Graduate Education Courses
Due to COVID-19, all Summer 2020 courses are 100% online.
Due to COVID-19, all Fall 2020 courses will either be fully online or hybrid (both online and in person). No course will meet fully in person. Details will be forthcoming. Class dates and times below will be observed.
Please find required master’s courses in the five concentration tabs on our Master of Education page, and Licensure courses on our Master of Arts in Teaching page. If you have any questions, please contact the academic advisor listed. The syllabi will be posted on Canvas, our learning management system.
Accepted students in their first semester, and students not in our program, must submit a ** paper registration form **. Course confirmations come from the Registrar’s Office. Accepted students in their 2nd semester can register online through KnightVision.
Fall 2020 Course Offerings
Due to COVID-19, all Fall 2020 courses will either be fully online or hybrid (both online and in person). No course will meet fully in person. Details will be forthcoming. Class dates and times below will be observed. Fall semester begins August 31, 2020. Classes end December 11, with final exams week of December 14.
Fall 2020 Course Schedule
| Course # | Course Name and Credits | Instructor | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONDAY | |||
| GED 516 | Educational Foundations: Understanding the Past and Creating the Future (3 cr.) | Amy Saks Pavese | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 612 | Math and Diversity (3 cr.) | John Tapper | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 688-A | School Leadership Practicum for: Principal, Director of Special Education or Director of Curriculum – Part II (2 cr.) First class Sept 12th, meets 1st Monday of each month. (Part III is in SP21 for 2 cr.) | Val Gardner | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 695 | Teaching Pre-K-6 Science and Engineering (3cr.) A $25 materials fee is due upon registration | Colleen Cowell | 5:15-7:45pm |
| TUESDAY | |||
| GED 521 | Early Childhood Education: Foundations (3 cr.) X-list with ED 357 | Jenny Stearns | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 558 | Educator as Researcher (3 cr.) Instructor approval needed | James Nagle | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 572 | School Leadership (3 cr.) | Laurie Singer | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 581 | Social/Emotional Development and Individual Differences (3 cr.) | Beth Peterson | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 606 | Literacy Development and Instruction K-12 (3 cr.) | Tess Dussling | 5:15-7:45 pm |
| GED 641 | Teaching in an Inclusive Classroom PK-12 (3 cr.) | Cathy Quinn | 5:15-7:45pm |
| WEDNESDAY | |||
| GED 509 | Integrative Curriculum (3 cr.) | Rebecca Haslam | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 528 | Pre-K-6 Curriculum, Assessment, and Management (4cr.) | Anne Tewksbury-Frye | 4:30-7:45pm |
| GED 547 | Middle & Secondary Curriculum and Assessment (4 cr.) Offered with ED 361 | Emma Gauding & Hilary Carter | 5:00-8:15pm |
| THURSDAY | |||
| GED 511 | Fundamentals of Curriculum (3 cr.) | John Barone | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 550 | Student Teaching Internship (6 cr.) Students register with GED 555 | Amy Saks Pavese | N/A |
| GED 555 | Student Teaching Seminar (3 cr.) Students register with GED 550 | Jenny Stearns | 3:45–6:15pm |
| GED 580 | Approaches to Teaching (3cr.) | Erin Brady | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 613 | Mathematics in the Pre-K-6 Classroom (3cr.) | John Tapper | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 640 | Language & Learning (3 cr.) | Amy Knight | 5:15-7:45pm |
| TO BE DETERMINED | |||
| GED 688-D | Reading Specialist Practicum (3 cr.) | Tess Dussling | To be scheduled between Professor and students |
| GED 526-A | Understanding and Responding to Harm | Annie O’Shaughnessy | This course has been postponed until Fall 2021. If you'd like to be part of the Holistic Restorative Education Certification Program please visit here. |
GED Term Offerings
Education Course Offerings
This is a tentative schedule for planning purposes. Fall and Spring courses are offered from 5:15pm -7:45pm, with a few exceptions beginning 30 minutes earlier or later. Click here to access the Graduate Course catalog for course descriptions. The new 2019-2020 Graduate Course catalog is now available.
