1cr This is Carthage's freshman seminar program. This program intends to help first-year students connect to multiple communities within Carthage in ways that will support and enhance individual confidence and success. The seminar covers topics of academic and extracurricular concerns, such as identity and community, learning and teaching styles, stress management, and academic and career planning. Seminars are led by staff members.

1cr This is Carthage's freshman seminar program. This program intends to help first-year students connect to multiple communities within Carthage in ways that will support and enhance individual confidence and success. The seminar covers topics of academic and extracurricular concerns, such as identity and community, learning and teaching styles, stress management, and academic and career planning. Seminars are led by staff members.

1cr This is Carthage's freshman seminar program. This program intends to help first-year students connect to multiple communities within Carthage in ways that will support and enhance individual confidence and success. The seminar covers topics of academic and extracurricular concerns, such as identity and community, learning and teaching styles, stress management, and academic and career planning. Seminars are led by staff members.

1-4cr Work on a research topic under the direction of faculty members. Students may enroll for credit more than once if taken for 1 or 2 credits. Prerequisite: The student and instructor must agree on a topic before the term begins. Fall/Spring/J-Term

This course is a placeholder for students awaiting acceptance to the TEP program.

This course is a placeholder for students awaiting acceptance to the TEP program.

3cr This graduate course of study explores and examines the meaning of student achievement and learning within the contextual framework of effective student engagement and motivation through research-based theories of practice as it relates to district/school leadership, school culture and climate, teacher behaviors and instruction, and standards, curriculum, and assessment. All aspects of these components are interwoven to develop deeper understanding of "what" and "how" successful student achievement and learning can occur regardless of student demographics and institutional labels. The goal is construction of a professional framework of action to promote and influence student achievement and learning for authentic, real-world application.

3cr This capstone course provides students with observation and analysis skills to apply to their own ESL teaching for this practicum experience, as well as with techniques for working with paraprofessionals in ESL/bilingual classrooms in schools. ESL components/artifacts will be added to the existing portfolio for teaching licensure. Prerequisite: Instructor permission

3cr Students will study the types of reading abilities and disabilities| the processes related to the cognitive function| the interaction among the reader, writer, and text| the schema theory| and other related theories to enable assessment and instruction in reading in K-12. Emphasis is on interview procedures, informal diagnostic testing, case study writing| and methods and materials of instruction. Special emphasis is placed on the individualization of reading instruction.

3cr This course is taken by thesis and integrative project writers to aid in the development and execution of this major research paper. Graduate candidates arrange this course with their advisor. Prerequisites: EDU 5240 and EDU 5250

3cr The teacher candidates observe and teach in the new subject area on the job in a classroom for nine weeks under supervision of a qualified professionally licensed teacher in the subject field and by a qualified supervisor from the Education Department. This course addresses issues specific to the new license subject area and reinforces application of current educational expectations in the new teaching content area. Prerequisites: Students must complete all coursework needed for the add-on license, pass appropriate Praxis II content test, and pass the FORT (Cross-Categorical Special Education and ELL only).

2cr

This course is an introduction to recent research and practices pertaining to the health and wellness benefits of musicking (ways of musicking include: singing, playing, kinesthetically responding, listening, creating, and reading), particularly as these benefits relate to physical, psychological, and social well-being. Learners will be actively engaged in musicking. No prior music experience is required to be successful in this course.

Prerequisites: None

Instructor will reach out about Meeting Dates, Times, and Location.

Instructor will reach out about Meeting Dates, Times, and Location.