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2022 Siena Heights University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Click here for further course code explanations and definitions; including The College of Professional Studies course delivery options.
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EDU 115 Child and Adolescent Development
3 credit hours
Child and Adolescent Development is taken first semester, freshman year, as foundational course. This course provides a general overview of the physical, social, emotional, language and cognitive development of the child from age 9 through 18. It examines the environmental, ethnic and familial factors that make for group differences and individuality of growth, and reviews current research in these areas. Candidates will explore typical verses atypical development of children and implications it has on educational, social, emotional, cognitive and moral experiences.
Prerequisite: None
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 150 Freshman Seminar I
1 credit hours
Candidates will explore professionalism and ethics as they relate to the profession of education. Candidates will be exposed to the certification pathway and requirements of the division of education to include, but limited to professional dispositions, clinical field experiences, building positive reciprocal professional relationships and becoming a member of a professional education community as they expand their knowledge, skill and dispositions. Candidates will explore and use technology as a teaching and learning tool. Candidates will begin to build a professional portfolio and philosophy of education.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
Course is Offered: WI Every Year
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EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
3 credit hours
A course that involves beginning prospective teachers in the real issues of schooling and education - issues such as curriculum, methodology, politics, global perspectives, multicultural diversity, and State of Michigan certification requirements. Students will encounter many opportunities to reflect upon the teaching/learning process, develop tentative images of themselves as teachers, and experience the realities of elementary and secondary classrooms. There are opportunities for microteaching on video, individual and cooperative learning projects, attendance at school board meetings, and personal exploration of motives for teaching. Field experience in schools at all levels is required.
Prerequisite: None
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 205 Communication in Education
3 credit hours
Designed especially for students seeking teacher certification, this course emphasizes the principles of effective, engaging, credible, and professional “public” speaking. The principles are examined and evaluated across practical scenarios including lessons with students, conversations with parents, meetings with administrators, and formal presentations. Various examples of written communication common to teachers are also practiced.
Prerequisite: None
Course is Offered: FA and WI Every Year
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EDU 211 Health And Movement Education
3 credit hours
Practical techniques and methods for teaching games and physical education activities at the elementary school level, investigation of material covered in various elementary health education programs. Classroom observation required. Required for elementary certification in Ohio and Illinois.
Prerequisite: None
Course is Offered: WI Every Year
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EDU 212 Health & Movement Education
3 credit hours
Practical techniques and methods for teaching games and physical education activities at the elementary school level, investigation of material covered in various elementary health education programs.
Prerequisite: None
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 270 Fostering Student Engagement
2 credit hours
This course is designed to help teacher candidates foster student engagement in their PreK-12 classrooms. A variety of student engagement strategies will be taught and practiced both in class and in the field to enhance the core content.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
Course is Offered: WI Every Year
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EDU 301 Perspectives In American Education
3 credit hours
This course contrasts the history of the education of those in the American mainstream with the history of the education of those in eight micro-cultures: African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Native Americans, women, those in special education (exceptionalities), the impact of religious education, and education as it differs by social class. Content covering the history of American education will also include: teacher unions and politics, integrating multiple intelligences and learning styles, classroom management strategies and trends, local, state, and national control of schools, and legal issues surrounding education. In addition, students consider how educational philosophies are lived out in elementary and secondary classrooms and how these philosophies have and do influence the education of the above micro-cultures.
Prerequisite:
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 302 Literacy Foundations
3 credit hours
Candidates will consider the six literacy processes (listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and visually representing) and their role in the learning process. Factors that influence student motivation and engagement for learning will be discussed. Candidates will acquire an understanding of the following literacy components: print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics word recognition, reading fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, composition, speaking and listening.
Prerequisite: None
Course is Offered: WI Every Year
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EDU 303 Introduction to Literacy Strategies
3 credit hours
Candidates will understand twenty-first century literacy and how it develops. They will explore culturally responsive practices in literacy learning. Candidates will assess for and consider strategies to enhance literacy motivation and engagement. They will acquire an understanding of the following literacy elements: spelling, morphology, vocabulary, and syntax. Candidates will learn how the components of syntax, comprehension, composition, speaking, and listening develop and how to teach them across the curriculum.
Prerequisite: EDU 302 Literacy Foundations
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 304 Grades PK – 3 Literacy I
3 credit hours
Candidates will focus on the underpinnings of literacy learning in the areas of print concepts, phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, morphology, word recognition, and handwriting. They will understand how each develops, how to assess, and how to teach it. This will assist future teachers in growing the skill of creating developmentally appropriate curriculum.