Last updated August 15, 2019
| Code | Course Title | Cr | Summer | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GED 508 | Fostering Achievement: Research-Based Strategies that Promote Equity, Engagement and Collaborative Problem-Solving | 3 | X | ||
| GED 509 | Equity Pedagogies and Integrated Curriculum | 3 | W | ||
| GED 510 | Becoming A Literacy Leader: Tools & Strategies for Success | 3 | X | ||
| GED 511 | Fundamentals of Curriculum | 3 | TH | W | |
| GED 516 | Educational Foundations: Understanding the Past and Creating the Future | 3 | X | M | |
| GED 517 | Teaching Nonfiction in the Elementary Grades | 3 | T odd years | ||
| GED 520 | Child and Adolescent Development | 3 | X | X | |
| GED 521 | Early Childhood Education: Foundations | 3 | M | ||
| GED 522 | Teaching Literacy in the Pre-K-6 Classroom | 3 | X | ||
| GED 524 | Early Childhood Education: Methods and Practice | 3 | TH | ||
| GED 526 | Special Topics | 3 | X | X | X |
| GED 528 | Pre-K-6 Curriculum, Assessment and Management | 4 | W | ||
| GED 529 | Personalized Learning | 3 | TH | ||
| GED 530 | Literacy in Middle and Secondary Schools | 3 | X | ||
| GED 534 | Literacy Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention in Reading | 3 | M | ||
| GED 535 | Children's Literature: Author and Illustrator Study | 3 | X even years | ||
| GED 547 | Middle and Secondary Curriculum and Assessment | 4 | W | ||
| GED 550 | Student Teaching Internship | 6 | X | X | |
| GED 555 | Student Teaching Seminar | 3 | T | T | |
| GED 558 | Educator as Researcher | 3 | X | T | |
| GED 562 | Thesis Research | 3 | X | X | X |
| GED 565 | Computer-Assisted Language Learning (Cross listed with GSL 520) | 3 | Online | Online | Online |
| GED 567 | Legal and Financial Management of Schools | 4 | T | ||
| GED 572 | School Leadership | 3 | T | ||
| GED 580 | Approaches to Teaching | 3 | Th | ||
| GED 581 | Social/Emotional Development and Individual Differences | 3 | T | ||
| GED 595 | Launching and Developing the Writing Workshop in the Elementary Grades | 3 | W even years | ||
| GED 596 | Digital Media: A Place-Based Approach | 3 | X | ||
| GED 606 | Literacy Development and Instruction K-12 | 3 | M | ||
| GED 607 | Literacy Instruction for Struggling Adolescent Readers: Intervention and Instruction | 3 | X odd years | ||
| GED 612 | Math and Diversity | 3 | X - start SU21 | M -last time FA20 | |
| GED 613 | Mathematics in the Pre-K-6 Classroom | 3 | TH | ||
| GED 618 | From Assessment to Action: Using Data to Improve Schools | 3 | X | ||
| GED 621 | Supervision, Evaluation & Teacher Development | 3 | TH | ||
| GED 623 | Ceramics for Educators | 3 | TBD | ||
| GED 624 | The Art of the Book | 3 | X even years | ||
| GED 631 | Learning, Development, and Individual Differences | 3 | X | ||
| GED 632 | Assessment of Students within General and Special Education | 3 | X | ||
| GED 633 | Legal and Professional Issues in Special Education | 3 | X | ||
| GED 635 | Middle Grades: Organizational Strand | 3 | T | ||
| GED 635A | Middle Grades Summer Institute | 3 | X | ||
| GED 640 | Language and Learning | 3 | TH | ||
| GED 641 | Teaching in an Inclusive Classroom Pre-K-12 | 3 | T | ||
| GED 643 | Multisensory Language-Based Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities, Pre-K-6 | 3 | X | ||
| GED 649 | Arts: The Creative Process | 3 | T odd years | ||
| GED 651 | Hands On! Learning in and through the Arts | 3 | TH odd years | ||
| GED 661 | Special Education Practicum | 6 | X | ||
| GED 662 | Special Education Seminar | 3 | W | ||
| GED 668 | Administration & Interpretation of Woodcock-Johnson IV | 3 | x | ||
| GED 669 | Oral Traditions & Literacy: Readers' Theater, Poetry Slams and Storytelling | 3 | inquire | ||
| GED 673 | Special Topics in Art Education | 1-3 | X | X | X |
| GED 674 | Multicultural Arts | 3 | T even years | ||
| GED 675 | Educator as Artist: Personalized Learning, Teaching,and Engaging in the Artistic Process | 3 | X | ||
| GED 678 | Heroes, Art & Social Justice: Aesthetic Perspectives | 3 | X odd years | ||
| GED 684 | School and Community | 3 | X | ||
| GED 686 | Independent Study | 1-6 | X | X | X |
| GED 687 | Directed Readings | 1-6 | X | X | X |
| GED 688A | School Leadership Internship, Part I (summer), Part II (fall), Part III (spring) | 6 | X | x | x |
| GED 688D | Reading Specialist Practicum | 3 | X | X | |
| GED 691 | Personalized Inquiry: Finding Your Why | 2 | X | ||
| GED 693 | Integrating Art, Social Studies & Language Arts: Pre-K-6 | 3 | X even years | ||
| GED 695 | Teaching Pre-K-6 Science and Engineering | 3 | M | ||
| GED 699 | Capstone Seminar | 3 | X | TH |
Fall 2020 Course Offerings
Due to COVID-19, all Fall 2020 courses will either be fully online or hybrid (both online and in person). No course will meet fully in person. Details will be forthcoming. Class dates and times below will be observed. Fall semester begins August 31, 2020. Classes end December 11, with final exams week of December 14.
