Offered by Department of Teacher Education
College of Education
TESE Courses
- TESE 816C - Practicum in Gifted/Talented Education - 3 hours
- Prereq: TESE 822P and TESE 823P and TESE 824* and TESE 825* and TESE 826* OR departmental permission
This course is designed specifically to provide students the opportunity to teach gifted learners in a differentiated
educational program. Students will plan, develop, implement, and evaluate educational experiences for gifted learners. In order
to build an understanding of student needs across developmental and grade levels, the student will work with both elementary and
secondary level gifted learners. A minimum of 90 clock hours is required.
- TESE 816D - Practicum in Special Education - 3-6 hours
- This course is designed to provide practicum experience in the Special Education programs of Mild/Moderate Disabilities K-6,
Mild/Moderate Disabilities 7-12, or Advanced Practitioner. Teachers are supervised by university faculty who may also contact an
individual's principal. Students are expected to document 210 hours of direct contact with students of the appropriate grade
level and disability for the endorsement they are seeking. This course is a semester course.
- TESE 821P - Nature and Needs of Exceptionalities - 3 hours
- This introductory course surveys the various disability areas in the field of special education and associated educational
implications. Major influences from litigation and legislation are discussed along with contemporary issues and trends in
special education and gifted education.
- TESE 822P - The Psychology and Education of Gifted and Talented Learners - 3 hours
- Topics for this introductory course will include the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical characteristics of
gifted/talented learners, methods of identification, implications of cultural diversity, appropriately differentiated education,
working with families, historical perspective of the field, and major research studies contributing to the knowledge-base.
Emphasis will be placed on characteristics and differentiated instructional strategies.
- TESE 823P - Guiding the Social and Emotional Development of Gifted/Talented Learners - 3 hours
- This course focuses on understanding the social and emotional characteristics and development of typical and special
populations of gifted/talented learners, current theories and issues related to their guidance and counseling principles and
strategies of intervention.
- TESE 824 - Identification, Assessment, and Evaluation for Gifted/Talented Education - 3 hours
- Prereq: TESE 822P or TESE 823P or departmental permission
This in-depth course provides the student with the knowledge and concepts of basic statistics necessary to understand and
administer selected assessment instruments used in the identification of gifted and talented learners. The process and multiple
strategies of identification will be a major focus to prepare the student to develop and/or improve current identification
procedures. An additional focus will be on multiple strategies for the assessment of the gifted/talented learner's work in the
classroom. Developing a beginning understanding of the difference between student and program evaluation will be the final focus.
- TESE 825 - Curriculum Design and Development for Gifted/Talented Education - 3 hours
- Prereq: TESE 822P or TESE 823P or departmental permission
This is an advanced course on exemplary program models, instructional processes and methods, program planning, and development
of appropriately differentiated curricula for gifted/talented learners across grade levels.
- TESE 826 - Program Design for Gifted/Talented Education - 3 hours
- Prereq: TESE 822P or TESE 823P or departmental permission
This course is concerned with the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs for gifted/talented learners,
including procedures utilized when developing a distinct definition of giftedness, philosophy and goals for gifted education,
staff hiring and development, service delivery options, and public relations.
- TESE 827P - Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education - 3 hours
- Philosophical and legal bases for early intervention, and current trends, issues, policies and procedures are examined.
Factors related to developmental risk or delay and to atypical developmental processes are presented, along with intervention
models and curricular adaptations. Prior completion of PSY 853P is recommended.
- TESE 828A - Intervention Methods: Birth to Two Years - 3-6 hours
- Prereq: TESE 827P or department permission
This course provides knowledge and skills to intervene with infants and toddlers. Included are medical and physical aspects of
developmental delay and the influences of these conditions on developmental processes. Family focused intervention strategies
are planned and implemented by the student in field experiences.
- TESE 828B - Intervention Methods: Three to Five Years - 3-6 hours
- Prereq: TESE 827P or departmental permission
This course provides knowledge required to develop and manage programs, and to adapt teaching strategies, curricula, and
materials for preschool and kindergarten children with disabilities. Students acquire methodology, promote domain specific
development, functional skills, and child-child interactions in-group settings. Field experiences included.
- TESE 829P - Assessment of Young Children: Birth to Five - 3 hours
- Prereq: TESE 827P or departmental permission
This course prepares students to evaluate assessment tools for young children, determine their appropriateness for various
purposes, write and interpret evaluation reports, and translate assessment results into intervention goals and strategies. In
field experiences students administer tests and interpret and report results.
