Graduate Course Descriptions:
EDCI 600 Trends in Art Education Curriculum (3 credits) Recent developments in art education.
EDCI 601 History of Art Education (3 credits) Perspective on art education philosophy as viewed through an historical survey.
EDCI 602 "The Teaching of Aesthetics in the Public Schools (3 credits) Critical investigation of art, and curriculum implications."
EDCI 603: Integrated Art Methods (3 credits)
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 680 Teaching and Learning in the Secondary Schools: Art Methods or EDCI 405 Art Education Methods I. Builds upon the pedagogical foundation of an initial art education methods course and provides future art teachers with the means for developing PreK-12 art lesson/unit plans for a balanced qualitative art program for todayŐs diverse and inclusive schools/classrooms. Integrating art with other subject areas.
EDCI 611 Studying Student Learning in Diverse Settings (3 credits) This course deepens teacher understanding of student development and the cultural context for teaching through readings and focused field studies. Participants will also begin developing skills needed for investigations using methods of interpretive inquiry.
EDCI 612 "Assessing Student Learning and Development (3 credits) Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI 612 or EDCI 788S. Formerly EDCI788S. Prepares experienced teachers to assess student knowledge, strategies and skills over time so that they can design instruction that builds on student strengths and addresses student needs. Teachers will study the purposes of assessment including school and student needs. Teachers will study the purposes of assessment including school and teacher accountability, student placement, course grade assignment and instructional design. They also will explore types of formal and informal assessment, curriculum-based and curriculum-free assessment, external and teacher made assessment."
EDCI 614 "Developing a Professional Portfolio (3 credits) Students will examine issues of performance assessment and develop professional portfolios following the guidelines established by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. Drawing on the research data collected throughout their program and relying on inquiry, reflections, and analysis, they will synthesize and present the body of their teaching experience."
EDCI 618: ProSeminar for Teaching Internship. (1-3 credits) Supports and complements candidatesŐ internship experiences. Extends skills in implementing lesson plans (lesson planning), culturally competent teaching, classroom management, professionalism, and portfolio development.
EDCI 620 Trends in Secondary School Curriculum: Social Studies (3 credits) Recent developments in educational thinking and practice on the curriculum in social studies.
EDCI 621 Trends in Secondary School Curriculum: Geography (3 credits) Recent developments in educational thinking and practice on the curriculum in geography.
EDCI 622 Teaching Social Studies in Elementary Schools (3 credits) Examination of current literature and research in the social sciences as they relate to social studies curriculum and instruction.
EDCI 627 Secondary Social Studies Pedagogy (3 credits)
EDCI 630 "Foundations of Second Language Eduction: Legal, Social and Historical Trends and Issues (3 credits) Knowledge of history, research, current practice and public policy issues in the field of second languague education from kindergarten to post-secondary settings. Required for TESOL certification program."
EDCI 631 Student Assessment in the Second Language Classroom (3 credits) Analysis of standardized and teacher-made FL/ESL tests; emphasis on principles of FL/ESL test construction. Field testing of commercial and teacher-made materials.
EDCI 632 "Special Education and Oral Language Development in TESOL (3 credits) Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI 632 or EDCI 788L. Formerly EDCI788L. Understanding of pre-referal, referal, assessment and identification process, as well as instruction of English Language Learners with learning disabilities. Required for TESOL Certification program."
EDCI 633 "Teaching for Cross Cultural Communication (3 credits) Techniques and content for teaching in foreign language classes, and English as a second language (ESL) classes. Research and evaluation of selected aspects of a culture as basis for creating teaching materials."
EDCI 634 "Methods of Teaching ESOL (3 credits) This course presents a survey of the historical and current approaches, methods, and techniques of teaching English to speakers of other languages, from grammar to translation to audiolingual and communicative approaches. Additionally, successful classroom practices that address the needs of culturally diverse and language minority students will be analyzed."
