Students enrolled in the Adolescence Education - English undergraduate program or the Adolescence Education - English Multi-Award Bachelor and Master of Arts program take a variety of literature content, education, and pedagogy classes. Below is the list of English Education classes offered in Fall 2025. Please see the University Catalog for a complete list of courses offered by our department.
ENED 355 Adolescent Literature | Dr. Heather McEntarfer Section 01 | Focus is on educational contexts with three main goals: reading and discussing great young adult literature; practicing teaching strategies; and discussing issues related to identity, diversity, and equity arising from the literature. (Also relevant to non-education majors.) |
ENED 357 Literacy/Language/Learning Theory | Dr. Scott Johnston Section 01 | Students will examine the nature of literacy, language, and and learning theory. Particular emphasis will be placed on the reading process and how teachers might help students become more capable readers. |
ENED 399 Digital Video in the Classroom | Dr. Heather McEntarfer Section 01 | Who doesn't love a good video? Digital video can be one of the best ways to engage students. You'll learn how to tell your own stories with video and how to help elementary students do the same. |
ENED 450 Seminar for Teachers of English | Dr. Scott Johnston Section 01 | This course and Methods serve as the final "dress rehearsal" for student teaching. Students will focus on the planning, instruction, assessment, and reflection necessary for teaching English successfully at the secondary level. |
ENED 451 Methods for English Education | Dr. Ann Siegle Drege Section 01 | In Methods, a final early field experience, students spend time getting to know students and teachers in their student teaching placement. Paired with Seminar, students in Methods develop their ability to plan, instruct, assess, and facilitate learning in a secondary English classroom. |
ENED 535 Topics in Teaching Diversity | Dr. Heather McEntarfer Section 01 | In this course, we'll focus on Universal Design for Learning (UDL): what it is, what it looks like in English classrooms, and how it can support students with disabilities AND all students. |
ENED 560 Seminar in English Education-Theory & Practice | Dr.Scott Johnston Section 01 | This course and Methods, with emphasis on connecting pedagogical and learning theory to classroom practices, serve as the final "dress rehearsal" for student teaching. Focus is on the planning, instruction, assessment, and reflection needed for successful teaching of English at the secondary level. |
ENED 561 Methods in English Education-Theory & Practice | Dr. Ann Siegle Drege Section 01 | The course serves as a complement to student teaching experiences in English Adolescence Education and examines professional issues that arise in classrooms with emphasis on learner-initiated and shaped professional development. |
ENED 575 Engagement Strategies | Dr. Ann Siegle Drege Section 01 | Engagement deepens student learning. This course focuses on student engagement fostered through active pedagogy, with a particular emphasis on classroom drama. Building on your learning in Engaged Teaching, delve into engagement with writing, poetry, fiction, and drama. |