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 GRADUATE COURSES
EDE 600-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM. 4 credits
 Prerequisite: ED 600 or a course in curriculum. Content and methods of the
elementary school curriculum. Offered primarily for students who have not taken
a course in elementary curriculum and who have had no teaching experience in the
elementary schools.
EDE 601-PRACTICES IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. 4 credits
 Prerequisite: Course background in elementary curriculum or teaching experi-
ence in the elementary school. Practices in the elementary school in relation to
fundamental principles of curriculum development. Emphasizes selection, organiza-
tion, and development of effective teaching-learning situations.
EDE 603-EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 1. 4 credits
 Trends in the teaching of nursery and kindergarten children as shown in past
and current educational theory.
EDE 604-EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 2. 4 credits
 Current organization patterns and program models affecting nursery and kinder-
garten curriculum.
EDE 605-RESOURCES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. 4 credits
 Prerequisite: Matriculation in an early childhood education graduate program.
Laboratory experiences in an array of community and institutional agencies. May
be repeated up to a maximum of 8 credits.
EDE 608-MODELS FOR CURRICULUM ORGANIZATION AND INSTRUCTION.
 4 credits
 Prerequisite: EDE 601. Elementary school patterns; influence of these patterns
 as a determiner of educational programs.
 EDE 620-SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 4 credits
 Prerequisite: Graduate curriculum course. Contributions of social education to
 the total elementary school program, with emphasis on social interaction and
 programs and procedures in social studies area.
 EDE 630-INDIVIDUAL WORK. 2 to 5 credits
 For advanced students who wish to study individual problems in elementary
 education and/or early childhood education under faculty guidance. May be re-
 peated with change of content up to a maximum of 15 credits.
 EDE 635-SUPERVISION OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS. 4 credits
 Open to graduate students with certification and background in elementary
 education. Problems and issues of pre-service teacher education, with particular
 emphasis on procedures of supervising interns.
 EDE 650-MATHEMATICS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 4 credits
 Prerequisite: EDE 550. Recent research, patterns of curriculum, techniques of
 teaching, and use of instructional media. Primarily for elementary teachers who
 desire specialization in mathematics education.
 EDE 660-SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 4 credits
 Prerequisite: EDE 361 or EDE 560. Current problems, new materials and
 teaching techniques, and research and recent developments in the sciences.
 EDE 670-LANGUAGE ARTS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 4 credits
 Speaking, listening, writing, and language study in the elementary classroom.
 EDE 671-EARLY CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING. 4 credits
 Prerequisite: EDE 370 or EDE 375. Factors influencing early language and