Prerequisite: EDU 302 Literacy Foundations
Course is Offered: WI Every Year
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EDU 305 Grades PK – 3 Literacy II
3 credit hours
Candidates will plan for literacy rich Grades PK – 3 learning environments and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of curriculum design and assessment. They will focus on the underpinnings of literacy learning in the areas of syntax, reading fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and composition. Candidates will understand how each develops, how to assess, and how to teach it. This will assist future teachers in continuing to grow the skill of creating developmentally appropriate curriculum to meet the needs of all students. Candidates will understand ways to engage parents, families, and communities in support of student learning.
Prerequisite: EDU 304 Grades PK – 3 Literacy I
Course is Offered: WI Every Year
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EDU 306 Grades 3 – 6 Literacy
3 credit hours
Candidates will plan for literacy rich Grades 3 - 6 learning environments and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of curriculum design and assessment. They will focus on the underpinnings of literacy learning in the areas of print concepts and decoding, spelling and morphology, syntax, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, composition, speaking and listening. Candidates will understand how each develops, how to assess, and how to teach it. This will assist future teachers in continuing to grow the skill of creating developmentally appropriate curriculum to meet the needs of all students. Candidates will understand ways to engage parents, families, and communities in support of student learning. Clinical Experience: 20 hours.
Prerequisite: EDU 302 Literacy Foundations
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 312 Exceptional Children and Youth in the Regular Classroom
3 credit hours
An overview of students’ diverse needs as represented in the regular classroom. Examines attitudes and adaptations to enhance instruction and the learning environment for children and youth with exceptional characteristics involving cognitive ability (learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, gifted and special talents), physical functioning, sensory modalities, and emotional and behavioral status. Also considers contemporary issues in education for students with exceptional needs in the least restrictive environment. Thirty (30) clock hours of field experience are required.
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Course is Offered: WI Every Year
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EDU 315 Exceptional Children & Youth in the Regular Classroom
3 credit hours
An overview of students’ diverse needs as represented in the regular classroom. Examines attitudes and adaptations to enhance instruction and the learning environment for children and youth with exceptional characteristics involving cognitive ability (learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, gifted and special talents), physical functioning, sensory modalities, and emotional and behavioral status. Also considers contemporary issues in education for students with exceptional needs in the least restrictive environment.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
Course is Offered: WI Every Year
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EDU 320 Technology for Educators
2 credit hours
A course designed to help students acquire the “ability to use information technology to enhance learning and to enhance personal and professional productivity”. Topics include: the use of multimedia, telecommunications including the Internet and World Wide Web, instructional resource management, presentations, word processing, spreadsheets, database management, and desktop publishing packages. Students will be involved in developing projects that will help them to understand the importance of staying current, to appreciate the ethical, social, physical, and psychological issues concerning the use of information technology, to use information technology to enhance continuing professional development, and to acquire the skills and methodology necessary to effectively integrate technology across the curriculum.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 321 Technology For Educators
3 credit hours
A course designed to help students acquire the “ability to use information technology to enhance learning and to enhance personal and professional productivity”. Topics include: the use of multimedia, telecommunications including the Internet and World Wide Web, instructional resource management, presentations, word processing, spreadsheets, database management, and desktop publishing packages. Students will be involved in developing projects that will help them to understand the importance of staying current, to appreciate the ethical, social, physical, and psychological issues concerning the use of information technology, to use information technology to enhance continuing professional development, and to acquire the skills and methodology necessary to effectively integrate technology across the curriculum.
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Course is Offered: WI Every Year, SU 2019, SU 2021
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EDU 322 Methods And Materials Of Early Childhood Education
3 credit hours
Examines current theory regarding the education of young children (pre-kindergarten and kindergarten), emphasis on the importance of an early enriched environment and critical periods for learning. Includes nine (9) hours of observation of children in a Montessori environment.
