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  • ED PS 5070: Pos Methods/Child Behav

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course will cover a variety of topics relevant to child development and behavior, such as: typical and atypical development and behavior, child temperament, parenting styles, and positive behavioral strategies to address challenging behavior, with an emphasis on positive psychology. The focus will be on how positive psychology can influence parenting strategies and professional practice. This will be an online course that requires completion of the course via the online course format.
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  • ED PS 5072: Pos Psych Work/Career

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is designed to explore Positive Psychology in the work place. It will focus on the application of positive subjective experiences and traits in organizations to improve workplace effectiveness and quality of life. This course looks at historical trends as well as emerging changes in employees and the workplace. Directions for future research and implications for practice will be emphasized. This course delves into understanding and articulating the behaviors, thoughts and emotions of individuals within the context of work relationships, organizational, teams and community settings. Positive organizational psychology takes a strengths-based approach to work relationships, leadership and individual purpose in the workplace. In applying positive psychology to work settings, the goal is to improve organizational performance as well as individual performance, well-being, and fulfillment.
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  • ED PS 5073: Pos Psych & Disability

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Understanding positive psychology and its application to people with disabilities. Students will be exposed to a strength-based perspective on disabilities and will learn about systems supporting positive psychology and disabilities; applications of positive psychology constructs to disability; and applications for specific clinical populations. Students will become familiar with positive psychology applications to different populations who have disabilities and various methods of support.
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  • ED PS 5074: Dev Health Body Image

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is part of the on-line Applied Positive Psychology Undergraduate Certificate program. Students explore the past and current research on body image and participate in exercises that work toward building a healthy relationship with personal body image. Students registered in ED PS 6074 will be held to a higher standard and given extra assignments.
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  • ED PS 5126: Content Area Lit Instr.

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is intended to assist pre-service teachers in helping their students learn discipline-specific content through instruction in reading and writing. In short, the course helps pre-service teachers teach their students to "read and write to learn." The methods used involve teaching students to become strategic readers who self-regulate their learning of the content and strategic writers who use writing to help them learn discipline-specific content.
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  • ED PS 5151: Ed Tech for Sec Ed

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Provides an introduction to the use of technology in educational settings. Instructional uses of technology will be explored and tied to current theories of learning to help educators make decisions about how to effectively integrate the use of technology across content areas. For candidates seeking licensure in grades 6-12 or with instructor's permission.
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  • ED PS 5312: Reading Methods I

    2.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The purpose of this course is to assist preservice teachers in learning about early reading development and practices. Major topics include oral language, phonetic awareness, phonics, spelling, and fluency. Students will learn how to differentiate instruction and also how to assess, teach, and monitor growth to make instructional decisions. EDPS 5312 is a two-credit course. Please check with your academic advisor before registering for this course.
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  • ED PS 5315: Reading Methods I

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The purpose of this course is to assist pre-service teachers in learning about early reading development and practices. Major topics include: oral language, phonetic awareness, phonics, spelling, and fluency. Students will learn how to differentiate instruction and also how to assess, teach, and monitor growth to make instructional decisions. Prerequisite: Must be taken concurrently with or prior to EDU 5316.
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  • ED PS 5321: Reading Methods II

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course stresses the importance of scientifically-based reading research and exemplary reading comprehension instruction, and focuses on contextually grounded, developmentally appropriate instruction, which includes such issues as lesson planning, unit design, continuous assessment, grouping, integrating instruction, and all elements inclusive in a reading program that meets the needs of all students, including linguistically and culturally diverse students. Students will study research-based principles for creating engagement in reading. Students will also incorporate the writing process into all classroom assignments, as well as vocabulary instruction. Corequisites: ED PS 5315
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  • ED PS 5470: Consultation

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course provides background knowledge of the theory and practice of professional consultation and collaboration within the behavioral health field. Specific application of consultation skills will be discussed as they pertain to specific settings or settings treating specific populations. Students will learn about ethical, legal, and professional issues in regards to consultation. Students will also learn the importance of prioritizing multicultural considerations when performing consultation services.
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