Department: Education

Code Name Description
ED1008 Experimental Course No Description Set
ED1150 Exploring the World of Ed. This course introduces students to the historical and theoretical influences in the field of education that affect current practice. It provides an overview of educational settings and professional organizations at the local, state and national level...
ED1300 Comp for Prospect Educators Focuses on the development of academic competencies necessary for prospective educators who will be required to take and pass state-mandated tests in academic reading and writing skills. This course is required for all first year and transfer student...
ED1500 Found of Community Education This course examines educational and community-based programs and organizations and their role in supporting the health and well-being of individuals and groups of all ages. The various occupations and approaches within community education to achieve...
ED2160 Foundations Early Intervention This course serves as an introduction to the early intervention process including referrals, service delivery, transition to public school services, the role of the service provider, evidence based practice, and family/child-centered services.Prerequ...
ED2161 Educational Psychology This course applies developmental theories and psychologi-cal concepts as a basis for informing teaching practice anddeveloping effective learning environments.Topics include:cognitive and social development, individual learning differ-ences, intelli...
ED2200 Peer Leadership/Student Dev This course will provide students with the foundational knowledge in Student Development theory necessary to become effective leaders on campus, in the community and in their professions. This course will explore the competencies which characterize...
ED2230 Infants & Toddlers This course focuses on the care and teaching of infants and toddlers in group settings. The typical and atypical development characteristics of children from birth to age three will be the basis for planning developmentally appropriate learning expe...
ED2235 Early Assessment & Intervent'n An introduction to researched based screening and assessment tools and intervention strategies that have been found to be effective in evaluating and supporting the cognitive, linguistic, social, and emotional needs of young children including childr...
ED2301 Children/Center in Nottingham This course will explore the innovative work of teachers in Nottingham, England. Beginning in the mid-twentieth century, their progressive practices helped establish the foundation for the British Infant (children 5 to 7 years old) and Primary School...
ED2342 Obs/Partic: Preschool Third year students pursuing DEEC Early Care & Education credentialling track participate in field work in a community based childcare program (two mornings / six hours weekly). Additionally, students attend a weekly course meeting. Topics focus on...
ED2344 Field Obs/Part Out Schl Time Students complete 6 hour a week field experience in an out-of school time setting. Students work alongside practitionersin the field to better understand the components of effectiveenvironments for school age children and/or youth. This course meets...
ED2345 Field Obs/Part: Early Ed/Care Third year students pursuing DEEC Early Care & Education credentialling track participate in field work in a community based childcare program (two mornings / six hours weekly). Additionally, students attend a weekly course meeting. Topics focus on...
ED2354 Creative Arts in Early Childho Students gain a personal understanding of the arts as a discipline which offers a unique perspective for learning, through access to a variety of forms of expression and communication. The Arts are explored in the context of historically and cultura...
ED2355 Children's Literature This course will delve into the world of children’s literature through a comprehensive investigation of genres from picture books to historical fiction (for children birth to age twelve) written by contemporary and traditional authors. Students will...
ED2410 Strategies Effective Educator This course introduces beginning teachers to the essential elements of best practice. An historical perspective of the laws relating to current practice will be discussed. An overview of prominent theorists and philosophers in education will provid...
ED2411 Strategies Eff.Educ:Early Chil This course introduces beginning educators to the essential elements of best practice in Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 3). Students will be introduced to a variety of instructional strategies including lesson planning, writing effective lea...
ED2412 Strat. Eff Educ:Elem-Secondary This course introduces beginning teachers to the essential elements of best practice. Foundational historical knowledge of the laws relating to current practice, as well as, prominent theorists and philosophers in Education will be discussed and rei...
ED2420 School, Family and Community This course will allow students to understand and view the child as a member of the family system and the greater social system. It will explore the structure of the contemporary families and will examine the issues and challenges impacting today’s f...
