Department: Education

Code Name Description
ED3000 Foundations of American Education Provide an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that characterize the profession of education. Highlights the social, political, legal, historical, philosophical, and curricular foundations of American education. Advisor approval r...
ED3040 Mathematics Concepts for Elementary Teachers An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate effective learning experience in mathematics classes. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom management, assessment of student learning, and...
ED3100 Child and Adolescent Development for Educators An overview of the major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to the growth and development of children and young adolescents so that teacher candidates may construct learning opportunities that support the intellectual, psychological...
ED3120 Educational Psychology for Elementary Education Educational Psychology is a branch of psychology that is concerned with understanding and improving how students acquire a variety of capabilities through formal instruction in classroom settings. Students will explore factors that psychological theo...
ED3200 Education Research and Writing An introduction to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Engages teacher candidates in disciplined reflection about teaching and learning. Candidates conduct a literature review; develop a research plan; collect, analyze, and interpret data; and...
ED3300 Introduction to Teaching Provides an introduction to general principles of reflective teaching. Focuses on the recursive process of planning, teaching, assessment of student learning, and reflection on professional practice. Emphasizes strategies for effective classroom mana...
ED3310 Foundations of Culturally Based Education in Hawai`i This course utilizes culturally responsive principles of teaching and learning, expert guest speakers from the Hawaiian community, guided reflection, critical discourse, and the practical application of the Na Honua Mauli Ola Hawaiian Cultural Pathwa...
ED3400 Arts for Elementary Education An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate effective learning experiences in arts classes. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom management, assessment of student learning, and reflec...
ED3420 Language Arts I: Reading, Writing and Oral Communication This course is an introduction to the processes of reading, writing, and oral communication development, emphasizing methods, strategies, and materials for teaching literacy skills in elementary (K-6) education. Major areas of focus include curriculu...
ED3421 Language Arts II: Reading, Writing and Oral Communication This course further expands on the processes or reading, writing, and oral communication development, emphasizing methods, strategies, and materials for teaching literacy skills in elementary (K-6) education. More in-depth focus on curriculum theory...
ED3430 Foundations of English Language Learning An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate an effective learning experience for English Language Learners. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom and lab management, and assessment tec...
ED3440 Mathematics for Elementary Education An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate effective learning experiences in mathematics classes. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom management, assessment of student learning, and...
ED3450 Science for Elementary Education An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate effective learning experiences in science classes. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom management, assessment of student learning, and ref...
ED3460 Social Studies for Elementary Education An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate effective learning experiences in social studies classes. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom management, assessment of student learning,...
ED3500 Service Learning in Elementary Education Integrates practical classroom-based activities into the academic content of the accompanying education courses. Highlights reflection; develops the candidate’s professional and pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions; and fosters a commitmen...
ED3600 Foundations of Special Education An overview of the different categories of exceptionality, special education law, identification and placement procedures, current delivery systems, and basic philosophies and strategies relating to special education practice in an inclusion environm...
ED4510 Elementary Clinical Experience Seminar This course is a capstone course for the Elementary Education major that provides an opportunity to examine the complexities of curriculum planning, teaching, classroom management, assessment, and synthesis of the clinical practice experience. Emphas...
ED4511 Elementary Clinical Experience I This course is a capstone clinical practice course for the Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education. Full-time, supervised clinical practice in a public or private school. Culminating experience that involves practical application of professiona...
ED4512 Elementary Clinical Experience II This course is a capstone practice course for the Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education. Full-time, supervised clinical practice in a public or private school. Culminating experience that involves practical application of professional and ped...
ED6000 The Professional Educator An introduction to the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that characterize the profession of education. Highlights the practical, historical, philosophical, political, legal, ethical, social, and cultural aspects of teaching in the American educati...
ED6100 Educational Psychology Students will explore factors that psychological theories are concerned with and that affect how teachers teach and students learn, included the learner’s physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development; cultural, social, emotional differences...
