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  • ED 5987: Teaching of HPE

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course is designed to provide effective teaching strategies and methods to current and future teachers in the field of Health and Physical Education. Course activities include physical education activities, games, and teaching methods for elementary through high school age students. Health activities will include teaching methods and current issues in health education.
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  • ED 5993: Teaching of Tech Ed

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    The focus of this course is two-fold. First, students will use state and national standards to develop a technology education curriculum by using various curriculum design processes. The second phase of the class is designed to improve the students' ability to use appropriate standards-based instructional methods. These include cooperative learning, problem-based learning, discovery learning, constructivism, reflection, meta-cognition and others those students research and demonstrate to the class.
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  • ED 5995: Adapted Phys Ed (HPE ONLY)

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to teach students with disabilities physical education in an inclusive environment. Assessment, planning, instructional techniques and specific sport adaptations for acquisition of psychomotor skills are emphasized. Field experiences working directly with special populations in physical education will be required.
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  • EDHH 1000: ASL & Deaf Culture I

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    A cultural view of deafness instead of a disabilty view is the foundation of this full immersion language course. Basic sign lexicon and syntax structure of American Sign Language (ASL) is the foundation. Each unit focuses on Deaf culture, history, values, social norms and how the language impacts the Deaf community.
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  • EDHH 1200: Introduction to Deaf Education

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course provides an overview of the many responsibilities, roles, service options and competencies needed to educate children from birth to grade 12 who have a hearing loss. Historical views, foundational concepts and instructional environments are viewed from each level of hearing loss and age/grade range. Professional organizations and journals are introduced to support best research based practices in Deaf education. Prerequisite:    Education Major or Instructor Permission
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  • EDHH 2000: ASL & Deaf Culture II

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course is a continuation of American Sign Language and Deaf Culture I . As such, it will enable students to increase their ASL conversational skills, providing a significantly deeper experience with d/Deaf adults and the community. Course instruction is primarily in ASL with no spoken English. Deaf Community clinic hours are required.
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  • EDHH 3000: Language/Lit for Deaf/HH

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course provides participants with language and literacy instruction and practice specifically adapted towards the needs of Deaf/Hard of hearing children. Language delays for children with hearing loss lead to extensive delays in reading and writing. Preservice teachers will design opportunities to increase overall language use regardless of modality and create direct literacy instruction aligned with language needs for children birth to grade 12 to be used in various settings. Best practices in literacy instruction and literacy pedagogy and dual language learning theories support a balanced reading and writing curriculum for children with limited auditory access. Literacy and writing curriculums as well as multi-modality strategies for children with hearing loss will also be discussed.
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  • EDLR 6000: Fnd of Education Leadership

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This educational leadership graduate course is designed for prospective leaders at all levels of the school organization. Elements of effective leadership, standards informing educational leadership, role conceptions, and personal leadership vision will be presented. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to becoming an innovative educational leader.
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  • EDLR 6100: Educ Lead Theory and Practice

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This educational leadership graduate course will focus on theoretical foundations useful to the educational leader. Organizational theories relevant to schools and leadership processes essential to school effectiveness will be presented. Aspects of personal leadership style and capacity will be examined.
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  • EDLR 6200: Curriculum Leadership

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course studies the leadership and processes required to align course content, academic standards, and assessments of elementary, middle, and secondary schools curricula. It emphasizes the changing nature of curriculum, the essential elements and processes of curriculum development, and the principal as the curriculum leader. Resources will include Pennsylvania's Standards Aligned System (SAS) and the research base underlying its six components.
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