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ED445 Advanced Literacy Methods for Diverse Learners K-8 3 credits
In this course, elementary education majors explore the literacy needs of kindergarten through middle
school students with exceptional learning styles (LD, ADD) and from different cultural, socioeconomic
and linguistic backgrounds. Students learn how their own cultural background influences the way they
teach and master the dispositions and skills needed to facilitate language development in children with
diverse and multiple literacy development needs.
ED450 Nature of the Exceptional Child K-8 2 credits
This course examines the characteristics of disabilities and their impact on learners’ education and social
lives. The foundations of special education are discussed including identification, modifications and
requirements for receiving special education services. The following special needs are addressed in this
course: learning disabilities, cognitive development delays, speech disabilities, language disabilities, ELL,
physical disabilities, autism spectrum, emotional/behavioral disabilities, other health impairments and
talented and gifted. Special emphasis is placed on how teachers can effectively meet the needs of all
learners in the K-8 classroom.
ED455 Nature of the Exceptional Adolescent 5-12 2 credits
This course examines the characteristics of disabilities and their impact on learners’ education and social
lives. The foundations of special education are discussed including identification, modifications and
requirements for receiving special education services. The following special needs are addressed in this
course: learning disabilities, cognitive development delays, speech disabilities, language disabilities, ELL,
physical disabilities, autism spectrum, emotional/behavioral disabilities, other health impairments and
talented and gifted. Special emphasis is placed on how teachers can effectively meet the needs of all
learners in the 5-12 classroom.
ED470 Student Teaching: K-8 13 credits
While working closely with a cooperating teacher, the student begin to assume the role of teacher in an
actual classroom setting, gradually becoming fully responsible for planning, organizing, and teaching
lessons, maintaining a conducive learning environment, and becoming acquainted with school routines
and practices. The pre-service teacher is expected to demonstrate development of professional
dispositions of a well organized, effective, and reflective instructor. Students student teach for 13 weeks
in the Winona vicinity, or for ten weeks in the Winona vicinity and three to five weeks at a student
teaching abroad program site. Prerequisites: consent of chair of undergraduate teacher education and
minimum 2.750 cumulative grade point average. Additional fee required.
ED480 Student Teaching: 5-12 13 credits
While working closely with a cooperating teacher, the student begin to assume the role of teacher in an
actual classroom setting, gradually becoming fully responsible for planning, organizing, and teaching
lessons, maintaining a conducive learning environment, and becoming acquainted with school routines
and practices. The pre-service teacher is expected to demonstrate development of professional
dispositions of a well organized, effective, and reflective instructor. Students student teach for 13 weeks
in the Winona vicinity, or for ten weeks in the Winona vicinity and three to five weeks at a student
teaching abroad program site. Prerequisites: consent of chair of undergraduate teacher education and
minimum 2.750 cumulative grade point average. Additional fee required.
ED490 Professional Capstone Experience: Portfolio Assessment 1 credit
This course provides teacher education students with mentoring in a largely self-directed experience
revising their professional portfolios. The experience is designed to assist teacher education candidates
in integrating their professional identity along program-based dimensions of theory and practice.
Reflection and consolidation of personal understanding is accomplished through position statements,
personal evaluation and goal setting within a professional portfolio to be used as a tool for employment
and personal professional growth.
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