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EDLM 8015 - Educational Technology Ethics
3 cr.
Examines the impact of educational technology on social, legal, cultural and moral systems. Social policies and laws related to copyright, intellectual property, privacy, free speech and responsible behavior are discussed.
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EDLM 8020 - Law for the Educator
3 cr.
Constitutional and statutory provisions governing a public school system are examined on local, state and national levels. A thorough review is made of the legal parameters surrounding the local level of the educational system. In addition, students inspect federal and state guidelines generated to meet the needs of diverse student populations in compliance with current judicial decisions and state legislation. The impact of precedent-setting cases is a major focus of this course.
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EDLM 8023 - Principles for Success for Effective Administrators
3 cr.
This introductory course lays the foundation for becoming an effective administrator. Candidates build the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of effective administrators, administrators with the capacity to be transforming.
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EDLM 8024 - Conflict Management Seminar
3 cr.
What we believe and what we’ve been taught influences how we act in the development and resolution of conflict. Competence as a conflict intervener, then, is characterized in part by the ability to apply contemporary theory to inform practice and to reflect about one’s own conflict belief systems and the ways they influence intervention work. One part of this course explores interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks for interpreting conflict and examines the critical role of identity issues, including culture, gender, and class in the analysis and resolution of conflict. A second part of the course investigates the nature of reflective practice and creates a medium for students’ examination of their own beliefs about conflict and its resolution, with an emphasis on the influence those beliefs have on mediation practice and developing consistency between beliefs and practice.
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EDLM 8026 - Data–Informed Decision Making for School Improvement & Student Learning
3 cr.
Through case studies, applied practice, and research-based practices, candidates investigate data sources for possible application in administrative decision-making to improve teacher effectiveness and student learning, as well as for school improvement. 40 practicum hours.
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EDLM 8027 - Meaningful Family & Community Engagement and Partnerships
3 cr.
This course prepares administrators with a solid base of knowledge, skills, and dispositions in regard to fostering and sustaining meaningful partnerships with families and community to positively influence the development of students. 40 practicum hours.
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EDLM 8028 - Public School Finance, Human Resources and Personnel Administration
3 cr.
The focus of this course is twofold: 1) establishing the rationale and organizational structure that support effective human resource management; and 2) addressing the fiscal and allocated functions of school administration. 40 practicum hours.
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EDLM 8029 - Instructional and Curriculum Leadership and Evaluation
3 cr.
This course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills essential to leadership roles in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
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EDLM 8030 - Public School Finance
3 cr.
This course addresses the fiscal and allocated functions of school administration. Students develop the skills and knowledge related to budgeting, accounting and financing at the local, state and federal levels. Resource acquisition and development of strategies for locating alternative revenue sources and, subsequently, allocating these resources efficiently and effectively, are skills the student acquires.
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EDLM 8032 - Strategies for Effective Administrators
3 cr.
This course lays the foundation for becoming an effective administrator. Students build the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of effective administrators through exploration of the many facets of administrator duties. Topics covered include: communicating effectively, developing vision and a positive culture for continuous improvement, data-driven decision-making, developing innovative action plans based on goals and vision, creating a support system that empowers others, and developing steps of program implementation within organization restrictions. Experiential (field-based) hours are embedded in this course.
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EDLM 8033 - Using Data to Improve Student Learning
3 cr
Through case studies, applied practice, and research-based practices, students investigate data sources for possible application in administrative decision-making to improve teacher effectiveness and student learning, as well as for school improvement. Methods for analyzing and interpreting federal, state, district and school-based data are covered with additional consideration of data credibility, relevance, reliability, and usability. Establishing a data culture, investing in an information management system, selecting the right data, and analyzing and acting on data to improve performance is emphasized. This course has embedded experiential (field-based) learning components.
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EDLM 8034 - School-Community Partnerships
3 cr
This course prepares future administrators with a solid base of knowledge, skills, and dispositions in regard to fostering and sustaining meaningful partnerships with families and community to positively influence the development of students - cognitively, socially, and emotionally. Students apply course content to develop comprehensive programs for effective school, family, and community partnerships. Strategies for developing and maintaining strong public relations are also covered. This course has embedded experiential (field-based) learning components.
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EDLM 8035 - Sheltered English Immersion: Closing the Achievement Gap through Leadership SEI Endorsement Administrator Course for Leadership/Administrator Candidates
3 cr.
