This course provides prospective and practicing administrators with the opportunity to gain practical and theoretical knowledge in the subject matter related to microcomputer applications in the school environment.
A course designed for superintendents, high school principals, and other administrators. Its purpose is to prepare administrators and supervisors for leadership in agricultural education.
An overview of the principles and methods of psychological assessment including observational methods, interviewing, behavioral analysis, and standardized psychological testing as a means of arriving at a comprehensive individual analysis and of creating a treatment plan for both children and adults. Students develop skills in selection and evaluation of psychological tests (personality, interests, and aptitudes), integration of multi-modal assessment methods, and report writing.
This course will provide an overview of some of the major theories of human learning as they relate to formal education and schooling. We will attempt to examine such theories of human learning while paying close attention to the roles that philosophy, history, the humanities, the natural sciences, and psychology have played in their development. Also, throughout the course, we shall attempt to explore current topics in the formal educational experiences of elementary, secondary and postsecondary students in order to link such theories to known educational practice.
Preparation for UK Counseling Center Doctoral Level practicum will include starting to develop an integrative understanding of theory, assessment, ethics, and practice as it relates to effective work with university students. The course introduces the application of traditional individual and group psychotherapy and the provision of effective outreach and consultation on a university campus. Lecture, 1 hour, 15 minutes
The course is designed to improve students' knowledge of the special counseling needs of women and to facilitate students' development of highly skilled techniques for counseling with women. Skill and knowledge areas include such topics as rape, spouse abuse, mastectomy, career, assertiveness, single parenting, and sex discrimination.
Theory and applications of cognitive-behavioral techniques. Assessment, intervention, and evaluation procedures are applied to problems treated by cognitive-behavioral counseling.
This course will focus on inclusion of students with disabilities in all aspects of the elementary classroom. The course will prepare general education elementary teachers to collaborate with special education teachers and other professionals in planning and implementing instruction, behavioral supports, and assessments.
This course is designed as a required course for certification in the school administration program or elective in graduate or post baccalaureate degree. Essential course questions will emphasize the delivery of a free and appropriate public education for children with disabilities within a practical application format that is accessible and useful to educational professionals. In addition, the course will consider the implications of federal requirements in state and local policy.
A study of telecommunication systems and their implications for special education and rehabilitation. Students will learn how to set up and configure hardware and software for telecommunication access, use software to telecommunication, access special education and rehabilitation resources from remote sites, and design telecommunication applications for individuals who are enrolled in special education or rehabilitation programs. Students also will learn how to develop and use World Wide Web pages that focus on special education or rehabilitation topics.
