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Professional Development 61 and home environments. Special emphasis is made on the ways that teach- ers can integrate information about disabilities into the teaching of their curriculum and the management of their specific classroom environ- ments. EDIN 556/ Motivation: The Art and Science of Inspiring Classroom Success 3 cr. Research has shown that a traditional reward-punishment model does little to promote student achievement; however, concrete researched- based ways to motivate students do exist. The qualities of motivation as it applies to the teaching and learning process will be examined and experi- enced in diverse ways: the human needs that bond teachers and students; the driving force behind all human behavior; inspiration and peak perfor- mance for both teachers and students on a daily basis; energizing class- room strategies that make a meaningful difference; and motivational frameworks that encourage change and achievement. EDIN 558/The Gendered Brain 3 cr. Participants will examine the current research on the developmental, functional, and structural similarities and differences in the male and female brains. They will research and discuss the effects of gender differ- ences and how to provide educational equality enhancing each student's personal worth and meaning. This course will expose educators to a variety of gender-specific activities that will further enhance their teaching styles and techniques. EDIN 560/Brain-Based Teaching and Learning 3 cr. Students will learn how the brain processes information, the functions of the senses, working memory, long-term memory, storage and retrieval, and the development of the self-concept. n Learn when to present new material. n Improve processing and retention through various techniques. n Understand the power of transfer in the teaching/learning process. n Learn more about left-/right-brain preferences and developing higher-level thinking. EDIN 565/Cooperative Discipline 3 cr. This classroom management program shifts the discipline paradigm from controlling student behavior through rewards and punishment to man- aging and motivating students by building self-esteem and helping all students make better choices. The goal is student growth—academically, socially, and psychologically. As part of the course, students will learn over 50 strategies to use the moment misbehavior occurs and increase student achievement. EDIN 566/ Teaching Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum 3 cr. Based on the theme "Writing to Learn and Learning to Write," participants will learn how to effectively integrate cooperative learning with the teach- ing of writing as a thinking skill in all subject areas. Teachers will have hands-on experience that encourages students to be active learners and to help prepare them for assessments based on state standards and bench- marks. This course will offer its participants a systematic, developmental approach to the teaching of writing in support of thematic, interdisciplin- ary, or subject-specific instruction. It will draw upon a balanced-literacy approach to the integration of writing in all curriculum areas: n Writing as learning across all subject areas. n Bloom's taxonomy as it relates to writing and learning. n Writing to communicate in many genres. n Strategies for planning, outlining, and responding to writing prompts. n Teaching writing process through editing strategies. n Using graphic organizers and frames in science, social studies, and math. n Performing authentic assessment in writing. EDIN 570/Differentiated Instruction 3 cr. The focus of this course is to provide a framework for designing effective instruction for all students using differentiated instruction (DI). Partici- pants will investigate the theoretical background, rationale, and principles of differentiated instruction and translate them to their classroom settings. Course instruction will include modeling of DI principles and strategies. 244328_001-091_r1.indd 61 9/1/17 1:40 PM

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