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ADM 501 - Introduction to Educational Administration
Credits: 3
Note Required for Matriculation
Leadership and its impact an organizational structure, behavior, and student achievement will be examined in the context of today’s schools. The course will provide students with the opportunity to explore leadership theories, organizational theories, and principles of motivation, communication systems, the future-focused strategic thinking progress, decision making principles and leadership of the change process. Students will be expected to apply theoretical knowledge and research-based models to specific school leadership situations. A special focus will be placed on student development of a solid initial understanding and application of all of the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards. This course will provide students with a strong foundation for their development as student-centered, future-focused, data informed, and standards based 21st Century Educational Leaders.
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ADM 502 - The Role of the Principal
Credits: 3
Note Required for Matriculation.
Provides an overview of the role and responsibilities of the school principal as related to the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards. Understanding is developed of how to provide leadership to establish a professional learning community with a staff that collaborates to impact student achievement. Areas addressed include the change process and how it is sustained through communication and collaboration; the school culture and how change is embedded into the culture; how principals support growth and develop leadership capacity; the role of parents and the school community; and the power of mission, vision, values, and goals. Candidates develop an initial leadership portfolio.
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ADM 504 - Supervision and Evaluation of School Personnel
Credits: 3
Note Required for Matriculation.
This course presents a study of evolving supervision and evaluation practices that nurture, develop, and sustain the educational vision of what schools can and should be. Emphasis is placed on supervisory practices that enhance reflection about teaching and learning, teacher evaluation, and staff development. Learners will investigate supervisory strategies necessary to successfully lead schools through restructuring and change. There is a special focus on the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards as they apply to school leadership.
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ADM 505 - School Leadership in the Twenty-first Century
Credits: 3
Prerequisites ADM 501, ADM 502, ADM 504
Designed for present and future administrators, this course addresses current topics and issues effective administrators just address regularly and well. Topics include establishing and maintaining a safe learning environment; developing effective communication skills; addressing health and family issues; finding, analyzing, and using school data available through current technologies; being a change agent; and leading a staff toward a shared vision and empowerment. Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards are addressed.
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ADM 516 - Case Studies in Educational Administration
Credits: 3
Prerequisites Completion of all other required courses in the program
Analysis of case studies and current educational administration issues are the focus of this course. In a seminar mode, students examine issues and cases and propose appropriate administrative responses and evaluate the probable effects of their responses. The cases relate to all of the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards.
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ADM 550 - Developmental Portfolio Review
Credits: 1
Note Completion of all required courses in the program. Candidates may enroll in this course while completing ADM 516. It is required that students attend three class sessions to prepare for the capstone.
The capstone experience is composed of three components which are connected to all of the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards. The components consist of a written paper that focuses on key aspects of leadership such as vision, an interview, and a revision of the initial portfolio that was developed in ADM 502.
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ADM 552 - Internship in Educational Administration
Credits: 4
Note Internship Coordinator’s consent required. An internship portfolio is required.
One hundred eighty hours of specified performance-based field experience congruent with the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards. A plan must be approved by the Coordinator of Administrative Internships and completed under the dual supervision of an on-site and College supervisor.
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ART 5XX - Studio Courses (Examples: Drawing, Sculpture, etc.)
Credits: 3
The Art Department will offer a variety of studio courses which may be taken as electives in either the M.S. or M.L.A programs; in addition, these courses will also meet the M.L.A “creative process” requirement.
General Education Distribution Requirements Creative Process
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ART 504 - Studies in Art History
Credits: 3
Note The topics change periodically and will be fully described in the Semester Graduate Bulletin.
This course will focus on various topics in art history.
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ART 505 - 20th Century Art
Credits: 3
A focus on art as an expression of the modern spirit. Topics covered will include Expressionism, Cubism, Dada and Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art.
General Education Distribution Requirements Contemporary Society
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ART 506 - Art in Area Collections
Credits: 3
An introduction to art history through a study of art works in area museums and galleries. The course will include Saturday field trips to Washington, DC, and Baltimore. There will be a modest fee for transportation expenses.