EDCI 635 "English Grammar for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (3 credits) Prerequisite: permission of department. English grammar and methods of teaching grammar for graduate, prospective and current teachers of English to speakers of other languages. Analysis of the major grammatical structures of American English. Discussion of the role of teaching grammar, and effective classroom methods and techniques for the English as a second/foreign language classroom."
EDCI 636 "Teaching ESOL Reading and Writing in the Elementary Classroom Areas (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 634. Analysis of elementary school classroom culture, social contexts, and instructional strategies which foster language development in elementary school content areas."
EDCI 638 "Teaching ESOL Reading and Writing in Secondary Content Areas (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 634. Analysis of approaches to curriculum, current research, theory and pedagogy of reading and writing to second language students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Required for TESOL certification."
EDCI 640 Trends in Secondary School Curriculum: English (3 credits) Recent developments in educational thinking and practice on the curriculum in English education.
EDCI 641 Trends in Secondary School Curriculum: Speech (3 credits) Recent developments in educational thinking and practice on the curriculum in speech.
EDCI 642 "Communications and the School Curriculum (3 credits) Curriculum development based on communication as the major vehicle for describing the learner's interactions with persons, knowledge, and materials in the classroom and school environment."
EDCI 643 "Teaching Language Arts in Elementary Schools (3 credits) Analysis of current issues, trends, and problems in language-arts instruction."
EDCI 644 "Issues and Trends in Children's Literature (3 credits) Contemporary social conditions and problems, trends in publishing, advertising, censorship, media adaptation, and reading habits."
EDCI 645 Teaching and Learning Geometry in the Middle Grades (3 credits) Recent developments in educational thinking and practice which have affected the curriculum in mathematics.
EDCI 650 Trends in Mathematics Education (3 credits) Recent developments in educational thinking and practice which have affected the curriculum in mathematics.
EDCI 651 "Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Secondary Schools (3 credits) Prerequisite: Enrollment in a University of Maryland program leading to teacher certification; bachelor's degree in mathematics or related field; and 2 semesters of calculus. Objectives, selection and organization of subject matter, appropriate methods, lesson plans, textbooks, technology and other instructional materials; assessment of student learning and other topics pertinent to secondary mathematics education. Internship of other placement in a secondary mathematics classroom is required."
EDCI 652 "Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Elementary School (3 credits) Prerequisite: MATH212; MATH213, MATH214 or equivalent. Strategies and methodologies for the teaching of elementary school mathematics based on current research and theories about how children learn mathematics. Attention is given to professional recommendations and teaching practices that foster communication, reasoning, and reflection in the mathematics classroom. Internship or other placement in an elementary school is required."
EDCI 653 "Developing Understanding in Mathematics (3 credits) 15 hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: EDCI352 or or equivalent; exper. teaching math k-8. Instructional principles, research, and methods supporting the mathematical learning of all children and fostering mathematical understanding via the process standards of problem solving, reasoning, communication, connections, and representation."
EDCI 654 "Assessing Mathematical Understanding (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 650 or permission of department. Techniques of assessing k-12 students' understanding of mathematics - including standardized tests, but focusing on alternative forms such as individual interviews, writing tasks, performance tasks, portfolios. Mathematics assessment viewed as an ongoing part of instruction."
EDCI 655 Teaching and Learning Algebra in the Middle School (3 credits) Prerequisite: Admission to M.A. or M.Ed. with concentration in Mathematics Education or permission of department. Designed to enhance middle school mathematics teachers' content and pedagogical knowledge in algebra.
EDCI 656 Teaching and Learning Statistics in the Middle School (3 credits) Prerequisite: Admission to M.Ed. or M.A. program in EDCI with concentration in Mathematical Education. Designed to enhance both the pedagogical and statistical/data analysis content knowledge of middle school mathematics teachers.
EDCI 657 Understanding and Engaging Students' Conceptions of Mathematics (3 credits) Prerequisite: Experience in teaching math or permission of department.Research related to K-14 students' common errors in and (mis)understandings of mathematics. Instructional strategies useful in building on errors and changing students' conceptions.
