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AIS 550 - American Indians and Their Lands CRSE Type Unique Course
This course is a comprehensive examination of the theories of sovereignty and property, the histories, policies, legislations, executive actions, court decisions, along with the contemporary issues, laws, regulations, mechanism and best practices involved in the many past and present complex land holding in Native America.
Cross-listed: POLS-550
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AIS 590 - Seminar CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.
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ART 591 - Independent Study CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
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ART 592 - Topics CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
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BADM 592 - Topics CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
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BED 692 - Topics CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
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BIOL 505 - Entomology CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
An introduction to the general biology and classification of insects. Course emphasis placed on taxonomy, methods of identification, and ecological role of insects. Students will become familiar with basic insect anatomy and morphology, classification of the order level with exemplary families that include Taxa of agricultural or environmental interest, and acquire an ability to sight recognize particular species that have agricultural, environmental, wildlife, and human/livestock health importance. Field trips and a collection are required.
Corequisite: BIOL-505L
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BIOL 505L - Entomology Lab CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Laboratory experience that accompanies BIOL 505.
Corequisite: BIOL 505
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BIOL 515 - Mycology CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Comprehensive taxonomic survey of the Kingdom Fungi; reproductive biology, physiology, genetics, and ecology of fungal organisms; relationship of fungi to human affairs.
Corequisite: BIOL-415L
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BIOL 515L - Mycology Lab CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Laboratory experience that accompanies BIOL 515.
Corequisite: BIOL-515
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BIOL 522 - Immunology CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Immunology and immunochemistry, mechanisms of immunologic injury, and their application to clinical immunobiology. Serological techniques for detecting and measuring the presence of antigens or antibodies in specimens and production of immune serum.
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BIOL 522L - Immunology Lab CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Laboratory experience that accompanies BIOL 522.
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BIOL 530 - Neurobiology CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
An advance course on neurons, nervous system and neural science. Neuroanatomical organization, neural development, neuronal function, neurophysiology, neurochemistry and the neurobiological bases of behavior are covered.
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BIOL 531 - Field Biology CRSE Type Unique Course
Highly recommended in the first semester of graduate study. Scientific method emphasized in several group and individual research projects conducted at various field sites in the Black Hills. Each project includes: development of question based on field observation, stated hypotheses, data collection and analysis, written manuscript, and oral presentation.
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BIOL 534 - Herpetology CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
This course is an advanced study of reptiles and amphibians, including their life history, ecology, reproductive habits, physiology, systematics, and biogeography.
Cross-listed: Dual listed with BIOL 434.
Corequisite: BIOL-534L
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BIOL 534L - Herpetology Lab CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
This course complements BIOL 534 and will emphasize identification of, and field experience with the reptiles and amphibians of western South Dakota.
Cross-listed: Dual listed with BIOL 434L.
Corequisite: BIOL-534
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BIOL 537 - Biometry CRSE Type Unique Course
This course introduces students to basic and advanced biostatistics using modern techniques and statistical software. Students are required to have taken a basic statistics course.
Cross-listed: Dual listed with BIOL 437.
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BIOL 544 - Microbial Genomics CRSE Type Unique Course
Examines the sequencing, analysis, structure, and evolution of prokaryotic and viral genomes; the analysis of microbial gene expression, and use of genomic techniques in studies of microbial physiology and ecology.
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BIOL 560 - Evolutionary and Ecological Plant Physiology CRSE Type Unique Course
This is an interdisciplinary course that focuses on the evolution of physiological traits that are important to wild plants in their interactions with other organisms and the environment.
Corequisite: BIOL-560L
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BIOL 560L - Evolutionary and Ecological Plant Physiology Lab CRSE Type Unique Course
To complement lectures, semester-long group project focuses on question formulation, experimental design, and gene expression techniques and analysis. Write-up in journal format required.
Corequisite: BIOL-560
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BIOL 561 - Agrostology CRSE Type Unique Course
Studies of the morphology, classification and identification of grasses, as well as their utilization in agriculture and grazing is pursued. The evolution of grasses, especially as determined by fossil grasses from the high plains of North America, is also considered.
Corequisite: BIOL-561L
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BIOL 561L - Agrostology Laboratory CRSE Type Unique Course
This is a field-oriented experience in grass identification and classification.