General Education Distribution Requirements Cultural Heritage
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ART 516 - Computer Graphics
Credits: 3
Note No prior computer knowledge required.
Designed to give basic skills in the field. Draw and Paint programs and scanning photos and manipulating them for inclusion in projects will be covered, as well as some desktop publishing. Applications to education, publication, and art.
General Education Distribution Requirements Creative Process
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ART 566 - Special Topics in Art
Credits: 3
This course will focus on various topics in art. A different topic is chosen for any given semester and will be fully described in the Semester Graduate Bulletin.
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BIO 508 - Ethics of Health Care
Credits: 3
This course will focus on various topics in biological sciences. A different topic is chosen for any given semester and will be fully described in the Semester Graduate Bulletin. Background No previous scientific background is required.
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BIO 566 - Special Topics in Biology
Credits: 3
This course will focus on various topics in biological sciences. A different topic is chosen for any given semester and will be fully described in the Semester Graduate Bulletin. Background No previous scientific background is required.
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BUA 527 - Economics and Financing of Education
Credits: 3
A study of the conceptual and legal bases for the financing of education through various alternative models. Also included are budgeting issues of cost effectiveness, maintenance of facilities, auxiliary services, issues of diversity and finance, principles of school financial accounting, and applicable ELCC Standards as assigned.
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CED 500 - Orientation to Counseling
Credits: 3
Note Counseling Students only.
A course designed to both introduce the student to the field of counseling and the McDaniel College Counselor Education program and to provide a personal growth experience. Students will explore topics pertinent to the fields of school and community counseling, including the history of counseling, diversity, and the importance of counselor self-awareness. Students will also receive information regarding the goals, objectives, and skills necessary to complete the CED program. Two-thirds of the semester involves participation in a personal growth experience, and one third is spent in an academic setting.
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CED 501 - Introduction to Counseling
Credits: 3
An orientation to the role and function of the counselor. The course will focus on the student’s understanding of the context in which counselors work, the skills they must acquire, and the need to be increasingly aware of their own competencies, responsibilities, and values. Emphasis will be placed on person-centered, behavioral, and reality counseling techniques, as well as upon the development and application of basic listening and attending skills.
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CED 502 - Counseling Theories and Technology
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 501
A study of psychoanalytic, rational emotive therapy, gestalt, existential, and person-centered counseling theories and an introduction to techniques involved in applying these theories. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a personal theory of counseling.
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CED 504 - Lifestyle, Career Development and Decision Making
Credits: 3
A course to assist counselors and other professionals in becoming aware of their role in career development with individuals of all ages. The course emphasizes a survey of major development theories and program planning. The development of counselor competencies in the areas of collecting, evaluating, classifying and using accurate informational materials related to occupational, education, and personal-social decision making and planning is included.
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CED 505 - Diversity Sensitive Counseling
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 502
Introduces and examines the origins and dimensions of human similarities and differences. Explores social, political, personal, and behavioral influences upon culture and diversity, and examines issues such as racism, oppression, White identity development, gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, disability, and their impact on self and ability to counsel effectively. Projects and assignments will focus on development or identification of the student’s values, cultural identity, attitudes, and biases.
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CED 506 - Organization and Administration of Guidance Programs
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 501
A course to assist counselors in the effective organization and management of guidance services. Program planning, use of technology, and techniques for implementation and management are stressed. Research and evaluation skills are included.
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CED 507 - Counseling Children
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 501
The study of theory, method, and evaluation techniques which are appropriate in working with children. The focus will be on individual and group counseling with children as well as play therapy.
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CED 508 - Group Dynamics
Credits: 3
An overview of major group theories, knowledge of group process, and an understanding of the relationship between group goals and group process. The course develops group participant, observer, and facilitator skills. Group leadership, theoretical approaches to working with groups, and the application and integration of group dynamic concepts within various organizations are developed. (Educational Administration candidates will address Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards as assigned.)