EDCI 660 "Diagnostic Reading Instruction (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 362 or EDCI 463 or equivalent. Broad and comprehensive overview of reading and literacy and factors that may influence effective reading practices such as instruction, classroom environment and individual differences. Focus on different knowledge domsinns and traditions of inquiry related to reading and reading instruction.
EDCI 661 Content Area Reading (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 362 or EDCI 463 or equivalent. Research-based strategies for improving reading to learn in the content areas (K-12).
EDCI 662 Diagnostic Reading Assessment and Instruction (3 credits) Prerequisite: permission of department. Survey course in diagnostic reading assessment and instruction for graduate students not majoring in reading.
EDCI 663 Issues in Reading Education (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 660. Implications of current theory and research for the teaching of reading.
EDCI 664 Clinical Assessment in Reading (3 credits) Prerequisites: {EDCI 660; and EDCI 661; and EDCI 663} or permission of department. Clinical diagnostic techniques and materials for assessing reading strengths and needs.
EDCI 665 Clinical Instruction in Reading (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 664 or permission of department. Clinical procedures and materials for reading instruction.
EDCI 666 "Leadership in Schoolwide Reading Program (3 credits) Prerequisites: EDCI 660 and EDCI 661 or permission of department. Preparation of reading personnel to function as resource persons to classroom teachers, administrators and the school community."
EDCI 670 Trends in School Curriculum: Science (3 credits) Recent developments in educational thinking and practice on the curriculum in science education.
EDCI 671 Teaching Science in Elementary Schools (3 credits) Identification of problems in teaching science. Methods for improving the effectiveness of science education.
EDCI 673 "Assessing, Diagnosing, and Teaching Writing (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 467 or equivalent; or permission of instructor. Application of theory and research on composition instruction to review assessment and diagnostic procedures useful to writing teachers. Development of curricular materials for implementing appropriate individual, small group, and large-group instruction."
EDCI 674 "Increasing Science Reading Comprehension (3 credits) Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree in science or teacher education. Corequisite: students must be in science teaching position, grade 6 or higher. Reading comprehension strategy instruction embedded in science teaching. Involves field observations by instructor. Meets certification gudielines for requirements of Part II of MSDE's Teaching Reading in the Content Areas."
EDCI 675 "Learning to Teach and Learn Science" (3 credits) Developing practices of instruction in science teaching in the context of understanding student science learning.
EDCI 676 "Reflection and Practice in School Science Teaching" (3 credits) Use of classroom videotape and student work as data for teachers to analyze their studentsŐ thinking and discuss instructional interpretations, strategies and
techniques in the specific contexts of their classes.
EDCI 677 Computers in Science Education (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 487 or equivalent. Current and projected methods by which computers can augment classroom and laboratory-based science instruction in school and non-school settings.
EDCI 680 Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools (3 credits) Recent developments in educational thinking and practice which have effected the curriculum.
EDCI 681 Trends in Elementary School Curriculum (3 credits) Recent developments in educational thinking and practice which have affected the curriculum in elementary education.
EDCI 682 Proseminar in Professional Development (3 credits) Introduction to professional development for human service profession. Survey of professional and research literature; analysis of allied fields.
EDCI 685 Research Methods (3 credits) The interpretation and conduct of research in curriculum and instruction.
EDCI 686 Competency-Based Curricula in Early Childhood Education (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 487 or permission of department.
"Theoretical issues in the use of computers in early childhood education. Applications of elementary computer languages with children including curriculum development, teaching methods, integration of the computer into the classroom and problem solving."
EDCI 687 "Applications of Computers in Instructional Settings (3 credits) Review and analysis of instructional software and computer-based learning environments from the standpoint of teaching, learning, and design theories. Integration of instructional and tool software into classroom settings."
EDCI 690 Teaching as a Profession (3 credits) Prerequisite: permission of department. The profession of teaching and the knowledge base that defines teaching. Current and social issues that affect teaching and learning; role of research and experience in learning to teach.
