EDMS 4000. Special Problems in Middle School Education. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPEC PROB MID SCHL.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Independent study of issues related to middle school education.
Non-traditional format: Individual/special projects.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
EDMS 4000E. Special Problems in Middle School Education. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPEC PROB MID SCHL.
Not open to students with credit in EDMS 4000.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Independent study of issues related to middle school education.
Non-traditional format: Individual/special projects.
EDMS 5020L. Educating Young Adolescents Laboratory. 3 hours. 15 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: EDUC YNG ADOL LAB.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: EDMS 5020.
Field experiences in classroom and community settings. The field experiences illustrate the concept of a separate organization and program for young adolescents, types of curricular plans for the middle school, aspects of teaching in the middle school, and the organization and staff of the middle school.
Offered fall semester every year.
EDMS 5020. Educating Young Adolescents. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ED YOUNG ADOL.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The concept of a separate organization and program for young adolescents, types of curricular plans for the middle school, aspects of teaching in the middle school, and the organization and staff of the middle school. A supervised field experience is included.
Offered fall semester every year.
EDMS 5030. The Middle School Curriculum. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MID SCHOOL CURR.
Prerequisite: EDMS 5020.
Curriculum planning, implementation, and evaluation for teaching middle school students. A supervised field experience is included.
Offered fall semester every year.
EDMS 5030L. Middle School Curriculum Laboratory. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MID SCH CURR LAB.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: EDMS 5030.
Field experience in classroom and community settings. The field experiences illustrate curriculum planning, implementation, and evaluation for teaching middle school students.
Offered fall semester every year.
EDMS 5040L. Middle School Teaching Laboratory. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MID SCH TEACH LAB.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: EDMS 5040.
Field experiences in classroom and community settings. The field experiences illustrate roles of middle school teachers, with emphasis on classroom, team, school, and community issues.
Offered spring semester every year.
EDMS 5040. Teaching in the Middle School. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Oasis Title: TEACH MIDDLE SCHL.
Prerequisite: EDMS 5030.
Various roles of middle school teachers, with emphasis on classroom, team, school, and community issues.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
EDMS(EDEC) 5060. Service-Learning. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SERVICE LEARNING.
History, rationale, research, methodology, and outcomes of service learning. Students will conceptualize, plan, and participate in a service learning project. Emphasis is on how service can be incorporated into curriculum with a primary focus on learning.
Not offered on a regular basis.
EDMS(EDEC)(EDEL)(ELAN) 5180L/7180L. Understanding Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools Laboratory. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CUL & LING DIV LAB.
Not open to students with credit in ELAN 5040/7040.
Corequisite: EDMS(EDEC)(EDEL)(ELAN) 5180/7180.
On-site in Mexico or other Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, immersion in the country's social, cultural, and educational environments. Visits to schools and social agencies; discussion with preservice and inservice educators, and development of conversational Spanish abilities.
Offered summer semester every year.
EDMS(EDEC)(EDEL)(ELAN) 5180/7180. Understanding Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: UND CUL & LING DIV.
Not open to students with credit in ELAN 5040/7040.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: EDMS(EDEC)(EDEL)(ELAN) 5180L/7180L.
Influences of cultural pluralism on American education. Characteristics of culturally and linguistically diverse groups and the relationship among language, culture, and learning. Development of culturally responsive teaching strategies.
Offered summer semester every year.
EDMS 5460. Student Teaching in the Middle School. 1-18 hours.
Oasis Title: STUDENT TEACH EMS.
Prerequisite: EDMS 5030.
Full-time laboratory experience in a middle grade during which the student assumes major responsibility for instruction.
Non-traditional format: Student teaching/field based in schools.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
EDMS 6000. Special Problems in Middle School Education. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPEC PROB MID SCHL.
Independent study of educational problems related to middle school education.
Non-traditional format: Individual/special projects.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
EDMS 6990. Research Seminar in Middle School Education. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RESEARCH MIDDLE SCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Literature and research related to the middle school.
Offered fall semester every year.
(EDMS)EDEC 7000. Master's Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESCH.