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CED 509 - Family Counseling
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 501
A critical examination of the functions, dynamics, organization, and life cycle of family systems. The primary focus of the course will be to examine the assumptions of various schools of family therapy with an emphasis on strategic/structural family therapy.
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CED 511 - Counseling Practicum (Lab)
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 505 and most coursework Completed
Note Enrollment limited to eight students.
A practicum to provide for further development, integration, and application of counseling skills. Emphasis will be placed on individual counseling. Each student must have access to at least one client each semester in an ongoing counseling relationship.
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CED 513 - Delivery of Pupil Personnel Services
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the role of the pupil personnel worker in a changing society. It is specifically oriented to teach information related to the delivery of services and the development and implementation of programs that are uniformly applicable to all school systems. This course addresses the following: legal issues, delivery of services, case management, crisis intervention, program development and evaluation, public relations and staff development.
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CED 514 - Diagnosis and Mental Health Counseling
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 501
This course will give the student an overview of the field of mental health with particular emphasis on the role of clinical diagnosis. The student will develop an operational frame of reference of the various available counseling services on the local, state, and federal levels. Attention will be given to the roles of counselor, advocate, behavior changer, broker, and educator.
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CED 515 - Appraisal Procedures for Counseling
Credits: 3
This course addresses the principles of counseling and psychological assessment including concepts necessary for the selection, administration, scoring, and interpretation of individual and group tests.
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CED 516 - Play Therapy
Credits: 3
An integrated orientation to theories, rationales, methodologies, and techniques fundamental to play-based therapy, counseling, and assessment. Applications to a wide variety of child-client population will be presented.
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CED 518 - The Body in Therapy
Credits: 3
In this course, counselors learn to observe gesture, posture, and movement, and “listen” to their client’s body as it reveals deeper levels of history, psychology, feeling, and belief. Non-touch, body-centered methods that assist clients in increased insight and self-awareness are also taught. Highly experiential and self-exploratory.
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CED 520 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide the counselor in training with a more thorough understanding of the major ethical and legal issues they may encounter in community and educational counseling settings today. Issues that impact upon management of counseling and psychotherapy practices will be explored in depth for legal and ethical requirements that have implications for the counseling profession. Learners will be exposed to such topics as ethical decision making, ethical standards of practice for the counselor, legal issues in school and community settings and ethical responses to unethical behavior.
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CED 528 - The Art of Counseling
Credits: 3
Note Counseling Students only.
Recent research on various topics in counseling (family counseling, diversity training, empathy) supports the notion that tapping into the creative arts and media can be a useful technique in providing experiences and information about counseling skills and personal development. This course will study and interpret various art forms in order to examine their impact on becoming a more effective helper. Students can expect to critique or create fiction, poetry, music, contemporary movies, and sculpture to access their aesthetic and creative counseling abilities.
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CED 531 - Counseling & Advocacy with People with Disabilities
Credits: 3
The course is designed to familiarize counselors, teachers and parents with the fundamentals of developmental counseling and advocacy with people with disabilities and their families.
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CED 532 - Counseling Oppositional and Defiant Adolescents: Social & Cultural Implications
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 501
A survey of current interventions and strategies used with pre-adolescents and adolescents. Etiological perspectives will be covered in relation to psychological and physical development, the impact of current adolescent culture, and counseling conditions that facilitate client growth.
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CED 533 - Counseling and Psychopharmacology
Credits: 3
This course will cover all major groups of psychotropic medications and their use in treating mental and behavioral disorders. The medications used to treat the full spectrum of emotional concerns from anxiety to schizophrenia and mood disorders will be investigated. In addition, drugs used for substance abuse and childhood disorders of conduct will be examined. Questions of ethics and safety, especially as related to the use of medications for children, the elderly, and other at-risk populations will be discussed. Other issues important to drug use will also be covered as well as new medications and research.
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CED 535 - Mind Body Therapies
Credits: 3
This course exposes counselors to the growing number of mind/body therapies available today. Highly experiential and hands-on, it explores the dynamic relationship between the mind and the body and how mind/body modalities can enhance the counseling process. The Chinese 5-Element Acupuncture model and the Ayurvedic Chakra system are introduced. Students learn several non-touch, body centered techniques to use with clients and gain insights into mind/body modalities for both personal and professional growth.
