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3.00 Credits
The course orients candidates to the profession through study and application of instruction to support the learning of individuals and groups. Candidates gain in initial understanding of environments that encourage learners and collegial relationships in school. This course introduces elementary education teacher candidates to the roles and responsibilities of teachers grades K-8. The course combines university seminars and a minimum of 35 hours of field experience focusing on active involvement with a cooperating teacher and his/her class. The course is taken during the first term of the program and is a prerequisite for ELE510. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Elementary Education Master of Arts in Teaching program. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
The course continues the professional development of elementary education teacher candidates concerning the roles and responsibilities of teachers in grades K-8. The course combines a university seminar and a minimum of 50 hours of field experiences focusing on active involvement with a cooperating teacher and his/her class. The course advances candidates' engagement in the profession through study and application of instruction to support the learning of individuals and groups and their understanding of environments that encourage learners and collegial relationships in the school. The course is a prerequisite for ELE590 Elementary Education: Student Teaching. Prerequisite(s): ELE500, EPS511, FND510, SPE500, and two of the following: CIS480B, MHE480B, RLR500, RLL480B, SCE480B, ELE545/ELE547. 3 semester hours
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4.00 Credits
This course will address pedagogy and recent developments in theory, curriculum, methods, materials, and instructional issues related to teaching and learning of science, mathematics, and social studies in the elementary classroom. It is designed to develop beginning knowledge, skills and dispositions that will enhance the ability to teach and to integrate content areas. Open only to admitted M.A.T. students in alternative programs. 4 semester hours
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1.00 Credits
The course provides Elementary Education Master of Arts in Teaching program candidates the basic knowledge, understanding and use of the content, functions, and achievements of dance, music, theater, and the several visual arts as primary media for communication, inquiry, and insight among elementary and middle level students. The course focuses on methods used to teach the arts across disciplinary content areas to individuals and groups. The appropriate use of technology in arts education is included. The course approaches the arts as a means for facilitating multiple intelligences for all learners. Prerequisite(s): ELE500, EPS511, and the Illinois General Education requirement of one course in the arts. 1 semester hour
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1.00 Credits
The course provides elementary education Master of Arts in Teaching program candidates the basic knowledge, understanding and concepts in the subject matter of health education to create opportunities for student development and practice of skills that contribute to good health. Candidates will also know, understand and use human movement and physical activity as central elements to foster active, healthy life styles and enhanced quality of life. The course will orient candidates to the interrelationships and connections between health and physical education. Prerequisites: ELE500, EPS511. 1 semester hour
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4.00 Credits
This is the initial course designed for teachers currently certified in Illinois who wish to secure a subsequent Illinois certificate in early childhood education; elementary education; secondary education for science; social sciences, English language arts, or mathematics; special education for LBS-I; or K-12 foreign language. A portfolio documenting knowledge and experiences encompassing the certification standards for the certificate being sought will be created. This course is required for all candidates seeking subsequent certificates through the focused program. Prerequisite(s): Valid Illinois certificate. 4 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed for teachers currently certified in Illinois who wish to secure a subsequent Illinois certificate in elementary COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 299 NATIONAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION education The candidate will be required to complete between 75 and 150 hours in a classroom setting that is represented in the subsequent certificate. The candidate will also meet for seminar with a faculty member in the subsequent certificate area. Enrollment in this class requires advance application and approval. 3-6 semester hours
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
1-4 semester hours
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
1-4 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
Resident Teacher Practicum is a course of directed observation and participation in an elementary education setting aimed at providing a variety of in-depth experiences prior to student teaching. The course integrates field-based experiences with onsite seminars for pre-service teacher candidates who are working full-time as teacher assistants in a K-8 classroom. During the course, students (residents) complete a minimum of 30 preclinical observation hours in elementary classrooms in at least two different CPS schools other than their assigned training site. These hours are arranged by the Academy for Urban School Leadership. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.A.T. Elementary Education program at NLU; Acceptance in a full-time resident program as a teacher assistant at AUSL. 3 semester hours.
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