This course is designed to prepare educational leadership candidates with the knowledge and skills to effectively consider school policy and structure for sheltered content instruction.
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EDLM 8036 - Managing Human Resources and Budget Development
3 cr
The focus of this course is two-fold: 1) establishing the rationale and organizational structure that support effective human resource management; and 2) addressing the fiscal and allocated functions of school administration. Topics include but are not limited to the selection of staff, budgeting, teacher induction, financing at the local, state, and federal level, tenure, promotion and dismissal, contracts, compensation and benefits administration, policy making, accounting and financing at the local, state and federal levels. This course has embedded experiential (field-based) learning components.
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EDLM 8037 - Educational Law for the Administrator
3 cr
Constitutional and statutory provisions governing a public school system are examined on local, state and national levels. Particular attention will be paid to the legal and ethical parameters of compliance of federal and state guidelines, legislation, judicial decisions, and precedent-setting cases generated to meet the needs of diverse student populations.
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EDLM 8038 - Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment for Leadership
3 cr
This course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills essential to leadership roles in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. There are experiential (field-based) learning hours embedded in this course.
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EDLM 8040 - Curriculum Leadership and Evaluation
3 cr.
This course is designed for administrators who must become knowledgeable about curriculum development and program evaluation. The role of the administrator as a decision-maker and as an instructional leader is explored. Emphasis is placed on program development and evaluation, which reflects the various cultural and ethnic minority groups students represent. Additionally, practical applications of programs as well as the application of evaluation models and techniques are investigated. Prepracticum responsibilities are a part of this course.
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EDLM 8050 - Seminar: Research in Educational Leadership
3 cr.
This course acquaints candidates with the current research in educational administration and how to assess its effectiveness and pertinence to educational problems and issues in our cultures. Candidates will design an action research project.
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EDLM 8800 - Administration of Special Education Programs
3 cr.
Service delivery models as they relate to legislation, general curriculum and various handicapping conditions are presented. Emphasis is given to the services, organization, programs, personnel and facilities as they relate to the exceptional child and young adult. Students are expected to be well-versed in the effects of federal and state mandates for special education services as a result of this course.
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EDLM 9000 - The Principal: Organization and Administration of the Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School
3 cr.
This course addresses the role of the principal as an effective manager of schools at various levels of education. The focus is on the development of the human, conceptual, and technical skills required of decision-making, communication, planning and recruitment, scheduling, public relations, evaluating and contract management. Course assignments reflect the specific level of interest of the participants (elementary, middle, and senior high schools).
Prerequisite(s): Nine semester hours of prerequisite core courses (excluding EDLM 91XX) are required.
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EDLM 9005 - Dynamic Perspectives in Education
3 cr.
Course brings together candidates from across programs to analyze key issues facing educators today. Focal points will include curricular and instructional decisions, legislative mandates, diversity and special education. Personal biases will be examined.
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EDLM 9006 - Leading the Change Process
3 cr
This course includes a review and analysis of sociological and psychological factors inherent in the educational change process. Such topics as organizational behavior, intervention theory, inter-group relations, and management techniques, among others, are reviewed. The course schedule includes a series of multi-hour sessions mixing lecture, simulation, problem solving and discussion of the four major components of the course: Principles of Change, Preparation for Change, The Dynamic Change Process, and Continuous Improvement. Experiential (field-based) learning is embedded in this course.
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EDLM 9007 - Supervision and Feedback for Professional Development
3 cr
The role of the supervisor is examined and practiced as it has evolved from the traditional model to the instructional leadership model, a model that embraces collegiality and professional development in an era of accountability. This course has imbedded experiential (field-based) learning components.
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EDLM 9010 - Cases and Concepts in Educational Administration
3 cr.
A case study approach is used to address problems and issues encountered in school administration. Current managerial concepts and strategies are used to explore alternative solutions to and methods of dealing with administrative problems and issues. This course is normally taken by students when all core courses have been completed in order to maximize their integration of administrative knowledge and skills.
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EDLM 9011 - Researching Perspectives in Education
3 cr
This course focuses on relevant topics that are currently shaping education today. In this course students will examine issues facing educators, i.e. curricular and instructional decisions, legislative mandates, diversity, and special education. This course is designed to acquaint students with the current research in education and how to assess its effectiveness and pertinence to educational problems and their solutions. Students will identify and analyze the research literature, its effect on issues, stakeholders and on educational outcomes. In addition to taking a critical stance on research, students will examine their personal biases and perspectives on educational issues to develop knowledge, skills, and professional empathy.