Fall 2020 Course Schedule
| Course # | Course Name and Credits | Instructor | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONDAY | |||
| GED 516 | Educational Foundations: Understanding the Past and Creating the Future (3 cr.) | Amy Saks Pavese | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 612 | Math and Diversity (3 cr.) | John Tapper | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 688-A | School Leadership Practicum for: Principal, Director of Special Education or Director of Curriculum – Part II (2 cr.) First class Sept 12th, meets 1st Monday of each month. (Part III is in SP21 for 2 cr.) | Val Gardner | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 695 | Teaching Pre-K-6 Science and Engineering (3cr.) A $25 materials fee is due upon registration | Colleen Cowell | 5:15-7:45pm |
| TUESDAY | |||
| GED 521 | Early Childhood Education: Foundations (3 cr.) X-list with ED 357 | Jenny Stearns | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 558 | Educator as Researcher (3 cr.) Instructor approval needed | James Nagle | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 572 | School Leadership (3 cr.) | Laurie Singer | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 581 | Social/Emotional Development and Individual Differences (3 cr.) | Beth Peterson | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 606 | Literacy Development and Instruction K-12 (3 cr.) | Tess Dussling | 5:15-7:45 pm |
| GED 641 | Teaching in an Inclusive Classroom PK-12 (3 cr.) | Cathy Quinn | 5:15-7:45pm |
| WEDNESDAY | |||
| GED 509 | Integrative Curriculum (3 cr.) | Rebecca Haslam | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 528 | Pre-K-6 Curriculum, Assessment, and Management (4cr.) | Anne Tewksbury-Frye | 4:30-7:45pm |
| GED 547 | Middle & Secondary Curriculum and Assessment (4 cr.) Offered with ED 361 | Emma Gauding & Hilary Carter | 5:00-8:15pm |
| THURSDAY | |||
| GED 511 | Fundamentals of Curriculum (3 cr.) | John Barone | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 550 | Student Teaching Internship (6 cr.) Students register with GED 555 | Amy Saks Pavese | N/A |
| GED 555 | Student Teaching Seminar (3 cr.) Students register with GED 550 | Jenny Stearns | 3:45–6:15pm |
| GED 580 | Approaches to Teaching (3cr.) | Erin Brady | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 613 | Mathematics in the Pre-K-6 Classroom (3cr.) | John Tapper | 5:15-7:45pm |
| GED 640 | Language & Learning (3 cr.) | Amy Knight | 5:15-7:45pm |
| TO BE DETERMINED | |||
| GED 688-D | Reading Specialist Practicum (3 cr.) | Tess Dussling | To be scheduled between Professor and students |
| GED 526-A | Understanding and Responding to Harm | Annie O’Shaughnessy | This course has been postponed until Fall 2021. If you'd like to be part of the Holistic Restorative Education Certification Program please visit here. |
GED Term Offerings
Education Course Offerings
This is a tentative schedule for planning purposes. Fall and Spring courses are offered from 5:15pm -7:45pm, with a few exceptions beginning 30 minutes earlier or later. Click here to access the Graduate Course catalog for course descriptions. The new 2019-2020 Graduate Course catalog is now available.
