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3.00 Credits
This three-credit course introduces the student to the appropriate applications of technology within the educational setting. It is an exploration of the use of digital technologies within the classroom setting, including computer-assisted instruction, teacher productivity tools, evaluation of educational software, digital cameras, and the Internet. For this purpose, students will use commercial software packages (Office XP, Internet Explorer) in the microcomputer lab to gain an understanding of soft-ware functions and to develop personal competency in practical applications of microcomputers and access to global networks for research, teaching, and learning. The course will include written and oral reflections on class readings, lectures, student presentations, and discussions.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Permission of faculty member and school dean/center director A variable-content course in education. Topic is announced in advance of registration.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EDU 226 (or concurrently), junior standing This course offers secondary and elementary education students a multidisciplinary view of excep-tionality and the benefits of inclusion for both typical students and students with special needs. This course provides a basic understanding in the foundations of special education, including the histori-cal education and legal reforms that have impacted the field of special education. The characteristics and strategies for accommodations/modifications for students with exceptionalities and English lan-guage learners are highlighted using a case study approach.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide elementary education majors with the theoretical base and experi-ential activities that will enable them to use visual arts to enhance concept learning across the cur-riculum. Special emphasis is placed on the integration of children's expression of creativity through the visual arts.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide elementary education majors with the knowledge and skills to integrate music into their classrooms. The focus is on integrating melody and rhythm into the teach- ing of the core disciplines, understanding the relationship of music to the other arts in the elementary curriculum, and appreciating the contributions of music to the cultural diversity of American life.
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1.00 Credits
This course serves to engage the elementary education major in the role that he or she will play as a classroom teacher in promoting health, fitness, and physical activities in regular elementary curricu-lum. The focus is on developing healthy and fit students at an early age and on integrating psycho-motor activities into the curriculum.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EDU 226; corequisites: EDU 330, 332, and 334 This course introduces students to the world of teaching. Students engage in seminar discussions based on their observations and experiences in their practicum as well as in the reflective-action process as a basis for professional growth and development. Students will be introduced to the les-son-planning process, the professional portfolio, and the use of technology in education. The one-credit seminar (EDU 321) will focus on synthesizing the knowledge base gained during coursework with the experiences of the one-credit practicum (EDU 320). EDU 320 is a pass/fail course.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Permission of faculty member and school dean Designed for small groups of students to pursue in-depth a particular aspect of education that is not covered or is treated lightly in regular course offerings. The course is taught in seminar fashion and meets for 36 contact hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EDU 226; corequisites: EDU 320/321, 332, and 334 This course explores methods and problems in the teaching of mathematics in elementary school. Topics include the development of number concepts, problem solving, the use of manipulatives in the development of concepts, algorithms, whole numbers, integers, rational numbers as applied to the real number system, measurement, geometry, data analysis, and algebraic thinking. Accommoda-tions and applications for teaching math content to English language learners are also included. Field experience is required.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EDU 226; corequisites: EDU 320/321, 330, 334 Students examine the processes of language arts development and apply this knowledge to create, practice, and evaluate K-6 classroom strategies for teaching the six language arts: listening, talking, reading, writing, viewing, and visually representing. Students will also explore the world of chil-dren's literature and how to use it in rich and meaningful ways that increase reading levels and en-joyment. Students select and evaluate culturally diverse folklore, fantasy, contemporary and histori-cal fiction, science fiction, biography, poetry, and books of information and fact. In addition, students will learn how to develop strategies for native English speakers and for English language learners. Field experience is required.
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