Research while enrolled for a master's program under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
EDMS 7005. Graduate Student Seminar. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: GRAD STUDENT SEM.
Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.
Non-traditional format: Seminar.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
EDMS 7030. The Middle School. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Research supporting the concept of a separate organization and program for youngsters ten to fourteen years of age, types of curricular plans for the middle school, aspects of teaching in the middle school, and the organization and staff of the middle school.
EDMS 7050. Teaching Young Adolescents. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TCHG YOUNG ADOL.
Examines literature about research and practice to develop a repertoire of teaching strategies for young adolescents.
EDMS(EDEC) 7060. Service-Learning. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SERVICE LEARNING.
History, rationale, research, methodology, and outcomes of service learning. Students will conceptualize, plan, and participate in a service learning project. Emphasis is on how service can be incorporated into curriculum with a primary focus on learning.
EDMS 7080. Curriculum Planning for the Middle School. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CUR PLAN MIDDLE SCH.
Curriculum development based on the unique nature of the middle school learner and content appropriate to physical, intellectual, and emotional development.
EDMS 7090. Instructional Strategies for the Middle School. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INST STRAT MID SCH.
Instructional strategies to meet unique needs of early adolescents, curricular approaches as related to instructional strategies and program development, major curricular models, and research on instructional strategies for the middle school.
Not offered on a regular basis.
EDMS 7100. Evaluation of the Middle School. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: EVAL OF MIDDLE SCH.
Needs for evaluation of middle school, components of evaluation, types of appropriate evaluation techniques, procedures, and utilization of research data for improving middle schools.
(EDMS)EDEC 7120. Children's Social Lives. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CHILD SOCIAL LIVES.
Race, gender, and class as explanatory frameworks for incidents in young children's everyday lives and approaches for culturally responsive teaching.
(EDMS)EDEC 7130. Teaching Styles in the Elementary Classroom. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TCH STYLS IN CLSM.
Theoretical foundations of selected teaching styles, including the planning and developing of teaching strategies which reflect these styles.
EDMS 7460. Internship in Middle School. 1-18 hours.
Oasis Title: INTERN MIDDLE SCHL.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Supervised professional laboratory experience in a selected middle school under the direction of a faculty member.
Non-traditional format: Student teaching/field based in schools.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
EDMS(EDEC)(QUAL) 7500. Action Research. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ACTION RESEARCH.
Not open to students with credit in EDMS(EDEC) 8010.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Action research and participatory action research across diverse contexts. The course includes a consideration of history and definitions of action research and participatory action research, and an analysis of their purposes, processes, and theoretical foundations. Students will engage in practitioner-based research strategies such as observations, interviewing, and document analysis.
Offered every year.
EDMS 7650. Literature Review in Middle School Education. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LIT REVIEW MID SCH.
Prerequisite: EDMS 6990.
Preparation of a literature review on a topic related to middle school education.
Offered spring semester every year.
(EDMS)EDEC 8020. Self-Instruction for Classroom Processes. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SELF-INST CLAS PROC.
Prerequisite: EDMS 7080.
Theoretical and research backgrounds of self-instruction (SI) to improve memory, comprehension, problem-solving, and behavioral self-control of both elementary (K-8) teachers and students. Includes teacher introspection, classroom strategies, and management.
(EDMS)EDEC 8050. Theory and Research on Teaching. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: THEORY/RES TEACHING.
Research on teaching, including teachers' thought processes, students' thought processes, effective teacher behavior, classroom organization, and classroom discourse.
EDMS(EDEC) 8070. Research and Perspectives on Teacher Education: PreK-Grade8. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RESCH TCHR ED P-8.
The history of teacher education, the process of becoming a teacher, and approaches to teacher education.
(EDMS)EDEC 8100. Theories and Research on Teachers' Thinking. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TH/RES TCH THINKING.
Knowledge and self-regulation of teachers' thinking about their own cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development in classrooms. Theoretical considerations, relevant research, and applied practice.
(EDMS)EDEC 8110. Methods for Observing Children in Schools. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: OBS METH CHILD.