ED2450 Early Care/Schl Age Prog Plan This course focuses on the principles of planning success-ful learning environments for young children. Emphasiswill be placed on designing spaces that allow for optimalgrowth in children’s physical, social, emotional and cogni-tive development. Desi...
ED2455 Program for Positive Youth Dev This course is intended to familiarize students with the vari-ous aspects of out-of-school time programming for childrenand youth including but not limited to after school program-ming and community/youth organizations. By examiningthe criteria for e...
ED2510 Guiding Behavior This course will provide students with an understanding of the factors that influence children's behaviors and develop positive strategies and techniques to help children become more competent problem solvers. Emphasis will be on a sound understandi...
ED2530 Educ Advocacy & Action This course examines how educators and others can confront inequities and become agents of change in their schools and communities. It will explore structural barriers to justice and pathways for change and examine education advocacy efforts which pr...
ED2700 Early Childhood Language & Lit In this course, students will focus on the development of literacy and the factors that influence communication skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students will learn to design developmentally appropriate learning experiences for li...
ED3008 Experimental Course No Description Set
ED3105 Learning Differences Institute This weekend institute of advanced study is a collaborative effort between Curry College’s Education Department and the Program for Advancement of Learning (PAL). It is designed using learning modules focused on several important aspects of special e...
ED3115 Early Chld Curr: Preschool This course focuses on the planning and implementation of developmentally appropriate learning experiences for preschool aged children. Students will develop teaching strategies and techniques that will foster the development of children’s emerging s...
ED3125 Mathematics Curriculum This course is designed to enable students to broaden theirplanning and teaching repertoire for mathematics learners(grades 1- 12). The course will use the Massachusetts CurriculumFrameworks and local area curricula as guideposts forplanning and teac...
ED3150 Classroom Management This course focuses on three distinct areas of student support and success. The first focal area is on classroom management strategies that enhance student success in the inclusive classroom. The second focal area is on supporting/teaching prosocial...
ED3190 Classroom Assessment Students will explore the importance of assessment for classroom instruction and learning. Students will be given practical and theoretical foundations of assessing school age children. Implications of race, class, and language in resultant data will...
ED3193 Clsrm Assessment Lab: Secdry This course is designed to extend general discussions of formative and summative assessment in the mathematics classroom to secondary learners. Students will explore the range of assessments used in the secondary classroom to monitor student progres...
ED3194 Pre-Practicum I: Mathematics Students accepted into the Mathematics Education major who are pursuing licensure will complete an early field experience in the spring semester of their third year of study. The early field experience will be two consecutive mornings a week in an a...
ED3195 Fundamentals of Curriculum This course provides students the opportunity to examine philosophies, organization and planning for children in public schools. The general principles and practices of teaching social studies and language arts are presented. Lesson and unit planning...
ED3196 Pre-Practicum: Early Childhood Students accepted into the early childhood licensure major complete an early field experience in the spring semester of the third year of study. The early field experience is 2 full days per week in an approved classroom setting.This course meets the...
ED3197 Pre-Practicum: Elementary Students accepted into elementary licensure will complete an early field experience in the spring semester of third year of study. The early field experience will be 2 full days a week in an approved setting.This course meets the General Education Ac...
ED3198 Curric School Age Child Care This course will develop teaching strategies and knowledge of curriculum design related to school-age care and programs for youth. An overview of the developmental stages of middle childhood will provide the foundation for creating and implementing...
ED3200 Admin of Childcare Programs This course is designed to acquaint students with the administrative elements in establishing and managing various childcare programs. Using the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care Regulations for Licensure of Group Care Programs, s...
ED3201 Pre-Practicum I: ESP No Description Set
ED3290 Clsrm Assessment Lab: Literacy This course provides students with theory and methodology in the teaching of reading. Individual differences (including, but not limited to, language and cultural difference) are an on-going component of all assessments and instructional practices. A...
ED3295 Fund of Curriculum: Secondary Students explore the fundamentals of contemporary curriculum through an examination and exploration of methods of instruction. This course requires students to observe and participate in general education settings. The general principles associated w...
