SEC 428/528 - Field Experience III:Classroom Management & Discipline

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Thomas University

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Preservice teachers examine classroom management and instructional techniques in a secondary school environment working with teachers in their content specialization. Preservice teachers develop and teach a five-day teaching unit in their area of specialization during this field experience. Preservice teachers spend a minimum of 60 hours in an eleventh or twelfth grade secondary school classroom and participate in a seminar once a week. SEC429/529 10 hours Student Teaching Preservice teachers participate full-time in a secondary school for a minimum of twelve weeks with a minimum of 5 weeks of full-time teaching in their area of specialization. The preservice teacher must complete all coursework prior to student teaching. SEC430/530 (2 hours) Student Teaching Seminar Corequisite: SEC429. Areview and discussion of the skills and knowledge required in the teaching profession with reference to the secondary school. SEC450/550 (3 hours) Teaching English in the Secondary School This course provides the teacher candidate with the neces- sary knowledge and skills to teach language arts in the sec- ondary grades. Emphasis will be placed on literature and the development of the communications skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing and critical thinking. SEC460/560 (3 hours) Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School This course provides the teacher candidate with the necessary knowledge and skills to teach social studies in the secondary grades. The development of an issues-based social studies teaching unit using the NCSSthemes is the focus of the course. The emphasis is on social issues, effective citizenship, decision making, and concept teaching. SEC470/570 (3 hours) Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School Prerequisite: MTH160. This course provides the teacher candidate with the necessary skills to teach and assess math ematics in the secondary grades. of vocational rehabilitation services. The vocational implications of disability, employer practices regarding return to work issues, and job modification and structuring techniques will be explored. Current labor market and occupational information from a variety of sources, employer-based disability prevention and management options will be explored along with ways to provide services to employer organizations.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.thomasu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 538-9784 ext 1000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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