Field work required. Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

EDU 430: Organization and Administration of Public Schools. Explore basic principles of school administration. Emphasizes the role of teachers as leaders and managers in the classroom and as participants in the administration of schools. Overviews key topical issues in P-12 education and critiques instructional principles and strategies. Field and work required. (Merger of EDU 305 and EDU 409). Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

EDU 445: Teaching High School Reading in the Content Areas. A study of assessment, materials and methods for reading instruction in secondary schools with emphasis on improving reading in content areas. Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

EDU 464, 474, 484, 494: Supervised Teaching.* Observation and practice of lesson planning, classroom teaching, classroom management, and assessment of learning under the guidance of a supervising teacher and a university supervisor. Other appropriate placements for IECE majors will be designed. The nine Kentucky New Teacher Standards are emphasized. Prerequisite: Admission to Supervised Teaching. CREDIT: TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS.

EDU 464: Supervised Teaching, IECE (Ages 0-5).* CREDIT: TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS.

EDU 474: Supervised Teaching in Elementary Education (P-5).* CREDIT: TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS.

EDU 484: Supervised Teaching in Elementary and Secondary Education (P-12).* CREDIT: TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS.

EDU 494: Supervised Teaching in Secondary Education (8-12).* CREDIT: TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS.

EDU 495: Post-Baccalaureate Capstone. This course is designed to be a culminating experience for teacher candidates who have worked on provisional or probationary certificates or in private schools. This course is not open to degree-seeking students. Grading is pass/fail. CREDIT: TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS.

EDUCATION – GRADUATE COURSES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

ESP 501: Special Topics in Education. This course is designed as a seminar course to accommodate a variety of professional development topics. Examples of topics are: PRAXIS II Preparation, Senate Bill I, and other Educational Reform Topics such as the Common Core Academic Standards. For participants in the School of Education's On-line Professional Development Center, Seminar credit may be aligned with Professional Development threads for academic credit that may be transferred into the degree program. For more information,

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