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CED 536 - The College Counseling Process
Credits: 3
This course introduces counseling students to the secondary school college planning process. Students will develop a comprehensive developmental guidance program that includes all aspects of the college planning process.
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CED 537 - Family Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 502
Note Course is limited to ten participants.
A primarily experientially based course to further development of a depth of knowledge and conversance with family therapy and the systems approach to working with individuals, couples and families. Each student will be expected to use their own family of origin as well as the families from the texts and the films.
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CED 552 - Field Practicum in School Counseling
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 511
Note Instructor’s consent required.
A semester of field experience in a school under the supervision of a counseling faculty member.
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CED 553 - Field Practicum School Counseling Advanced
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 552
Note Instructor’s consent required.
A second semester of field experience in a school, under the supervision of a counseling faculty member.
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CED 554 - Field Practicum in Community Mental Health
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 502
Note Instructor’s consent required.
A semester of field experience in a community mental health facility, under the supervision of a counseling faculty member.
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CED 556 - Field Practicum Community Mental Health Advanced
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 554
A second semester of field experience in a community mental health facility, under the supervision of a counseling faculty member.
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CED 566 - Special Topics Counseling
Credits: 3
This course will focus on various topics in counseling. A different topic is chosen for any given semester and will be fully described in the Semester Graduate Bulletin.
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CED 577 - Applied Counseling Problems: Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CED 501
A critical examination of the pharmacological, psychological, and social aspects of substance abuse. Major emphasis is placed upon understanding the actions and effects of various psychotropic drugs. Emphasis is on methods of assessment, motivating substance abusers to seek treatment, counseling individuals and families, and the use of self-help groups.
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CED 578 - Current Issues in Counseling
Credits: 3
This course enables students to identify and explore current issues and trends in the field of counseling.
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CUR 501 - Curriculum Trends and Issues
Credits: 3
Students analyze significant issues impacting curricular decisions, trace their historical development, and predict likely futures. Issues include conflict within and between learning theory, educational philosophies, and the content disciplines and the issues surrounding societal expectations and educational policy formation.
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CUR 503 - Learning and Instruction
Credits: 3
This course examines current theories about psychological influences on student learning. Participants examine personal teaching and learning experiences to strengthen the development of their personal foundations for designing and implementing instruction. A case study is used for the analysis of the nature of the interactions of their learners and the educational context.
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CUR 505 - Differentiation and Technology
Credits: 3
This course explores differences in learners, methods to adapt instruction to special needs, and ways technology can be used in the adaptations. Participants in the course will modify and implement instructional plans to meet diverse needs incorporating technology available to them.
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CUR 509 - Monitoring and Aligning Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Credits: 3
This course engages learners in evaluating and developing a comprehensive, valid and reliable assessment system to monitor student progress towards long term curricular outcomes and standards. Participants use selected response, essay/brief constructed response, performance and personal communications methods to design strategies that facilitate and assess student learning. Emphasis is placed on needs assessment including analysis of available data, collection and integration of formative and summative data and engagement of stakeholders, including students, in planning and decision making.
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CUR 512 - Curriculum Analysis and Planning
Credits: 3
Participants examine and apply models of curriculum design, as well as processes for the alignments of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The course explores processes for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of a curriculum, to meet content standards in ways to address diverse student needs through the effective use of the resources within the educational community.
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CUR 515 - Design and Evaluation of Curriculum and Instruction
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CUR 501, EDU 550, CUR 503, CUR 505, CUR 509, CUR 511 or CUR 512
Participants use knowledge and skills gained in the prerequisite courses as well as research based practices to design a long range instructional plan addressing identified needs of a diverse population. Technology is incorporated in ways to facilitate and adapt instruction for learners and enhance student use of technology. Plans for assessment and evaluation are included.
