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(The) Effective Teaching of Informational Text Across the Content Areas, K-12
EDUC7000
This course is designed to assist teachers of all subject areas in helping students become more knowledgeable in the particular content areas. By integrating the principles and practices of reading with their discipline, teachers will be able to make the subject more meaningful and enhance students' learning.

Health and Wellness Issues in the Classroom
Keeping children healthy requires that teachers possess both knowledge of health information and the skill required to pro-actively assist children in need. With a growing movement toward school-based health clinics, as well as a trend toward the in-house provision of first aid, CPR, and automatic defibrillation, this course is designed as a certifying course in advanced first aid and CPR (for those interested in certification). Trends and means to educate children to take responsibility for their own health will be the course focus.

Inclusion: Theory into Practice
Classroom practices which maximize participation for all learners will be the course’s focus. Working with specialists, with "included" students, with a class, which students as individuals - workable and realistic activities will be applied to core curricular elements.

Integrating Children's Literature Across The Curriculum, K-12
(EDUC 7000)
The course will examine children's literature for teachers including picture books, expository books, poetry, and chapter books. We will focus discussions on how each work relates to MA Curriculum Frameworks. We will discuss various techniques to use teaching literature (i.e. - vocabulary instruction, questioning strategies, and comprehension skills). We will also review the literature, share relevant experiences, and discuss appropriate responses.

Reading and The Brain
(EDUC7000 )
This course will examine the teaching of reading in light of recent brain research findings. These research findings are beginning to provide insights into how classroom practices relate to efficient learning. By using the knowledge of how the brain learns to read, this course will focus teachers in K-12 classrooms on techniques and strategies which will enhance, rather than hinder, the instruction of reading.

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