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EDLM 9015 - Public Relations Tools for Leaders
3 cr.
Leaders are successful only when they win support for their programs. This course provides leaders with the tools to develop the public relations strategies, plans and campaigns that bring success within reach. More practical than philosophical in its approach, this course emphasizes audience analysis and long range planning while providing proven techniques for using the news media, writing effective speeches, synchronizing community relations initiatives and managing a bad news crisis. At the end of the course, each leader will have a tailored action plan and the wherewithal to implement it.
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EDLM 9020 - Collegial Supervision
3 cr.
The nature and function of supervision as it relates to both the teacher and the supervisor are studied. Also presented is a contemporary view of the concept of supervision from both a theoretical and practical perspective. The role of the supervisor is discussed as it has evolved from the traditional model to the instructional leadership model - a model that embraces collegiality and professional development. Included are strategies and processes related to a variety of supervisory models, such as clinical supervision, mentoring, differentiated supervision, cooperative development and self-directed development. Emphasis is on studying ways in which the planning, organization and evaluation of instruction may be effectively improved through the cooperative participation of school personnel.
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EDLM 9026 - History of Higher Education
3 cr.
The course explores the major developments in American education from the 17th century to the present. Emphasis is placed upon aspects of European education and how it impacted higher education as we presently know it. The philosophical as well as historical aspects of the modern system and its evolution are covered.
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EDLM 9030 - Leadership Theory
3 cr.
This course covers the entire Leadership Theory Movement from its inception to present day thinking. All aspects of the discipline are covered, including leadership theory, findings of leading scholars, leadership techniques, case studies associated with successes and failures, and application to a modern society.
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EDLM 9035 - Collegial Supervision in an Era of Accountability
3 cr.
The role of the supervisor is examined and practiced as it has evolved from the traditional model to the instructional leadership model, a model that embraces collegiality and professional development in an era of accountability. 40 practicum hours.
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EDLM 9040 - Organizational Issues
3 cr.
This course covers the role of the modern organization in a changing environment with emphasis on key organizational issues of importance.
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EDLM 9045 - Dynamics of Planned Change
3 cr.
The study of planned change, essentially aimed at education, includes review and analysis of sociological and psychological factors inherent in the change process. 40 practicum hours.
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EDLM 9050 - College and University Teaching
3 cr.
This course explores the history, philosophy and objectives of teaching at all levels of higher education. The teaching and learning process is covered in depth with a special emphasis placed upon developing an understanding of the student, teacher and the interaction required for effective learning.
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EDLM 9060 - Social Context
3 cr.
This course covers social issues in higher education in a changing environment with emphasis on key current issues.
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EDLM 9070 - Strategic Planning in Higher Education
3 cr.
This course is a comprehensive review of strategic planning for higher education. All functional areas of strategic planning are covered with emphasis on its relationship to marketing, management, and finance. The course utilizes case studies.
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EDLM 9080 - Practicum in Higher Education Administration
6 cr.
The practicum/internship position for the enrolled student provides all of the necessary experience for a particular position in administration. The experience is supervised by an experienced faculty member. The timing coincides with an academic semester. Specific educational outcomes are developed by the student with assistance from a designated faculty member. A total of 300 hours are required for the semester.
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EDLM 9090 - Independent Study
3 cr.
This course utilizes a conference approach with an individual student placing emphasis on critical thinking, refinement of research skills and ability to pursue topics independently. In some exceptional cases, students are permitted to utilize this course in lieu of core or specialization track courses due to completion time constraints or lack of course offerings.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of advisor only.
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EDLM 9100 - The Dynamics of Planned Change
3 cr.
A study of planned change, essentially aimed at education, includes a review and analysis of sociological and psychological factors inherent in the change process. Topics reviewed include organizational behavior, intervention theory, intergroup relations, and management techniques. The course schedule includes a series of multi-hour sessions mixing lecture, simulation, problem-solving and discussion of the four major course components: organizations; planning change; strategic planning and managing change. Topics are considered in light of the overall objective of changing/improving schools with an eye toward improving the education of students and, consequently, improving their lives. Candidates will participate in an eight hour, one day strategic planning session.
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EDLM 9101 - A Practicum/Internship in Educational Leadership and Management: Supervisor/Director
3 cr.
