Paraeducator- Technical Diploma- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Course Descriptions
College 101 10890101 Students gain skills that lead to success in college and employment. This course encourages students to develop a growth mindset and make wise choices. Students should take this course in their first semester.( Pre-requisite: None.) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
EDU: Intro to Educ Practices 10522103 Students analyze preK-12 education in the United States, determine roles and responsibilities of school personnel, and explore current trends and best practices. Students identify how students learn and the foundations of lesson planning. Students analyze Assessment strategies, classroom management, and techniques for supporting learners. Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Intro to Diversity Studies 10809172 Basic American values of justice and equality by teaching vocabulary, history of immigration / conquest, transcultural communication, legal liability, multicultural majority / minority relations, ageism, sexism, gender, sexual orientation, the disabled / ADA.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 15; OR 10-831-107, College Reading and Writing with a B or better.) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
EDU: Technology in Education 10522104 Students develop the knowledge and skills to use trending classroom technologies and gain experience creating and using web tools including portfolios. Students create presentations for educational environments and identify ISTE Standards. Course Typically Offered: Fall
EDU: Equity in Education 10522112 Students analyze personal culture, explore cultural constructs, evaluate cultural bias in educational materials and analyze strategies to support English Learners. Students examine diversity in the classroom and develop techniques for supporting equity in the learning environment. In addition, students collaborate to identify service needs in the community and demonstrate professional collaboration skills through participating in a service learning project. Course Typically Offered: Fall
EDU: Child & Adolescent Devel 10522106 Provides an overview of physical, motor, perceptual, cognitive, social / emotional and growth and development birth through adolescence. Analyzes social, parental, cultural, brain, and economic influences on development. Course Typically Offered: Fall
EDU: Techniques in Reading 10522102 Students learn techniques to support reading development for all learners. Students learn techniques to promote phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics. Students also learn strategies to promote word analysis, vocabulary, and reading fluency skills. Course Typically Offered: Spring
EDU: Techniques in Science 10522120 Students are introduced to the content and processes of teaching science. Students explore science processes, strategies, procedures, assessment options and factors affecting science learning. Students study and practice strategies for assisting with group and individual activities in science. Course Typically Offered: Spring
EDU: Tech in Lang Arts 10522114 Students explore various genres of children’ s and young adult literature. Students examine techniques used to support learners in reading and writing and strategies for assessing learners in the process. Students examine techniques to support learners with reading and writing across the curriculum. Course Typically Offered: Spring
EDU: Techniques in Math 10522118 Students learn key terminology and research-based strategies to support learners in math domains: numbers, base ten operations, algebraic thinking, geometry, and measurement and data. Current practice including manipulatives, problem solving and assessment will be covered within the framework of state and national standards. Course Typically Offered: Spring
EDU: Practicum 1 10522129 Students apply the skills learned in previous program courses in a school setting while under the supervision of a Department of Public Instruction certified teacher. Students support learners while demonstrating professionalism. Students begin the reflective process.( Corequisite: 10-890-101, College 101) Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
EDU: Overview of Special Ed 10522107 Students examine a historical overview of special education and special education law including special education disability categories as defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act( IDEA). Students explore state and federal qualification special education criteria and societal responses to students with disabilities. Students examine the impact of a student with disabilities on family dynamics and the role school personnel play in supporting students with disabilities. Course Typically Offered: Fall
Mathematical Reasoning 10804134 All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. This course may be used as the first of a two part sequence that ends with Quantitative Reasoning as the capstone general education math requirement.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Arith score greater / equal to 250 AND Rdg score greater / equal to 250; OR TABE A 9 / 10 Math greater / equal to 12.7 AND Rdg greater / equal to 8.8; OR TABE 11 / 12 Math greater / equal to 780 AND Rdg greater / equal to 567; OR ACT Math score greater / equal to 15 AND ACT Reading score greater / equal to 16; OR prep courses-contact an academic advisor 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
EDU: Behavior Management 10522105 369