Prerequisite: None
Course is Offered: WI Every Year
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EDU 340 Diversity and Inclusion in Education
3 credit hours
This course contrasts the history of the education of those in the American mainstream with the history of the education of those in eight micro-cultures: African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Native Americans, women, those in special education (exceptionalities), the impact of religious education, and education as it differs by social class. Content covering the history of American education will also include: teacher unions and politics, integrating multiple intelligences and learning styles, classroom management strategies and trends, local, state, and national control of schools, and legal issues surrounding education. In addition, students consider how educational philosophies are lived out in elementary and secondary classrooms and how these philosophies have and do influence the education of the above micro-cultures.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 343 Assessment & Evaluation in Education
2 credit hours
This course is designed to introduce candidates to the role assessment plays in the field of education, assessment of and for learning. The focus will be on selection, administration, and interpretation of instruments as they relate to lesson design and implementation and progress monitoring. Other areas covered are test construction and accommodations for diverse learners. The State of Michigan assessments are discussed and reviewed in relation to the implications for schools and districts.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 346 Collaboration & Professionalism
3 credit hours
This course prepares candidates with the skills of professionalism and collaboration with professionals, parents, community agencies, students, and friends. A variety of models of collaboration are examined for usage and matching to the appropriate situation. Competencies in collaboration are developed, implemented, and evaluated. Candidates have the opportunity to rehearse models of collaboration. Special attention is given to ethics and professionalism and communication.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
Course is Offered: FA and WI Every Year
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EDU 349 Culture And Diversity In Schools
3 credit hours
Designed to provide students with opportunities to examine, participate in, and experience teaching in an urban area setting. Sixty (60) clock hours in either an urban elementary or secondary classroom are required. Supervision by urban classroom teachers will provide the students with many opportunities for teaching and evaluation. Requirements include keeping a journal, reading educational periodicals, using technology to both learn and present, interviewing teachers and students, and individual and group processing with university professors/supervisors.
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Course is Offered: FA Every Year, SU 2018, SU 2020
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EDU 350 Junior Seminar III
1 credit hours
Candidates continue to strengthen and apply educational concepts through the development, implementation, and assessment of learner centered lesson activities. Candidates continue to develop skills, content knowledge and disposition through reflective practices and clinical field experiences. Candidates will continue to work through the certification pathway, clinical field experience requirements, development of the professional portfolio, as well as additional requirements of the division of education.
Prerequisite: EDU 250 Sophomore Seminar II
Course is Offered: WI Every Year
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EDU 352 Behavior Management
2 credit hours
This course is designed to provide the candidate with a foundation of the psychological impact of behaviors on the cognitive, emotional, behavioral, social, and linguistic development. In addition, the potential behavioral expressions will be examined. Students will learn techniques and strategies for managing behavior, pre-school through young adult. Emphasis is placed on Positive Behavioral Supports in relation to school-wide, classroom, individual, and crisis prevention strategies. The candidates will also learn methods for teaching students self-management. Ten hours of field experience are required.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 355 Elementary Core Methods I
3 credit hours
Elementary Core Methods provides an early introduction to the strategies and practices of teaching. The scope and sequence of lesson planning and unit planning are taught and practiced for the first time. Additionally, candidates learn to accommodate their plans and instruction for students with special educational needs, those who are gifted and talented, or who are English language learners. Teacher candidates also microteach a portion of their unit plan as part of five clinical experience flex hours. These skills are then reinforced and extended during Elementary Core Methods II.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 356 Elementary Core Methods II
3 credit hours
Elementary Core Methods II is a senior-level course taken one to two semesters prior to student teaching. Teacher candidates must meet all the requirements of Inquiry, Intent, and Candidacy on the SHU Certification Pathway before they are approved for this methods course. This course works “beyond the content” to prepare candidates for the actual act of good teaching. This includes: the planning and preparation necessary from the first day of school to sending students off in the summer; creating a plan to prevent and deal with bullying; teaming with parents; enhancing classroom and behavior management; understanding the educator’s role as a reflective practitioner; and studying the standards of teacher evaluation. The development and implementation of a unit plan, designed to meet the needs and accommodations of students within their 100-hour clinical experience assignment, serves as a key assessment within the course.
Prerequisite: EDU 355 Elementary Core Methods I
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 358 Methods of Teaching History and Geography
3 credit hours
This course focuses on the basic scope and sequence of curriculum in the history and geography areas of social studies. Emphasis is upon content and methodology set forth in the Michigan Department of Education Grade Level Content Expectations for Social Studies as well as the C-3 Framework for PreK – Grade 12. This course provides multiple opportunities for critical thinking, cooperative learning, integration across curriculum, whole language, and hands-on learning experiences. Children with special needs, multicultural appreciation and integration, and developmentally appropriate practice are also discussed. Students will design short- and long-term lessons and units.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 359 Methods of Teaching Economics and Political Science
3 credit hours
This course focuses on the basic scope and sequence of curriculum in the Economics and Political Science/Government areas of social studies. Emphasis is upon content and methodology set forth in the Michigan Department of Education Grade Level Content Expectations for Social Studies as well as the C-3 Framework for PreK - Grade 12. This course provides multiple opportunities for critical thinking, cooperative learning, integration across curriculum, whole language, and hands-on learning experiences. Children with special needs, multicultural appreciation and integration, and developmentally appropriate practice are also discussed. Students will design short- and long-term lessons and units.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
Course is Offered: WI Every Year
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EDU 360 Education Practicum
3 credit hours
Supervised observation, participation, and teaching in a Lenawee County elementary school. A minimum of one hundred (100) clock hours is required. All students will be placed in classrooms matching their academic major/minor. In addition to the responsibilities necessary in assuming some of the teaching duties in the local schools, students will process their experiences orally in small group, seminar situations, and in writing through journals and written assignments.