The candidate conducts a 100 hour practicum for school principal licensure. The assignments reflect a variety of experiences to meet the Massachusetts Professional Standards and Indicators for Educational Administrator Licensure.
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EDLM 9150 - Advanced Seminar in Reflective Practice and Action Research
3 cr.
This course is the culminating work for candidates in the M.Ed. in early childhood education, elementary education and middle school education programs who are seeking or already possess a professional license, and is also part of the non-licensure concentrations for Educational Leadership and Management. It provides the candidate with the opportunity to implement, at an advanced level, educational concepts and practices gained through earlier courses and the course(s) being taken simultaneously through an action research project. Each candidate, in consultation with the advisor, will be assigned a university supervisor/mentor for the action research. Credit cannot be given for EDLM 9150 and EDUC 9100 . This course is part of the professional licensure track, all majors.
Prerequisite(s): EDLM 8050
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EDLM 9221 - Clinical Experience in Educational Leadership and Management
6 cr.
The clinical experience is in the role and at the level of the certificate sought. It integrates content area knowledge, pedagogical theory, and practice. A clinical experience requires a minimum of 400 clock hours or one full semester as defined by the field site. Clinical experiences are fulfilled either under the auspices of a college or university, in which case supervision and evaluation are the responsibility of the college or university, or under the auspices of a school system authorized by the Bureau as a clinical experience site, in which case supervision and evaluation are the responsibility of the school system. Evaluation of all clinical experiences are based on the appropriate standards for the administrative certificate being sought.
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EDLM 9300 - A Practicum in Educational Leadership and Management: School Principal Pre K-8
6 cr.
The candidate conducts a 260 hour practicum for school principal licensure. The assignments reflect a variety of experiences to meet the Massachusetts Professional Standards and Indicators for Educational Administrator Licensure.
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EDLM 9310 - A Practicum in Educational Leadership and Management: School Principal 5-12
6 cr.
The candidate conducts a 260 hour practicum for school principal licensure. The assignments reflect a variety of experiences to meet the Massachusetts Professional Standards and Indicators for Educational Administrator Licensure.
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EDLM 9320 - A Practicum in Educational Leadership and Management: School Principal 9-12
6 cr.
The candidate conducts a 300 hour practicum for school principal licensure. The assignments reflect a variety of experiences to meet the Massachusetts Professional Standards and Indicators for Educational Administrator Licensure.
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EDLM 9500 - Thesis
3 cr.
The thesis is undertaken by students who are not seeking certification and in lieu of the practicum/internship in the Education Leadership and Management Program. (See thesis description in the Educational Leadership and Management description).
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EDLM 9600 - The Contemporary Educational Leader (Capstone)
3 cr.
This course explores the significant issues and relevant research affecting individual and systemic educational leadership. Students will actively investigate such topics of contemporary concern as diversity, reform movements, the profession of teaching, the power of leadership, creative curricula, innovative learning environments, the promise and potential of new educational technologies, student and faculty accountability to the curriculum, equity in funding and financial megatrends. The course will provide master teachers, administrators and staff developers with new insights into the key ideas and critical components of proactive leadership.
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EDLM 9999 - Comprehensive Examination
0 cr.
All EDLM licensure and non-licensure candidates, excluding Technology Leadership candidates, must register for EDLM 9999 Comprehensive Examination to take the comprehensive examination as part of their program of study after they have completed at least 33 credits of program coursework. For a full policy consult the latest EDLM Faculty and Student Handbook or contact the program chair.
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ETEC 7020 - Audio and Video Production for the Classroom
3 cr.
This is a process-oriented course with emphasis on selection, operation, and use of current video equipment designed for instructional use. Emphasis is on setting up and operating video and audio equipment for classrooms, small ITV studios, location shooting, and postproduction for preparation of instruction.
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ETEC 7030 - Graphics for Designing Media
3 cr.
This is a basic course applying the elements of graphic design to the development of learning resources. Students apply their acquired graphic skills to prepare handouts, visuals for display, and other graphic materials in instructional settings.
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ETEC 7050 - Slide-Sound Production
3 cr.
Instruction in presentation techniques of projected imagery; emphasis on 35mm slide/tape and Super 8 mm film animation is offered. Students receive instruction in basic operation of the appropriate equipment and adaptation of the product for effective instruction. Students must supply film.
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ETEC 7100 - Television Production I for Educators
3 cr.
This is a process-oriented course with emphasis on setting up, operating, and maintaining radio and television production equipment. Students will be involved in production of a half-hour show to be cablecast on Channel A-3, A-8, A-22 in Boston.
