MAT Core Courses
EDCI 512: Faith and Learning (3 Units)
Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Tonya Perry
Required:
Pearcey, N. R. (2004). Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its cultural captivity.
Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
ISBN: 1581344589
Sire, James W. (1990). Discipleship of the Mind: Learning to Love God in the Ways We Think.
Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity.
ISBN: 1581347464
ONE book per student from the following list after receiving Instructor's approval -- tperry@lasierra.edu
Coles, Robert, (1989). The Moral Intelligence of Children: How to Raise a Moral Child.
Plume.
ISBN: 0-452279372
Frankl, Viktor E. updated 1998. Man's Search for Meaning.
Washington Square Pr.
ISBN: 0671023373
Glasser, William, (1998). Choice Theory in the Classroom.
Quill.
ISBN: 0060952873
Hunter, Cornelius G., (2001). Darwin's God: Evolution and the Problem of Evil.
Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press.
ISBN: 1-58743-053-3
Marsden, George M., (1997). The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship.
New York: Oxford University Press.
ISBN 0-19-512290-0
Milton, Richard, (2000). Shattering the Myths of Darwinism.
Park Street Press.
ISBN 0-89-281884-0.
Palmer, Parker J., (1998). The Courage to Teach Exploring The Inner Landscape of A Teacher's Life.
San Francisco, CA Jossey-Bas.
ISBN: 0787910589
Peck, M. Scott, (1983). People of the Lie.
New York: Touchstone.
ISBN 0-684-84859-7
Strobel, Lee. (1998). The Case for Christ.
Zondervan Publishing Company.
ISBN: 0310209307
Wiesel, Elie, (1990). Night.
New York: Bantam Books.
ISBN: 0-553-27253-5
EDCI 514: Curriculum Planning (3 Units)
Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Lolita Davidson
Required:
Flinders, David J. & Thornton, Stephen J., (2004). The Curriculum Studies Reader.
Routledge: New York, NY.
ISBN: 0-415-94522-4
Fried, Robert L. (2005). The Game of School.
Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, CA.
ISBN:0-7879-7347-5
Oliver, Anita. (2006). Teaching Strategies: Help for a New Teacher. (This book is purchased from C&I Office Check or money order made out to 'Curriculum & Instruction')
EDPC 540: Principles of Counseling (3 Units)
Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Dora Clarke-Pine
Required:
American Psychological Association, 6th Edition. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.
Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Cavanagh, M. E., & Levitov, J. E., (2002). The Counseling Experience: A Theoretical and Practical Approach.
Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland, Press, Inc.
Richards, P. S., & Bergin, A. E., (1997). A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy.
Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
EDAD 524: Educational Organization and Leadership (3 Units) Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Nancy Dittemore
Required:
Kowalski, T. J. (2003). Contemporary School Administration: An Introduction.
Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
ISBN 0-205-34792-4
MAT & Credential Courses – CA State & SDA
Pre-Requisite Courses
HLED 214: Dimensions in Health (4 Units)
Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Roger McFarland
Required:
Page, Randy & Tana, (2007). Promoting Health and Emotional Well-being in your Classroom. 4th (4th Edition)
Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13: 978-0-7637-4154-9
Telljohann, Susan; Symons, Cynthia; & Pateman, Beth. Health Education Elementary & Middle School Applications. (5th Edition) McGraw Hill, N.Y.
ISBN 10: 0-07-304743-0
EDCI 503: Health Perspectives for Teachers
Instructor: Roger McFarland
Prerequisites: BA (alternate course for HLED 214)
Required:
Page, Randy and Tana; Promotiong Health and Emotional Well-Being in Your Classroom, 4th Edition.
Jones and Bartlett, Sudbury, MA 2007
ISBN: 13-978-0-7637-4454-9
Telljohann, S., Symons, C., and Pateman, B.; Health Education, Elementary and Middle School Applications; 5th Edition,
McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2007
ISBN: 10:0-07-304743-0
EDCI 204: Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom (3 Units) Prerequisites: None
Instructor: DeAnne Knipschild
Requires: 5 hours of observation time in various classrooms.
Required:
Shalaway, L. (2005). Learning to Teach…Not Just for Beginners: The Essential Guide for All Educators.
New York: Scholastic Professional Books.
ISBN: 0-439-56729-9
Oliver, Anita. (2006). Teaching Strategies: Help for a New Teacher.
(This book is purchased from C&I Office Check or money order made out to ‘Curriculum & Instruction’)
EDCI 502: Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom (3 Units)
(Graduate Level for EDCI 204)
Instructor: DeAnne Knipschild
Prerequisites: B.A., Access to a classroom
Required:
Sadker, David Miller. Sadker, Myra Pollack., Zittleman, Karen R. (2008). Teachers, Schools and Society.