EDCI 691 Models of Teaching: Theories and Applications (3 credits) Prerequisite: permission of department. Theory and research on teaching as applied to models of instruction. Practice in developing an initial repertoire of teaching models and in providing thoughtful critique of teaching based on these models.
EDCI 692 "Conducting Interpretive Inquiry in Classroom Contexts (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 684. An advanced course in qualitative research methods that requires a fully developed research project in a classroom context. In addition to the tools and techniques of data gathering, the course considers methods of on-going data analysis, way of knowing and writing about field research, issues of reflexivity, and the ethical and political decisions involved in crafting text."
EDCI 693 Research on Effective Teaching (3 credits) Prerequisite: permission of department. Survey of the research literature on effective teaching and schools. Observation and analysis of teaching in a variety of school and classroom settings.
EDCI 694 "Transformative Pedagogy and School Subjects (3 credits) Examines the potential of various pedagogoies to be transformative in relation to school subject matters, school identities, and school contexts."
EDCI 695 Teaching Science and Social Studies through Environmental Study (3 credits) For EDCI majors only. Curriculum and instruction for science and social studies within a multicultural and environmental context; analysis of social studies and science curriculum materials; utilization of school and community resources.
EDCI 696 Conducting Research on Teaching (3 credits) Prerequisite: permission of department. Application of the knowledge base on effective teaching to the analysis and improvement of educational practice. Research methods used in the study of classroom teaching. Design and conduct of an action research project.
EDCI 697 "Embracing Diversity in Classroom Communities (3 credits) 03 semester hours. The course aims to help students understand race, class, gender, and sexuality as systems of privilege, exclusion, marginalization, and the centrality of embracing diversity in the classroom communities to promote the success of all students."
EDCI 698 Conducting Research on Teaching (1-3 credits) Prerequisite: permission of department. 1 semester hours. Repeatable to 3 credits if content differs. Application of the knowledge base on effective teaching to the analysis and improvement of educational practice. Research methods used in the study of classroom teaching. Design and conduct of an action research project.
EDCI 720 Theory and Research in Social Studies Education (3 credits) Prerequisites: {EDCI 620 or EDCI 622}; and EDMS 645. A survey of the research literature; evaluation of research techniques; consideration of relevant instructional curriculum theory; evaluation of modern teaching methods and techniques.
EDCI 730 "Theory and Research in Second Language Teaching, Learning and Assessment (3 credits) Prerequisite: permission of department. A survey of the research literature; evaluation of research techniques; consideration of relevant instructional curriculum theory; evaluation of modern teaching methods and techniques."
EDCI 732 Second Language Acquisition (3 credits) Prerequisites: permission of department. Major theoretical approaches to second language acquisition. For teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL).
EDCI 734 Preparing all teachers to work with English Language Learners: Current and Future Research Directions
(3 credits)Prerequisites: permission of department.
This course is for doctoral and advanced MasterŐs students who are interested in the research on teaching English language learners (ELLs).
EDCI 740 Theory and Research in English Education (3 credits) A survey of the research literature; evaluation of research techniques; consideration of relevant instructional curriculum theory; evaluation of modern teaching methods and techniques.
EDCI 741 Theory and Research in Speech Education (3 credits) A survey of the research literature; evaluation of research techniques; consideration of relevant instructional curriculum theory; evaluation of modern teaching methods and techniques.
EDCI 745 Theory and Research in Written Communication (3 credits) Recommended: EDCI 685. Analysis and synthesis of recent theoretical trends in writing research; the reading and critiquing of representative research studies. The study of research methods for conducting disciplined inquiry in written communication.
EDCI 751 Foundations of Mathematics Education I: Theory and Research on Mathematical Thinking and Learning (3 credits) Prerequisite: Admitted to Doctoral Program-Math Ed or permission of department. Study of mathematical thinking by students at various levels of schooling considered from classic and contemporary theories of learning that are particularly relevant to the study of mathematics. Exploration of what it means to understand mathematics.