ED3320 Elementary Curriculum (1-6) This course is designed to enable students to broaden their planning and teaching repertoire for elementary students (grades 1- 6). The course will use the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and local area curricula as guideposts for planning and te...
ED3330 Early Childhood Curr (PreK-2) This course is intended to prepare students to implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum unit for the PreK-2 grade inclusive classroom. Although students will integrate all content areas of the curriculum into lesson planning and assessment...
ED3331 Pre-Practicum II: Early Child Students accepted to the early childhood licensure major complete a second pre-practicum field experience in the fall semester of the last year of study. The early field experience will be comprised of 2 days a week in an approved setting. This cour...
ED3332 Pre-Practicum II: Elementary Students accepted to the elementary licensure major complete a second pre-practicum field experience in the fall semester of the last year of study. The early field experience will comprise 2 days a week in an approved setting. This course meets the...
ED3334 Pre-Practicum II: ESP No Description Set
ED3350 Spclzed Instr Special Needs This course focuses on methods for teaching students with moderate disabilities in elementary school settings (PreK-8). The goal of this course is to prepare future educators to use instructional principles and strategies to improve the academic and...
ED3415 Adv Curr/Asses Div Learners This course will include assessments typically used in special education settings as well as the specialized instructional programs often indicated for students with special needs.Prerequisite: ED 3190, senior standing.Corequisite: ED 3455.
ED3451 Practicum I: Early Care & Ed Third year students in the Early Childhood major spend twelve hours per week (two full days) in a preschool setting. This field experience allows students to apply concepts of curriculum development to lesson planning and implementation. Equates to n...
ED3454 Pre-Practicum: School Age Care Third year students in the Out of School Time major spend six hours per week in a school-age care setting. This field experience allows students to apply concepts of curriculum development to lesson planning and implementation. This course meets the...
ED3455 Pre-Practicum II: Special Ed Students accepted to the special education licensure major complete a supervised field experience in the fall semester of their fourth year of study. The field experience will be 2 full days per week in an approved setting and will take place in con...
ED3456 Pre-Practicum II: Mathematics Students accepted into the Mathematics Education major who are pursuing licensure will complete a second pre-practicum field experience in the fall semester of the last year of study. The field experience will comprise 2 days a week in an approved s...
ED3457 Field Based Ind Experience No Description Set
ED3510 Community Leadership This course will engage students in discussion and readings that explore effective leadership qualities for professionals who work in community-based education programs. It draws upon the disciplines of psychology, sociology and education in underst...
ED3530 Community Ed: Context, Issues This course explores issues that impact public policy relating to children, families and communities and examines qualities and characteristics of leadership necessary to become allies and partners within community organizations to create meaningful...
ED3550 Teaching Tolerance: Ed/Soc Ref This seminar course will explore the transference of tolerance to others by examining the cultural and educational values that predominated during various turbulent times in U.S. history and discovering how current society continues to propagate thes...
ED3570 Support/Collab in Student Lrng This course focuses on supporting the academic needs of individual learners in an elementary classroom. Focal areas include building relationships and creating a sense of belonging, supporting social and emotional learning, and reducing anxiety, frus...
ED3600 Speech-Language& Comm.Disorder This course addresses speech-language communication disorders in children. Review of typical development of speech language and communication, as well as a typical development and its consequences in terms psychosocial and cognitive growth. Formal an...
ED3700 The Teaching of Reading This course provides students with theory and methodologyin the teaching of reading. Individual differences (including,but not limited to, language and cultural differences) arean ongoing component of all assessment and instructionalpractices. A requ...
ED3701 Field Obsv & Participation Taken in conjunction with ED 3700, The Teaching of Reading, students spend two mornings per week for at least 12 weeks in an elementary inclusion classroom observing and recording learners' behaviors, assisting individual learners, and developing and...