Corequisite: BIOL-561
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BIOL 562 - Dendrology CRSE Type Unique Course
The study of woody plants, including practical skills in identifying trees and shrubs. Natural history interpretation, natural resources management, and practical aspects of forestry will be covered as well as woody plant anatomy. Students will conceive, design, execute, and write a report on a research project.
Corequisite: BIOL-462L
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BIOL 562L - Dendrology Laboratory CRSE Type Unique
The study of woody plants, including practical skills in identifying trees and shrubs. Natural history interpretation, natural resources management, and practical aspects of forestry will be covered as well as woody plant anatomy. Students will conceive, design, execute, and write a report on a research project.
Corequisite: BIOL-562
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BIOL 563 - Ornithology CRSE Type Common course Number & Description
Structure and function, ecology, energetics, classification, and identification of birds. Lecture plus lab component.
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BIOL 563L - Ornithology Lab CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Structure and function, ecology, energetics, classification, and identification of birds. Lecture plus lab component.
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BIOL 574 - Introductory Genomics CRSE Type Unique Course
An introductory course for graduate students that identifies the organisms and areas in ecology and evolutionary ecology that link best to genomics and specifically functional genomics, the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of genes and their products. Molecular techniques, databases, and analysis of genomic data are discussed. Students are required to have taken a genetics course prior to enrollment.
Corequisite: BIOL-574L
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BIOL 574L - Introductory Genomics Lab CRSE Type Unique Course
To complement lectures, semester-long group project focuses on question formulation, experimental design, and gene expression techniques and analysis. Write-up in journal format required.
Corequisite: BIOL-574
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BIOL 590 - Seminar CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.
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BIOL 591 - Independent Study CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
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BIOL 710 - Population and Quantitative Genetics CRSE Type Unique Course
Students will learn to integrate and apply methods of molecular genetics to the broader analysis of populations, understanding evolutionary processes, primary forces that shape genetic variation in natural populations, and continuously varying traits.
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BIOL 724L - Genomic Techniques CRSE Type Unique Course
This course will be a laboratory intensive course where students will learn procedures and methods used in genomics research. Methods emphasized will be experimental design, microarray analysis, real-time PCR and statistical analysis. Research will utilize collaboration and bioinformatics tools along with cutting edge technology in the rapidly growing field of genomics.
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BIOL 735 - Evolutionary Genomics CRSE Type Unique Course
Evolution of genome size, parasites (e.g., transposons), duplications, and sequence and structure. Comparative methods are emphasized.
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BIOL 791 - Independent Study CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Includes Directed Study, Problems, Readings, Directed Readings, Special Problems, and Special Projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
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BIOL 792 - Topics CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
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BIOL 794 - Internship CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than in the case with field experience courses.
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BIOL 798 - Thesis Research in Biology CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Original research in a selected field of biology and the preparation of a thesis. Required of all M.S. students. Total of 6 credit hours are required (12 credit hours are required for Master’s Degree in Integrative Genomics).
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ECE 508 - Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education CRSE Type Unique Course
This course explores valid, reliable, and developmentally appropriate assessment practices utilized to identify young children (ages birth through five) with special needs and emphasizes the importance of promoting family engagement and collaboration with other professionals to positively support children’s development and learning.
Registration Restriction: Admission to Teacher Education
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ECE 511 - Guidance for Young Children CRSE Type Unique Course
The emphasis is placed on the importance of understanding young children, infancy through primary years. There is opportunity for using instruments in diagnosis, prescription and treatment; counseling and teaching, and other basic services which teachers and parents may
use with children.
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ECE 513 - Early Childhood Curriculum CRSE Type Unique Course
Early learning trends, current research, and practical application will be considered. The content subject areas and the goals of
curriculum will be discussed.
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ECE 517 - Methods of Early Childhood Education CRSE Type Unique Course
Designed to develop the skills and abilities
for planning, implementing, and assessing developmentally appropriate learning activities for young children. The Regio Emillia Philosophy and the project approach are explored.
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ECE 795 - Practicum CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.
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ECON 572 - Resource & Environmental Economics CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Resource and environmental economics surveys the allocation and conservation of natural resources from a perspective of optimal use and sustainability. Emphasis is placed on environmental economics including the problems of pollution, population, and economic growth. Methods for evaluating projects and programs are considered.
