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ELED 3200: Practicum Seminar 1

3.00 Credits

Utah Tech University

Required for all Elementary Education students. The practicum experience is an integral part of the field-based Education Program, and provides students the opportunity to apply concepts learned in coursework to real-life teaching in the classroom. Students will spend one full day per week in their assigned classroom, and will complete all programmatic requirements, including field-based assignments from coursework, in this classroom. This course emphasizes delivery of lesson plans that are appropriate to the contextual factors of the classroom and align to local and state curriculum and standards; implementation of classroom routines, procedures, and instructional strategies; and development of professional dispositions of the practice. Students will work closely with cooperating (mentor) teachers and university supervisors via frequent conferences and observations using Utah Tech Department of Education assessment tools. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Discuss and reflect on successes and challenges that arise during the practicum teaching experience. 2. Discuss and reflect on facilitating classroom activities and helping with behavior management as directed by the cooperating/mentor teacher. 3. Create and teach two observed lessons that utilize effective instructional strategies and teach accurate content concepts and skills to whole classes and small groups of students. 4. Collaborate with grade-level teams to analyze student learning data, inform and adapt instruction, and build understanding of district policies and procedures. 5. Discuss and reflect on development of professional dispositions, and develop action steps for continued growth. Prerequisites: Admission to the Elementary Education Program. FA, SP

ShareELED 3200 - Practicum Seminar 1
ELED 3250: Effective Classroom Mgmt (ALPP)

2.00 Credits

Utah Tech University

Required for all Elementary and Special Education students. This course is designed to help the teacher candidate develop skills related to the management and leadership of the elementary classroom. Areas include: the elements of an effective learning environment; personalized learning practices that include trauma responsive instruction, restorative instruction, and positive behavior supports; instruction that minimizes behavioral issues; classroom environment; and behavior intervention. This course is designated as an Active Learning Professional Practice (ALPP) course. This course allows students to explore and apply content learned in the course in a professional experience away from the classroom. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Plan the elements of an effective learning environment. 2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of personalized learning practices that consider the whole child (including trauma-informed instruction, restorative instruction, and positive behavior supports). 3. Identify behavior support resources in the school and district. 4. Plan and deliver instruction that engages students in the learning process. 5. Address behavior using systematic Tier 3 behavior intervention. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech Elementary Education or Special Education Program. FA, SP

ShareELED 3250 - Effective Classroom Mgmt (ALPP)
ELED 3300: Literacy Intermediate Grades (ALPP)

3.00 Credits

Utah Tech University

Required for all Elementary Education students. This course will focus on developing the pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate literacy instruction for students in the intermediate grades (3-6) and beyond. This course content will focus on the core components (phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension) as well as assessment and intervention. These components are all necessary to build strong literacy skills and determine appropriate differentiation strategies needed for readers with diverse backgrounds, cultures, language and reading needs. Teacher candidates will practice these pedagogical skills during a field experience in the public schools. This course is designated as an Active Learning Professional Practice (ALPP) course. This course allows students to explore and apply content learned in the course in a professional experience away from the classroom. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Recall the general scope and content of literacy instruction. 2. Interpret and apply the general principles of effective instruction in literacy lessons including principles of planning, organization, explicit instruction, feedback, and assessment in order to meet the needs of diverse students. 3. Plan and implement literacy instruction in the intermediate grades and beyond in the following areas: Decoding, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech Elementary Education Program. FA, SP

ShareELED 3300 - Literacy Intermediate Grades (ALPP)
ELED 3350: Literacy Acquisition of Young Children (ALPP)

3.00 Credits

Utah Tech University

Required for all Elementary and Special Education students. This course will focus on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to provide developmentally appropriate literacy instruction (listening, speaking, and reading) for emerging readers (K-2). The course content will focus on the science of reading in all the core components (foundational skills, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency and comprehension) necessary to build a strong literacy foundation. The course will also include differentiation strategies needed for developing readers with diverse backgrounds, language, cultural and behavioral needs, and focus on how explicit instruction in a tiered system can support diverse learners. Teacher candidates will develop pedagogical skills during a field experience in the public schools. This course is designated as an Active Learning Professional Practice (ALPP) course. This course allows students to explore and apply content learned in the course in a professional experience away from the classroom. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the components of reading. 2. Evaluate and respond to readings about the importance of the core components of literacy for future reading success. 3. Explain a tiered Instruction model (MTSS). 4. Plan reading instruction for each of the components following an explicit gradual release of responsibility model. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech Elementary Education or Special Education Program. FA, SP

ShareELED 3350 - Literacy Acquisition of Young Children (ALPP)
ELED 3410: Language Acquisition Cognition ESL (ALCI)

3.00 Credits

Utah Tech University

Required for all Elementary Education students. This course partially fulfills the requirement for ESL Endorsement. This course is designed to prepare teacher candidates to become professional teachers who understand the theory of second language acquisition in order to provide linguistically and culturally appropriate instruction that incorporates tools of language development into planning, instruction, and intervention for students learning English in elementary schools. Teacher candidates will also develop awareness of sources of cultural bias in instructional techniques and materials, and develop ways to reduce these and other forms of bias. This course is designated as an Active Learning Cultural Immersion (ALCI) course. Students have a unique opportunity to learn another culture as part of the learning objectives of this course. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop personal knowledge of first and second language acquisition theory and research. 2. Develop skills to apply second language acquisition theory and research into practice. 3. Develop understanding of the historical and current positions of English and its learners. 4. Develop awareness of sources of cultural bias in instructional techniques and materials, and develop ways to reduce these and other forms of bias for ESL students. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech Elementary Education Program. FA, SP

ShareELED 3410 - Language Acquisition Cognition ESL (ALCI)
ELED 3420: Assessment for ESL Education (ALCI)

