Spring 2027 Courses
The Department of Education is excited to offer a wide variety of undergraduate courses for Spring 2027. 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 .
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: Supporting the Capacities for Resilience and Overall Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Adolescence
Instructor: Michele Myers
TR 9:30 – 10:45
EDU 101: Fostering Resilience in Schools and Colleges: The Role of Educators and Families
Instructor: Linda Nielsen
MWF 2:00 – 2:50
EDU 101: Critical and Cultural Literacy in Curriculum and Schooling
Instructor: Kathryn Pegram
MW 12:30 – 1:45
EDU 101: The Intersection of Literacy, Sport, Education, and Society
Instructor: Alan Brown
MWF 2:00 – 2:50
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
TR 12:30 – 1:45
TR 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: Alex Tabori
W 5:00 – 7:50
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
F 9:00 – 10:50
EDU 111. Special Topics. (1-3 h)
A survey of topics in education. Focus will vary by instructor. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
EDU 111. Special Topics: Making and Sustainability (1.5 h)
Taught 1st session
Instructor: Brian Calhoun
WF 11:00 – 12:15
EDU 111. Special Topics: Movement in the Molecular (1.5 h)
Taught 2nd session
Instructor: Jeff Faullin and Christina Soriano
M 9:00 – 10:50
* Co-located course with DCE and will have limited seats
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
TR 12:30 – 1:45
TR 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: Alex Tabori
W 5:00 – 7:50
Instructor: Kathryn Pegram
MW 2:00 – 3:15
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
R 9:00 – 11:50
EDU 305. The Sociology of Education. (3 h)
A study of contemporary educational institutions. This course examines such issues as school desegregation, schooling and social mobility, gender equity, and multiculturalism.
Instructor: Dani Parker Moore
TR 12:30 – 1:45
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: Nakesha Dawson
TR 11:00 – 12:15
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: Paula Gentius
TR 11:00 – 12:15
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
MWF 1:00 – 1:50
First Year Seminars
FYS 100: What Can be Learned from a Children’s Book
Instructor: Pat Cunningham
MWF 1:00 – 1:50
MWF 2:00 – 2:50
FYS 100: Sports, Culture, and Geography
Instructor: Adam Friedman
MWF 10:00 – 10:50
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
TR 12:30 – 1:45
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 11:00 – 12:15
TR 12:30 – 1:45
Instructor: Heidi Robinson
MW 12:30 – 1:45
MW 2:00 – 3:15
EDU 299. Career Planning. (1.5 h)
Covers personal assessment of work-related values, interests, and skills; exploration of career options; and resume writing, interviewing, and job-search skills. Junior or senior standing only.
Taught 1st session
Instructor: Heidi Robinson
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
Elementary Education Methods Courses (All courses P-POI)
EDU 250L. Student Teaching: Elementary. (10 h)
Supervised teaching experience in grades K-6. Full-time. Includes a weekly reflective seminar. Service Learning. Pass/Fail only. P-Prerequisite override required.
Instructor: Leni Caldwell
TBD
EDU 293. Professional Development Seminar: Elementary. (3 h)
Students reflect on all aspects of the elementary school curriculum, including meeting the needs of diverse learners, lesson planning, best practices, classroom management, and leadership. Required completion and submission of edTPA portfolio. Pass/Fail only. P-Prerequisite override required.
Instructor: Heather Fink
TR 3:30 – 4:45
EDU 295. Teaching Elementary Social Studies. (3 h)
Methods and materials for teaching social studies, including adaptations for diverse and exceptional learners. P-Prerequisite override required.
Instructor: Casey Holmes
TR 3:30 – 4:45
EDU 296. Elementary Mathematics Methods: Inquiry Teaching and Learning. (3 h)
Methods and materials for teaching elementary mathematics content, including adaptations for diverse and exceptional learners. P-Prerequisite override required.
Instructor: Heather Fink
WF 11:00 – 12:15
EDU 298. Elementary Science Methods: Inquiry Teaching and Learning. (3 h)
Methods and materials for teaching elementary science content, including adaptations for diverse and exceptional learners. P-Prerequisite override required.
Instructor: Debbie French
TR 2:00 – 3:15