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ETEC 7150 - Television Production II for Educators
3 cr.
This process-oriented course is designed to make students proficient in production of TV programming with stress upon being able to make, obtain and setup necessary props, background, trick camera shots and sound effects. Emphasis is on advanced skill development and color production as a team. Students will learn to integrate good television programming into school-based curriculum and to use television as an instructional tool.
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ETEC 7200 - Applying Visual Theory to the Classroom
3 cr.
Exploration of the theoretical constructs underlying all visual expression with particular emphasis on projected imagery. Activities include applying theory through design and producing visual statements in a variety of media for the classroom.
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ETEC 7250 - Photography for Educators
3 cr.
This basic course offers instruction in camera handling, film exposure and development, production, mounting, display, and evaluation of prints. A skills course with applications for teachers, media specialists and others interested in use of the photographic medium. Students must have access to an adjustable camera. Students are responsible for film, paper and chemicals.
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ETEC 7253 - Web Design for Teachers
3 cr.
Process-oriented course covering basic HTML (hypertext markup language), emphasizing the use of CGI scripts and forms to create customized and interactive Web pages. The course will touch on some features of HTML, such as tables, for educational purposes.
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ETEC 7600 - Introduction to Educational Technology
3 cr.
This course includes content related to the impact of technology on education, especially as it relates to effective teaching and curriculum development. The use of technology as a change agent in schools is explored. Students are exposed to the variety of technologies used in schools.
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ETEC 7700 - A Graphics Approach to Technology
3 cr.
This course explores the integration of visual learning and computers. Students explore the use of paint and draw programs, videos, and interactive videos.
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ETEC 7800 - Using the Computer as a Research Tool
3 cr.
This course integrates critical thinking skills and computers. Students explore the use of problem solving software, Logo, and Logo Writer. By using the computer as a tool for conducting research students are enabled to look at CD-ROM, database applications, Hypercard and telecommunications.
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ETEC 8050 - Advanced Photography for Educators
3 cr.
This course assumes knowledge of basic photographic principles with emphasis on control of the medium. Topics include exposure, metering, darkroom techniques and print manipulation. Students will discuss educational applications, design and composition, and critical evaluation of work.
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ETEC 8100 - Color Photography for Educators
3 cr.
This color course offers instruction in all basic aspects of color printing whether you intend to work with color negatives or color slides. Students must have access to an adjustable camera. Students are responsible for film paper and chemicals.
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ETEC 8150 - Advanced Graphics for Educators
3 cr.
This advanced course applies the elements of graphic design, copy-fitting and printing procedures to the development learning resources. Students apply their acquired graphic skills to prepare overhead transparencies, visual for display and other graphic materials in instructional settings.
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ETEC 8200 - Advanced Portable Video Production
3 cr.
In this advanced ITV production course students will supplement skills developed in prior production classes. It involves use of sophisticated program planning procedures and production/postproduction techniques. There is emphasis on advanced skills development and color production as a team.
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ETEC 8600 - Computers and Writing
3 cr.
This course provides teachers and administrators, at all levels and in all subject areas, with strategies for developing and implementing a computer-assisted process writing program in their classrooms and schools. Participants examine the process of writing (idea generating, drafting, responding, revising, editing, and publishing) and are introduced to ways of using the computer to facilitate writing growth at each stage. Working with current writing software programs, editing tools, and desktop publishing packages, participants devise a computer-assisted writing program for their own classrooms and schools. Previous computer experience is not required.
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ETEC 9090 - Interactive Design and Analysis in Education
3 cr.
This course includes a presentation of organizational structure and teamwork requirements and their impact on timeline demands of various multimedia designs. Analysis of project objectives for designs and paradigms of interactive formats is conducted for presentations, training, marketing, and kiosks. Students will survey hardware and software options for addressing project needs.
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ETEC 9100 - Seminar in Educational Technology
3 cr.
Students have the opportunity to examine, in depth, current issues and future directions in educational technology. Discussions and readings focus on the relationship between the computer and teaching methodologies, as well as teacher effectiveness and curricula.
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ETEC 9140 - Communication and Productivity Tools for Teachers
3 cr.
This course presents the principles of formulating persuasive strategies for organizing information and creating written, electronic, and mediated communications. Candidates become familiar with current computing hardware, software, accessories, interfaces, and applications helpful to technology leaders.
