom management and guidance techniques.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-408 Directed Study: Education
Directed study offers students, who because of unusual circumstances may be unable to register for a course when offered, the opportunity to complete an existing course with an established syllabus under the direction and with agreement from a faculty member.
3 Credits
ED-410 Spec Topics: Education
Prerequisites: ED-155
A seminar courseon current issues or topics in education.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-424 Sem: Teaching Practicum
LASC Categories: CAP
Prerequisites or Corequisite: ED-480 or ED-485
Implications of the attempts to juxtapose theory and practice are analyzed from the viewpoint of becoming professional teachers. Taken concurrently with ED-480 and ED-485. Prerequisite: Admitted into Stage 3
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-425 Sem: Applying Ed Principles
LASC Categories: CAP
Prerequisites or Corequisite: ED-435
Guided analyses and application of principles and procedures for students completing their practicum. Prerequisite: Admitted into Stage 3.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-430 Practicum in Early Childhood Education: Grade 1 or Grade 2
Prerequisites or Corequisite: ED-405.
Semester-long 200-hour practicum in first or second grade. Planning, implementing, evaluating learning. Setting includes children with sepcial needs.
Fall and Spring and every year. 9 Credits
ED-435 Practicum in Teaching: Elementary School
Prerequisites or Corequisite: ED-425
Principles, techniques, and responsibility of planning, executing, and evaluating teaching and learning for a full semester.
Fall and Spring and every year. 9 Credits
ED-440 Education Studies Internship
Prerequisites: 30 credits of Education courses.
Internships in museums, schools, community organizations, government agencies, etc. under joint supervision of the organization/agency and WSU faculty.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-450 Independent Study in Education
For the student who wishes to pursue independent study in education; faculty members from other disciplines may be called upon to counsel the student.
Fall and Spring and other or on demand. 1-9 Credits
ED-460 Education Studies Capstone
Prerequisites: 30 credits of Education courses.
This is a capstone course that will be the culminating experience for students in the education major and can take many forms including but not limited to research projects, service-learning projects, curriculum projects, etc. The format of the capstone will be determined based on the career path and interest of the student.
Fall and Spring and every year. 3 Credits
ED-475 Practicum in Teaching
For the secondary education student; practice in teaching in the secondary school. Prerequisite: Completion of required education courses including the appropriate course in methods and media
Fall and Spring and every year. 6-12 Credits
ED-480 Practicum Tchg Secondary Sch
Prerequisites or Corequisite: ED-424
planning, teaching, and evaluating learning experiences. Prerequisite: Admitted into Stage 3
Fall and Spring and every year. 9 Credits
ED-485 Practicum in Teaching Middle School
Prerequisites or Corequisite: ED-424
Full semester teaching experience in a middle school. Includes planning, teaching, and evaluating learning experiences. Prerequisite: Admitted into Stage 3
Fall and Spring and every year. 9 Credits