UMUC

Graduate School of Management and Technology

Course Descriptions - EDTP (Education: Teacher Preparation)

EDTP 600 Professional Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning (6)

Preparation for effective entry into the classroom as a teacher. Topics include teaching in the contemporary school; human development; approaches to learning, diversity and collaboration beyond the classroom; learners with exceptional needs; curriculum, instruction and assessment; teaching in the content area; and synthesis and application. Course materials and assignments focus on documents created and/or typically utilized by school systems and incorporate current school district initiatives. School district personnel may participate as guests.

EDTP 610 Adolescent Growth and Development (3)

(Formerly OMAT 602.) Prerequisite: EDTP 600. An overview of the key concepts and theories related to human growth and development across the life span, with emphasis on the development of the adolescent. Discussion covers the social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth of adolescent learners. Theories of human development are applied to the secondary school setting.

EDTP 620 Subject Area Methods (3)

(Formerly OMAT 604.) Prerequisite: EDTP 610. An overview of teaching methodology for effective instruction in secondary classrooms and in the content area. Emphasis is on the development of learning objectives, preparation of instructional plans, selection of instructional techniques, assessment of student learning and use of resources appropriate for secondary content/curricula. Principles of classroom management are explored, and theories of learning and teaching are applied to the organization and presentation of secondary lessons in the content area.

EDTP 630 Learning for All Students: Diversity, Inclusiveness and Exceptionality (3)

(Formerly OMAT 605.) Prerequisite: EDTP 610. An examination of the diverse needs of students and the application of appropriate instructional adaptations. Topics include strategies necessary to promote learning for all students, in the contexts of differentiated instruction, culturally competent practice and the most current applications of science-based understanding of special/exceptional needs. Legal and historical overviews of legislation, as well as the histories of related societal movements, are provided and their implications for classroom practice are explored.

EDTP 640 Testing, Measurement and Evaluation (3)

(Formerly OMAT 610.) Prerequisites: EDTP 620 and 630. An examination of the principles, concepts and tools of educational measurement. Topics include the application and analysis of diverse assessment measures and processes in the secondary school environment.

EDTP 650 Professional Internship and Seminar (9)

(Formerly OMAT 606.) Prerequisites: EDRS 600 and 605 and EDTP 640. An opportunity to apply the concepts, techniques, methods and theories learned in previous coursework and fieldbased experiences through a professional internship. Internship activities require completing observations, activities and clinical practice in an approved secondary classroom appropriate for the selected subject area certification, under the supervision of a school-based mentor and university field supervisor. Weekly seminar meetings establish a learning community that assures a continuing support system and provides a forum for feedback and discussion of common readings, experiences, questions and issues. An electronic portfolio is developed.

EDTP 660 Teacher Action Research and Building Learning Communities (3)

(Formerly OMAT 612.) Prerequisite: EDTP 650. An introduction to research/inquiry to promote student learning and build learning communities to improve professional practice. Focus is on the identification and selection of a problem, possible interventions and implications for solving the problem. Topics include collecting and analyzing data to inform practice and improve student learning. Strategies to facilitate peer, classroom and community learning communities/communities of practice are developed.