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ETEC 9200 - Project in Educational Technology
3 cr
Completion of a comprehensive project utilizing educational technology in elementary, middle school, special, or secondary is required. Additional projects focus on associated school and school-district-based technology leadership. The course addresses competencies for developing and sustaining a comprehensive technology plan to improve teaching and learning.
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ENGL 7010 - Children’s Literature
3 cr.
Students in this class study the content of classic and contemporary children’s literature plus various approaches for interpreting and teaching a wide variety of children’s texts. Close attention is paid to emerging trends in children’s literature as well as to the literature’s enduring concerns.
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ENGL 7012 - The Modern Secondary School
3 cr.
This course is required of all MAT candidates who do not have initial licensure to teach and covers a broad range of issues faced by teachers in today’s secondary schools. Students become familiar with the complexities and demands of secondary school teaching. The course includes 25 hours of prepracticum experience.
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ENGL 7020 - Teaching College Writing
3 cr.
This course is designed to prepare English graduate students or others with proper academic credentials to teach introductory college-level writing, introduce students to central issues, problems, and theories in composition studies, and to examine ways in which our experience as writers can help shape the teaching of composition. Although the emphasis on this course will be on the central, practical tasks of teaching writing, we will move beyond a simple, prescriptive “how-to” in order to examine other theoretical and pedagogical issues that shape what we do and why.
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ENGL 7850 - Advanced Special Methods in English
3 cr.
The approach in this course for the Post Baccalaureate Certificate, Initial Licensure, provides a holistic framework for teaching secondary English emphasizing the interrelatedness of all language abilities: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. We experiment with and evaluate a variety of teaching strategies for creating responsive, reflective, and responsible readers, writers, and speakers as well as methods for the assessment of student performance. A prepracticum is required.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 7016/2860 and /4700 or equivalent and a 2.75 overall GPA and 3.0 in the major, Communication/Literacy MTEL and Subject Area Exam.
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ENGL 8000 - Advanced Methods of Teaching at the Secondary Level
3 cr.
This course combines academic study with clinical practice and supervision. Theories and topics studied and demonstrated include learning styles, critical thinking, computer applications and inclusive learning environments. Emphasis is placed on integrating culturally or linguistically diverse students and those with special needs. Interdisciplinary course development and implementation, student assessment including portfolio assessment and writing are studied for utilization across the curriculum.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 7012 or initial teacher licensure.
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ENGL 8020 - Creative Writing
3 cr.
This course facilitates the writing of poetry and/or short fiction in a workshop atmosphere.
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ENGL 8035 - The Robert Cormier Collection
3 cr.
This course is a study of the writings of Robert Cormier, the internationally acclaimed Leominster author, using materials in the Robert Cormier Manuscript Collection at Fitchburg State University. The Chocolate War, I Am the Cheese, Tenderness, Heroes, Frenchtown Summer, and other works by Cormier are examined.
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ENGL 8040 - Theories and Principles of Language Learning
3 cr.
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This course provides teachers of multilingual students with a theoretical background for the teaching and learning of languages. It introduces research into second language acquisition from perspectives of the fields of linguistics, psychology and education. Topics include language acquisition; learning styles and strategies; effects of personality, age, motivation and sociological factors; and the role of the first language. Discussions explore the relationship of theory to methodology and classroom practice.
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ENGL 8042 - Methods and Materials in ESL
3 cr.
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This course will explore the major methodological approaches to teaching English as a Second Language (ESL), including a historical survey and a review of current applications. The following topics are discussed: interactive, communicative classroom practices; teaching reading, writing, listening, oral communication, grammar, and vocabulary; testing and designing and evaluating classroom materials.
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ENGL 8050 - Advanced Research in English Studies
3 cr.
Designed for students who are new to the English Graduate Program, this course promotes the student’s ability to do independent and creative scholarly research and to become more competent in critical approaches to literature, research techniques, new methodologies, and technologies, as well as library and archival examination. Students in the MAT in English Licensure Program develop the research proposal for the classroom research project required during their 400 hour Internship/Clinical experience.
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ENGL 8070 - Literature in the Classroom
3 cr.
This course examines the place of literature in today’s middle and secondary school classroom. Using the Standards for the English Language Arts (NCTE and IRA) and the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework as guides, we consider the choice of classic and contemporary literature for whole class and individual reading, strategies for creating responsive and reflective readers of literature, and means of assessing student performance.