ED3750 Sheltered English Immersion This course is designed to prepare teachers to shelter content in the SEI classroom by considering the individuality of English Language Learners including social and cultural considerations, second language acquisition processes, and English Languag...
ED3751 Supporting Multilingual Lrnrs No Description Set
ED3850 Current Issues in Education This course will explore multiple perspectives on current issues and trends in education, the impact of these issues and trends have on children and their development, and the role of education in promoting healthy development for all children. The...
ED3900 Collaboration & Consultation This capstone course is designed to examine issues of collaboration and consultation among professionals. The emphasis will be on collaboration in schools among special and general educators, Teachers and specialists (e.g. occupational therapists, sp...
ED3905 Special Project in Education Requires an approved proposal for a field-based project designed to provide students the opportunity for in-depth investigation of a special topic. A major paper is required. The project may be linked to concurrent work in the field.
ED3985 Integrating Senior Seminar This capstone course enables students to consider, discuss, and debate issues in education and theories of instruction, to design and implement library research projects which integrate their major areas of study with education coursework and field e...
ED4000 Independent Research/Study Required: 3.00 Education g.p.a.; 2.70 cumulative g.p.a.; signatures of the divisional chairperson and instructor
ED4100 Independent Reading Required: 3.00 Education g.p.a.; 2.70 cumulative g.p.a.
ED4200 Impact of Curr on Tchng/Lrng This 6-credit field-based course will analyze data and explore the tools that outline performance expectations for educators in contemporary schools. Using a research-based lens, course participants will analyze commercial curriculum in use and its i...
ED4560 Practicum II: Infant/Toddler Students in the Early Education and Care major may choose to complete practicum of 18 hours a week field placement in an infant/toddler setting. Students have the opportunity to plan and implement curricula that enhances all the areas of development...
ED4561 Practicum II: Preschool Students in the Early Education and Care major complete an 18 hour a week field placement in a preschool setting. Students have the opportunity to plan and implement curricula that enhances all areas of development as well as create learning environm...
ED4563 Senior Pract :Special Needs Students will complete a five day a week practicum in a setting approved to meet the requirements for licensure as teacher of students with moderate disabilities (Pre-K-8).This course meets the General Education Active Learning requirement.Prerequisi...
ED4564 Senior Practicum:Elementary Students will complete a five day a week practicum in a setting approved to meet the requirements for licensure as Elementary Teacher, levels 1-6.This course meets the General Education Active Learning requirement.Corequisite: ED 4574.
ED4566 Senior Pract: After School Set Students in the Out of School Time Education major com-plete an 9-hour a week field placement in an after schoolprogram setting. Students have an opportunity to plan andimplement curricula that enhance all areas of developmentas well as create learni...
ED4567 Senior Field Experience: ESP The students will complete a five day per week field experience in an appropriate elementary setting in order to further develop skills for the role of an Education Support Professional.This course meets the General Education Active Learning Requirem...
ED4568 Sr Pract: Community Based Students complete a 9-hour a week field placement in a community-related educational setting. Students gain work experience in programs, agencies and organizations that support the health, education, and well-being of the community and its members.Th...
ED4569 Sr. Prac: Early Intervention Students who have completed all required EI program coursework, and who hold Senior status, complete a 20 hour a week (minimum of 300 hours) field placement in a MA DPH-approved EI program and attend a weekly Practicum Seminar. The Practicum Experien...
ED4570 Sr. Prac: Early Childhood Students will complete a five-day a week practicum experience in settings approved to meet the requirements for licensure as Early Childhood teacher (Pre K-2). Students will be placed in a Pre K/K setting and a grades 1 or 2 setting.This course meets...
ED4571 Senior Practicum: Secondary Students will complete a five day a week practicum in a setting approved to meet the requirements for licensure in their desired field: Mathematics (1-6), Mathematics (5-8), or Mathematics (8-12). A weekly one hour seminar is taken in conjunction wi...
