200-Level Courses
EL ED 202 : Foundations of Child Development.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Major status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | The development of the whole child including cognitive, social, emotional, linguistic, and physical development and how to apply it to planning, teaching, and assessing children. |
EL ED 203 : Foundations of Multicultural Education.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Major status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Cultural identities in family life, physical attributes, culture, and language. Recognizing prejudice in individuals and institutions. Culturally and linguistically relevant pedagogical frameworks. |
EL ED 211 : Integrating Foundations and Practice Seminar 1.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in PETE 212. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Integrating foundational knowledge of teaching with the practice of teaching. Evaluating the effects of choices and actions on students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community. |
300-Level Courses
EL ED 302 : Planning and Management.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Admittance to elementary education program. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Learning principles, lesson planning, classroom atmosphere, classroom management, professional attitudes and practices. |
EL ED 321 : Integrating Foundations and Practice Seminar 2.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | EL ED 211; Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 322. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Integrating foundational knowledge of teaching with the practice of teaching. Evaluating the effects of choices and actions on students parents, and other professionals in the learning community. |
EL ED 322 : Early Field Experience Practicum.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | EDLF 201; admittance into into the elementary education program; FBI fingerprint and background clearance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Experiencing early childhood education and elementary education classrooms focusing on classroom management. |
EL ED 323 : Foundations of Literacy Development.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | IP&T 213; admittance into elementary education program. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Language and literacy development for first and second language learners including theoretical underpinnings, processes, historical foundations, and instructional contexts that support language and literacy development for all K-6 children. |
EL ED 324 : Foundations of Classroom Management.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 322. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Exploring philosophies of classroom management focusing on promoting child guidance in an engaging and effective K-6 classroom learning environment. |
EL ED 331 : Early Childhood Integration Seminar.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | EL ED 321; Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 332. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Integrating foundations of teaching with the practice of teaching in Grades K-2. Evaluating the effects of choices and actions on students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community. |
EL ED 332 : Practicum in Early Childhood Instruction.
(2:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | EL ED 322; concurrent enrollment in El Ed 331; FBI fingerprint and background clearance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applying knowledge from foundational and content courses to teaching in a K-2 setting. Observing, planning, teaching, assessing, and reflecting in a public school setting. |
EL ED 333 : Teaching Literacy in the Primary Grades (K-2).
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | EL ED 323; Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 332. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Instructional practices for teaching children the literacy concepts, skills, and strategies they need to learn in grades K-2. Assessing, monitoring, and evaluating children's literacy knowledge and learning in grades K-2. |
EL ED 335 : Early Childhood Education Integration Methods.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 332. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Methods in designing an early childhood curriculum with attention to hands-on experiences meeting children's individual learning needs and addressing contextual factors in the child's life experiences. |
EL ED 340 : Children's Literature.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Elementary education or early childhood education major status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Trends and titles in children's and adolescent literature. Reading and critiquing as well as practical uses of children's literature in both school and home. |
EL ED 343 : Language Acquisition in Elementary Education.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | EL ED 203; major status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Processes and variables in native- and second-language development. Fostering efficient acquisition of language, cognitive, and academic skills in second-language environments. |
EL ED 344 : Content-Based Literacy.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | El Ed 343 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Instructional methods, strategies, and materials for integrating curriculum content and language instruction. Teaching, creating, and adapting lesson materials in a multicultural context. |
EL ED 345 : Family, School, and Community Partnership.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | El Ed 344 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Standards, principles, policies, and processes of collaborating with parents, families, schools, and communities in fostering and sustaining the development of children and youth. |
EL ED 351 : Multicultural Education.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Cultural issues related to public education that promote constructive interaction among people of differing economic, social, racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. |
EL ED 354 : Assessing and Supporting Literacy Development: Practicum 1.
(1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 356. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applying reading and writing assessment and instructional strategies in the primary grades. |
EL ED 355 : Assessing and Supporting Literacy Development: Practicum 2.
(1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 357. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applying reading and writing assessment and instructional strategies in grades three to six. |
EL ED 356 : Teaching Reading and Language Arts in the Primary Grades.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Major status; concurrent enrollment in El Ed 354. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Issues, theories, and practices of literacy instruction for primary grades, including developing literacy through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. |
EL ED 357 : Teaching Reading and Language Arts in the Intermediate Grades.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 355; at least a C- grade in El Ed 356. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Issues and practices for teaching language arts in grades three to six, including content area reading and writing, literature, comprehending and responding, vocabulary development, and structural analysis applications. |
EL ED 361 : Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Major status; at least a C- grade in MthEd 305 and 306; concurrent enrollment in El Ed 362. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Methods and materials for teaching elementary school mathematics guided by current principles of curriculum, instruction, and assessment in mathematics education. |
EL ED 362 : Practicum in Teaching Mathematics.