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ENGL 8071 - Literature for Young Adults
3 cr.
Literature for Young Adults is a survey of current books written especially for middle and secondary school students, as well as a study of strategies for teaching them. The emphasis is on the newest books available in paperback that are suitable for classroom use or recreational reading. Strategies for encouraging student engagement with literature, for pairing young adult novels with the classics and for sharing responses are modeled by the professor and evaluated by students.
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ENGL 8076 - Creating Literacy Experience: Building Reading and Writing into the Content Areas
3 cr.
Writing across the curriculum provides learners with the opportunity to investigate their own thinking as they go beyond the surface level of text or subject matter to arrive at meaningful connections and insights. Students investigate creative approaches to introduce current research journals into portfolios and audience assessment. Working independently and in cooperative learning groups, participants immerse themselves in the reading/writing/thinking process, create their own portfolios, design mini-lessons, conduct research, and share their learning and thinking.
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ENGL 8085 - Literature and Film
3 cr.
This is an introduction to the relationship between literature and film through the critical study of each medium. Special consideration is given to matters of characterization, narration, plot, setting, theme and tone in written works and films. Students are introduced to conventions of the documentary and fictional film, principles of scriptwriting and the elements of formal screen production.
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ENGL 8090 - Practicum
6 cr.
Teacher candidates complete a practicum in an educational setting under the direction of a supervising practitioner who is certified in the area of licensure sought by the candidate, and under the guidance of a program supervisor. The purpose of the practicum is to ensure candidates are ready to teach and make an impact with students on day one in a classroom. Targeted and specific feedback on observations of candidates, measurement of candidate impact on student learning, student feedback and additional evidence will be used to demonstrate and improve candidate performance on Professional Standards for Teachers indicators and the Candidate Assessment of Performance. This course is taken in conjunction with the practicum seminar.
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ENGL 8260 - Curriculum Design & Development
3 cr.
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills of the curriculum development-revision process. The course examines societal demands on the curriculum and the role of the American school in a democratic and multicultural society as students assess, revise, and implement instructional programs and the curriculum in a systematic and logical way. Active participation in school-based curriculum teams, IEP teams, site-based management teams and community groups teach effective delivery of services to all students and school improvement/reform efforts. In collaborative groups students review, revise, and expand the curriculum and assessment procedures in order to integrate current research findings and education reform initiatives.
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ENGL 8750 - Advanced Special Methods in English
3 cr.
The approach in this course for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate for Initital Licensure provides a holistic framework for teaching secondary English emphasizing the interrelatedness of all language abilities: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. We experiment with and evaluate a variety of teaching strategies for creating responsive, reflective, and responsible readers, writers, and speakers as well as methods for the assessment of student performance. A prepracticum is required.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2860 or 7016, and ENGL 4700 or or equivalent and a 2.75 overall GPA and 3.0 in the major, Communication/Literacy MTEL and Subject Area Exam.
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ENGL 9000 - Literary Theory: Practical Applications for Today’s Readers
3 cr.
This course surveys theories of literature with emphasis on applying them to our readings of a wide variety of texts. Study includes a brief historical survey, but focuses on such contemporary practices as cultural studies and feminist theory. Texts and theoretical schools may vary from semester to semester. Practical applications in the classroom and in one’s own reading guide class discussion.
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ENGL 9010 - Chaucer
3 cr.
Students read Chaucer’s major works, beginning with early poems and lyrics, then concentrating on The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde. Focus is on the Middle English Language; critical approaches, and literary analysis.
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ENGL 9011 - The Literature of the Middle Ages
3 cr.
The course surveys selected texts from the Middle Ages, starting with Beowulf and Old English lyrics, and including representative Middle English, Celtic, Anglo-Norman and French works. Various genres are covered, including epic, lyric, drama, Arthurian romance, legend, religious verse and satire. All works except the Middle English are read in translation.
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ENGL 9012 - The Practice of Poetry: Critical Reading, Creative Writing
3 cr.
This active-learning course explores the contemporary poetry scene: productions, performances and discussions of poetry as it is practiced today. Students compose original poems in a variety of styles and learn interactive methods of responding to poetry. Students read literary works representing major poetry trends. Students visit the computer lab, learning the basics of accessing online poetry groups and publications online. Students attend a live or taped reading, research several literary journals and prepare either a final paper or a selection of original poems.
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ENGL 9015 - Folklore in American Culture
4 cr.
