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Spring 1 2025 Course Information:

Course: EDSE 641 [Instructional Strategies for Reading and Writing], section 688

Day: Thursdays 
Dates: 1/9/25- 3/6/25

Instructional Method: Mix of face-to-face meetings and online instruction. See the face-to-face meeting dates below.  All other meeting dates will be synchronous online video meetings supplemented by asynchronous online coursework. 

It is expected that you attend all face-to-face meetings in person and online synchronous sessions.  If you do not feel you will be able to complete the requirements of the course, please speak with your advisor.

Dates of face-to-face meetings: 1/9; 1/23; 2/6; 2/20;2/27

Times:  5:15 pm — 9:45 pm

Location for face-to-face meetings: Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA; Room A-127

Please double check the location of your class here before your first face-to-face class meeting.  Any updates or changes to the location will be posted here as soon as available.

Instructor: Dr. Erica Jones (ejones51@gmu.edu)

Textbooks:

(1) Archer, A. L., & Hughes, C. A. (2010). Explicit instruction: Effective and efficient teaching. Guilford Press. Chps. 3, 4, 8 only (Note: Students should already have this text from EDSE 540)

(2) Harris, K. R., Graham, S., Mason, L. H., & Friedlander, B. (2008). Powerful writing strategies for all students. Brooks. ISBN-13: 978-1-55766-705-2

(3) Vaughn, S., & Bos C. S. (2025). Strategies for teaching students with learning and behavior problems (11th ed.). Pearson

 

Tuition: Payment will be due by 1/11/25.

(Please note that the payment website will open two weeks before the tuition due date).

  • With 1-19 students, $1,908 (this includes 15% VA educator discount)
  • With 20+ students, $1,683 (this includes 25% cohort discount).

 

Spring 2 2025 Course Information:

Course: EDSE 643 [Instructional Strategies for Math], section 688

Day: Thursdays 
Dates: 3/13/25- 5/15/25

Instructional Method: Mix of face-to-face meetings and online instruction. See the face-to-face meeting dates below. All other course weeks will be conducted using asynchronous online instruction.

It is expected that you attend all face-to-face meetings in person and online synchronous sessions, if any.  If you do not feel you will be able to complete the requirements of the course, please speak with your advisor.

Dates of face-to-face meetings: 3/13; 3/27; 4/10; 4/24; 5/15 (Spring Break: 4/14 — 4/18)

Times:  5:15 pm — 9:45 pm

Location for face-to-face meetings: Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA; Room A-119

Please double check the location of your class here before your first face-to-face class meeting.  Any updates or changes to the location will be posted here as soon as available. 

Instructor: Dr. Sthephanie Sigmon (ssigmon@gmu.edu)

Textbook: Fennell, F., Kobett, B. M., & Wray, J. A. (2017). The formative 5: Everyday assessment techniques for every math classroom. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin

 

Tuition: Payment will be due by 3/15/25.

(Please note that the payment website will open two weeks before the tuition due date).

  • With 1-19 students, $1,908 (this includes 15% VA educator discount)
  • With 20+ students, $1,683 (this includes 25% cohort discount).

For information about individually scheduled Special Education Masters Degree courses, EDSE 517 & EDSE 590 visit: Masters Courses