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To help keep track of the program requirements if you were accepted Fall 2007 or later...
To assist you in keeping track of the program requirements, you can download an Educational Development & Strategies Checklist. The checklist is in Adobe Acrobat Reader format. If you don't have the reader you can download a free one from the company's website. Requirements | 30 Credits ED 520 Using Assessment to Guide Instruction ED 522 Curriculum and Instruction Note: Only elementary teachers may substitute ED 532 Problems in Elementary Education for School Curriculum. ED 585 Integrating Technology into the Curriculum (previously titled Micro-Computer Assisted Instruction) AREA V: MAJOR COURSES PLS | 12 credits required For Performance Learning Systems (PLS) courses only call the PLS office directly @ 1-866-757-2527 to register. Only 12 Performance Learning Systems credits total can be applied to the Wilkes EDS degree. Be sure to register for PLS courses offered for Wilkes University credit (indicated by a "W" on the PLS brochures). Choose any 4 of the following: ED 541 Designing Motivation for All Learners ED 542 Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms ED 543 Achieving Student Outcomes Through Cooperative Learning ED 546 Coaching Skills for Successful Teaching ED 547 Teaching the Skills of the 21st Century ED 548 Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences ED 549 Discovering the Power of Live-Event Learning ED 550 Project TEACH, Teacher Effective and Classroom Handling ED 551 PRIDE, Professional Refinements in Developing Effectiveness ED 552 Teaching Through Learning Channels ED 553 Brain-Based Ways We Think and Learn ED 554 Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility ED 555 Classroom Management: Orchestrating a Community of Learners ED 558 Building Communication and Teamwork in the Classroom ED 558 Learning to Read: Beginning Reading Instruction ED 558 Reading to Learn: Comprehension Instruction ED 558 Differentiated Instruction for Today's Classroom **Note: PLS courses completed for credit from another college or university must be approved for transfer to Wilkes in order to be used toward our EDS master's degree (a maximum of 6 credits total). Elective Course Credits | 3 Required You cannot use additional PLS courses beyond the 12 credits required for the major as elective courses for the Wilkes MS in Educational Development & Strategies degree program. Students can complete any Wilkes graduate ED course (other than PLS) to fulfill the elective credit requirement or transfer approved courses from another graduate college or university. Note:A maximum of 6 credits total can be transferred to Wilkes. Transfer credits cannot be more than six years old and an official transcript must be on file at Wilkes before they can be posted to your Wilkes transcript. |
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