3.00 Credits

Utah Tech University

Required for all Elementary Education students. This course partially fulfills the requirement for ESL Endorsement. This course is designed to further develop competencies in current assessment practices for English learners. Teacher candidates will explore proficiency-oriented assessments and resources, with emphasis on understanding how both standardized and formative proficiency monitoring inform differentiation and feedback strategies for English learners. This course is designated as an Active Learning Cultural Immersion (ALCI) course. Students have a unique opportunity to learn another culture as part of the learning objectives of this course. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify federal and state assessment requirements for English learners, and explain how this information informs instruction and modifications for English learners. 2. Create profiles on English learners that identify background influences on language proficiency, and that identify learners ongoing English language needs from an assets-oriented perspective. 3. Use proficiency-oriented tools to analyze learner language performance and determine next instructional steps. 4. Evaluate the effectiveness of standardized assessment accommodations for English learners. 5. Develop strategies for providing feedback to learners that facilitates language development. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech Elementary Education Program. FA, SP

ShareELED 3420 - Assessment for ESL Education (ALCI)
ELED 3500: Healthy Lifestyle/PE for Elementary Teachers

2.00 Credits

Utah Tech University

Required for all Elementary Education students. This course develops the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to teach healthy lifestyles and physical education to K-8 children. The purpose of the course is to enable prospective teachers to plan, implement and evaluate lessons that address healthy lifestyles and physical education objectives of the curriculum for K-8 students. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop substantive and procedural knowledge of teaching required health and physical education subject matter in K-8 settings. 2. Integrate appropriate standards, instructional methods, and assessments into lesson plans and recess activities. 3. Apply knowledge and skills in making accommodations and modifications in health and PE instruction. 4. Analyze the concepts involved in teaching and assessing social skills in the classroom, at recess, and in movement settings. 5. Discuss developmental physical, mental, social, and emotional learning concepts applicable to K-8 students. 6. Analyze the cost and benefits of recess to K-8 learners, and construct effective recess time activities for learners. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech Elementary Education Program. FA, SP

ShareELED 3500 - Healthy Lifestyle/PE for Elementary Teachers
ELED 3650: Assessment of K-8 Learners (ALPP)

3.00 Credits

Utah Tech University

Required for all Elementary and Special Education students. This course focuses on developing the knowledge and skills for accurately and appropriately assessing the learning and abilities of all learners. Students will learn to design and/or select appropriate assessments; generate and represent assessment data; analyze data to inform future instruction and determine future learning needs of individual learners; and evaluate student assessment artifacts to determine depth of learning and provide feedback to learners. This course is designated as an Active Learning Professional Practice (ALPP) course. This course allows students to explore and apply content learned in the course in a professional experience away from the classroom. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Design and/or select appropriate formative and summative assessments that align to student learning objectives and outcomes. 2. Gather and analyze baseline assessment data to guide instructional decisions and individualize student learning experiences. 3. Evaluate student assessment artifacts to assess learning and provide feedback to students. 4. Analyze results from formative and summative assessments to inform and modify future instruction, and to determine future learning needs of individual students. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech Elementary or Special Education Program. FA, SP

ShareELED 3650 - Assessment of K-8 Learners (ALPP)
ELED 3700: Practicum Seminar 2

3.00 Credits

Utah Tech University

Required for all Elementary Education students. The practicum experience is an integral part of the field-based Education Program, and provides students the opportunity to apply concepts learned in coursework to real-life teaching in the classroom. Students will spend one full day per week in their assigned classroom, and will complete all programmatic requirements, including field-based assignments from coursework, in this classroom. This course emphasizes delivery of lesson plans that are appropriate to the contextual factors of the classroom and align to local and state curriculum and standards; implementation of classroom routines, procedures, and instructional strategies; and development of professional dispositions of the practice. Students will work closely with cooperating (mentor) teachers and university supervisors via frequent conferences and observations using Utah Tech Department of Education assessment tools. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Discuss and reflect on successes and challenges that arise during the practicum teaching experience. 2. Discuss and reflect on facilitating classroom activities and helping with behavior management as directed by the cooperating/mentor teacher. 3. Create and teach two observed lessons that utilize effective instructional strategies and teach accurate content concepts and skills to whole classes and small groups of students. 4. Collaborate with grade-level teams to analyze student learning data, inform and adapt instruction, and build understanding of district policies and procedures. 5. Engage counselors, school administration, and related personnel and community resources to understand and support students' educational progress and goals. 6. Discuss and reflect on development of professional dispositions, and develop action steps for continued growth. Prerequisites: Admission to the Elementary Education Program. FA, SP

ShareELED 3700 - Practicum Seminar 2
ELED 3900: Differentiated Instruction for Exceptional Children (ALPP)

2.00 Credits

Utah Tech University

Required for all Elementary Education students. Teacher candidates will learn how to plan, teach, assess, and modify instruction for diverse learners in the classroom. They will explore the methods, strategies, and materials that are necessary to provide differentiated instruction for their students. Students will practice applying this knowledge in a practicum setting. This course is designated as an Active Learning Professional Practice (ALPP) course. This course allows students to explore and apply content learned in the course in a professional experience away from the classroom. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Define differentiation and provide a research-supported rationale of why it is important for all learners. 2. Identify the school and district resources available to support student learning and describe their individual roles. 3. Design lesson plans and implement instruction using content, process, product and affect to meet the needs of all learners in the general education classroom. 4. Analyze assessment results to revise and modify instruction for future implementation or reteaching of concepts. 5. Implement instruction that addresses accommodations, modifications, services, and supports established by an IEP or 504 plan for all students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech Elementary Education Program. FA, SP

ShareELED 3900 - Differentiated Instruction for Exceptional Children (ALPP)