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overcome educational deficiencies. Curriculum reform, institutional
innovation, materials, and parental involvement are also stressed.

EDUC 514 LEARNING PROBLEMS OF THE ACADEMICALLY
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
Environmental influences, which have negative effects on educational
performance and on such other factors as perception and intelligence,
are considered. School intervention strategies appropriate to the task
of overcoming the academic deficiencies in such learners are explored.

EDUC 515 SEX EDUCATION AND HUMAN RELATIONS
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
The purpose of this course is to help teachers at both elementary and
secondary levels to organize and conduct meaningful learning
experiences in human sexuality and sex education. The first part of the
course presents a factual basis for understanding the physical,
emotional, and behavioral aspects of sexuality in human relations. The
other part of the course is about the teaching of sex and sexuality in
schools. Included are the broad goals of sex education, objectives,
curriculum planning, content, methods, and unit lesson planning.

EDUC 516 OPEN EDUCATION
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
A practical presentation of the concepts of the open classroom as an
alternative to the traditional classroom procedures; an examination of
the theory and philosophy behind open education and open space
schools. Includes important guidelines for making decisions regarding
organization, learning, and curriculum, along with practical approaches
to areas such as learning styles, role definitions, planning, and
management.

EDUC 517 CREATIVE ART IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
This course provides an overview of the developmental process of
children's art and its relationship to mental and emotional growth.
There will be student participation in creative art experiences that are
applicable to classroom use.

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