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CUR 566 - Special Topics in Curriculum & Instruction
Credits: 3
This course will focus on various topics in curriculum and instruction. A different topic is chosen for any given semester and will be fully described in the Semester Graduate Bulletin
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DED 500 - English Enhancement
Credits: 0
This course provides an intensive analysis of English with an emphasis on the reading and writing of research and composition of professional reports, including those required under IDEA. A comparative analysis of linguistic structure of ASL and English will provide additional support.
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DED 511 - Foundations of Deaf Education
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CORE course
This course explores the relationship of the goals and processes of Deaf education to those of bilingual education in an historical context. Current demographic, legal, educational, political, medical, and social trends which affect deaf students’ instructional delivery and placement are reviewed. Federal, state and local legislation affecting Deaf and hard-of-hearing students will be analyzed and critiqued. Criteria for the establishment of quality educational services for Deaf students will be presented.
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DED 512 - Teaching Strategies for Exceptional Deaf Students
Credits: 3
Prerequisites DED 518 and PSY 510 (SED 500 can replace PSY 510)
This course reviews the major characteristics of the most prominent multiple disabilities among Deaf students. Emphasis will be placed on multiple disabilities and the effects on learning, instructional approaches and accommodations, classroom management, assessment, environmental adaptations, and collaboration with parents and other professionals.
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DED 515 - Literacy Connections through ASL Storytelling
Credits: 3
Prerequisites ASLPI 3.5 (or Coordinator’s permission)
This course reviews the major characteristics of the most prominent multiple disabilities among Deaf students. Emphasis will be placed on multiple disabilities and the effects on learning, instructional approaches and accommodations, classroom management, assessment, environmental adaptations, and collaboration with parents and other professionals.
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DED 517 - Reading for Deaf Students
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CORE course
This course focuses on the process of learning to read, with emphasis as to how this process applies to Deaf students. Assessment techniques and the materials used in teaching reading are surveyed. Relevant research is stressed.
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DED 518 - Assessment and Instruction of Deaf Students with Special Needs
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CORE course
This course focuses on the study of formal and informal assessment techniques and strategies and their use in developing prescriptive education programs (including the development of behavioral objectives for IEP’s and lesson planning). These competencies are developed through practical application with Deaf students with varying abilities and disabilities including classroom management techniques and adaptations.
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DED 520 - Counseling Parents of Deaf Children
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CORE courses (or Coordinator’s permission)
This course facilitates the development of communication and counseling skills of teachers of Deaf students and ASL Specialists. These skills will be applied to conferencing parents of Deaf children in family and in parent-group settings. Appropriate materials and activities for teaching ASL and Deaf Culture for parents and families are presented. Specific instruction to support parents’ role in the language development of their Deaf child is highlighted.
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DED 523 - American Sign Language I
Credits: 3
Cross Listed at the undergraduate level with ASL 1101
Note (This course is taught in ASL only.)
This course provides an introduction to the grammar and structure of American Sign Language (ASL) as a second language learning experience for students with no or limited knowledge of ASL. Immersion and interpersonal communication will be emphasized. Students learn grammar in the context of communicative activities. The Signing Naturally I (Units 1 – 6) series is used along with additional cultural information. The course includes a language laboratory that encourages development of sign skills and is an integral component of the course.
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DED 524 - American Sign Language II
Credits: 3
Cross Listed at the undergraduate level with ASL 1102
Note (This course is taught in ASL only.)
This course is a continuation of ASL I, with the expansion of conversational language skills as the medium of communication. The Signing Naturally I (Units 7 – 12) series is used along with additional cultural information. The course includes a language laboratory that encourages development of sign skills and is an integral component of the course.
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DED 525 - American Sign Language III
Credits: 3
Cross Listed at the undergraduate level with ASL 2211
Note An assessment of signing skills (ASLPI) may be required. (This course is taught in ASL only.)
This course is a continuation of ASL II, with strategies for conversation on topics, vocabulary, and grammar previously introduced. Portion of the Signing Naturally II series including in-depth cultural information and appropriate cultural behaviors will be covered. The course includes a language laboratory that encourages development of sign skills and is an integral component of the course.