(1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MTHED 305 & MTHED 306; Major status; concurrent enrollment in El Ed 361. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applying content and methods learned in El Ed 361 in an elementary school classroom. |
EL ED 363 : Teaching Science in the Elementary School.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Major status; departmental approval. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to teaching science in the elementary school. |
EL ED 364 : Practicum in Teaching Science.
(.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Departmental approval; concurrent enrollment in ElEd 363. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Field experience designed to give students opportunities to interact with elementary school students and apply skills and knowledge developed in ElEd 363. |
EL ED 365 : Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing instructional methods and curriculum design to initiate and maintain effective learning in social studies classrooms. |
EL ED 366 : Social Studies Practicum.
(.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in ElEd 365. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Practicing strategies in instruction and curriculum to initiate and maintain effective learning in social studies classrooms. |
EL ED 372 : Instruction and Assessment.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Admittance to elementary education program; at least a C- grade in El Ed 302. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Taken during second professional semester. Extended planning, integrated units, teaching strategies, management problems, and assessment and reporting of student progress. |
400-Level Courses
EL ED 400R : Elementary Student-Teaching.
(1-12:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Semester-long or two consecutive term, full-day student teaching experience in the public schools. Seminar attendance required. |
| NOTE: | See Education Student Services for application dates. |
EL ED 441 : Elementary Education Integration Seminar.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | EL ED 331; Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 442. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Integrating foundational knowledge of teaching with the practice of teaching in grades 4-6. Evaluating the effects of choices and actions on students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community. |
EL ED 442 : Practicum in the Elementary Education 3-6 Classroom.
(2:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | EL ED 332; Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 441. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applying knowledge from foundational and content courses to teaching in a 3-6 classroom. Observing, planning, teaching, assessing, and reflecting in a 3-6 public school setting. |
EL ED 443 : Teaching Literacy in the Intermediate Grades (3-6).
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | EL ED 333; Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 442. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Information and skills needed to make informed decisions about literacy instruction and evaluation. Establishing an effective 3-6 grade classroom literacy environment. |
EL ED 445 : Teaching Social Studies in Grades K-6.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | IP&T 213; Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 332 or 442. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | The methods, skills, and strategies for teaching social studies in grades K-6. Modeling democratic teaching practices and establishing democratic classrooms to prepare children to assume roles as participatory citizens in a democracy. |
EL ED 446 : Teaching Science in Grades K-6.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | IP&T 213; Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 332 or 442. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing the pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to teach science to elementary children of various ages, abilities, backgrounds, and exceptionalities. |
EL ED 447 : Teaching Mathematics in Grades K-6.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MTHED 305 & MTHED 306; Concurrent enrollment in El Ed 442. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | The teaching and learning of elementary school mathematics guided by current principles relating to mathematics content, social interaction, student thinking, and child development. |
EL ED 496R : Academic Internship.
(12:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Three-semester professional sequence and prior application; requires a major GPA of 2.85; at least a C- grade in methods courses (El Ed 302, 356, 357, 361, 363, 365, 372). |
| DESCRIPTION:  | A full-year classroom teaching internship in the public schools in lieu of El Ed 400, student teaching. |
| NOTE: | See Education Student Services for application dates. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)
EL ED 589R : Special Topics in Education.
(.5-3:Arr.:Arr.)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Topics vary. |
| NOTE: | Does not count toward a graduate degree without prior approval. |
: Children's Literature.
: Classroom Management.
: Writing Instruction.
: Effective Teaching.
: Mathematics.
: Art Education.
: Foundations of Literacy.
: Literacy Assessment and Intervention.
: Literature for Young People.
: Content-Area Literacy.
: Literacy Development and Instruction.
: Comprehension Instruction.
: Supervision of Literacy Programs.
: Literacy Specialist Practicum.
: Organization and Administration of Reading Programs.
: Utah Math Core Curriculum.
: Analysis of Teaching and Learning.
: K-6 Rational Number.
: K-6 Algebra and Geometry.
: K-6 Math Topics (TBA).
: Techniques for Elementary Math.
: Perspectives on Elementary Learner.
: Math Pedagogy for Elementary.