Cross-listed: SUST-572
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ED 513 - Nature and Needs of the Gifted CRSE Type Unique Course
The student will learn various theoretical approaches to the education of the gifted. Current research will be presented on the nature of giftedness and practices of enrichment, acceleration and grouping.
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ED 520 - Single Subject Research Methodology CRSE Type Unique Course
This course is designed to provide the learner with readings, discussions, and other learning experiences in the area of single subject research methodology. The intent of the course is to provide learners from a variety of disciplines (e.g., education, psychology, sociology, health sciences) with an opportunity to acquire competencies related to planning, implementing, and analyzing the effectiveness of individualized interventions or therapies (e.g, academic tutoring, behavior modification, mental health treatment regiments, physical rehabilitation). Single subject is not specific to any discipline or age level. Thus, the methodology is often used in applied fields of psychology, education, human behavior and health/medicine. In this course, a general method is described for conducting and interpreting research where individuals serve as their own control, rather than using another individual/group.
Cross-listed: ED-420
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ED 531 - Library Media and Technology CRSE Type Unique Course
This hands-on course covers current technologies used to evaluate, produce, and operate instructional media, including multimedia aids used in library media centers. It provides an overview of emerging technologies, including the Internet technology used in libraries/media centers.
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ED 591 - Independent Study CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depend upon the requirements of the topic.
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ED 592 - Topics CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
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ED 601 - Foundations and Issues of Mathematics Education CRSE Type Unique Course
This course provides an introduction to K-12 mathematics content
and process standards, makes the case for using an inquiry-oriented
approach in classrooms, and looks at current research. Participants
will gain an understanding of the components needed to create a
learning environment that encourages and supports all children in
building understandings, making connections, reasoning, and solving
problems as described in Principles and Standards for School
Mathematics published by the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (NCTM).
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ED 609 - Contemporary Issues in Science Education CRSE Type Unique Course
This course highlights current issues in science education, the
role of inquiry in science learning, and what research says about
improving student outcomes. The course will provide an introduction
to K-12 science content and process standards and raise awareness
of potential benefits, challenges, and the research base associated
with multiple pedagogical strategies. Participants will gain an
understanding of the components needed to create a learning
environment that encourages and supports all children in building
understandings, making connections, and conducting scientific
investigations.
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ED 611 - Algebraic Reasoning: Mathematics Content for K-12 Educators CRSE Type Unique Course
This course is designed for K-12 educators to deepen their
understanding of algebraic concepts that build from kindergarten
through high school. Consistent with the Principles and Standards
for School Mathematics, published by the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics, this course will emphasize patterns and
functions; representation and analysis of mathematical situations;
using models and symbols to represent quantitative relationships;
and analyzing change.
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ED 619 - Earth and Space Science Concepts for K-12 Teachers CRSE Type Unique Course
This course is designed for K-12 educators to deepen their
understanding of Earth and space science concepts that build from
kindergarten through high school. Connections to other areas of
science are also emphasized. Instruction revolves around scientific
investigations and includes explicit attention to questioning,
conjectures, and justification. Participants reflect on the
benefits and challenges of this kind of learning environment and
consider implications for their own teaching.
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ED 621 - Geometry and Measurement: Mathematics Content for K-12 Educators CRSE Type Unique Course
This course is designed for K-12 educators to deepen their
understanding of geometry and measurement concepts that build from
kindergarten through high school. Consistent with the Principles
and Standards for School Mathematics, published by the National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this course will emphasize
characteristics of two- and three-dimensional shapes; spatial
relationships and reasoning; transformations and symmetry; units,
systems, and processes of measurement; and applying techniques,
tools and formulas to determine measurement.
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ED 622 - Foundations of Education and Learning Theory CRSE Type Unique Course
Survey of pre-K-12 American education, with emphasis on teaching as a profession, contemporary issues and practices, legal and ethical responsibilities, and attributes of effective teachers; study of the fundamental psychological principles and theories that apply to the nature of the learner and the learning process.
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ED 624 - Computer Applications in K-12 Curriculum CRSE Type Unique Course
This course provides participants with the opportunity to examine how digital technology can be used to support problem-based learning activities across the curriculum. The course also focuses on how to use common digital resources available in most classrooms to support the development and application of creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration.