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Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 371 Elementary Core Education Methods
4 credit hours
Analysis and application of basic teacher competencies: using research-based practices, holding positive expectations for student success, being an extremely good classroom manager, designing lessons to help students reach mastery, assessing learning through authentic measures, meeting students differing learning styles, meeting diversity needs, teaching with and through the arts, and designing lessons which are developmentally appropriate, content specific, and use technology as an enhancement for the teaching/learning process. The culminating project is an extensive unit plan.
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Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 372 Secondary Education Methods
3 credit hours
Identification and illustration of effective teaching techniques at the secondary level through microteaching, planning lessons and instructional units, and writing learning outcomes. Also considers classroom management, motivation, evaluation, textbook analysis, multicultural issues, and the needs of the exceptional students. Student texts include “Design Tools for the Internet-Supported Classroom”, “A Resource Guide for Secondary School Teaching”, and “Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community”.
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Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 373 Methods of Teaching Science
3 credit hours
A study of the principles and methods of teaching science in the Prek -12 classroom setting. The primary scope and sequence of curriculum is grade level specific science, where emphasis is upon content and methodology set forth by the Michigan Science Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and the Framework for PreK-12 Science Education. Course provides multiple opportunities for critical thinking, cooperative learning, and integration across curriculum and hands-on learning experiences. Needs of exceptional children, multicultural appreciation and integration, and developmentally appropriate practice are also discussed. Students will design both short and long-term lesson plans.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 Principles Of Teaching In School And Society
Course is Offered: WI Every Year
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EDU 435 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties
3 credit hours
Candidates will complete an in-depth study of the principles and practices of diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties. They will administer informal assessments, analyze data, and plan and implement interventions, based on the data, for a general education student reading a year or more below grade level. Candidates will learn how to design curriculum and assessment to meet the needs of all learners, as they plan for a culturally responsive literacy learning environment. They will consider ways to engage learners through listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and visually representing across the disciplines. This course partially fulfils the six credits hours required for a professional certificate with the State of Michigan.
Prerequisite: EDU 305 Grades PK – 3 Literacy II or EDU 306 Grades 3 – 6 Literacy
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 450 Senior Seminar IV
1 credit hours
Candidates integrate essential educational concepts and skill through collaborative application of essential educational skills within our community partner schools. Candidates demonstrate the importance of advocacy and refine their professional education philosophy and professional portfolio. Candidates will continue to work through the certification pathway, clinical field experience requirements as well as additional requirements of the division of education.
Prerequisite: EDU 350 Junior Seminar III
Course is Offered: FA Every Year
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EDU 480 Student Teaching
10 credit hours
Supervised observation, participation, and full-time teaching in private and public K-12 schools in Lenawee County. This is a fourteen (14) week, full-time placement. University supervisors will observe and evaluate student teachers five (5) times during this session. Evaluation criteria is based upon the Michigan Department of Education Entry-Level Standards for Teachers. Credit/No Credit grading only.
Prerequisite: Permission
Corequisite:
Course is Offered: FA and WI Every Year
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EDU 490 Student Teaching
10 credit hours
Supervised participation and full-time teaching in private and public schools in the area. This is a fourteen (14) week, full-time placement. University supervisors will observe and evaluate student teachers five (5) times using the Danielson evaluation observation rubric and model, and the UDL lesson planning rubric. Professional dispositions are also evaluated during this time. Evaluation criteria is based up on the State of Michigan certification standards. Grading is credit/ no credit.
Prerequisite: By Permission
Course is Offered: FA and WI Every Year
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EDU 495 Student Teaching Seminar
2 credit hours
Group discussions and analysis of problems and challenges encountered during student teaching, speakers on relevant issues, and videotaped simulated employment interviews. Requirements include keeping a journal, establishing a credential file and professional portfolio, and participating in an oral comprehensive interview based on the teacher education program learning outcomes.
Prerequisite: Permission
Corequisite:
Course is Offered: FA and WI Every Year
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