McGraw Hill: Boston.
ISBN: 978-0-07-326215-4
Oliver, Anita. (2006). Teaching Strategies: Help for a New Teacher. (This book is purchased from C&I Office Check or money order made out to Curriculum & Instruction)
EDFO 305: Psychological Foundations of Education (4 Units) Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Tonya Perry
Required:
Ormrod, J. E. (2007). Educational Psychology: Developing Learners. Sixth Edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.
Ormrod, J. E., McGuire, D. (2006). Case Studies: Applying Educational Psychology, Second Edition.
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.
EDCI 507: Psychological Theories of Instruction (3 Units)
(Graduate Level for EDFO 305)
Prerequisites: B.A.
Instructor: Tonya Perry
Required:
Ormrod, J. E. (2007). Educational Psychology: Developing Learners. Sixth Edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.
Ormrod, J. E., McGuire, D. (2006). Case Studies: Applying Educational Psychology, Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.
Method Courses
EDCI 410 & 410L/510 & 510L: Classroom Management (2 Unit Course + 1 Unit Lab)
Prerequisites: none
Instructor: Datha Tickner
Requires: Registering for class and lab separate. Lab requires time in a classroom for observations and reporting.
Required:
Purchase one textbook that applies to the credential you are working on. If you are doing both credentials then chose the text for one that you feel is most challenging.
Elementary: Evertson, C. M. Emmer, E. T., Worsham, M.E. (2006) Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers. 7/E. Allyn & Bacon. ISBN: 0-205-46781-4
Secondary: Evertson, C. M. Emmer, E. T., Worsham, M.E. (2006) Classroom Management for Middle and High School Teachers. 7/E. Allyn & Bacon.
ISBN: 0-205-46800-4
Department Developed Material:
Oliver, Anita. (2006). Teaching Strategies: Help for a New Teacher. (This book is purchased from C&I Office Check or money order made out to ‘Curriculum & Instruction’)
EDCI 414 & 414L /520 & 520L: Reading K-8
(4 Units Course & 1 Unit Lab)
Prerequisites: EDCI 204, EDFO 305, acceptance into the Teacher Education Program
Instructor: Jennie Furness
Requires: Registering for class and lab separate. Lab requires 5 weeks (minimum of 1 hour per day) in a classroom.
Required:
Opitz, Michael F., (Editor). Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Collection of Articles and Commentaries.
International Reading Association
Tompkins, Gail E., (2001). Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, (2nd Edition).
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall
ISBN: 013059598-5.
(Be sure you receive this ISBN Package, not the regular ISBN Number on the textbook alone.)
Shanker, James L., Ekwall, Eldon E., (2003). Locating and Correcting Reading Difficulties, (8th Edition).
Columbus, OH: Merrill.
ISBN: 0-13-031395-5
Herrell, A.L. (2004). Fifty Strategies for Teaching English to English Language Learners.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.
ISBN: 0-13-098462-0
Teaching Reading: A Balanced, Comprehensive Approach to Teaching Reading in Pre-Kindergarten Through Grade Three.
Sacramento: California Department of Education, 1996.
Silvaroli, Nicholas J., (1997). Classroom Reading Inventory, (10th Edition).
Des Moines, Iowa: William C. Brown Co.
ISBN: 0-07-287847-9
Rossi, Joanne, Shipper, Beth. Case Studies in Preparation for California Reading Competency Test.
Allyn & Bacon
ISBN: 0205303226.
*The following book is required for the Teacher Education Program*
Diaz-Rico, Lynne T., Weed, Kathryn Z. Cross Cultural, Language and Academic Development Handbook: A Complete K-12 Reference Guide, (2nd Edition).
Allyn & Bacon
ISBN: 0-205-33685-X.
EDCI 415 & 415L/521 & 521L: Mathematics K-8
(2 Unit Course & 1 Unit Lab)
Prerequisites: MATH 115 AND 202, EDCI 204, EDFO 305, acceptance into the Teacher Education Program
Instructor: Sandra Green
Requires: Registering for class and lab separate. Lab requires 5 days a week, 50-60 minutes a day.
Required:
Reyes, R. E., Suydam, M. N., Lindquist, M. M., Smith, N. L.
Helping Children Learn Mathematics, (6th edition).
California Department of Education
ISBN: 0-471-48380-X
EDCI 416/522: Language & Literacy (3 Units)
Prerequisites: EDCI 204, EDFO 305, acceptance into the Teacher Education Program
Instructor: Christine Munson
Requires: 8 hours observation
Required:
Tompkins, Gail E., Language Arts: Content and Teaching Strategies, (6th Edition).
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Herrell, A.L. (2004). Fifty Strategies for Teaching English to English Language Learners.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.
