As practicing teachers, we recognize your busy lifestyles during the school year.  Wittenberg, has designed courses that will fit nicely into your schedule and your professional development needs this Summer term. 

To register, simply call 327-6417 and we will be happy to take your enrollment information.  Wittenberg accepts checks, Visa or Master Card as payment for tuition.

Registration Opens March 28 – Closes May 2 

 

 Courses and Times                                                                                                  Credits

Educ 520      English/Language Arts in the Upper Elementary Grades                        MWF  May 16 – June 10; 8:00am – 10:00am	2
Educ 520      Mathematics in the Upper Elementary Grades                         MWF  June 13 – July 8;  12:00 – 2:00pm	2
Educ 520      Science in the Upper Elementary Grades                        MWF  May 16 – June 10; 4:00 – 6:00pm	2
Educ 520      Social Studies in the Upper Elementary Grades                        TTH  June 16 – July 7; 8:00 – 11:30am	2
Educ 520      Principles, Practices, and Learning in Grades 4-6                        MWF June 13 – July 8; 8:00 – 10:00am	2
Educ 510      “Words & Actions that Hurt: Learn how students bully face-to-face and online”                         June 16 & 23, 9:00am – 3:30pm + 10 hour online Moodle component	2
Educ 530      Plugged in or Tuned Out: Determining the proper role of digital media in schools                        M-F August 1 – 5; 8:00am – 12:30pm	2
Educ 530      Exemplary Practices in Urban Schooling                        MWF June 20 – July 8 (no meeting on July 4); 8:30 – 11:00am	2
Educ 510      Constructing Understanding in Mathematics and Science                        MWF  June 13 – July 8; 8:00 – 11:00am	3
Educ 530      Contemporary Issues in Special Education                        June 1, 7, 8, 14, & 15    4:30 – 6:30pm                        June 21, 22, 28, & 29    8:00 – 12:00 noon + 10 hour online Moodle component	3
Educ 550      Professional and Ethical Issues in Education                        TTH, May 17 – June 23; 4:30 – 7:30pm	3
Educ 590      Reading and Synthesizing Teacher Research                        Times TBA	2
Educ 600      Directed Research                        Times Arranged by advisor	4

Early Childhood and Middle Childhood Generalist Endorsement

 

Educ 520      English/Language Arts in the Upper Elementary Grades

Instructor:        Roberta Linder, Ed.D.

Credit:             2 semester credits

Date/Time:     MWF  May 16 – June 10; 8:00am – 10:00am

Location:        108 Blair Hall

Description:  This course provides an overview of the English/Language Arts content and curriculum found in Ohio’s 4th-6th grade classrooms. Specific topics will include, the foundations of reading, language in writing, and communication skills. Special attention is focused on developmentally appropriate pedagogy. Prerequisites: P-3 Early Childhood License or submit undergraduate transcripts to Director of Graduate Studies

 

Educ 520      Mathematics in the Upper Elementary Grades.  

Instructor:        Gina Post, Ph.D.

Credit:             2 semester credits

Date/Time:     MWF  June 13 – July 8;  12:00 – 2:00pm

Location:        115 Blair Hall

Description:  This course provides an overview of the Mathematics content and curriculum found in Ohio’s 4th-6th grade classrooms. Specific topics will include, mathematical processes, number sense and numeration, algebraic concepts, informal geometry and measurement, and data organization and interpretation. Special attention is focused on developmentally appropriate pedagogy. Prerequisites: Submit transcript to Director of Graduate Studies for review of mathematics courses taken

 

Educ 520   Science in the Upper Elementary Grades 

Instructor:        TBA

Credit:             2 semester credits

Date/Time:     MWF  May 16 – June 10; 4:00 – 6:00pm

Location:        208 Blair Hall

Description:  This course provides an overview of the Science content and curriculum found in Ohio’s 4th-6th grade classrooms. Specific topics will include, Earth science, life science, physical science, science in personal and social perspectives, and science as inquiry and science processes Special attention is focused on developmentally appropriate pedagogy.  Prerequisites:  P-3 license or submit transcript to Director of Graduate Studies

 

Educ 520      Social Studies in the Upper Elementary Grades 

Instructor:        Amy McGuffey

Credits:          2 semester credits

Date/Time:     TTH  June 16 – July 7; 8:00 – 11:30am

Location:        108 Blair Hall

Description:  This course provides an overview of the Social Studies content and curriculum found in Ohio’s 4th-6th grade classrooms. Specific topics will include, geography, world history, United States history, Ohio history, government, citizenship, and democracy, economics, and social studies as inquiry and processes Special attention is focused on developmentally appropriate pedagogy. Prerequisites: P-3 License or submit transcript to Director of Graduate Studies

 

Educ 520      Principles, Practices, and Learning in Grades 4-6  

Instructor:        Beth Moore

Credits:          2 semester credits

Date/Time:     MWF June 13 – July 8; 8:00 – 10:00am

Location:        208 Blair Hall

Description:  The developmental, socio-cultural, and pedagogical foundations related to schooling in grades 4-6 are explored in relationship to the specific needs and characteristics of students ages 8-12. The course expands early childhood and middle childhood candidates’ understanding of the teaching and learning processes specific to the upper elementary grades.  Prerequisites: P-3 or Middle Childhood (4-9) license or submit a transcript to the Director of Graduate Studies

 

Professional Studies

 

Educ 510      “Words & Actions that Hurt: Learn how students bully face-to-face and online”

Instructor:        Chris Stankovich, Ph.D.

