** A few announcements that may impact your scheduling for the Summer, Fall and Spring semesters. **1. EDP 430 (for early childhood majors) AND EDP 458 (methods for moderate/intensive and early childhood majors) will be added to the Fall schedule. Please check Bannerweb for details. ** EDP 430 is only offered in the Fall semester, so if you are a Junior or Senior - be sure to take it now. **2. EDT 482 (needed by those seeking Gifted Licensure ) is only offered in the Fall semester. If you are a Junior or Senior in the Gifted Licensure Program - be sure to register for this course for next Fall. **3. All Majors, except those in the Early Childhood Licensure program, who are planning to take Middle Childhood or Adolescent Content Pedagogy Classes in either the Fall or Spring semesters of next school year (EDT 346, 429, 436, 439, 441, 442, 427, 431, or 433) Please REPLY to this email with your name and the classes you are planning to take for important scheduling information. ** 4. All Early Childhood Majors. Please be aware that when you enroll in the Early Childhood Literacy Block and when you enroll in the Early Childhood Content Block that there is a full two week field component required even if you are only enrolled in a portion of the block. This is one reason that it is important to take your courses in sequence and as recommended by the program brochure. An Advising Alert to Everyone. I have had a number of students asking me to make adjustments to their program because they have not completed the thematic sequence and they are about to graduate or are under the impression that they are about to graduate. They are desperate. Please be aware that I have between little and no lattitude regarding adjusting the courses required for the thematic sequence (no independent studies count and substitutions are rarely approved by the Liberal Education Council). Therefore, please don't wait to complete your thematic sequence but do so promptly and as it is written in the Miami University Bulletin. Try to plan your courses a year ahead to be sure you don't get caught in a squeeze. If you are interested in the capstone EDP 497 (Literacy Training/Phonics) for the summer or fall term you will not be able to register on Bannerweb. However, you can sign up for these courses in 201 McGuffey. The maximum enrollment is 12. Please note #3 above if you wish your life to be easier. For everyone, if in doubt about your schedule, make an appointment to visit with our advising guru, Liz Bailey, in 201 McGuffey. ----------------------------- Alex Thomas Educational Psychology Miami University 201 McGuffey Hall Oxford, OH 45056 (513) 529-6632-Office (513) 529-3646-Fax [log in to unmask]