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Spring 2 2024 Course Information

Course: EDSE 627 [Assessment], section 686

Day: Wednesday
Dates: 03/06//24 - 05/08/24 (Spring break: 3/25 — 29)

Instructional Method:

  • Hybrid — 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 or asynchronous weeks.

Face-to-face in-person meetings:  3/6; 3/13; 3/20; 4/3;  4/17; 4/24

Times:  4:45 pm — 9:15 pm

Location: Stone Bridge High School; 43100 Hay Road, Ashburn; Room: 305

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

Instructor: Dr. Joy Banks (jbanks21@gmu.edu)

Textbooks:

  • Overton. Assessing learners with special needs: An applied approach (8th ed.). Pearson.
  • Harry, B., & Klingner, J. (2022). Why are so many students of color in special education? (4th edition). Teacher College Press.

 

Tuition: Payment will be due by 3/7/24.

  • With 1-19 students, tuition is $1,854 (this includes 15% VA educator discount)
  • With 20+ students, tuition is $1,635 (this includes 25% cohort discount).

Summer 2024 Course Information

Course: EDSE 503 [Language Development and Reading], section 686

Day: Wednesday
Dates: 5/15//24 - 7/17/24 

Instructional Method:

  • Hybrid — Mix of synchronous online video meetings supplemented by asynchronous online coursework or asynchronous weeks.

Synchronous meetings:  5/15, 6/5, 7/10

Times:  5:00 pm — 7:30 pm

It is expected that you participate in all scheduled synchronous online sessions as well.  If you do not feel you will be able to complete the requirements of the course, please speak with your advisor.

Instructor: Dr. Tiffany Brocious (tbrocio2@gmu.edu)

Textbooks:

  • Berkeley, S. & Ray, S. (2019).  Reading fundamentals for students with learning difficulties:  Instruction for diverse K-12 classrooms. (1st ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9780815352914 - required
  • Fox, Phonics & word study for the teacher of reading. (11th ed.). Pearson. ISBN 9780132838092 – required 
    • Note for students: E-book or physical book may be used. If purchasing a physical book, students should purchase a new (not used) hard copy.
  • American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000 - recommended

Tuition: Payment will be due by 5/17/24.

  • With 1-19 students, tuition is $1,854 (this includes 15% VA educator discount)
  • With 20+ students, tuition is $1,635 (this includes 25% cohort discount).

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