ED6200 Introduction to Educational Research An introduction to the scholarship of teaching and learning. This course engages candidates in disciplined reflection about teaching and learning. Candidates conduct research to study the problems or issues in education, collect, analyze and interpre...
ED6300 Introduction to Teaching An introduction to general principles of reflective teaching. Focuses on the recursive process of planning, implementing, assessing, and refining teaching practices; developing teaching strategies and materials; and evaluating student learning throug...
ED6310 Culturally-Responsive Education in Hawaii This course utilizes culturally-responsive principles of teaching and learning, expert guest speakers from the Hawaiian community, guided reflection, critical discourse, and the practical application of the Nā Honua Mauli Ola Hawaiian Cultural Pathwa...
ED6401 Elementary Curriculum I: Language Arts An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate effective learning experiences in elementary language arts, and reading classes. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom management, and asses...
ED6402 Elementary Curriculum II: Math and Science No Description Set
ED6403 Elementary Curriculum III: Social Studies and the Arts An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate effective learning experiences in Social Studies and the Art classes. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design assessment of student learning, interdiscip...
ED6420 English Curriculum and Instruction An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate an effective learning experience in English classes. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom and lab management, and assessment techniques.
ED6430 The English Language Learner An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate an effective learning experience for English Language Learners. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom and lab management, and assessment tec...
ED6440 Math Curriculum and Instruction An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate an effective learning experience in Mathematics classes. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom and lab management, and assessment techniques...
ED6450 Science Curriculum and Instruction An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate an effective learning experience in science classes. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom and lab management, and assessment techniques.
ED6460 Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate an effective learning experience in social studies classes. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom and lab management, and assessment techniq...
ED6463 Economics for Hawaii Teachers This course provides an introduction to teaching economics. The course is aimed at both future and current Hawaii social studies and economics teachers. The course will provide instruction on the economic principles in the National Council for Econom...
ED6465 Economics Curriculum Praxis This course will prepare present and future teachers to teach a high school economics course. The course provides a comprehensive understanding of economic concepts, relevant mathematical training, and effective pedagogical techniques. In order to co...
ED6470 World Languages Curriculum and Instruction An introduction to teaching strategies that facilitate an effective learning experience in World Languages classes. Major areas of focus include curriculum theory and practice, instructional design, classroom and lab management, and assessment techni...
ED6480 Integrated Curriculum: Literacy and Content This course covers a wide variety of instructional strategies that interweave language arts instruction in the learning of subject matter contents. Student also explore various curricular models such as curriculum integration, project-based learning,...
ED6510 Elementary Clinical Practice Seminar Provides an opportunity to examine the complexities of curriculum planning, teaching, classroom management, assessment, and synthesis of the elementary clinical practice experience. Emphasizes reflective practice by providing opportunities for teache...
ED6511 Elementary Clinical Practice I Full-time, supervised clinical practice experience in a public or private elementary school. Culminating experience that involves practical application of professional and pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions in a school setting. Opportuni...
ED6512 Elementary Clinical Practice II Full-time, supervised clinical practice experience in a public or private elementary school. Culminating experience that involves practical application of professional and pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions in a school setting. Opportuni...
ED6520 Secondary Clinical Practice Seminar Provides an opportunity to examine the complexities of curriculum planning, teaching, classroom management, assessment, and synthesis of the secondary clinical practice experience. Emphasizes reflective practice by providing opportunities for teacher...
ED6521 Secondary Clinical Practice I Full-time, supervised clinical practice experience in a public or private secondary school. Culminating experience that involves practical application of professional and pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions in a school setting. Opportunit...
ED6522 Secondary Clinical Practice II Full-time, supervised clinical practice experience in a public or private secondary school. Culminating experience that involves practical application of professional and pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions in a school setting. Opportunit...
ED6605 Practical Research in Education An introduction to research methods and their application to real-world problems. Candidates study problems in education and learn research skills leading to a research proposal to address a problem.