Folklore constitutes an integral link between traditions of the past and the practices of the present. The course introduces the study of folklore - its guiding theories and methods, as well as its historical and present day contributions to research in the humanities and the social sciences. The course culminates with student field research.
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ENGL 9016 - Composition Theory and Practice
3 cr.
This course is intended to help students create a framework for generating their own philosophy of writing. It is intended to help students develop a deeper understanding of their own writing processes, to recognize the complexities of literacy and writing, and to become more conscious of the rhetorical choices writers make in different writing situations.
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ENGL 9017 - Genre, Adaptation and Hybridity
3 cr.
In this course we will study writers who create literature in more than one genre or who defy genre by destabilizing fixed systems of classification. Artistic combinations include poet/novelist, poet/musician and novelist/screenwriter. The course considers an author’s thematic and stylistic consistencies from one genre to another, as well as his or her reasons for choosing to write in one particular genre. Also, the course will address hybridity as a concept in identity and its corresponding multi-generic textual expression. We will consider theories of adaptation and links between originals and adaptations.
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ENGL 9020 - Shakespeare’s Major Plays
3 cr.
This course examines Shakespeare’s major plays in relation to the culture and interpretive concerns of both Shakespeare’s world and our contemporary one. Special emphasis is placed on his works as read, taught, performed and constructed in regard to power, gender, class and literary aesthetics.
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ENGL 9025 - Romantic Women Writers
3 cr.
Romantic-era literature is known for its invocations of the power of the imagination through lyric poetry that illustrates the contemplations of a mind nurtured by the power of nature. While these ideas hold true to well-known male poets of the period (Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, et al), they seem less precise in describing writings by female authors of the Romantic era. This course will examine works by female poets, novelists, and critics from 1789-1834 to uncover how women’s writing can adapt, challenge, or controvert well-established ideas about the Romantic era. Our readings will include works from writers such as Helen Maria Williams, Hannah More, Mary Wollstonecraft, Charlotte Smith, Joanna Baillie, Mary Robinson, Anna Barbauld, Dorothy Wordsworth, Felicia Hemans, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, and Mary Shelley.
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ENGL 9035 - Revisiting the Romantics
3 cr.
This course emphasizes the work of romantic era writers (1780-1830). Students examine the key aesthetic and political debates of the time through an analysis of essays, poetry, novels and plays. Authors include such writers as Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley, William Godwin, Dorothy and William Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats and Byron.
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ENGL 9036 - The Quiet Revolution: 19th-Century American Women Writers
3 cr.
This course considers texts by Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Fanny Fern, Sarah Orne Jewett, Ida B. Wells, Zitkala-Sa, Sui Sin Far, and many others. We will analyze their works as complex literary texts, and also consider how these writers used such literary genres as public forums for discussing issues such as sexism, racism, the reform of labor, marriage, property, voting, and education.
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ENGL 9037 - American Renaissance: Works by Hawthorne, Poe, and Others
3 cr.
This course looks at fiction and poetry by several great American writers of the mid 19th century. Readings will explore the revolution that took place in the treatment of nature and science in the middle of that century.
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ENGL 9040 - Mark Twain and American Humor
3 cr.
This course surveys several of Twain’s works, with a focus on his performance as a humorist and as a wry commentator on and critic of American life. The course explores Twain’s treatment of such serious issues as race and cultural conformity through the medium of laughter. Humorists who share the Twain legacy, such as Kurt Vonnegut and stand-up comics, are also studied.
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ENGL 9046 - American Art and Literature 1800–1860
3 cr.
This course explores the relationships between the visual and literary arts of the new nation. Students learn to identify the forces that inspired imaginative production in multiple art forms and genres during the period that attempted to define the American style. Visual, digital, and multimedia texts will be analyzed alongside literary works.
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ENGL 9047 - Women in European Literature
3 cr.
At the center of this course are texts by women authors from various European countries written during the 18th through the 20th centuries. Students consider the kinds of writings published by women, their audiences and motivations and the accessibility or popularity of their writings. Close analysis and discussion of individual texts lead students to consider variations of these factors between countries and time periods.
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ENGL 9048 - Multicultural Children’s Literature
3 cr.
This course focuses on contemporary multicultural children’s literature and requires students to learn and apply appropriate interpretive strategies for understanding texts and cultural contexts. Students gain and demonstrate a firm understanding of the major critical issues regarding multicultural children’s literature and formulate and support personal responses to these issues.
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