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TED Core and Concentration

Exam Sample Topics

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TED Core

Constructivist Approaches to the Curriculum

Culturally Responsive education and Critical

Pedagogy

Quantitative and Qualitative Research Approachesin Educational Studies

Learning Theories

Student-Centered Approaches

Hidden Curriculum

TOPICS Samples

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Bilingual Education

Biliteracy: Definition in its Multiple Contexts:Processes and Instructional Practices; ProgrammaticImplications on the Development of Biliteracy

Bilingual Education: Historical and LegalFoundations: Impact on Policy; Research Practices;Characteristics of Effective Programs, Models andInstructional approaches such as Sheltered Instruction

Academic Language and Literacy: Integration ofLanguage and Content; English Language Development

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Bilingual Education cont.

Bilingual Language Development/Acquisition; Home and community influences on the development of two languages; Curriculum and instructional strategies that support the development of bilingualism in schools.

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Literacy Education

Literacy: Theoretical perspectives and implications for

practice with diverse learners

Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Approaches to

Literacy Instruction

Biliteracy Development/Acquisition: Home & Community

Influences and Curriculum & Instructional Strategies

Assessment practices in literacy education

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Early Childhood EducationTOPIC Themes

Culturally responsive early childhood curriculum

Learning and play in early childhood education

Math and science learning in the early childhoodcurriculum

Language and literacy development among youngbilingual/multilingual learners.

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Social Studies

K-12 Issues-Centered Curriculum

Culturally Responsive Social Studies

How to engage and challenge students in the

Social Studies.

Incorporating social justice in the statestandards (TEKs)

“Doing” and “living” real world social studiesin classrooms

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Mathematics Education

Learning Theory

Research in Math Education

Pedagogy of Mathematics

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Science Education

Inquiry learning and the Next Generation ScienceStandards (NGSS)

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Educational Technology cont.

Using technology to supportdifferentiated instruction in inclusiveclassrooms

TOPICSSamples

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Comprehensive Exam Preparation

Take home exam (Part I) will draw content from these courses: TED 5300, TED 5301, TED 5304, and TED 5313

Take home exam (Part II) will draw content from specialization area courses (e.g. BEDs, MTEDs, ECEDs,SIEDs, REDs, etc….)

Attend COMPs workshop on TBA Find or form peer study groups (cooperative learning is OK)

Review your books and completed coursework materials

Ask faculty members for test preparation tips & suggestions

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