ISBN: 0-13-098462-0
Shanker, James L. and Eldon E. Ekwall. (2003). Locating and Correcting Reading Difficulties, (8th Edition).
Columbus, OH: Merrill.
Richard-Amato, Patricia, (1996). Making It Happen: Interaction in the Second Language Classroom, from Theory to Practice, (2nd Edition). Longman.
Recommended:
Opitz, Michael F., (Editor). Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Collection of Articles and Commentaries.
International Reading Association.
Download the PDF here.
EDCI 417/523: Culture, Society, Religion, and Ethics (4 Units) Prerequisites: None
Instructor: DeAnne Knipschild
Required:
Begelow, B. & Others. (2001). Rethinking our Classrooms, Volume 2. Teaching for Equity and Justice.
Rethinking Schools: Williston, VT.
ISBN 0-942961-27-7
Habenicht, D. & Burton, L. (2004). Teaching the Faith: An essential Guide for building Faith-Shaped kids.
Review and Herald Publishing Association.
ISBN 0-8280-1819-7
Oliver, A. (2001). Learning Strategies
(Get from Department Secretary)
California History-Social Science Framework
(2001 with CA Standards for Social Studies)
Download the PDF here.
NAD Journey to Excellence (2003).
(Get from Department Secretary) or online here.
NAD Curriculum Guide for Social Studies
(Examination copies in the library or the C&I office)
NAD Curriculum Guide for Religion
Download PDF file here.
EDCI 418/527: Science and Health K-8 (2 Units)
Prerequisites: EDCI 204, EDFO 305, acceptance into the Teacher Education Program
Instructor: Sandra Green
Requires: 4 hours observation
Required:
Martin, David Jenner, (4th Edition). Elementary Science Methods, A Constructivist Approach. (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth
ISBN: 0495004952
Jensen, Eric. (2004). Brain Compatible Strategies.
San Diego: The Brain Store Inc.
(Available at Amazon, not The Brain Store)
ISBN: 1-890460-41-0
White, Ellen. Ministry of Healing.
Pacific Press Publishing Ass. Boise, ID
EDCI 419 & 419L/518 & 518L: Reading in the Content Area
(4 Unit Course & 1 Unit Lab)
Prerequisites: EDCI 204, EDFO 305, CBEST, acceptance into the Teacher Education Program
Instructor: Gale Gorke
Requires: Registering for class and lab separate. Lab requires 5 weeks (minimum of 60 minutes per day)
Required:
Roe, D. Betty, Stoodt, Barbara D., Burns, Paul C., (2004). Secondary School Literacy: The Content Areas, (9th Edition).
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Opitz, Michael F., (Editor). Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Collection of Articles and Commentaries.
International Reading Association
Shanker, James L. and Eldon E. Ekwall., (2003). Locating and Correcting Reading Difficulties, (8th Edition).
Columbus, OH: Merrill.
Herrell, A.L. (2004). Fifty Strategies for Teaching English to English Language Learners. Second Edition.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.
(This text is also required in other methods coursework.)
Silvaroli, Nicholas J., (1997). Classroom Reading Inventory, (10th Edition).
Des Moines, Iowa: William C. Brown Co.
(This is an assessment tool for use in your future classroom, as well as the fieldwork placement assignment in this course.)
The following are available for download from the CDE:
Reading and Language Arts Framework for California Public Schools and the State-adopted Content Standards for English Language Arts. (This text is also required in other methods coursework.)
California State English Language Development document.
EDCI 429 & 429L/529 & 529L: Middle School Teaching (2 Units Course & 1 Unit Lab) Prerequisites: EDCI 204, EDFO 305, acceptance into the Teacher Education Program
Instructor: Gale Gorke
Practicum: Registering for class and lab separate. Lab 5 weeks (minimum of 60 minutes per day).
Required:
Knowles, T. & Brown, D.F. (2000). What Every Middle School Teacher Should Know.
National Middle School Association. N.H., Heinemann. 2nd Edition
EDCI 430 & 430L/530 & 530L: Secondary Theory and Practice
(2 Unit Course & 1 Unit Lab)
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program, EDCI 416/522, 417/523, 419/518, 429/529
Instructor: Tonya Perry
Required:
Individual Content Area Methods Textbook
Oliver, Anita. (2006). Teaching Strategies: Help for a New Teacher.
(This book is purchased from C&I Office Check or money order made out to ‘Curriculum & Instruction’)
High School Textbook for your Content Area
SDA Credential
EDCI 404/504: Philosophical Aspects of Christian Education
(3 Units)
Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Janet Mallery
Required:
Knight, George R., (1998). Philosophy and Education: An introduction in Christian perspective, (3rd Edition).
Andrews University Press
Sizer, Theodore. & Sizer, Nancy Faust, (2000). The Students are Watching: Schools and the Moral Contract.
