Education Teacher Prep

This course is designed to help pre-service and in-service educators understand English language development (ELD) in K-12 settings with the goal of supporting multilingual learners to equitably access academic content while simultaneously developing academic English proficiency. This course explores the theories and research that serve as the basis for the Nevada English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework and how to successfully implement evidence-based instructional practices that support steady progression toward English language proficiency and achievement in academic content areas. Course participants will also deepen their understanding of how to prioritize culturally and linguistically responsive and sustaining instructional practices. Course participants will be expected to demonstrate understanding of key theories and research, evidence-based practices, and lesson design aligned with the Nevada ELD Standards Framework and the NEPF. The culminating activity will require course participants to design a lesson plan that supports multilingual learners, provide feedback on their peers' projects, and use the feedback provided by their peers to revise their own lesson.

This course focuses on the development of foundational mathematical knowledge for infancy through the early primary grades. Students will examine what math looks like at each developmental stage, discuss the underlying cognitive processes, and learn specific ways to support the teaching and learning of mathematics in young children's classroom and home environment. Standards, assessment, and understanding the needs of diverse populations will also be addressed.

This course provides prospective teachers with the opportunity to apply advanced skills and strategies for integrating technology in the classroom. There is an additional focus on creating a professional portfolio.

The course surveys federal and state legal issues relating to education, specifically teacher/student rights and responsibilities and liability issues.

Focus on successful inclusion of students with various disabilities, students from culturally diverse backgrounds, and English language learners in a general education classroom.

This course surveys children's literature genres and explores the historical background, including censorship, of literature programs.

This course examines various types of exceptionalities and presents characteristics of effective instruction for students with disabilities.

This course examines various types of exceptionalities and presents characteristics of effective instruction for students with disabilities.

This course introduces the prospective middle/secondary teacher to the role of thinker/reflective practitioner and develops awareness of the historical, political and economic forces influencing schooling in the United States. This course includes field experience.

Introduction to historical, philosophical, sociological and psychological foundations of elementary education, overview of curriculum, instruction and issues of diversity. Includes a field experience.