EDCI 110
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Field Experience with Youth
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1.0
-2.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
Selected experience related to educational and social interaction with youth. Offered for 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 units. Thirty to 60 hours of interaction with designated youth. Field Experience with Youth may be taken for a maximum of 6.0 units. Sign up at the CAVE office. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading.
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EDCI 299
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Special Problems
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1.0
-3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
This course is an independent study of special problems offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading.
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EDCI 398
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Special Topics
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1.0
-3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: Department permission.
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours lecture.
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EDCI 411
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Professional Strategies for Early Career Teachers
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3.0
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SP
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Prerequisites: Admission to the Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program (BTSA).
Professional development seminars for new teachers focusing on planning and designing instruction, delivering instruction to all students, organizing and managing the classroom, diagnosing and evaluating student learning and participating as a member of a learning community. 3 hours seminar. Credit/no credit grading.
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EDCI 415
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Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Practicum
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3.0
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SP
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Prerequisites: Admission to the Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program (BTSA).
Professional development for teachers in their first and second years of teaching supported by a collegial coaching relationship. New teachers are guided in reflective practice and self-assessment. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. Credit/no credit grading.
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EDCI 448
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Methods and Materials for Environmental Education
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3.0
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SP
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This course is also offered as
RHPM 448.
Experiential-oriented survey of methods and materials for teaching environmental concepts in schools, communities, nature centers, camps, and parks. Exposure to history, theory, philosophy, and goals of environmental education programs. 3 hours lecture.
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EDCI 557
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Literature for Children and Young Adults for a Multicultural World
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3.0
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SP
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Multicultural literature is central to helping students understand themselves and the world in which they live. This survey course will address how to identify, select, and evaluate appropriate literature. This course will include study of how to implement and use multicultural books with children who are native English speakers as well as those who are English language learners. Intended for those interested in teaching at elementary, middle, and high schools. 3 hours seminar.
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EDCI 601
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Curriculum Development and Instructional Design
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3.0
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SP
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Introduction to current processes and practices of curriculum development, instructional design, implementation, and assessment. Emphasis is on applications of processes to curriculum decision making in districts, schools, and classrooms. 3 hours seminar.
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EDCI 602
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Assessment and Evaluation of Learning
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3.0
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SP
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Develops an understanding of assessment of learning, focusing on assessment instruments, design of multidimensional assessments, and appropriate use of assessment techniques and the data derived from them. 3 hours seminar.
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EDCI 611
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Analysis of Instruction
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3.0
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FA
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Applications of principles, practices, systems, and models for observation and analysis of classroom instruction for self-improvement and the improvement of instruction by other educators. 3 hours seminar.
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EDCI 622
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Curriculum Development and Instruction - Arts
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3.0
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INQ
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This graduate course features teaching strategies and curriculum development in the arts that support lesson integration with other subject areas. Participants are engaged in educational investigations, discourse, writing, and reflection that address the many aspects of arts in our world, as well as how these aspects become powerful learning tools for teachers and their students. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units.
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EDCI 640
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MA in Education Research Writing Development
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1.0
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INQ
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This academic course is five face-to-face sessions with some additional online work, created to equip the participant with the organization and revision skills necessary to produce good quality graduate-level writing. Content will cover academic writing focus, expected research and knowledge skills, and experiences necessary for graduate thesis, graduate project, and the academic or professional journal. Expectations include communicating complex and difficult material clearly to a wide variety of expert and non-expert readers, including the readers in the educational academic community. The course may be repeated or recommended. 1 hour lecture. Credit/no credit grading.
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EDCI 656
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Rural and Small School Education
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3.0
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INQ
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This course investigates the issues and problems that are confronted by educators who work in rural and samll schools, specifically in California. Learners review current theories and models for rural and small school organization and operation. Topics include small school and community relationships, curriculum design and implementation, options for operation and governance, community focus, partnerships and opportunities, implications of Federal policy, technology plans, diversity, and contemporary resources. 3 hours seminar.
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EDCI 657
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Seminar in Literature for Children and Young Adults for a Multicultural World
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3.0
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SP
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Multicultural literature is central to helping students understand themselves and the world in which they live. This survey course addresses how to identify, select, and evaluate appropriate literature and includes study of how to implement and use multicultural books with children who are native English speakers as well as those who are English language learners. 3 hours seminar.
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EDCI 675
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Digital Media & Online Learning
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3.0
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FA
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Examination of theoretical foundations and practical applications of digital instructional media for educators teaching face-to-face and/or online. This course addresses pedagogical considerations and best practices for using emerging technologies for professional development in teaching and instructing students. 3 hours discussion.
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EDCI 689
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Professional Field Experience
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3.0
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FS
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Specially designed and supervised field experience activities through coaching or mentoring, appropriate to the level of expertise and profession. Participants enhance competencies related to instruction, curriculum, assessment, and management. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. Credit/no credit grading.
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