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Graduate Degree Programs

Curriculum and Instruction (C I)

C I 400 Introduction to Research Literature (3) Introduction to research literature and methodology; stress on interpretation, sources, and research reporting.
Effective: Fall 1981
Prerequisite: student teaching or teaching experience  

C I 405 (EDLDR 405) Strategies in Classroom Management (3) Managing and coping with disruptive student behavior in instructional settings so that they support the teaching/learning process.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: teaching experience or supervised practicum experience  

C I 412W Secondary Teaching (3) Study of the teacher's responsibilities, steps in planning instruction, and various strategies for implementing and assessing teaching.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite: C I 295, EDPSY 014, EDTHP 115  

C I 494H Research Techniques in Curriculum and Instruction (1-3) Examination, application, assessment, and presentation of research modes and techniques in Curriculum and Instruction. Limited to University scholars in the College of Education.
Effective: Spring 1988
Prerequisite: second-semester standing  

C I 495 Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor  

C I 495A Clinical Application of Instruction--Early Childhood Education (3) Practicum situation for demonstration of selected instructional strategies and management skills acquired in professional training. To be offered only for Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading.
Effective: Spring 1997 Ending: Fall 2013
Prerequisite: C I 295, EDPSY 014, EDTHP 115 . Official clearances required. See: http://www.ed.psu.edu/preservice/clearance.htm   Concurrent: regular professional methods courses in area of certification.

C I 495A Clinical Application of Instruction--PK--4 (3) Practicum situation for demonstration of selected instructional strategies and management skills acquired in professional training. To be offered only for Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading.
Effective: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
Prerequisite: C I 295, EDPSY 014, EDTHP 115 . Official clearances required. See: http://www.ed.psu.edu/preservice/clearance.htm   Concurrent: regular professional methods courses in area of certification.

C I 495B Clinical Application of Instruction--Elementary and Kindergarten Education (3) Practicum situation for demonstration of selected instructional strategies and management skills acquired in professional training. To be offered only for Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading.
Effective: Spring 1997 Ending: Fall 2013
Prerequisite: C I 295, EDPSY 014, EDTHP 115 . Offical clearances required. See: http://www.ed.psu.edu/preservice/clearance.htm   Concurrent: MTHED 420 SCIED 458 SS ED 430W

C I 495B Clinical Application of Instruction--Middle Level Education (3) Practicum situation for demonstration of selected instructional strategies and management skills acquired in professional training. To be offered only for Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading.
Effective: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
Prerequisite: C I 295, EDPSY 014, EDTHP 115 . Offical clearances required. See: http://www.ed.psu.edu/preservice/clearance.htm   Concurrent: MTHED 420 SCIED 458 SS ED 430W

C I 495C Clinical Application of Instruction--Secondary Education (3) Practicum situation for demonstration of selected instructional strategies and management skills acquired in professional training. To be offered only for Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading.
Effective: Spring 1997
Prerequisite: C I 295, EDPSY 014, EDTHP 115 . Official clearances required. See: http://www.ed.psu.edu/preservice/clearance.htm   Concurrent: C I 412 and special methods course(s) in area of certification

C I 495D Practicum in Student Teaching--Elementary and Kindergarten Education (12) Full-time classroom instruction in early childhood and elementary education. Students supervised by University personnel and practicing teachers. No concurrent courses other than C I 495F permitted.
Effective: Spring 1997 Ending: Fall 2013
Prerequisite: C I 495A orC I 495B ; a grade of C or higher in all specified and professional courses. Official clearances required. See: http://www.ed.psu.edu/preservice/clearance.htm  

C I 495D Practicum in Student Teaching--Childhood and Early Adolescent Education (12) Full-time classroom instruction in early childhood and elementary education. Students supervised by University personnel and practicing teachers. No concurrent courses other than C I 495F permitted.
Effective: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
Prerequisite: C I 495A orC I 495B ; a grade of C or higher in all specified and professional courses. Official clearances required. See: http://www.ed.psu.edu/preservice/clearance.htm  

C I 495E Practicum in Student Teaching--Secondary Education (15) Full-time classroom instruction in secondary education. Students supervised by university personnel and practicing teachers. No concurrent courses permitted.
Effective: Spring 1997
Prerequisite: C I 495C seventh-semester standing and grade of C or higher in all specified and professional courses. Official clearances required. See: http://www.ed.psu.edu/preservice/clearance.htm  

C I 495F Professional Development Practicum (3) Instruction concurrent with student teaching practicum. Students focus on the solution of instructional problems identified at the practicum site.
Effective: Spring 1997
Prerequisite: Official clearances required. See: http:www.ed.psu.edu/preservice/clearance.htm   Concurrent: C I 495D

C I 495G Practicum in Student Teaching - Secondary Education (9) Full-time professional development internship in secondary English education. Students supervised by University personnel and practicing teachers.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
Prerequisite: approval by program head and at least 15 graduate-level credits in Education  

C I 496 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

C I 496A Clinical Experience (6) A clinical experience offered for a specific group of MEd science students.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
 

C I 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

C I 497B CEAED Disciplinary Inquiry Block (12) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
 