EDCI 752 Foundations of Mathematics Education II: Theory and Research on Mathematics Teaching (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 751 or permission of department. Knowledge of and insights into how mathematics has been and is being taught; theories about how it might be taught. Familiarity with the methods used to do research on teaching and to improve teaching.
EDCI 753 "Foundations of Mathematics Education III: Curriculum (3 credits) Prerequisite: Admitted to Mathematics Education Doctoral Program or permission of department. The study of curriculum in mathematics and research on curriculum. The relationship of mathematics and school mathematics; the forms, purposes,development, and evaluation of mathematics curricula."
EDCI 754 "Foundations of Mathematics Education IV: Policy, Professional Development and Teacher Preparation (3 credits) Prerequisite: FME II or FME III or permission of department. Preservice teacher education, professional development, and policy as agents of reform in mathematics education."
EDCI 758 "Research Seminar in Mathematics Education (1 credits) Prerequisite: Admission to Doctoral Program in Mathematics Education; EDCI751 or EDCI753. Repeatable to 03 credits if content differs. Read, plan, conduct, and report on research projects. Projects may be faculty/student projects, or group or individual student projects (may or may not be related to a dissertation). Emphasis on framing researchable questions. Faculty and peer feedback is crucial."
EDCI 763 "Reading, Cognition, and Instruction: Reading in the Content Areas I (3 credits) Provide secondary education students with an understanding of the interactive nature of the reading process, the use of search based instructional strategies, the relationship between vocabulary development and student concept development, the design of strategic reading instruction, the methods for assessing content area literacy, and the ability to plan instruction and communicate with students, parents, and allied professionals."
EDCI 764 "Writing Across the Curriculum (3 credits) Emphasis on providing secondary education majors with an interdisciplinary foundation in current theory, research, and best practice focused on the teaching of writing across the curriculum, e.g.,art, English, foreign languages and TESOL, language arts, mathematics, music, sciences, and social studies. Exceptional student, inclusion, and diversity issues w ill be discussed."
EDCI 765 Processes and Acquisition of Reading (3 credits) For Masters Certification Students only. Provide elementary education certification candidates with an understanding of reading acquisition and its underlying processes. Topics include language development in relation to reading development; the biological basis of this development; concepts in emergent literacy; models of reading acquisition and skilled reading; the effects of phonemic awareness in phonics on developing readers; factors in early childhood environments and in beginning literacy instruction that impact language and literacy achievement.
EDCI 769 "Theory and Research in Reading (3 credits) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Survey of the literature in reading and allied fields, and an examination of current research trends and methodologies."
EDCI 770 Foundations of Science Education (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI 670 or EDCI 671; or permission of department. sDevelopment of science education; pre-kindergarten through college; the influences on current and future practices; and the identification and critical analysis of topics in science education.
EDCI 771 "Theory and Research in Science Education (3 credits) Prerequisites: EDCI 770; and EDMS 646; or permission of department. A study of various techniques and paradigms for research in science education, pre-kindergarten through college. Identification and critical analysis of a researchable topic in science education and the development of a proposal."
EDCI 776 "Urban Education (3 credits) This seminar provides students with a broad overview of urban education as a field of inquiry by examining the social context of urban schools, how transformative pedagogy is practiced and conceptualized as well as school reform."
EDCI 780 Theory and Research on Teaching (3 credits) Analysis of the interactive process of instruction; preschool through higher education in school and non-school settings; future directions and needed research.
EDCI 781 Analysis of Instruction (3 credits) Theory and practice in observation of instruction and in the related conference with the teacher. Various classroom observation systems and models for conferences are studied and used.
EDCI 782 "Power, Privilege, Diversity and Teaching (3 credits) This course critically examines the theoretic foundation of multicultural education with particular emphasis on the relationship between power, privilege, diversity and teaching."