Credit:            2 semester credits

Date/Time:   June 16 & 23, 9:00am – 3:30pm

                        This course has a 10 hour online Moodle component

Materials:       $20 course packet

Location:        208 Blair Hall

Description: Bullying is an issue that touches almost every person, family, school, business or community at one time or another regardless of age, gender, race, religion or socio-economic status. Bullying is not just a school issue, bullying is a broader community health and wellness issue.  This course will address bullying through a bio-psycho-social approach. Overall this course will explore practical instructional strategies for preventing, responding and breaking the cycle of bullying in schools and communities, including the escalating problem of cyberbullying using e-mail, text messaging, social networking websites and cell phones to bully and harass peers.

 

Educ 530      Plugged in or Tuned Out: Determining the proper role of digital media in schools

Instructor:        Lowell Monke, Ph.D.

Credit:             2 semester credits

Date/Time:     M-F August 1 – 5; 8:00am – 12:30pm

Location:        10 Blair Hall

Description:   As more and more powerful forms of digital technology enter schools and homes, the role they play in education and child development has become both more pronounced and controversial. At the very moment that technology advocates are promoting video games and cell phones as powerful learning tools, concerns are growing about the effects of youth spending too much time in front of screens. This course will examine the role of digital media in children’s lives by engaging the arguments of both the critics and the promoters. We will attempt to judge the merit of these competing arguments based on what we know about the true needs of children and develop some strategies that could establish a proper, healthy role for digital media in our schools.

 

Educ 530      Exemplary Practices in Urban Schooling

Instructor:        Brian Yontz, Ph.D.

Credit:             2 semester credits

Date/Time:     MWF June 20 – July 8 (no meeting on July 4); 8:30 – 11:00am

Location:        108 Blair Hall

Description:   This course provides an in-depth look at promising contemporary exemplary practices in urban education.  Practices at the district, school and classroom level will be explored.   Practices outlined in literature by the Council of Great City Schools, The National Council of Urban Education (NEA), The National Urban Alliance, and various urban teacher preparation/development programs will be examined.   Students will focus on the following essential questions:

• What are the organizational and pedagogical practices being used by schools to advance the education of children in urban America?
• How can the recent progress in understanding how particular urban districts have improved be transferred to struggling urban schools?
• How are key players brought together to partner in successful urban schools in America?
• What are the strategies urban schools use to inspire the public’s confidence in urban education?

 

Focused Inquiry

 

Educ 510      Constructing Understanding in Mathematics and Science

Instructor:        Gina Post, Ph.D.

Credit:             3 semester credits

Date/Time:     MWF  June 13 – July 8; 8:00 – 11:00am

Location:        115 Blair Hall

Description: The development of student understanding of mathematical and scientific ideas and concepts will be studied by investigating current learning theories and how they relate to the research on mathematics and science education.

 

Educ 530      Contemporary Issues in Special Education

Instructor:        Sally Brannan, Ed.D.

Credit:            3 semester credits

Date/Time:     June 1, 7, 8, 14, & 15    4:30 – 6:30pm

June 21, 22, 28, & 29    8:00 – 12:00 noon

This course has a 10 hour online Moodle component

Location:        208 Blair Hall

Description: This course will address current and controversial issues related to serving students with disabilities across grade levels and educational settings.  Topics will include the investigation of effective strategies for assessment, instruction and curriculum development.  Discussion will focus on common issues that affect educational settings and student progress in the general education curriculum.  We will also examine outcomes and expectations for students with learning needs and the kinds of collaborative approaches and supports needed.   This course will include an online component.

 

Core

 

Educ 550      Professional and Ethical Issues in Education

Instructor:        Robert Welker, Ph.D.

Credit:             3 semester credits

Date/Time:     TTH, May 17 – June 23; 4:30 – 7:30pm

Location:        10 Blair Hall

Description: Designed to inform practice in P-12 classrooms, this course explores philosophical and pragmatic issues affecting teacher leadership. By the end of the course, participants will have the opportunity to analyze case histories, examine the philosophy and history of teacher professionalization efforts, critique and analyze research articles, develop basic strategies for research review, and formulate initial professional development plans. A major outcome of the course is personal assessment and planning of professional development goals.

 

Research

 

Educ 590      Reading and Synthesizing Teacher Research

Instructor:        Roberta Linder, Ed.D.

Credit:             2 semester credits

Date/Time:     TBA

Location:        103 Blair Hall

Description:   The major purpose of this course is to help participants identify research interests, determine strategies, and form designs to complete research projects.  Participants will learn action research strategies that help them define questions and determine methods of gathering information and assessing it.  Participants will also examine the process and practice of both quantitative and qualitative research.  By the end of the course, students will clarify a research question and be able to write a research plan and preliminary review of the literature.

 

Educ 600      Directed Research

Instructor:        Thesis Advisor

Credits:          4 semester credits

Date/Time:     Arranged by advisor

Description:   Directed Research serves as the capstone experience in the Master of Arts in Education degree. Candidates will work with their Thesis Committee to craft and complete a substantial, high-quality research project. Although the completed projects will differ, all must include a written review of the literature pertaining to the candidate(s)’s research topic. The candidate(s) must document the research process and address the project's relevance, value, and significance. See the Thesis Project Preparation Guide for details on the completion of the project. This course entails completion of the project proposal, successful completion of the research, and an oral defense before the Thesis Committee. Initial registration for EDUC 600 requires enrollment for 4 semester credits.   Prerequisites: 550, 560, 570, 590, and 595.