C I 497B CEAED Discipline Inquiry Block (12) Course serves as block until CEAED students are registered by Department for appropriate section of MTHED 420, SCIED 458, SS ED 430W and C I 495A.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
 

C I 497C IUG and Honors Thesis Workshop (3) Workshop offering suport for students writing theses in the Reading/SPLED IUG as well as honors theses in any education major.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
 

C I 497E Teaching Reading and Writing to English Language Learners (3) The course focuses on conceptually and pedagogically effective ways to teach reading and writing for English language learners in the US.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
 

C I 498 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
 

C I 500 Multiple and Mixed Methods in Curriculum Inquiry (3) Multiple and mixed methods of inquiry to investigate problems in the practice of curriculum and instruction.
Effective: Summer 2007
 

C I 501 Teaching as Inquiry (3) Course guides teachers to develop systematic inquires into effective teaching and learning.
Effective: Summer 1998
 

C I 502 Qualitative Research in Curriculum and Instruction I (3) Presentation of theoretical and practical issues related to designing and proposing qualitative research concerning curriculum, teaching and/or learning.
Effective: Summer 1998
Prerequisite: admission to a doctoral program  

C I 503 Qualitative Research in Curriculum and Instruction II (3) Considers forms of qualitative data, data analyses, procedures to generate data relationships, interpretation, and presentation of data.
Effective: Summer 1998
Prerequisite: C I 502  

C I 534 Historical Research in the Curriculum (3) The course addresses the practice of historical research in curriculum, burrowing from the techniques of historians, journalists, and educators.
Effective: Spring 1999
 

C I 550 Overview of Contemporary School Curriculum (3) Current school programs and options and their impact on pupils; problems in introducing new content into the curriculum.
Effective: Fall 1981
Prerequisite: 12 credits in education and psychology or teaching experience  

C I 577 (LL ED 577) Multicultural Issues in Literacy Education (3) Explores research questions, and theoretical frameworks, and analyzes multicultural issues in popular media in the context of American schools.
Effective: Spring 1997
Prerequisite: LL ED 542  

C I 580 (LL ED 580) Media Literacy, Language, and Literacy in Schools (3) Theories of media literacy, issues of non-print technology in language and literacy.
Effective: Spring 1997
Prerequisite: LL ED 480  

C I 590 Colloquium (1-3) Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.
Effective: Spring 1987
 

C I 595 Internship in Curriculum, Supervision, or Instruction (1-6) Internship in schools or other educational settings under supervision of graduate faculty in student's area of specialization.
Effective: Spring 1987
Prerequisite: approval by program head and at least 15 graduate-level credits in Education  

C I 596 Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects including nonthesis research, supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 1987
 

C I 597 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered frequently.
Effective: Spring 1987
 

C I 597A Reforming Public Schools (3) This course will examine the public school reform movement and critique the idea of "failing schools."
Effective: Summer 2013 Ending: Summer 2013
 

C I 597A Key Issues in English Language Learners Teacher Education (3) The course examines key issues of preparing teachers for teaching English language learners.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
 

C I 597A The Place of Place(s) in Learning and Teaching (3) Interdisciplinary study of place(s), focused on how place and places shape and are shaped by living, learning, and teaching.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
 

C I 597B Vygotsky and Education (3) Examination of educational practices to promote learning and development that are rooted in Vygotskian theoretical principles.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
 

C I 597B Children's Books and Toys as Objects and Texts (3) This course examines historical and contemporary children's materials (books, toys, games) through theoretical lens such as book history, material culture and media studies.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
 

C I 597C Girls' Culture and Popular Cultures Created for and by Girls (3) This participatory seminar uses a historical approach to girlhood cultures to explore educational implications in different popular cultures created for and by girls.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
 

C I 597C Differentiated Curriculum in Secondary Schools (3) Curricular theory and design of literacy activities for students with varying abilities and needs mainstreamed in inclusive classroom settings.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
 

C I 597D Foundations of New Literacy Studies (3) Course traces the emergence of NLS (theoretical, sociological, historical and cultural roots) through its contemporary contributions to qualitative research and theory.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
 

C I 597D Judith Butler, Gender and Education (3) In-depth reading of the works of Judith Butler and their applications in the analysis of education.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
 

C I 597E Narrative Approaches to Educational Research (3) Utilizes interdisciplinary readings and student inquiry to construct a sense of affordances and constraints of narrative approaches to educational research.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
 

C I 597I Theories of Childhood (3) Explore highly variable ways that childhood has been constructed and enacted across multiple cultures and throughout history.
Effective: Summer 2013 Ending: Summer 2013
 

C I 597I Theories of Childhood (3) Explore highly variable ways that childhood has been constructed and enacted across multiple cultures and throughout history.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
 

C I 598 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

C I 600 Thesis Research (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

C I 601 Ph.D. Dissertation Full-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

C I 602 Supervised Experience in College Teaching (1-3 per semester/maximum of 6) Teaching experience in Curriculum and Instruction undergraduate faculty supervision.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite: admission to C&I doctoral program and program head permission  

C I 603 Foreign Academic Experience (1-12) Foreign study and/or research constituting progress toward the degree at a foreign university.
Effective: Summer 2000
 

C I 610 Thesis Research Off Campus (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

C I 611 Ph.D. Dissertation Part-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

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