ED6615 Contemporary Issues in Education This course examines current and emerging issues and trends impacting education. Inquiring into demographic shifts; globalization; technology, data-based decision-making; inclusion of diverse learners in American schools; and recent research on stude...
ED6620 Educational Assessment Focuses on formal and informal assessment strategies to be used by teachers of elementary and secondary students. Topics will include reliability, validity, bias, performance assessment, portfolios, affective assessment, standardized test score inter...
ED6630 Teacher Leadership This course is designed to explore the field of ideas relating to leadership, human modes of communication, and personal relationships in the shaping of our social and professional relationships as educators. Teachers who work with students, parents,...
ED6640 Ethics in Educational Leadership: Role, Responsibility, Relationships This course will give students the personal awareness of their decision-making and actions in the classroom, department and school in the roles, responsibilities and relationships they assume at each level. They will examine, explore, and express in...
ED6650 Self-Management in Education This course addresses School-Based Management (SBM) as a way of promoting decentralization of decision-making authority to positively impact educational quality in schools. Course content and methodology emphasize small group activities, collaboratio...
ED6660 Diversity and Social Change This course addresses methods for positively impacting social and cultural diversity and equity issues including the possible effects of culture, race stereotyping, family, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual identity, language, and values on studen...
ED6670 Technology in Education This course provides students with a broad practical understanding of how to integrate emerging technologies into elementary and secondary classrooms. Students will take a constructivist approach to understanding education technology as articulated i...
ED6671 Instructional Design This course will explore various elements of instructional design (ID) processes, learning theories and brain science research in order to understand how people learn. Using project-based learning, students will identify instructional problems in var...
ED6672 Theory and Practice of E-Learning This course provides learners with a theoretical foundation and rationale for successful integration of E-Learning into formal and informal adult learning environments. Beginning with an overview of educational theory and social constructivist teachi...
ED6673 Instructional Media I This course provides an overview of multimedia strategies and tactics using multimedia and instructional communication. Students will learn to specify requirements, select, design, develop, and evaluate instructional media. Students will apply contem...
ED6674 Instructional Media II This course prepares students for the selection and use of computer-based media, multimedia, and conventional media, in the preparation of materials for instructional purposes. Special attention is given to computer hardware and software involved in...
ED6680 Budget Analysis and Planning for Schools Reform movements are continuously redefining effective practice in school administration and initiatives such as state deregulation, district decentralization, school restructuring, and other organizational modifications and transformations. This cou...
ED6690 School Law The historical and contemporary legal issues affecting the organization and administration of schools in America today are essential subjects for its public and private K-12 teachers. This course is about applying concrete, specific legal knowledge t...
ED6695 Capstone Research Capstone course on the scholarship of teaching and learning. This course engages candidates in disciplined reflection of teaching and learning. Candidates conduct research to study the problems or issues in education and apply research results to imp...
ED6700 The Exceptional Learner This course provides an overview of the different categories of exceptionality with regard to students with special needs. Candidates will also be introduced to special education law, identification and placement procedures, current delivery systems,...
ED6950 Practicum in Education No Description Set
ED6997 Directed Readings in Education Directed individualized readings.
ED7000 Research Methods in Education Introduction to research design and both qualitative and quantitative methods for conducting educational research. Students will learn how to read and synthesize educational research, design a research study that improves the practice of teaching, an...
ED7100 Professional Paper I Initial design and development of a major research paper. The professional paper should be of the highest quality and should reflect the student's best efforts in applying the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions gained in graduate studie...
ED7200 Professional Paper II Continuing design and development of the major research paper. The professional paper should be of the highest quality and should reflect the student's best efforts in applying the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions gained in graduate s...
ODC6998 Special Topics in Organizational Change and Development This course provides an opportunity for students to explore other areas related to the organizational change and development curriculum but not included in the program of study. These special topics are offered based on student interest and current e...