Fall 2026 Courses
The Department of Education is excited to offer a wide variety of undergraduate courses for Fall 2026. See below for titles, instructors, and days/times. Please note that the most updated information for students will always be found in Workday. If you have questions, please contact the Department of Education.
First Year Seminars
FYS 100: What Can be Learned from a Children’s Book
Instructor: Pat Cunningham
TR 11:00 – 12:15
TR 12:30 – 1:45
FYS 100: Sports, Culture, and Geography
Instructor: Adam Friedman
WF 9:30 – 10:45
Divisional Courses
EDU 101. Issues and Trends in Education. (3 h)
Educational issues and trends with a focus on K-12 schools and teachers. Focus will vary by instructor. Course can be repeated if topic differs. (D)
Course Sections:
EDU 101: How We Learn to Write
Instructor: Joan Mitchell
TR 9:30 – 10:45
EDU 101: Comparative and International Education
Instructor: Donal Mulcahy
MWF 1:00 – 1:50
EDU 101: Supporting the Capacities for Resilience and Overall Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Adolescence
Instructor: Michele Myers
TR 2:00 – 3:15
EDU 101: Fostering Resilience in Schools and Colleges: The Role of Educators and Families
Instructor: Linda Nielsen
MW 2:00 – 3:15
EDU 101: Critical and Cultural Literacy in Curriculum and Schooling
Instructor: Kathryn Pegram
MW 12:30 – 1:45
EDU 101: Maker Literacy in Action
Instructor: Ali Sakkal
T 2:00 – 4:30
EDU 101: TBA
Instructor: TBA
WF 9:30 – 10:45
EDU 201. Educational Policy and Practice. (3 h)
Philosophical, historical and sociological foundations of education, including analysis of contemporary accountability systems. (CD, D)
Instructor: Scott Baker
TR 3:30 – 4:45
Instructor: Donal Mulcahy
MWF 2:00 – 2:50
Instructor: Ali Sakkal
MW 12:30 – 1:45
MW 2:00 – 3:15
EDU 211. How People Learn. (3 h) [Formerly EDU 311: Learning & Cognitive Science]
Explores key theories and principles of cognition related to development, learning, and motivation, with a focus on the implications for designing and implementing effective learning experiences. (CD, D)
Instructor: Casey Holmes
TR 12:30 – 1:45
TR 2:00 – 3:15
Instructor: Kathryn Pegram
MW 2:00 – 3:15
Required and Elective Courses
EDU 102L. Exploring School Communities. (2 h)
Field experience and seminar with a focus on K-12 schools in surrounding communities. Pass/Fail only.
Instructor: Jeff Faullin
T 9:00 – 10:50
W 12:00 – 1:50
R 12:00 – 1:50
Instructor: TBA
F 9:00 – 10:50
EDU 201. Educational Policy and Practice. (3 h)
Philosophical, historical and sociological foundations of education, including analysis of contemporary accountability systems. (CD, D)
Instructor: Scott Baker
TR 3:30 – 4:45
Instructor: Donal Mulcahy
MWF 2:00 – 2:50
Instructor: Ali Sakkal
MW 12:30 – 1:45
MW 2:00 – 3:15
EDU 211. How People Learn. (3 h) [Formerly EDU 311: Learning & Cognitive Science]
Explores key theories and principles of cognition related to development, learning, and motivation, with a focus on the implications for designing and implementing effective learning experiences. (CD, D)
Instructor: Casey Holmes
TR 12:30 – 1:45
TR 2:00 – 3:15
Instructor: Kathryn Pegram
MW 2:00 – 3:15
EDU 236. Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Thinking in Education. (1 h)
Engages students in recognizing economic, business, and education changes brought about by increased globalization. Focuses on the opportunities and challenges of increasing creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking in a global economy.
Taught 2nd Session
Instructor: Anthony Tang
F 9:00 – 10:50
EDU 259. Teaching Diverse Learners. (3 h) [Formerly EDU 395]
Explores the multifaceted nature of diversity in today’s classrooms, with particular attention to English Learners, exceptional children, and students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. (CD)
Instructor: Dani Parker Moore
TR 9:30 – 10:45
EDU 304: Social Justice Issues in Education (3 h)
This course facilitates exploration of issues of social justice and schooling from both theoretical and practical perspectives. It includes a focus on multi-cultural education, global awareness, issues of equity in school funding, urban and rural education, poverty, and marginalized populations. (CD)
Instructor: Scott Baker
TR 2:00 – 3:15
EDU 307. Instructional Design, Assessment, and Technology. (3 h)
Introduction to contemporary technologies and their applications for supporting instruction, assessment, and professional practice. P – EDU 211.