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DED 527 - ESL Instruction in Content Areas
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CORE courses
This course provides a theoretical overview and an instructional framework to support the content literacy development of deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Course content emphasizes strategies to reinforce content area reading and writing competence, with a focus on ESL (English as a Second Language) applications.
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DED 528 - American Sign Language IV
Credits: 3
Cross Listed at the undergraduate level with ASL 2212
Note An assessment of signing skills (ASLPI) may be required. (This course is taught in ASL only.)
This course is an advanced American Sign Language study, focusing on proficiency in receptive and expressive skills. The Signing Naturally II and III series, including in depth cultural information and appropriate cultural behaviors will be used. The course includes a language laboratory that encourages development of sign skills and is an integral component of the course.
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DED 529 - American Sign Language V
Credits: 3
Cross Listed at the undergraduate level with ASL 3301
Note An assessment of signing skills (ASLPI) may be required. (This course is taught in ASL only.)
This course provides opportunities for advanced skill development emphasizing differences across various linguistic registers. Discourse analysis will be introduced and linguistic structures of ASL and English will be compared. The Signing Naturally III series will be covered. The course includes a language laboratory that encourages development of sign skills and is an integral component of the course.
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DED 533 - Methods of Teaching ASL: First and Second Language Instruction
Credits: 3
Prerequisites ASPLI 3.5
Note ASL Specialist only.
This course examines instructional strategies and evaluates materials and resources used with first and second language learners of ASL. Linguistic research problems specific to ASL are highlighted.
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DED 534 - Issues and Trends in Audiology and Spoken English Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CORE courses (or Coordinator’s permission)
This course provides an overview of the anatomical and physiological principles of audiology and speech development (i.e., spoken English) as the foundation for examining current trends and issues in the education of Deaf students. Emphasis is on establishing supportive collaboration between teachers and the professionals providing these related services as well as support for Deaf students and their parents.
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DED 535 - Literacy Instruction for Deaf Students
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CORE courses
This course incorporates principles and methods of developing literacy in two languages, ASL and English. Program development is discussed, with an emphasis on instruction and materials.
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DED 538 - Linguistics of American Sign Language
Credits: 3
Cross Listed at the undergraduate level with ASL 3338
Prerequisites ASL V or ASLPI 25
This course provides an analysis of the major structural features of American Sign Language: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse.
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DED 540 - Advanced American Sign Language Linguistics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites ASLPI 3.5
This course provides a detailed and comprehensive examination of the major linguistic structures of ASL including its phonology, morphology, and syntax. Advanced discourse analysis will also be presented. Recent research on ASL will be featured, with consideration of factors affecting language use and change. Special topics within ASL Linguistics will be added on occasion.
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DED 541 - First and Second Language Learning
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CORE courses
This course focuses on the theories of first and second language acquisition of both English and American Sign Language (ASL). The cognitive and language development of both hearing and Deaf students is discussed.
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DED 543 - Assessing ASL Skills: First and Second Language Learners
Credits: 3
Prerequisites ASLPI 3.5
Note ASL Specialist only.
This course focuses on description and evaluation of American Sign Language by assessing sign language skills of L1 and L2 learners. Measurements using ASLPI, diagnostic evaluation, and ASL checklists are taught. Extensive classroom exercises focus on the measurement and analysis of language samples by phonological, morphological, and syntactic criteria for L1 and L2 learners.
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DED 552 - Internship in Deaf Education
Credits: 3
Prerequisites All Deaf Education prerequisite and required courses, ASLPI 3.0, EPE 4.0
Note (Those candidates completing an on-the-job internship register for DED 550 as well for a total of 12 credits.)
This internship meets state certification requirements for teachers of Deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
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DED 553 - Internship in Deaf Education
Credits: 3
Prerequisites All Deaf Education prerequisite and required courses, ASLPI 3.0, EPE 4.0
Note (Those candidates completing an on-the-job internship register for DED 550 as well for a total of 12 credits.)