Last updated August 15, 2019
| Code | Course Title | Cr | Summer | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GED 508 | Fostering Achievement: Research-Based Strategies that Promote Equity, Engagement and Collaborative Problem-Solving | 3 | X | ||
| GED 509 | Equity Pedagogies and Integrated Curriculum | 3 | W | ||
| GED 510 | Becoming A Literacy Leader: Tools & Strategies for Success | 3 | X | ||
| GED 511 | Fundamentals of Curriculum | 3 | TH | W | |
| GED 516 | Educational Foundations: Understanding the Past and Creating the Future | 3 | X | M | |
| GED 517 | Teaching Nonfiction in the Elementary Grades | 3 | T odd years | ||
| GED 520 | Child and Adolescent Development | 3 | X | X | |
| GED 521 | Early Childhood Education: Foundations | 3 | M | ||
| GED 522 | Teaching Literacy in the Pre-K-6 Classroom | 3 | X | ||
| GED 524 | Early Childhood Education: Methods and Practice | 3 | TH | ||
| GED 526 | Special Topics | 3 | X | X | X |
| GED 528 | Pre-K-6 Curriculum, Assessment and Management | 4 | W | ||
| GED 529 | Personalized Learning | 3 | TH | ||
| GED 530 | Literacy in Middle and Secondary Schools | 3 | X | ||
| GED 534 | Literacy Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention in Reading | 3 | M | ||
| GED 535 | Children's Literature: Author and Illustrator Study | 3 | X even years | ||
| GED 547 | Middle and Secondary Curriculum and Assessment | 4 | W | ||
| GED 550 | Student Teaching Internship | 6 | X | X | |
| GED 555 | Student Teaching Seminar | 3 | T | T | |
| GED 558 | Educator as Researcher | 3 | X | T | |
| GED 562 | Thesis Research | 3 | X | X | X |
| GED 565 | Computer-Assisted Language Learning (Cross listed with GSL 520) | 3 | Online | Online | Online |
| GED 567 | Legal and Financial Management of Schools | 4 | T | ||
| GED 572 | School Leadership | 3 | T | ||
| GED 580 | Approaches to Teaching | 3 | Th | ||
| GED 581 | Social/Emotional Development and Individual Differences | 3 | T | ||
| GED 595 | Launching and Developing the Writing Workshop in the Elementary Grades | 3 | W even years | ||
| GED 596 | Digital Media: A Place-Based Approach | 3 | X | ||
| GED 606 | Literacy Development and Instruction K-12 | 3 | M | ||
| GED 607 | Literacy Instruction for Struggling Adolescent Readers: Intervention and Instruction | 3 | X odd years | ||
| GED 612 | Math and Diversity | 3 | X - start SU21 | M -last time FA20 | |
| GED 613 | Mathematics in the Pre-K-6 Classroom | 3 | TH | ||
| GED 618 | From Assessment to Action: Using Data to Improve Schools | 3 | X | ||
| GED 621 | Supervision, Evaluation & Teacher Development | 3 | TH | ||
| GED 623 | Ceramics for Educators | 3 | TBD | ||
| GED 624 | The Art of the Book | 3 | X even years | ||
| GED 631 | Learning, Development, and Individual Differences | 3 | X | ||
| GED 632 | Assessment of Students within General and Special Education | 3 | X | ||
| GED 633 | Legal and Professional Issues in Special Education | 3 | X | ||
| GED 635 | Middle Grades: Organizational Strand | 3 | T | ||
| GED 635A | Middle Grades Summer Institute | 3 | X | ||
| GED 640 | Language and Learning | 3 | TH | ||
| GED 641 | Teaching in an Inclusive Classroom Pre-K-12 | 3 | T | ||
| GED 643 | Multisensory Language-Based Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities, Pre-K-6 | 3 | X | ||
| GED 649 | Arts: The Creative Process | 3 | T odd years | ||
| GED 651 | Hands On! Learning in and through the Arts | 3 | TH odd years | ||
| GED 661 | Special Education Practicum | 6 | X | ||
| GED 662 | Special Education Seminar | 3 | W | ||
| GED 668 | Administration & Interpretation of Woodcock-Johnson IV | 3 | x | ||
| GED 669 | Oral Traditions & Literacy: Readers' Theater, Poetry Slams and Storytelling | 3 | inquire | ||
| GED 673 | Special Topics in Art Education | 1-3 | X | X | X |
| GED 674 | Multicultural Arts | 3 | T even years | ||
| GED 675 | Educator as Artist: Personalized Learning, Teaching,and Engaging in the Artistic Process | 3 | X | ||
| GED 678 | Heroes, Art & Social Justice: Aesthetic Perspectives | 3 | X odd years | ||
| GED 684 | School and Community | 3 | X | ||
| GED 686 | Independent Study | 1-6 | X | X | X |
| GED 687 | Directed Readings | 1-6 | X | X | X |
| GED 688A | School Leadership Internship, Part I (summer), Part II (fall), Part III (spring) | 6 | X | x | x |
| GED 688D | Reading Specialist Practicum | 3 | X | X | |
| GED 691 | Personalized Inquiry: Finding Your Why | 2 | X | ||
| GED 693 | Integrating Art, Social Studies & Language Arts: Pre-K-6 | 3 | X even years | ||
| GED 695 | Teaching Pre-K-6 Science and Engineering | 3 | M | ||
| GED 699 | Capstone Seminar | 3 | X | TH |