Process of designing and conducting observational methods projects. Observing children in natural habitats, such as school and community. Topics include entering the field, forming categories, sampling and recording rules, measurement, reliability, and validity.
(EDMS)EDEC 8120. Social Constructivist Approaches to Understanding Classroom Motivation. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SOC CONST CLS MOTIV.
Constructs of motivation; how classroom cultures, ways of knowing, particular pedagogies, and assessment practices affect student motivation; qualitative methods accessing perspectives on motivation.
Not offered on a regular basis.
(EDMS)EDEC 8140. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Learning Environments for Children and Young Adolescents. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: EDUC ENVIRONMENTS.
Cross-cultural perspectives on such topics as the social construction of learning, cultural perspectives on development, and institutionalized patterns of instruction drawn from developed and developing countries.
(EDMS)EDEC 8150. Research and Theory in Family-School-Community Interactions. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FAM-SCH-COM INTERAC.
Interactive relationships among families, schools, and communities from the interdisciplinary perspectives of anthropology, education, sociology, history, political science, and psychology.
(EDMS)EDEC 8180. Research in Multicultural Teacher Education. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RES MULTI TEACH ED.
Multicultural teacher education research, theories, and practices. Opportunities to construct understandings of the political and economic context within which decisions are made, the effect of values on multiple realities, the dominant forces in society, and the impact of culture on the individual in teacher education contexts.
(EDMS)EDEC 8190. Mentoring in Learning to Teach. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MENTORING.
Description, analysis, and appraisal of mentoring for pre-service and in-service teachers, and an examination of content, processes, roles, and responsibilities in interactions of mentors and teachers of prekindergarten through grade eight.
(EDMS)EDEC(EDEL) 8300. Children’s Development of Self: Learning to Become a Competent Member of a Culture. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DEV SELF COMP CULT.
Analysis of various contexts (e.g., school, home, and peers) that influence children’s development of self. The course examines how practices and beliefs about class, race/ethnicity, gender, religion, and disability affect children’s sense of self and their achievement in academic and non-academic areas.
EDMS 8990. Research Seminar in Middle School Education. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: RESEARCH SEMINAR.
Seminars on topics related to middle school education.
Non-traditional format: Doctoral/research seminars.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
EDMS 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
EDMS 9005. Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOC GRAD STU SEM.
Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.
Non-traditional format: Seminar.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
(EDMS)(EDEC)EDEL(ESOC) 9010. Diversity and Democracy in Teacher Education. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DIV DEMOC TEACH ED.
Focus on instructional methods and research for the preparation of future teacher educators.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.
EDMS 9030. Young Adolescents and Schools. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: YOUNG ADOLES SCHOOL.
Adolescence as a historical and cultural concept, research on middle school practices and students' perspectives of schooling, and adolescents' experiences in school and society.
EDMS 9080. Theory and Practice in Middle Grades Curriculum. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MIDDLE GRADES CURR.
Current curricular practices in the middle grades, theories on curriculum development, and research on curriculum implementation.
EDMS 9090. Socio-Cultural Issues in Early Adolescence. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SOCIO-CUL ADOLESCEN.
Social construction of adolescence from a historical and cultural viewpoint, including cross-cultural research on the dynamics of adolescent development.
EDMS 9120. Comparative and International Perspectives in Middle Grades Education. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMPARATIVE PERSPEC.
Common issues and problems in the education of young adolescents and the current predicaments of adolescent education.
EDMS 9150. School Reform and Young Adolescents. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADOL ED REFORM.
School reforms and shifts in educational paradigms related to young adolescent development and the schooling of young adolescents from the 1870s to the present.
EDMS 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
EDMS 9600. Educational Research in Middle School Education. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: RESEARCH IN EMS.
Independent research in middle school education under the direction of faculty.
Non-traditional format: Doctoral/independent research projects.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
EDMS 9630. Critique of Literature in Middle School Education. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CRITIQUE OF LIT.
Prerequisite: ERSH 4300/6300 and ERSH 8400.
Interpretation and evaluation of research and theoretical writing in middle school education.
Non-traditional format: Also offered as individualized critiques of literature.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.