Instructor: Jeff Faullin
TR 3:30 – 4:45
EDU 309L. Introduction to Secondary Education (2 h)
Practical experiences in classrooms with focus on secondary classrooms and students. Public school experience and seminar. Pass/Fail only. P-102L, or POI.
Instructor: Alan Brown
W 3:00 – 4:50
EDU 310. Race, Class, and Gender in a Color-blind Society. (3 h)
An examination of issues surrounding race, class, and gender in the United States. Topics include income and wealth, theories of discrimination, public education, gender bias, and patterns of occupational and industrial segregation. Also listed as AES 310.
Instructor: Dani Parker Moore
TR 12:30 – 1:45
*Co-located course; limited seats available
EDU 312. Teaching Exceptional Children. (3 h)
Examines the various types of learning differences in K-12 schools. Emphasis is on instructional planning, identification of interventions, and assessment techniques to support diverse learners.
Instructor: Leni Caldwell
MW 9:30 – 10:45
EDU 321: Advanced Issues and Trends in Education: Politics of Public Education. (3 h)
Introduces students to some of the most popular and contentious contemporary education policy debates and discusses what the U.S. school system tells us about the country’s fundamental political commitments.
Instructor: Sara Dahill-Brown
MWF 10:00 – 10:50
*Co-located course; limited seats available
EDU 330: Fathers and Daughters (3 h)
Explores father-daughter relationships in contemporary American society through an interdisciplinary lens of film, literature, music, theater, media, and social science research. P-sophomore standing.
Instructor: Linda Nielsen
MW 12:30 – 1:45
College to Career Series
EDU 120. Personal Framework for Career Exploration. (1.5 h)
First course in the College to Career series. Focuses on student self-assessment, including personal attributes, academic majors, interests, personality, and strengths in career exploration.
Taught 1st session
Instructor: Brian Calhoun
MWF 9:00 – 9:50
MWF 10:00 – 10:50
Instructor: Becca Chase
TR 11:00 – 12:15
Instructor: Sharon Ralston
MW 2:00 – 3:15
EDU 220. Options in the World of Work. (1.5 h)
Second course in the College to Career series. Explores the structure of the world of work, job functions, the correlation between careers and education, career trajectories, graduate school, and employment trends.
Taught 2nd session
Instructor: Brian Calhoun
MWF 9:00 – 9:50
MWF 10:00 – 10:50
Instructor: Becca Chase
TR 9:30 – 10:45
TR 11:00 – 12:15
Instructor: Sharon Ralston
TR 2:00 – 3:15
Instructor: Heidi Robinson
MW 12:30 – 1:45
MW 2:00 – 3:15
EDU 320. Strategic Job Search Processes. (1.5 h)
Third course in the College to Career series. Provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills for an effective job search: interviewing, networking, branding, and evaluating offers.
Taught 1st and 2nd session
Instructor: Brian Calhoun
TR 9:30 – 10:45
EDU 360. Professional and Life Skills. (1.5 h)
Fourth course in the College to Career series. Covers transition to life and work after college: work etiquette, personal branding, career management, and life skills such as budgeting and work benefits. Applies liberal arts education to life after college. Senior standing only.
Taught 1st session
Instructor: Heidi Robinson
MW 2:00 – 3:15
Elementary Education Methods Courses (All courses P-POI)
EDU 205. Developing Literacy and Communication Skills in Elementary Schools. (4 h)
Implementing research-based strategies for teaching and assessing reading, writing, listening, and speaking in grades pre-K through 6. P-POI.
Instructor: Michele Myers
T 8:00 – 11:50
EDU 316L. Elementary Literacy Interventions. (10 h)
A field experience for elementary education candidates focused on early literacy, including diagnosis and remediation of reading and writing skills. Public school experience and seminar. Pass/Fail only. P-Prerequisite override required.
Instructor: Leni Caldwell
MW 2:00 – 3:15
[Additional tutoring options TR 2:00 – 3:00, Depart campus at 1:45]
Secondary Education Methods Courses (All Courses P-POI)
EDU 354A. Teaching Secondary English. (3 h)
Methods and materials used in teaching secondary English. P-POI.
Instructor: Joan Mitchell
TR 11:00 – 12:15
EDU 354B. Teaching Secondary Mathematics. (3 h)
Methods and materials used in teaching secondary mathematics. P-POI.
Instructor: TBA
TR 12:30 – 1:45
EDU 354C. Teaching Secondary Social Studies. (3 h)
Methods and materials used in teaching secondary social studies. P-POI.
Instructor: Casey Holmes
TR 11:00 – 12:15
EDU 354D. Teaching Secondary Science. (3 h)
Methods and materials used in teaching secondary science. P-POI.
Instructor: Debbie French
TR 11:00 – 12:15