This internship meets state certification requirements for teachers of Deaf and hard-of hearing students.
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DED 554 - Internship in Deaf Education
Credits: 3
Prerequisites All Deaf Education prerequisite and required courses, ASLPI 3.0, EPE 4.0
Note (Those candidates completing an on-the-job internship register for DED 550 as well for a total of 12 credits.)
This internship meets state certification requirements for teachers of Deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
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DED 558 - Internship in ASL
Credits: 3
Prerequisites DED 533 and DED 543
This internship emphasizes the ongoing assessment and instruction of ASL acquisition as candidates participate in a supervised environment.
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DED 566 - Special Topics in Deaf Education
Credits: 3
This course focuses on various topics in deaf education. A different topic is chosen for any given semester and will be fully described in the Semester Graduate Bulletin.
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DED 569 - American Deaf Culture
Credits: 3
Cross Listed at the undergraduate level with ASL 3369
Prerequisites ASL V or ASLPI 2.5
This course provides a perspective on Deaf people who use American Sign Language and their cultural identity. The course is based on a cultural perspective as an alternative to the pathological model and explores the historical evolution of the Deaf community in terms of language, self-image, culture, and arts.
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DED 582 - Bilingual Approaches to Teaching Deaf Students
Credits: 3
Prerequisites All Deaf Education prerequisite and required courses, ASLPI 3.0, EPE 4.0 to be taken just prior to student teaching and/or graduation
This course provides a framework for implementing a bilingual approach to teaching deaf students, building the theoretical foundations and instructional strategies. Emphasis is on pedagogical approaches for using American Sign Language as the language of instruction with support from print English, enhancing the visual dimension of instruction, sequencing of instructional delivery, and effectively incorporating questioning and cueing techniques.
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DED 589 - Seminar in Deaf Education
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CORE courses
This course examines current trends and issues in the education of Deaf students. Issues of critical pedagogy and recent research will be emphasized.
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DED 595 - Practicum Experience
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CORE courses
This practicum involves field experience working with Deaf students of various ages and abilities in diverse educational settings. The practicum assignment is meant to complement and extend the knowledge and skills gained through course work in Deaf Education and are supervised by a Deaf Education faculty member.
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DED 596 - Dual Certification Practicum
Credits: 3
Prerequisites CORE course
This practicum involves field experience working with deaf and/or hearing students of various ages and abilities in diverse educational settings. This experience will focus on mainstream/inclusion settings as well as applying appropriate experiences with hearing students. The practicum assignment is meant to complement and extend the knowledge and skills candidates gain through course work in the Deaf Education program and is supervised by a Deaf Education faculty member.
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DED 600 - Literacy: Assessment and Planning
Credits: 3
Note Literacy Specialist only.
This course emphasizes the interactive nature of the assessment and instruction process for developing literacy competence of Deaf students. Administration and interpretation of informal and formal instruments for assessing first and second language skills, with specific attention to printed English, will be addressed. Candidates will subsequently develop instructional programs to enhance reading and writing ability based on the assessment-instruction process.
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DED 601 - Early Literacy: Instructional Approaches for Deaf Students
Credits: 3
Note Literacy Specialist only.
This course provides an in-depth analysis of the process of literacy acquisition by Deaf readers/writers at the emergent level. Assessments, observational techniques and instructional activities are included.
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DED 602 - Literacy for Secondary Deaf Students
Credits: 3
Note Literacy Specialist only.
This course focuses on the reading-writing process in narrative and expository contexts. Strategies appropriate for upper elementary and secondary levels are emphasized.
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DED 603 - Literacy Practicum
Credits: 6
Prerequisites DED 600, DED 601, DED 602
Note Literacy Specialist only.
This practicum consists of a supervised experience with Deaf students emphasizing the ongoing assessment-instruction process in developing literacy competence. Literacy specialist candidates will design and implement instructional programs based on assessment data and communicate relevant information to parents, students, and professionals. Candidates will also be responsible for literacy coaching, collaboration, and professional development seminars throughout the practicum.
