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 2026. Please see the University Catalog for a complete list of courses offered by our department.
| ENED 255 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 353 Reading/Writing Children's Literature | Rachel (Mara) Beneway Section 01 | A study of children's picture storybooks and their use across the elementary school curriculum combined with the craft of writing stories for children and the art of teaching story writing to them. This course explores engagement in the secondary classroom and approaches that foster engaged student learning. |
| ENED 357 Literacy/Language/ Learning Theory | Dr. Scott Johnston Section 01 | Students will examine the nature of literacy, language, and learning theory. Particular emphasis will be placed on the reading process and how teachers might help students become more capable readers. |
| ENED 413 Teaching Shakespeare | Dr. Ann Siegle Drege Section 01 | Teaching Shakespeare is for those interested in learning more about Shakespeare's plays and for those who will be working with the plays as ELA teachers or theater educators. Using active learning strategies, students work with several plays commonly taught in secondary classrooms. |
| ENED 450 Semester 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 placements. Paired with Seminar, students in Methods develop their ability to plan, instruct, assess, and facilitate learning in a secondary English classroom. |
| ENED 530 Special Topic: Grammar | Dr. KimMarie Cole Section 01 |
Most teachers report that they aren't too sure of their own grammar and aren't confident in teaching it to their student writers and speakers. In Topics of Teaching Language: Grammar, we'll work to overturn those fears and equip you to build grammatical exploration into your classrooms and lessons. |
| ENED 535 Topics in Teaching Diversity | Dr. Susan Spangler 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
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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. Students will develop their ability to plan, instruct, assess, and facilitate learning in a secondary English classroom. |