Courses

Complete course information (assignments, documents, announcements) available on Blackboard to students enrolled in courses.

ITED 210 American Cultural Institutions
This course concentrates on how major historical, philosophical, sociological, and political trends in American history have influenced and shaped dominant ideology and major cultural institutions (government, religion, education) in the U.S. and how they, in turn, have impacted individuals and groups. Special emphasis is placed on the historical and current struggle for social justice and equal opportunity by groups who have been historically oppressed and marginalized.

ITED 228 Adolescent Development (The Adolescent)
This course focuses on the physical, mental, and emotional influences impacting the development of adolescents such as habits, values, interests, and social adjustment. Various factors in the community, school, and home environments that influence adolescent thoughts, decisions, and behaviors will be explored, presented, and discussed.

ITED 422 Diversity in American Society
This course is designed to broaden students' understanding of diversity and social justice and how these concepts relate to society, tradition, and conventional wisdom. Particular emphasis will be placed on the following: developing cross-cultural skills and understandings; understanding the importance of changing and competing interpretations of world events; understanding how citizenship includes the exercise of personal responsibilities; and the historical, social, political, and educational contexts of diversity in American society.

EDUC 364 Integ Practice in Social Studies Education
This course is designed to prepare future social studies teachers to have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to teach all students in diverse classroom settings. This course focuses on understanding how all students learn social studies, the challenges inherent to teaching and learning, and contemporary approaches related to the teaching of social studies. EDUC 364 provides applied experiences for developing the competencies for the professional role of a social studies teacher. This course is integrative and unifies the required knowledge, skills, and dispositions to prepare candidates for student teaching. Candidates complete training and assignments, ensuring that they are competent in using technology to facilitate and enhance student learning. Candidates continue developing their social studies content knowledge. This course includes a field experience.

GEDU 520 History and Philosophy of Education
This course provides an overview of the history of education in the United States along with an emphasis on the educational philosophies and social justice issues and events that have influenced and continue to shape the major educational movements in this country. The course will also cover the major aspects of the SoE's Conceptual Framework. The intent of this class is to provide candidates with an understanding of the roots of the American educational system and its impact on diverse populations. Additionally, candidates will be exposed to the information technologies through faculty demonstrations.

GEDU 526 Diversity and Social Justice and Schooling
This course will provide an in depth exploration of the theory and practice of teaching diverse and heterogeneous
populations, and will provide opportunities for candidates to explore the ways in which educational and socio-cultural practices and ideologies have worked to undermine learning opportunities for some students. As a foundation for building an understanding of contemporary issues of diversity, candidates will explore the ways in which culture and experience influence the construction and deconstruction of knowledge. Throughout the course, candidates will discuss issues related to social justice, and investigate the ideologies and discourses that create inequity in schools and society and result in several forms of social oppression including but not limited to: racism; classism; sexism; heterosexism; and ableism. They will also be introduced to a variety of conceptual frameworks that support effective teaching and learning of diverse populations, including students with disabilities; and best practices for instruction, classroom management, curriculum development, student assessment; the use of technology; and the involvement of families and communities in the education of their children.

GEDU 541 Effective Practices in Social Studies
The course is the second methods course focusing on curriculum, instruction, and assessment in social studies education. The purpose of this course is to prepare future social studies teachers with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to teach all students in diverse classrooms and settings in grades 7-12. Candidates will gain a clear understanding of the elements of social studies education, as defined by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) themes and the New York State learning standards. They will also work collaboratively within a community of learners to become knowledgeable concerning the local community, state, nation, and world, discussing critical issues and the responsibilities of productive citizens living within those arenas. Candidates will identify a wide variety of social studies data sources, materials, and resources and develop plans to teach in ways that are culturally relevant. Candidates will have opportunities to enrich and expand their content and pedagogical knowledge and integrate instructional theories and best practices, including classroom management, and instructional strategies to enhance teaching and learning for all students. Candidates will also have multiple opportunities to develop and implement lesson plans and a unit plan appropriate to the needs, interests, and abilities of grade-specific students. A 50-hour field experience in a local middle or high school accompanies this course.

GEDU 561 Research in Social Studies Education
This course will present an overview of quantitative, qualitative, and action research methods and clear examples of each. Following a consideration of the range of research and its significant results, candidates will identify and conduct individualized projects as their culminating experiences in their gradaute programs. Appropriate topics in Social Studies education will be determined mutually by professors and candidates. This is the final course in the Adolescence Education program prior to the student teaching semester.