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DED 604 - Current Issues in Bilingual Literacy
Credits: 3
Prerequisites DED 600, DED 601, DED 602
Note Literacy Specialist only.
This course investigates relevant research and current issues in reading and writing instruction for Deaf students. Course content examines the role of the specialist in regard to literacy leadership and professional development. Candidates research an area of interest and are expected to demonstrate mastery of program objectives for Literacy Specialists through an individualized portfolio process.
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EDU 501 - Technology Literacy in the Elementary Classroom
Credits: 3
This performance-based course provides an overview of the Maryland Technology Literacy Standards and examines strategies for integrating them into classroom instruction (K-5). The course content addresses technology standards, lesson design, software applications, online resources, and evaluation of online contact for the elementary classroom. Candidates review CCPS curriculum and instructional practices, create indicator-specific learning activities, reflect upon current instructional practices, and compile instructional resources to create an instructional start page for an identified instructional outcome.
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EDU 513 - Instructional System Design
Credits: 3
This course provides an overview of instructional systems design with a focus on delivery systems, management plan, media selection, hardware/software, and computers. Selection, implementation, and evaluation of methods of instruction are also included.
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EDU 514 - Supervision of McDaniel Interns
Credits: 3
Note This course is open to teachers in McDaniel College Professional Development Schools only.
A focus on specific skills and information needed by supervising teachers and others in clinical supervision of interns. Four areas of competence will be developed: human relations, supervisory skills, analysis of teaching, and evaluation of student teachers.
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EDU 515 - Building Communications and Teamwork in the Classroom™
Credits: 3
Reach a new level of positive communication with strategies necessary to foster an emotionally engaging classroom where students are connected to school, learning, and one another. Specific strategies are provided in the following areas: teacher leadership, communication and listening, positive thinking and support, and team building.
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EDU 517 - Teaching through Learning Channels®
Credits: 3
Note This class is also available online.
Explore learning style preferences and develop brain-compatible strategies to address them through multisensory teaching. Discover how to address students’ basic motivational needs in a learning environment incorporating a variety of brain-compatible techniques.
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EDU 518 - Brain-Based Ways we Think and Learn®
Credits: 3
Explore the four basic thinking skills of induction, deduction, analysis, and synthesis. Experience, model, and internalize specific techniques of brain-based teaching and learning. Integrate thinking processes into real-life applications.
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EDU 521 - Coaching Skills for Successful Teaching®
Credits: 3
Develop effective coaching and communication skills to build rapport among colleagues, create positive instructional change, and enhanced self-esteem. Learn a prescriptive process for communicating with a colleague in a pre- and post-classroom observation. While observing instruction, become skilled at the use of six data collection instruments.
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EDU 526 - Discovering the Power of Live Event Learning™
Credits: 3
Experience how incorporating real-life experiences — live events — into teaching serves as a platform for integrating academic curriculum with important life skills. Gain an understanding and practice the techniques of a facilitative leader while moving beyond simulations and hands-on learning to the concrete experience of Live-Event Learning®.
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EDU 528 - Designing Motivation for all Learners®
Credits: 3
Design learning experiences and develop effective leadership strategies that promote motivation for all learners. Learn verbal encouragement techniques that motivate by reinforcing student effort and reducing risk. Discover how purposeful work and goal achievement can support all types of learners.
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EDU 529 - Classroom Management: Orchestrating a Community of Learners®
Credits: 3
Note This course is also available online.
Free yourself from constantly dealing with behavioral and organizational issues, and empower your students to take responsibility for their own learning experience. Learn and practice skills for orchestrating classroom life and learning so that instruction flows smoothly, student misbehavior is minimized, and learning potential is maximized. Create an Action Plan of practical strategies to implement immediately in your classroom.
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EDU 535 - Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility®
Credits: 3
Note This course is also available online.
Gain new techniques to eliminate irresponsible student behavior. Learn how to empower students to achieve personal power and responsibility in a classroom that models and invites self-responsible behaviors. Empower educators in their personal lives through strategies that increase their own sense of power.
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