M.A. in Teaching — Secondary Education
Courses
ED 450 Human Relations in Education: Effective Communication on the Ground of Infinite Correlation
This course considers the relationship between the individual and society, and between individual cultures in a pluralistic society. Students study major theories from social psychology, multiethnic and multicultural education, and interpersonal communication. (variable credits) Prerequisite: STC 108/109
ED 510 Introduction to Consciousness-Based Education
This course is the foundational course for all standard and intern programs of the Education Department. It examines the fundamental goals, principles, and practices of Consciousness-Based education as developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. As part of this introduction, it also covers the basic principles of the Science of Creative Intelligence and Maharishi’s Principles of Ideal Teaching. Other topics include the history of education, the American system of education, educational goals, and problems and solutions in contemporary education. (4 credits)
ED 511 Classroom Assessment and Evaluation: Planning for Achievement and Fulfillment
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of classroom assessment (testing) and evaluation (grading). Students learn how to use learning progressions to create rubrics for essay and performance assessment and test blueprints to create selected response and short answer assessments.(2-4 credits) Prerequisite: An elementary or secondary methods course.
ED 520 Understanding Learning and Development in Children: How Pure Intelligence Comes to Know Itself through the Child’s Developing Nervous System
This course studies the implications of theories of human development and learning for education. The first part of the course looks at theories of both cognitive and affective development and deals with topics such as factors influencing development, endpoints of development, and the nature of intelligence. Students will study the work of Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson, Kohlberg, Gardner, and Maharishi. The second part of the course focuses on both cognitive and behavioral views of learning. Topics include classical and operant conditioning, social learning, information processing, problem solving, creativity, and constructivism. (4 credits)
ED 526 Teaching Diverse Learners: Promoting Total Brain Functioning in Every Child by Honoring the Diversity That Blossoms within the Unity of Creation
This course investigates the various learning characteristics of gifted and handicapped students and the strategies and practices elementary and secondary school teachers can use to develop the full range of learning abilities of individuals and groups. Topics include identifying the exceptional student, assuring due process, creating least restrictive environments, preparing the individual education plan (IEP), and evaluating. (variable credits) Prerequisite: ED 520
ED 549 Mastering Classroom Management: Gaining Leadership in the Classroom through the Authority of the Total Potential of Natural Law
Students learn the basic principles of leadership and classroom management from Maharishi’s Principles of Ideal Teaching and the social science literature. They practice specific time-honored techniques and they practice developing the judgment of a leader through numerous case studies. Topics include —understanding student needs, motivation, building relationships in the classroom, dealing with minor disruptions and chronic misbehavior, and problem-solving with students (2 credits).
ED 556 Methods of Teaching in Secondary School: Creating Courses Which Connect Every Part of Knowledge to the Whole of Knowledge and the Whole to the Self
This course builds on the general teaching methods course and requires that students investigate the theory behind teaching in their subject. They also study the planning, teaching, and assessment strategies that are appropriate to their intended teaching area. Students spend a good portion of their time observing and assisting in a secondary school classroom. They prepare and teach one or more lessons. Specific topics include national standards, scope and sequence in their subject, student knowledge of their subject, main concepts of the discipline, and design of main points and Unified Field Charts. (6 credits) Prerequisite: consent of the department
ED 569 Student Teaching in Secondary School: Action and Achievement Lead to Fulfillment
Through daily observing, course planning, teaching, and course evaluation, students come to assume the full responsibility of the full-time teacher. Critiques by supervising and cooperating teachers and by the student teacher, weekly seminars, regular observations, and written student analyses of their teaching promote comfortable and efficient growth toward effective teaching, educational evaluation, and school leadership. (variable credits — may be repeated) Prerequisite: consent of the department
ED 595 Creating a Digital Teaching Portfolio: Documenting the Growth of an Ideal Educator through Reflection on the Three-Fold Nature of Teaching and Learning
This course provides students with the time and supervision necessary to prepare a portfolio of the work they completed while in student teaching. Students learn the basics of hypermedia design (Web design) and create a showcase portfolio presenting their work to potential employers and to the University faculty. The portfolio is then evaluated by a panel of faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Arts in Teaching. (2–4 credits)
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