EDCI 783 "Theory and Research in Computer Education (3 credits) Prerequisites: {EDCI 685; and EDCI 687; and EDMS 645} or permission of department. Examination of the current research and theory in the instructional uses of computers, instructional tutoring systems, computer programing environments, computer-based laboratories and problem solving environments in educational settings."
EDCI 784 "Teaching, Professional Development and School Change (3 credits) Examines currrent scholarship on professional development for K-12 teachers, characteristics of good professional development, and its relationship to teaching, learning, and school improvement."
EDCI 785 "Teacher Preparation, Diversity, and Social Change (3 credits) A critical examination of the theory and research on Teacher preparation with an emphasis on issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality and the pervasive inequalities manifest in K-12 school contexts."
EDCI 786 "Black and Latino Education: History and Policy (3 credits) Recommended: EDSP611 and EDCI776. Examination of the historical legacies and contemporary policies that have contributed to the educational status (K-20) of Blacks and Latinos in the United States from the 19th century to the present. Issues surrounding language, immigration, racism, social class, and state and federal policies will also be analyzed."
EDCI 787 "Disciplinary Knowledge, School Subjects and Educational Reform (3 credits) Examines the interrelationship between ways of knowing in disciplines and how they are represented in school subjects. Implications for the reform of teaching and teacher education are also considered."
EDCI 790 "Epistemological Bases of Education Research (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI780. A course on research theory, method, and design issues for doctoral students. Focuses on conceptual and theoretical understanding of methodology, the broad rand of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and underlying epistemologies as they apply to the study of schools, curriculum, teaching, and teacher education."
EDCI 791 Qualitative Research I: Design and Fieldwork (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI790. Formerly EDCI684. Builds on EDCI790 to examine in more depth the theoretical and epistemological moorings of different types of qualitative research. Students apply selected field research methods to problems of professional practice in schools and communities while considering central issues and dilemmas that arise while engaging in fieldwork.
EDCI 792 "Qualitative Research II: Analysis and Interpretation of Data (3 credits) Prerequisite: EDCI791. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI692 or EDCI792. Formerly EDCI692. Uses data collected in EDCI791 to consider methods oof on-going data analysis, ways of knowing and writing about field research, issues of reflexivity, and the ethical and political decisions involved in crafting text. Students will read literature on and exemplars of multiple modes of qualitative data analysis and interpretation."
EDCI 858 Seminar in Mathematics Education (1-3 credits) Repeatable to 6 credits. Survey and analysis of literature on an identified research topic in mathematics education. Design and implementation of a research study to investigate the identified topic.
EDCI 860 Seminar in Reading Education (3 credits)
EDCI 861 "Research Methods in Reading (3 credits) Prerequisites: EDCI 685, and EDCI 769, and {EDMS 646 or permission of instructor}. Current research questions and methods culminating in a study suitable for submission to journals. Emphasis on using and conducting research."
EDCI 870 Seminar in Science Education (3 credits)
EDCI 880 "Doctoral Proposal Seminar (3 credits) Prerequisites: EDCI 685; and EDCI 780; and permission of department. Definition of the problem, development of research design, data collection processes, and writing and critiquing dissertation proposals."
EDCI 881 "Ontology and Research Among Marginalized Groups (3 credits) Recommended: EDCI776. Students analyze the different ways in which social inequality has been understood over time, how those understandings have shaped research of marginalized communities and how, in turn, research has shaped understandings of inequality, particularly in the area of education. Genetic difference, cultural deprivation, and social reproduction are among the theories covered in the course. Students examine both empirically- and theoretically-based works and connections between theoretical frameworks, problem-posing and methodological approaches."
EDCI 882 "The Pedagogy of Teacher Education (3 credits) Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI788M or EDCI882. Formerly EDCI788M. Provides an overview of the ways that formal teacher education programs help prospective teachers develop knowledge and understanding of subject matter, learners, curriculum, and the purposes of schooling. Focuses specifically on the various pedagogies used in evaluating their efficacy."
