on research in the field, assessment and accountability, teaming and Middle Grade structures, and collaborating with parents, and other members of the school community related to continuous improvement. The course is designed for the teacher leader engaging in or planning Middle Grades school improvement initiatives.

EDTD 7221 Authentic Literacy Assessment (3-0-3)
This course is designed to teach educators how to assess what goes on in classrooms where reading and writing for real purposes is the norm. It will involve study of the evolvement of literacy assessment from standardized tests to informal tests to criterion-referenced tests and now to authentic assessment. Emphasis will be placed on how assessment can be reformed and still match instruction and yield valid, reliable data that hold practitioners accountable. Case studies of using authentic assessment at the school, district, and state levels will be reviewed.

EDTD 7222 Engaging Students in Literacy: Motivating
Learners to be Literate (3-0-3)
Motivating students to read is a concern for many classroom teachers, and there is now some good research on how to approach this task. This course will concentrate on interpreting available research on motivation from the professional literature in many fields and engage students in how to implement these data through instructional approaches in the context of the classroom. In addition, finding and using motivational materials that are also instructionally sound will be studied.

EDTD 7909 Thesis I (3-0-3)
Students will carry out empirical research that represents the application of theory, the extension of research, or the development of creative approaches to aspects of teaching, learning, administering, or counseling. Students will describe via written thesis format the results of their research. Prerequisites: successful completion of EDUC 7021 or of comparable graduate coursework.

EDTD 7910 Thesis II (3-0-3)
This course is a continuation of EDTD 7909. Students will carry out empirical research that represents the application of theory, the extension of research, or the development of creative approaches to aspects of teaching, learning, administering, or counseling. Students will describe via written thesis format the results of their research, and will orally defend the thesis. Prerequisites: successful completion of EDTD 7909.

EDUC - Education Courses
EDUC 2101 Introduction to the Historical and Philosophical
Foundations of American Education (3-0-3)
The course is designed to help the student analyze and examine the role of the professional educator, including ethical and effective practices; to study the social, historical, and philosophical perspectives in American Education along with the methods of inquiry used in the analysis of educational issues (Based on Outcomes stated in Area F of the Core). A field experience in a public school classroom is required.

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