Boston: Beacon Press.
ISBN: 0-8070-3121-6
White, Ellen, (2003). Education (Any Edition)
EDCI 511: Advanced Safety and Health in Education (3 Units) Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Christine Munson
Requires: 15 hours of practicum
Required:
Chaiet, D., (1995). Staying Safe at School.
Brookshire, TX: Rosen Publisher.
ISBN 0-8239-1864-5
Bluestein, Jane. (1991). Creating Emotionally Safe Schools: A Guide for Educators and Parents.
Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications.
ISBN 1-55874-814-8
EDCI 513: Advanced Study of Teaching English Learners (3 Units) Prerequisites: EDCI 416/522
Instructor: Sandra Green
Requires: 15 sequential hours for practicum (4 weeks)
Required:
Echevarria, J. M., and Short, D., (2004). Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners.
Boston: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.
ISBN 0-205-38641-5
Herrell, A. and Jordan, M., (2008). Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (with DVD) , 2nd Ed.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-199266-5 ISBN-10: 0-13-199266-X (DVD)
EDCI 417a Curriculum and Instruction: Religion (2 Units) Prerequisites: EDCI 204, EDFO 305, acceptance into the Teacher Education Program
Instructor: Janet Mallery
Required:
Gillespie, V. Bailey (Editor). Perspectives on Values: A Project Affirmation Publication.
La Sierra University Press
Dr. Gillespie's book is available through the Hancock Center.
4500 Riverwalk Parkway
Riverside, CA 92505 USA
hcyfm@lasierra.edu
951.785.2091
White, Ellen.(2003), True Education.
Remnant: Coldwater MI
ISBN: 1-883012-66-t (or Education by E. White)
EDCI 417b (2 Units) Curriculum and Instruction: Social Studies Prerequisites: EDCI 204, EDFO 305, acceptance into the Teacher Education Program
Instructor: Penny Friesen
Required:
Chapin, J. R. & Messick, R. G. Elementary Social Studies: A Practical Guide, (4th Edition). Longman
EDCI 464/564: Special Education in the Regular Classroom (3 Units) Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Bob Van Setten
Requires: 3 hours observation
Required:
Hallahan, Daniel P., Exceptional Learners, Introduction to Special Education (with Cases for Reflection and Analysis and MyEducationLab) (10th Edition).
Allyn & Bacon
ISBN: 0-205-4421-0
Armstrong, Thomas. Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, (2nd Edition).
ISBN: 0-87120-376-6
Fieldwork (Student Teaching)
EDCI 524: Elementary Fieldwork (3-18 Units)
Prerequisites: EDCI 204, 416, 419, 429, 430; EDFO 305, acceptance into Teacher Education. Acceptance into Student Teaching Program; CSET; CBEST; CPR; TB Test; U.S. Constitution requirement; FBI and DOJ certificate of clearance.
Instructor: Lolita Davidson
Required:
Partin, Ronald L., (1999). Classroom Teacher’s Survival Guide.
West Nyack, NY: Center for Applied Research in Education
OR
Wong, Harry K. and Rosemary, T., (1998). The First Days of School. Harry K. Wong Pub. Inc. Mt. View, CA
ISBN: 0-9629360-2-2
EDCI 525: Elementary Intern Fieldwork (3-18 Units)
Prerequisites: EDCI 204, 416, 419, 429, 430; EDFO 305, acceptance into Teacher Education Acceptance into Student Teaching Program; CSET; CBEST; CPR; TB Test; U.S. Constitution requirement; FBI and DOJ certificate of clearance
Instructor: Lolita Davidson
Required:
Partin, Ronald L., (1999). Classroom Teacher’s Survival Guide.
West Nyack, NY: Center for Applied Research in Education
OR
Wong, Harry K. and Rosemary, T., (1998). The First Days of School. Harry K. Wong Pub. Inc. Mt. View, CA
ISBN: 0-9629360-2-2
EDCI 556/557: Secondary (Intern) Fieldwork (3-18 Units) Prerequisites: EDCI 204, 416/522, 417,419/518, 429, 430/530; EDFO 305 or EDCI 507 Acceptance into Teacher Education Program; Acceptance into Student Teaching Program; CSET; CBEST; CPR; TB Test; U.S. Constitution requirement; FBI and DOJ certificate of clearance. Instructor: Lolita Davidson
Required:
Partin, Ronald L., (1999). Classroom Teacher’s Survival Guide.
West Nyack, NY: Center for Applied Research in Education
OR
Wong, Harry K. and Rosemary, T., (1998). The First Days of School. Harry K. Wong Pub. Inc. Mt. View, CA
ISBN: 0-96293602-2
Recommended:
Frameworks for single subject areas (State of CA)
English Language Development Standards (State of CA)
SDAIE Strategies
