COURSE DESCRIPTIONS/ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN RESOURCE EDUCATION

I. Core Requirements (18 cr. hrs) ED6706 – The Role and Function of the Resource Teacher (6 cr. hrs) Description: This course examines the range of learning exceptionalities and then explores the resulting roles and functions today’s resource teachers have in working with students, families, staff members and support personnel. Also included in this course are such elements as team leadership, legal, ethical and policy issues, differentiated instruction, and special education planning. Prerequisite: B.Ed. ED6616 – Individual Student Assessment (6 cr. hrs) Description: This course focuses on the challenge of individual student assessment and the range of tasks associated with that of being a resource teacher. These tasks include consultation, observation, record review, testing, scoring, interpretation, reporting results, and responses to referral questions that offer instructionally relevant information. It can also include providing of recommendations to assist in improving the academic and behavioural functioning of students. Prerequisite: B.Ed. ED6106 – Addressing the Needs of Struggling Readers (6 cr. hrs) Description: Exploration of approaches to instruction that address the needs of struggling readers will be the mandate of this course. Emphasis will be on connecting assessment results to instructional planning. Topics will include characteristics of skilled readers; causes of reading difficulties; overview of specific learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder; managing an effective learning environment; formal and informal assessment methods; and the effects of poverty on literacy. Prerequisite: B.Ed. II. Elective Requirements (12 cr. hrs) ED6803 – Autism Spectrum Disorders (3 cr. hrs) Description: This course investigates the standard approaches to instruction and interventions for classroom management that address the needs of students with autism spectrum disorders. Prerequisite: B.Ed. ED6823 – Emotional and Behavioural Disorders (3 cr. hrs) Description: This course focuses on the standard interventions for classroom management and instruction considered helpful and constructive in school settings when working with children dealing with emotional and behavioral disorders. Prerequisite: B.Ed. ED6843 – Development in School-aged Children and Adolescents (3 cr. hrs) Description: This course surveys the development individuals experience during childhood and adolescence. These two broad phases of life will be studied from a developmental perspective with a focus on such developmental dimensions as biological, cognitive, social, emotional, moral, and spiritual. Further the course will examine the implications of such dynamics for learning, teaching, curriculum development, and counseling. Prerequisite: B.Ed. ED6903 – Addressing the Needs of Struggling Learners in Mathematics (3 cr. hrs) Description: This course explores the range of approaches to instruction that address the needs of struggling learners in mathematics with an emphasis on connecting assessment results to educational planning. Some topics included are foundations of mathematics learning, assessment strategies, and resources for struggling learners. Prerequisite: B.Ed.