ED4574 Senior Practicum Seminar Taken in conjunction with Senior Practicum, ED 4574 is a weekly seminar focused on reinforcing components of teaching practice and professional development of teacher candidates. Seminar topics and assignments focus on teaching practices outlined in...
ED4580 Senior Practicum Seminar Taken in conjunction with Senior Practicum, ED 4580 is a weekly seminar focused on reinforcing components of teaching practice and professional development of teacher candidates. Seminar topics and assignments focus on teaching practices outlined in...
EXP2200 Peer Leadership/Student Dev This course will provide students with the foundational knowledge in Student Development theory necessary to become effective leaders on campus, in the community and in their professions. This course will explore the competencies which characterize...
SPE2600 Intro to Special Education In this course students examine the full spectrum of disabilities,including the social-emotional, environmental, cognitive, andeducational development of students at risk for developmentaldelays or mild/moderate disabilities. Throughout the course,st...
SPE3105 Learning Differences Institute This institute of advanced study is a collaborative effort between Curry College’s Education Department and the Program for Advancement of Learning (PAL). It is designed using learning modules focused on several important aspects of special educatio...
SPE3198 Pre-Practicum I: Special Educ Students accepted into special education licensure will complete an early field experience in the spring semester of third year of study. The early field experience will be 2 full days a week in an approved setting.This course meets the General Educa...
SPE3350 Spclzed Instr Special Needs This course focuses on methods for teaching students with moderate disabilities in elementary and middle school settings (PreK-8). The goal of this course is to prepare future educators to use instructional principles and strategies to improve the ac...
SPE3415 Assessments for Spcl Educators This course will include assessments typically used in specialeducation settings as well as the specialized instructional programsoften indicated for students with special needs.Prerequisites: ED 3190, senior standing.Corequisite: ED 3455.
SPE3416 Assistive Technology This Course is designed to support educators using instructionaland assistive technology tools to support teaching and learning,as well as, communication. Instruction will be enhanced with theuse of technology both inside and outside the classroom. U...
SPE3417 The IEP Process and Devlpmt This course is intended to increase the ability of special educatorsto write Individual Education Programs that clearly articulate theperformance levels, student needs, goals, objectives, and servicedelivery. Participants will develop knowledge of th...
SPE3451 Pre-Practicum I: RBT Students in the RBT track of the Special Education complete a two-day per week experience in the role of a para-professional and behavior assistant in a public school setting.Prerequisite: ED 3150.Corequisite SPE 3511.
SPE3455 Pre-Practicum II: Special Educ Students accepted to the special education licensure major complete a supervised field experience in the fall semester of their fourth year of study. The field experience will be 2 full days per week in an approved setting and will take place in conj...
SPE3457 Pre-Practicum II: RBT Students in the RBT track of the Special Education major complete a two-day per week experience in the role of a para-professional and behavior assistant in a public school setting. Prerequisite: SPE 3511. Corequisite: SPE 3512.
SPE3511 Reg Behavior Tech Trng I This is the first of a two part course teaching the foundational knowledge and skills as outlined in the RBT certification process. The Registered Behavior TechnicianTM (RBT®) is a nationally recognized paraprofessional certification in behavior anal...
SPE3512 Reg Behavior Tech Trng 2 This is the second of a two part course teaches the core knowledge and skills as outlined in the RBT certification process. The Registered Behavior Technician TM (RBT®) is a nationally recognized paraprofessional certification in behavior analysis. R...
SPE4563 Senior Practicum: Special Ed Students will complete a five day a week practicum in a setting approved to meet the requirements for licensure as teacher of students with moderate disabilities (Pre-K-8).This course meets the General Education Active Learning requirement.Prerequisi...
SPE4572 Senior Practicum: RBT Students in the RBT track of the Special Education major complete a 300-hour field experience in the role of a supervised RBT. Successful completion of These field hours and the RBT task list will be the final skills assessment required for certifica...
SPE5416 Assistive Technology No Description Set
SPE5417 Writing IEPs No Description Set
XEDU1008 Experimental Course No Description Set