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ED 629 - Life Science Concepts for K-12 Teachers CRSE Type Unique Course
This course is designed for K-12 educators to deepen their
understanding of life science concepts that build from kindergarten
through high school. Connections to other areas of science are also
emphasized. Instruction revolves around scientific investigations
and includes explicit attention to questioning, conjectures, and
justification. Participants reflect on the benefits and challenges
of this kind of learning environment and consider implications for
their own teaching.
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ED 630 - Educational Collaboration & Research Methods CRSE Type Unique Course
This course provides an orientation to the graduate learning environment for collaborative learning and to a wide array of electronic databases for scholarly inquiry. It provides an introduction to graduate writing and to qualitative and quantitative research methods.
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ED 639 - Physical Science Concepts for K-12 Teachers CRSE Type Unique Course
This course is designed for K-12 educators to deepen their
understanding of physical science concepts that build from
kindergarten through high school. Connections to other areas of
science are also emphasized. Instruction revolves around scientific
investigations and includes explicit attention to questioning,
conjectures, and justification. Participants reflect on the
benefits and challenges of this kind of learning environment and
consider implications for their own teaching.
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ED 641 - Understanding Student Thinking in Numbers and Operations CRSE Type Unique Course
This course is designed to deepen teachers’ awareness of ways that
students come to understand whole numbers, rational numbers, and
operations. Emphasis is placed on common student difficulties and
on how teachers can help to move students from a procedural
approach to conceptual understanding.
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ED 642 - Methods of Instructional Technology CRSE Type Unique Course
This course provides extensive practice finding, evaluating, and using digital technologies to support constructivist learning environments. Students will design model learning units that use a variety of interactive digital tools to support the development and application of higher order thinking skills of K-12 learners.
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ED 650 - Assessment & Correction of Reading Difficulties Grades 6-12 CRSE Type Unique Course
The course develops teacher expertise in administering reading assessments that will drive instruction needed to meet the needs of diverse learners in grades 6-12. The course emphasizes theoretical and practical applications for classroom, small group, and one-to-one settings. Teachers will apply course material through a case study with an intermediate or secondary reader, developing individualized corrective plans and procedures.
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ED 651 - Understanding Student Thinking in Algebra CRSE Type Unique Course
Based on recent research in mathematics education, this course
provides opportunities for educators to deepen their understanding
of how K-12 students develop algebraic reasoning. The course
focuses on conceptual and procedural understanding of the key
algebraic ideas of equality, variables and equations, patterns and
functions, proportional reasoning, symbolic representation, and
inductive and deductive reasoning.
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ED 659 - Translating Theory Into Practice: Life Science CRSE Type Unique Course
This course is designed to help teachers think through major ideas
within K-12 life science and to use educational research to examine
how students develop their ideas. The course is also designed to
raise awareness of common student misconceptions and to deepen
teachers’ knowledge of effective instructional practices.
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ED 661 - Understanding Student Thinking in Geometry Measurement CRSE Type Unique Course
This course is designed to help teachers think through major ideas
of K-12 geometry and measurement topics and use recent research to
examine how students develop those ideas including their common
misconceptions. Course activities are also designed to deepen
teachers’ pedagogical knowledge about effective instructional
practices.
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ED 669 - Theory Into Practice: Physical and Earth Science CRSE Type Unique Course
This course is designed to help teachers think through major ideas within K-12 physical and earth science and to use educational research to examine how students develop their ideas. The course is also designed to raise awareness of common student misconceptions and to deepen teachers’ knowledge of effective instructional practices.
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ED 671 - Assessment for School Mathematics CRSE Type Unique Course
This course supports educators in assessing what K-12 students
know, what they can do, how they think mathematically, and their
attitudes toward mathematics. Current assessment practices, from
informational questioning to standardized testing, are explored,
and the use of assessment information to guide instruction is
emphasized. The course also considers national data and examines
connections between staff development, classroom practice, and
student outcomes, thereby laying a foundation for discussions about
the future direction of local, state, and national mathematics
improvement efforts.
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ED 679 - Assessment of Science Teaching Learning CRSE Type Unique Course
This course supports educators in assessing what K-12 students
know, their capacity to conduct investigations, their ability to
reason scientifically, and their attitudes toward science. Current
assessment practices, from informal questioning to standardized
testing, are explored, and the use of assessment information to
guide instruction is emphasized. The course also considers national
data and examines connections between staff development, classroom
practice, and student outcomes, thereby laying a foundation for
discussions about the future direction of local, state, and
national science improvement efforts.
