Curriculum

Since the beginning, the IMED Coordinating Committee has met regularly to define, develop, and refine the curriculum.  These refinements have been based on needs assessments of potential cohort members, Graduate Division and College of Education  departmental requirements, and research on effective teaching and teacher leadership. Teachers in elementary and secondary schools have identified learning needs through needs assessments, course and program evaluations, participation in previous IMED cohorts, and participation in IMED Coordinating Committee meetings.  As a result of the input received from these teachers, representatives from the Hawai`i Department of Education, and faculty members in the College of Education, courses are identified that meet the Teacher Leader theme and fit the needs identified by up-coming cohort members.  These courses fall into four major categories, listed below.

Foundations in Educational and Multicultural Theory: This category of courses provides graduate students and in-service teachers with a broad foundation of knowledge related to teaching and learning in a multicultural context.  The specific courses included in this category are:

EDEF 630 Cultural Diversity and Education

Examines issues, theories, perspectives and practices in multicultural education and promotes awareness, encourages knowledgeable reflection and develops skills necessary for multicultural practitioners.

EDEA 650 Human Factors in Organization

Analysis of the nature of organizations, human nature and needs, and their relationship to leadership, staffing, and staff development.  Implications of group structure and human conflict, communications, and supervision and evaluation are explored.

Teaching and Learning: Courses in this category increase graduate students' and in-service teachers' knowledge-base and skills related to innovative teaching methods.  Courses in this category include:

EDEP 662 Social Context of Learning

Research methods and theories relating social mediation and learning group structures to intellectual growth. Course themes include: guided participation, culture and learning, and mediation.  The course format includes cooperative and collaborative learning activities which will focus on the effects of "tracking" in the schools.

 ETEC 602 Teaching/Training Technologies

Selection, evaluation, and utilization of instructional materials for systematic achievement of curriculum goals; investigation of innovative technological advances for use in teaching and training.

Addressing the Human Needs of the Learners: These courses prepare graduate students and in-service teachers to better meet the needs and more effectively work with students, parents, school administrators, and colleagues at their schools and in their communities.  Courses listed for this category include:

SPED 620 Strategies Across Content Areas

Strategies for teaching math, science, and social sciences to students of all ages with mild/moderate disabilities; selection of appropriate materials, teaching techniques, and curriculum development.

EDCG 704 Contemporary Issues in Counseling Education

This course is designed to review several contemporary issues which directly impact students' learning abilities in the classroom including the AIDS Epidemic, substance abuse problems, domestic violence, homelessness, teenage sexuality and pregnancy, and youth gangs on elementary, intermediate, and secondary school-age youth.  Particular attention is directed to ways in which teachers might work with students who are being affected by these issues in adverse ways in the classroom.

Integrative Seminars: These courses assist graduate students and in-service teachers in integrating, synthesizing, and applying learning gained from all of the proposed courses listed in the previous categories.

EDEA 604            Qualitative Research Methods in Educational Organizations

Introduction to methods of qualitative research in schools, particularly focused on action research by teachers.

EDEF 675 Policy Studies in Education

This seminar will explore policy-making processes and contemporary educational reform efforts within the context of the schools of Maui County

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