Mild to Moderate Intervention Specialist HU 170 Student Experience for Online Learners (1 SH) Throughout this course, students will explore the landscape of online learning environments, understand the best strategies for online academic success, and discover the wealth of resources and support available at LEC.
EDC 230 Educational Psychology (3 SH) This course is a study of psychological learning theories and their application to the classroom. Topics under study include
EDC 330 Introduction to Students with Exceptional Needs (3 SH)
cognitive and linguistic development, the development of self, social skills and morality, group differences, individual
This course will introduce teacher education candidates to
differences and special needs, learning and cognitive
the diverse needs of students with special needs.
processes, knowledge construction, high-level thinking skills,
Candidates will learn the requirements, mandates of IDEA
behaviorist views of learning, social cognitive views of
and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. They will
learning, motivation theory and instructional strategies.
become familiar to the various exceptionalities of students populating regular education classrooms as well as in special programs. The course is commensurate with the dispositional requirement and the conceptual framework where professional teachers are committed that "all students can learn".
EDC 340 Educational Media and Technology (3 SH) This course introduces the student to current educational technology and role that technology plays in supporting student achievement. Students learn to design and produce instructional material that incorporates technology. A hands on project based approach enables the learner to gain both knowledge and skills regarding recent technologies. Students explore a variety of software, hardware, and internet options to integrate into today’s classroom in order to advance learning and support student growth.
MT 105 Theory of Mathematics for Education (3 SH) A study of elementary school mathematics topics to promote a deep understanding in the areas of problem solving; set theory, history of numbers, number theory (whole, integers, rational and irrational numbers) and operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division); algebra and functions; students will learn to apply the technology. Students will become familiar with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) resource Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.