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ED 688 - Student Teaching CRSE Type Unique Course
Students preparing to teach will observe, participate, and teach under the supervision of the regular classroom teacher in an approved school.
Registration Restriction: Admission to Teacher Education
Prerequisite:
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ED 692 - Topics CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
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ED 695 - Practicum CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.
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ED 703 - Applying Learning Theory to Instructional Design CRSE Type Unique Course
This course challenges participants to analyze different theories of learning and to determine how those theories influence instructional design and assessment. Within the framework of learning theory, students will plan and design model technology integrated units to provide learning opportunities that integrate a variety of tools and strategies to match learning levels, interests, and needs of students and that will promote concept-based learning.
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ED 712 - Educational Assessment CRSE Type Unique Course
The course will improve a teacher’s ability to evaluate and select
tools for student evaluation. Focus on well rounded evaluation
programs will examine alternative, performance based tools and
development of testing items that assess complex order thinking.
The rationale and use of standardized testing will also be
discussed. Students will study current issues in assessment and
develop projects related to evaluation of teaching and learning
that best fit their professional objectives.
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ED 715 - Nature and Nurture of Creativity CRSE Type Unique Course
A study of the human process of creativity and how it is nurtured.
A consideration of the research on creativity with particular
attention to creative processes in children. Application of methods
to help remove blocks to creativity. Students will prepare a major
creativity project to be used in schools.
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ED 717 - Gifted Methods Instruction & Curriculum CRSE Type Unique Course
This course is the methods course in gifted education. It satisfies
the requirement for one of the four courses needed for meeting the
gifted education endorsement established by the South Dakota Board
of Education. Various curricular approaches for educating the
gifted will be studied including, but not limited to, the Renzulli
Model, the structure of the intellect model, the Gallagher model,
and the Calvin Taylor model.
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ED 719 - Practicum in Gifted Education CRSE Type Unique Course
This practicum course is designed to offer to the student seeking
gifted education endorsement: A. Experience in teaching children
and youth who have be identified as gifted; B. Opportunities for
developing school district plans for the education of the gifted;
C. Experience in implementing gifted education plans; and D.
Experience in evaluating gifted education plans.
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ED 727 - Technology in Education: Equity & Ethics CRSE Type Unique Course
Students will examine current educational practices and policies related to technology integration in schools to determine what level of support these policies provide to students regardless of economic status, culture, or gender. Students will also examine legal standards for fair use of materials obtained using technology and recommend policies that support both equitable and ethical use of educational technology in schools.
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ED 728 - New & Emerging Technology for Schools CRSE Type Unique Course
Participants in this course will perform in-depth analyses of leading edge digital technologies and evaluate them for their potential to support learning in K-12 schools. Students will make research-supported recommendations for technology integration and faculty development to support new materials usage.
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ED 741 - Historical Development of Mathematical Concepts CRSE Type Unique Course
This course traces the origins and development of key concepts in
the history of mathematics starting with early Egyptians,
Babylonians, and Mayans and continuing to current times. Emphasis
is given to the impact of mathematical discoveries on the
civilizations that gave rise to them and to the impact of these
discoveries on subsequent mathematical thought.
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ED 742 - Literacy & Language: Reading & Writing Instruction CRSE Type Unique Course
This course will provide classroom teachers with an understanding of the language base for literacy, as well as the theories, research, and practices that create effective language arts instruction. These practices will center on the six areas of the language arts: reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and visually representing information.
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ED 744 - Curriculum Development & Instruction CRSE Type Unique Course
In this course, students will be introduced to the philosophy,
methods and factors used in the research and development of
curriculum in public and private schools. Students will also
consider different types of curriculum organization.
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ED 747 - Reading Research & Theory CRSE Type Unique Course
This course will provide classroom teachers and teachers specializing in reading with an understanding of the research and evidence for effective reading instruction as they relate to theory and classroom practice. The course will examine theories, trends, and issues, both past and present.
