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Course of Study

Tier I: Diversity, Language and Literacies in Urban Education (3-6 credits)

TAL 801 Issues in Urban Education 3 credits
TAL 802 Language and Literacy 3 credits*

Tier II: Observation and Description of Urban Learners (15 credits)

TAL 811 Lives of Children 3 credits*
TAL 810 Early Development 3 credits
TAL 803 Perspectives on Disability 3 credits
TAL 816 Teaching Literacy K-6 3 credits
TAL 830 Classroom Inquiry I 3 credits

Tier III: Inquiry of Urban Classrooms and Teaching Practices (24 credits)

TAL 831 Teaching Social Studies 1-6 3 credits
TAL 832 Teaching the Arts 1-6 3 credits
TAL 833 Teaching Science/Technology 1-6 3 credits
TAL 834 Teaching Math/Technology 1-6 3 credits
TAL 844 Environments, Practices and Play in Early Childhood and Community 3 Credits
TAL 873 Early Literacy 3 credits
TAL 880 Classroom Inquiry II 3 credits
TAL 846 Family Literacy and Parental Collaboration 3 credits
OR
TAL 854 Positive Approaches to Challenging Behaviors 3 credits

*Required only of students seeking 1st initial certification

Tier IV: Advanced Inquiry and Practice (4-7 credits)

TAL 882A Student Teaching: Childhood 3 credits*
TAL 881B Student Teaching for the Practicing Teacher: Early Childhood 1 credit
TAL 971 Capstone Seminar 3 credits

State-Mandated Training

Students must also complete the following non-credit workshops offered through the School of Continuing Studies or present proof of equivalent training elsewhere:

ALCX 702 Child Abuse Identification and Reporting
ALCX 703 Violence Prevention
ALCX 704 Fire Safety, Substance Abuse and Abduction Prevention

Optional Bilingual Extension (9 Credits)

Students seeking the Bilingual Extension take the following course in lieu of TAL 821:

TAL 823 Bilingualism & Bilingual/Multicultural Education 3 credits
In addition, the following courses are required for the bilingual extension:
TAL 862 ESL Curriculum & Methodology: Teaching Literacy K-12 3 credits
TAL 866 Native Language Teaching in the Bilingual Classroom 3 credits
TAL 804 Fundamentals of Linguistics 3 credits

Optional Extension in Middle Childhood (Grades 7-9) (6 credits)

TAL 812 Lives of Adolescents 3 credits
TAL 843 Curriculum in Middle School 3 credits