Multilingual Learners and their Cultural Contexts
Course Description: This course focuses on the cultural practices and norms that affect the language development and academic success of multilingual learners who are learning English as a new language. The conditions that inhibit and support learning English and content will be analyzed (Taken from My.Butler course description).
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Immigration Digital Story
Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction
Course Description: This course focuses on teaching of reading in elementary and secondary settings. The course consists of three hours of instruction and a zero-credit one-hour lab each week. Students will be required to tutor a child in reading under the supervision of the instructor as part of the lab (taken from My.Butler course description).
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Content Area Literacy in Middle/Secondary Curriculum
Course Description: This course introduces content area literacy instruction in the middle and secondary classroom. Students will acquire the skills necessary to select strategies and plan content specific literacy instruction to improve comprehension of subject-specific content for middle school and high school students. Field experience is required (taken from My.Butler course description).
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Introduction to Middle/Secondary English
Course Description: This course introduces middle school and high school structures. Students will investigate appropriate school environments, activities and curricular organization aimed at meeting the range of developmental needs of early adolescents and young adults (Taken from course description at My.Butler).
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Developmental Theory and Application in Education
Course Description: Topics include theories of development and their application at various age levels. Developmentally appropriate practice, as well as a basic introduction to social, moral, emotional and cognitive development of children is included. Content is focused on teacher education (Taken from My.Butler course description).
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Developmental History Analysis
Introduction to the Profession of Teaching
Course Description: This introductory course helps potential teachers explore the essential questions: How do people learn? What is curriculum and where does it come from? What is the teacher’s role in the school? What role does the community take in the education of children? Do I want to be a teacher? (Taken from course description on My.Butler)
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