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ED 748 - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools CRSE Type Unique Course
This course will provide a study of curriculum development across the increasing range of cultural and linguistic diversity in America’s schools. It is designed to provide the graduate student with the tools necessary to recognize, develop, evaluate and assess the impact that language and cultural diversity has on learning in today’s classrooms.
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ED 749 - History, Nature and Context of Science CRSE Type Unique Course
This course examines the historical development of scientific ideas
from antiquity to the present and the evolution of scientific
thought as an aspect of human culture. Emphasis is given to the
impact of these discoveries on the era and on subsequent scientific
ideas; less on the actual developments of the separate scientific
disciplines. Participants study the historical perspectives of
science and how science interacts with and influences personal,
environmental, and societal decisions. Participants also develop an
understanding of the history behind concepts studied within K-12
science classes and expand their ability to make use of historical
material in their teaching practice.
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ED 750 - Action Research in Schools CRSE Type Unique Course
This course provides a rigorous examination of action research for informing practice in K-12 classrooms. The course will emphasize practical and theoretical aspects of research design, implementation and interpretation. Project requirements will engage students actively in pursing specific research goals.
Prerequisite: ED-630
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ED 751 - Leadership in School Mathematics CRSE Type Unique Course
This course focuses on how to provide effective professional
development for K-12 teachers of mathematics and how to support
meaningful change within an educational system. Lessons are drawn
from research in mathematics education as well as research about
improving schools. Topics include creation of a demonstration
classroom, engaging key stakeholders (e.g. parents, administrators,
and community members), forming and facilitating study groups, peer
coaching, mentoring, and curriculum review.
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ED 754 - Leadership in Schools CRSE Type Unique Course
This course engages graduate students in exploring qualities and skills needed to effectively lead instructional change and program enhancement. It prepares teachers to plan, implement, and evaluate professional development efforts at the grade, school, district, and/or state level, applying knowledge of research and the latest elements of reform in their fields of study.
Corequisite: ED-695
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ED 757 - Models, Methods, and Materials for Literacy Instruction CRSE Type Unique Course
The course provides an in-depth, balanced, and practical study of various models and methods of reading instruction. Current materials available to facilitate implementation of effective literacy instruction will also be studied. Teachers will increase their repertoire of evidence-based strategies for teaching K-12 students to read and write.
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ED 759 - Advanced Issues: Leadership in K-12 Science CRSE Type Unique Course
This course addresses an array of professional development
strategies including co-teaching, mentoring, coaching, workshops,
and shared leadership. Emphasis is given to identifying needs and
facilitating staff development in science content, science
pedagogy, and assessment of adult learners. Participants will
refine their capacity for professional leadership in school
science. They will gain knowledge, skills and attitudes to support
the professional growth of other teachers and to provide guidance
for parents, administrators, and the broader community about issues
related to the improvement of science education.
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ED 790 - Seminar CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to few than 20 students.
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ED 791 - Independent Study CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Includes Directed Study, Problems, Readings, Directed Readings, Special Problems, and Special Projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
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EDFN 575 - Human Relations CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
This course is designed to reflect the six strands of the human relations component as mandated by the South Dakota Board of Education. Students will develop expertise in listening and communicating to create a climate within the school environment that is more conducive to learning. The course is also designed to help the participants understand the community issues in education and to encourage the teachers to be more aware of ways to strengthen community involvement in the school. Another area that will be addressed is the dehumanizing impact of biases and negative stereotyping.
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EDFN 595 - Practicum CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.
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EDFN 790 - Seminar CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to few than 20 students.
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ELED 592 - Topics CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
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ELED 659 - Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties CRSE Type Unique Course
This is a practical course in which the student is directed toward
acquiring specific skills that will enable a teacher to diagnose
reading problems and develop activities to correct them.
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ENGL 509 - Teaching English as a Second Language CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
This course prepares teachers to teach English to those whose
native language is not English.
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ENGL 511 - Biblical Literature CRSE Type Unique Course
A study of the Bible as literature. It examines the Bible as a work
of art within its historical and philosophical context.
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ENGL 590 - Seminar CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A highly focused and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as Internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than twenty (20) students.
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ENGL 591 - Independent Study CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
Includes Directed Study, Problems, Readings, Directed Readings, Special Problems, and Special Projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic. This course requires permission of the Instructor and/or College Dean.
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ENGL 592 - Topics CRSE Type Common Course Number & Description
A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
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