Department of Educational Leadership and Specialties

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Chair: Bryan Winters¹

Faculty: Camille Goins, Karen Granger⁵, Gerald Neal, Olivia Oxendine, Kimberly Dial Sellers⁴, Laura Staal, Thomas Trendowski^2,3

¹Director, School Administration Graduate Program

²Coordinator, Health and Physical Education Program

³Director, Health and Physical Education Graduate Program

⁴Director, Reading Education Graduate Program

⁵Coordinator, Academically or Intellectually Gifted Add-on Program

The department offers an undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education) and four graduate programs. At the graduate level, the department offers the Master of Arts in Education (M.A.Ed.) degree in Reading Education as well as in Health and Physical Education. A Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) with specialization in Health and Physical Education is also offered, in addition to the Master of School Administration (MSA).

Licensure only programs are provided to qualifying students interested in pursuing a School Administration Add-on and an AIG Add-on.

Graduate Courses

For complete information about programs and courses leading to the Master of Arts in Education (M.A.Ed.) and the Master of School Administration (M.S.A.), and the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) with specialization in Special Education, see The Graduate School  .

Programs

• Health/Physical Education (K-12), B.S.

• Reading Professional Concentration

• Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Education Add-On Licensure

Courses

• ECE 2020. Foundations of Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
• ECE 2030. The Developing Young Child (3 credits)
• ECE 2040. The Child as Teacher (3 credits)
• ECE 2050. Young Children and Families in a Diverse World (3 credits)
• ECE 3110. Behavior and Environments for Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
• ECE 3120. Community Partnerships with Families & Agencies (3 credits)
• ECE 3130. Early Childhood Educators as Leaders (3 credits)
• ECE 3140. Health Issues in Birth - Kindergarten Education (3 credits)
• ECE 4010. Integrated Curricula and Appropriate Practices: Infants & Toddlers (3 credits)
• ECE 4020. Integrated Curricula and Appropriate Practices: Preschoolers (3 credits)
• ECE 4030. Integrated Curricula and Appropriate Practices: Kindergarteners (3 credits)
• ECE 4040. Differentiation, Individualization, and Universal Design (3 credits)
• ECE 4050. Practicum I (4 credits)
• ECE 4060. Assessment Strategies and Application (3 credits)
• ECE 4070. Practicum II (4 credits)
• ECE 4170. Designing and Implementing Relevant Classroom Instruction (3 credits)
• ECE 4460. Internship in Birth-Kindergarten Programs (9 credits)
• ECE 4500. Practicum for Professionals in Pre-Kindergarten Settings (6 credits)
• ECE 4750. Professional Seminar for Pre-service Birth-Kindergarten Teachers (3 credits)

• EDN 2100. Introduction to Education (3 credits)

• PED 4100. Adapted Physical Education (3 credits)
• PED 4200. Health and Physical Education Content Knowledge (3 credits)
• PED 5030. Advanced Teaching Methodologies in Health/PE (3 credits)
• PED 5500. HPE Student Teaching Internship (3 credits)

• RDG 2000. Foundations of Reading and Language Acquisition (3 credits)
• RDG 2010. Foundations of Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas K‐6 (3 credits)
• RDG 2020. Reading and Writing through Literature (3 credits)
• RDG 3010. Special Issues in Reading Education (3 credits)
• RDG 3200. Assessment of Reading Difficulties I (3 credits)
• RDG 3400. Assessment of Reading Difficulties II (3 credits)
• RDG 4000. Best Practices in Reading (3 credits)

• SED 3040. Working with Families of Diverse Students with Disabilities (3 credits)
• SED 3050. Introduction to Gifted Education (3 credits)
• SED 3110. Assistive Technology for Students with Special Needs (3 credits)
• SED 3310. Introduction to the Exceptional Child (3 credits)
• SED 3320. Special Education Law, Policies, and Procedures (3 credits)
• SED 3330. Teaching Students Who Need Adaptive or Functional Curricula (3 credits)
• SED 3340. Instructional Strategies for Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities (3 credits)
• SED 3350. Assessment of Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities (3 credits)
• SED 3500. Teaching Students with Academic Gifts (3 credits)
• SED 4030. Collaboration in School and Community for School Professionals (3 credits)
• SED 4060. Differentiating Instruction for the Gifted (3 credits)
• SED 4240. Diagnosing and Remediating Reading and Writing Problems I (3 credits)
• SED 4250. Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities (3 credits)
• SED 4310. Discipline and Classroom Management (3 credits)
• SED 4320. Classroom Considerations and the IEP for Special Education Students (3 credits)
• SED 4330. Diagnosing and Remediating Mathematics Problems (3 credits)
• SED 4340. Diagnosing and Remediating Reading and Writing Problems II (3 credits)
• SED 4360. Seminar in Special Education (3 credits)
• SED 4830. Methods and Models of Gifted Education (3 credits)
• SED 4840. Trends and Issues in Gifted Education/Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students (3 credits)
• SED 4960. Internship for Special Education Teacher Candidates (9 credits)

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