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Esc 433 / 533: Teaching World History In Middle And High School, Sherry L. Deckman

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This course is designed to introduce students to the methods of teaching world history to urban middle and high school students. This course will help prepare candidates to become effective social studies educators capable of teaching students the content knowledge, the intellectual skills, and the civic values necessary for fulfilling the responsibilities of citizenship in a participatory democracy. Special attention is given to effective teaching strategies and to addressing the individual and cultural diversity of all learners. We will examine methods for teaching world history and developing curriculum in an urban classroom.

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Emergent To Fluent Literacy, Megan Blumenreich

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Eds 705-710 Early Childhood-Childhood Practicum Syllabus, Harriet R. Fayne

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EDS 705: Focusing on the selection, adaptation, design, modification, and evaluation of curriculum and instruction for culturally and linguistically diverse young children with special needs. The development of appropriate IFSP and IEP goals, instructional objectives, and lesson plans in relation to the child's levels of functioning and cultural and linguistic background. Also addressing the selection of instructional materials and technologies; individualization and group service delivery; collaborative teaching; training of parents as reinforcers of acquired skills; adaptive and social skill acquisition; and the evaluation of students and programs. Course requires submission of a videotaped lesson for evaluation.

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Coh-2000 - Community Health Interventions, Jose Nanin

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This syllabus includes OER materials and college policies for a fully online course that exposes students to a range of health promotion and disease prevention and management strategies used by health specialists to address community health challenges. Through readings and videos, as well as online course assignments and discussions, students learn about planning and designing interventions to improve the health of specific priority populations and communities-at-large.

Hs-4100 - Global Health Issues, Jose Nanin

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This syllabus includes OER materials and college policies for a fully online course that takes a comprehensive look at global health issues. In this course, the assessment of health issues are analyzed from various perspectives including geographic, ethnic, religious, human rights, socioeconomic, social, cultural, and political influences. Students learn about global environmental causes and consequences of infectious diseases, major diseases, mental illness, natural disasters, malnutrition, drug and alcohol addiction, violence and injuries.

Tech Policy And Legal Theory Syllabus, Yafit Lev-Aretz, Nizan Packin

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Technology has changed dramatically over the last couple of decades. Currently, virtually all business industries are powered by large quantities of data. The potential as well as actual uses of business data, which oftentimes includes personal user data, raise complex issues of informed consent and data protection. This course will explore many of these complex issues, with the goal of guiding students into thinking about tech policy from a broad ethical perspective as well as preparing students to responsibly conduct themselves in different areas and industries in a world growingly dominated by technology.

Brave New World - “Cmr” Index And The U.S. Congressional Smart Cities Caucus, Rhonda S. Binda

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The trifecta of globalization, urbanization and digitization have created new opportunities and challenges across our nation, cities, boroughs and urban centers. Cities are in a unique position at the center of commerce and technology becoming hubs for innovation and practical application of emerging technology. In this rapidly changing 24/7 digitized world, city governments worldwide are leveraging innovation and technology to become more effective, efficient, transparent and to be able to better plan for and anticipate the needs of its citizens, businesses and community organizations. This class will provide the framework for how cities and communities can become smarter and more …

Eece 702 Social Foundations Of Early Childhood Education, Andrew Aprile

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This course is an introduction to the social, historical, and philosophical foundations of early childhood education in the United States. Through critical analysis of required reading, class discussion, and writing, we will explore how the dynamics of schooling relate to larger social, cultural, economic, political and historical forces. Using a sociocultural lens, this course will investigate the ways that social class, race, gender, family, community, language, ability, ethnicity, immigration, and sexuality intersect and impact schools, student outcomes, and policies surrounding early childhood and childhood education. This course places emphasis on the separate and combined effects of race and class within …

Academic Esl - City In World History: Lascaux Assignment, Karin Lundberg

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Ecpse710:Curriculum And Instruction For Childhood Special Education, Suna Kim

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The overall objective of this course is to provide program candidates with strategies, tools, and techniques to design and implement meaningful educational experiences and opportunities for children with or at-risk for learning disabilities. The focus is on assuring and promoting access and participation in the general education curriculum and inclusive educational settings. Candidates within this course will be provided with experiences related to curriculum design, assessment, and instruction, as well as multiple opportunities to develop, modify, and evaluate curriculum; design informal assessments; and plan and teach direct instruction lessons.

Ecpse 729: Ethics And Professionalism In Aba Syllabus, Lenwood Gibson

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Ecpel 892 Action Research For School District Leaders, Nathalis Wamba

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This course introduces education leadership candidates interested in serving at the school district level to the concepts and methods of action research. Participants learn to develop skills for problem diagnosis, analysis, interpretation and action.

Seys 764 Open Educational Resource Syllabus, Karen Zaino

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Alternative Processes In Photography, Maria Politarhos

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This class introduces students to unconventional photographic processes. Students will explore historic methods and materials that allow the extension of photographic imagery beyond the standard black and white or color print. The class will experiment with handmade emulsions and papers, incorporating photographic imagery into new and varied contexts such as drawings, paintings, and made books.

Ecpse 714 Language & Literacy:Principles & Practices In Adolescent Special Education, Mary Theresa Kiely

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Course Description: Students in this course examine developmental and pedagogical principles of language and literacy development and explore best-practices in curriculum and instruction for promoting language and literacy skill acquisition for a diverse population of students. Techniques and strategies are presented for addressing the diverse language and literacy needs of students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students at risk for school failure at thesecondary level. Candidates will also examine reading and writing levels, formative evaluation strategies, motivational influences, uses of relevant technology and individual and group strategies for supporting language and literacy skill development.Fieldwork is required in the course …

Introduction To Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kristen Dumoulin

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This presentation provides an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with a focus on definitions, statistics, diagnosis, causes and characteristics.

Academic Esl: World History, Guns, Germs And Steel Assignment, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl World History Unit 2.2. Ancient Greece Listening Exercise, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl World History: Mesopotamia Compare And Contrast Essay, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl World History Unit 2.5. Ancient Greece Reflective Journal, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl World History: Personal Narrative: A Story That Survives, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl World History Unit 2.4. Ancient Greece, Democracy Reading Assignment Reading, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl World History: Journal - Mesopotamia, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl World History Unit 2.3. Ancient Greece Reading, Define, Explain, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl World History Unit 2.6.7. Roman Empire Listening, Reading And Writing, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl World History: Unit 2.1.Phoenician Trade, Reading, Skimming And Scanning, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl- World History: Mesopotamia Assignment, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl World History Unit 2.10. Opinion Essay, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl World History Unit 2.9. Roman Empire, Reflective Journal, Karin Lundberg

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Academic Esl World History Unit 2.8. Roman Empire, Pompeii, Listening Exercise, Karin Lundberg

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