- TESE 830 - Consultation and Collaboration with Families and Agencies Serving Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
- This course involves the study and application of specific communication skills that teachers may use in conferences, in team
meetings, and while collaborating or consulting with others. Skills in listening, empathizing, and interpreting body language
are practiced within the educational context. This course also provides specific information about families, family systems, and
meeting the needs of families.
- TESE 834 - Characteristics and Identification of Behavior and Learning Disabilities - 3 hours
- This course provides in depth coverage of the identification process, etiologies and characteristics associated with disorders
that are categorized as learning disabilities or behavior disorders. Distinction from Pervasive Developmental Disorders and
Severe Emotional Disturbance will be discussed.
- TESE 835 - Applications of Assistive Technology Across Environments - 3 hours
- Prereq: TE 805P
This course provides an in-depth, hands-on examination of the applications of assistive technology for individuals with
disabilities as it relates to various fields. New applications of existing and developing technology will be explored. Students
will apply their knowledge of assistive technology through action research.
- TESE 837P - Medical Aspects of Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
- This course provides students with a general knowledge of the medical conditions seen in children with disabilities. It will
familiarize students with terminology, medications, procedures, equipment, and interventions used for children with medical
complications. Teacher responsibilities in regards to medical conditions will be covered.
- TESE 840 - Bilingual Special Education - 3 hours
- Students will be exposed to the latest research into the education of English language learners with disabilities, their
identification, assessment, and instruction. Particular attention will be paid to the development of Appropriate Individualized
Education Plans that reflect culturally responsive instruction in both segregated and inclusive environments.
- TESE 861 - Legal Issues in Special Education - 3 hours
- This course provides students with the competencies needed to develop individualized programming for children with
exceptionalities. Verification criteria, parent's rights, IEP development and implementation, goal and objective development,
placement procedures and IEP monitoring will be emphasized.
- TESE 862 - Formal and Informal Assessment in Special Education - 3 hours
- This course is designed to introduce students to the assessment process in special education by addressing procedural
safeguards; data collection via informal and standardized procedures; issues in assessment; psychometric properties of
standardized tests; and administration, scoring, and interpretation of selected instruments.
- TESE 863 - Research Based Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities - 3 hours
- This course is designed to address the wide range of instructional needs of students with disabilities. Students will learn to
synthesize and evaluate research on instructional techniques for classroom application. Academic instructional interventions
will be emphasized. Students will apply their knowledge of lesson development and classroom management strategies. Contains a
field component.
- TESE 864P - Field Experience in Special Education - 1 hour
- The course is designed to provide practical application of learned skills. Students will be placed in an elementary special
education setting for a total of fifty clock hours. Students will develop and implement lesson plans and a behavior change plan.
- TESE 867 - Applied and Functional Behavior Analysis - 3 hours
- This course is designed for graduate level students to examine function-based behavior intervention strategies for individuals
with disabilities who engage in challenging behavior. Students will be taught basic elements of functional analysis that
includes: defining, observing, and recording behaviors as well as the creation of graphic displays for analysis. Ethical
standards for behavior management, crisis intervention, and positive behavioral support will be highlighted. This course
contains a functional assessment/intervention field component.
- TESE 875P - Curriculum Content for Secondary Students with Disabilities - 3 hours
- This course is designed to address the instructional needs of secondary students with disabilities. Task analysis,
community-based interventions, functional academics, modification of materials, and alternative programming and assessments will
be emphasized. Students will apply their knowledge of lesson plan development in the development of age appropriate lessons in
reading, math, and writing both in a school and community setting.
- TESE 876P - Transitional Issues for Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
- Assessment planning and instruction to facilitate educational and employment post-school outcomes will be emphasized. Federal
and state laws governing minimum transition practices will be covered. Assessment, transition planning, services, interagency
collaboration, resources, and instruction will be discussed to facilitate a successful transition.
- TESE 879P - Developing Social and Personal Skills in Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
- This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to teach social skills. Students will be exposed to
various social skills programs presently on the market that have been designed for students with special needs. The development
of social stories and social scripts will be emphasized. Students will apply their knowledge of lesson plan development in the
development of age appropriate social skills lessons.
* This course is the immediate prerequisite. Other preparation is required prior to this immediate prerequisite.
