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  • EDU 343: Reading Across the Curriculum

    3.00 Credits
    Saint Leo University

    Prerequisites: EDU 226, 320/321, 330, 332, 334; corequisites: EDU 360/361, 338, 341 This course introduces elementary education majors to the theoretical and practical issues involved in teaching the reading skills necessary for success in various content areas, such as science, social studies, and mathematics. Topics will include literacy in the elementary classroom, assessment, technology and literacy, strategies for vocabulary and meaning instruction, study skills, and writing in the content areas.
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  • EDU 350: Middle School Curriculum and Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Saint Leo University

    Prerequisite: EDU 226 or EDU 328 This course introduces the middle grades major to the world of middle school education. Students will apply theories of adolescent development to students ages 11-14 and connect appropriate class-room and school-based strategies. They will learn the expectations for professional teachers, with special emphasis on State of Florida standards, and attend the ethics workshop. Students will learn about the nature of the U.S. middle schools' structures, policies, and curriculum through research, readings, and discussions. They are expected to spend at least 6 hours observing in a local middle school.
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  • EDU 360/361: Practicum II and Seminar: Planning

    2.00 Credits
    Saint Leo University

    Prerequisites: EDU 320/1, 330, 332, and 334; passing all sections of the FTCE General Knowledge exam or the CLAST; corequisites: EDU 338, 343, and 341 This course focuses on planning lessons effectively, using Florida's Curriculum Framework and Bloom's Taxonomy, with emphasis on guided discovery and direct instruction. Extensive professor feedback characterizes this course. The one-credit seminar (EDU 361) connects the knowledge base gained during coursework with the experiences of the one-credit practicum (EDU 360). EDU 360 is a pass/fail course.
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  • EDU 425: Educational Management and Organization

    3.00 Credits
    Saint Leo University

    Prerequisites: EDU 360/361, 343, 338, and 341; or EDU 450 This course offers a broad and critical analysis of classroom management issues, including the major theories regarding understanding and managing student behavior, discussion of effective classroom rules and procedures, school safety, parental involvement, legal issues related to the rights and re-sponsibilities of teachers, and the strategies for creating a positive, safe environment to meet the needs of all students, including English language learners. A field experience is required.
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  • EDU 427: Educational Assessment

    3.00 Credits
    Saint Leo University

    Prerequisites: EDU 360/361 or EDU 450 (or concurrently); senior standing or permission of de-partment chair This senior-level course builds on assessment introduced in earlier methods and practica. Topics include basic concepts in statistical analysis for teachers, traditional norm and criterion-referenced assessment measures and test construction, performance assessment tasks and rubrics, reliability, validity, bias, and the current political issues in testing. Testing issues, test analysis, and strategies for English language learners are infused in the topics and expectations.
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  • EDU 428: Education Governance, History, and Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Saint Leo University

    Prerequisites: EDU 360/361; senior standing or permission of department chair This is the capstone academic course for the teacher education program. The course provides the student with the knowledge of the organization of the education system and its impact on curriculum, its historical antecedents and influence on democratic values, and the major philosophies and their impact on educational decisions, including character education. Finance issues, current issues/trends in structures and policies, and legal rights and responsibilities of students and teachers, including ethical responsibilities, are also included.
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  • EDU 429: Advanced Directed Study and Research

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Saint Leo University

    Prerequisites: Permission of faculty member and school dean Intensive individual study in a particular aspect of education that is not covered in regular course offerings. This enrichment option is limited to students who have demonstrated the potential to pur-sue independent scholarly activity beyond that which is expected in regular courses. Requests for enrollment must be made prior to registration in the form of a written proposal. May be repeated for credit. Weekly meetings with faculty member.
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  • EDU 436: Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum

    3.00 Credits
    Saint Leo University

    Prerequisite: EDU 350; corequisite: EDU 470/471 This course explores writing across the curriculum as a tool for learning for students in grades 5-12. Topics include writing as a process; writing in content areas; types of writing; writing workshops; assessing student writing; FCAT Writes!; rubrics; and using peer feedback. It is a required course for all middle school majors, all content specializations.
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  • EDU 450: Middle/ Secondary School Practicum

    1.00 Credits
    Saint Leo University

    Prerequisites: EDU 226 or EDU 328, 228, and 350; corequisites: EDU 336 and EDU 451, 452, 453, or 454 This one-credit practicum accompanies the methods for teaching in the discipline methods courses, EDU 451, 452, 453, and 454, and EDU 336: Teaching Reading in the Content Areas. Students are required to spend six hours per week in a middle or secondary school classroom of their discipline under the guidance of a clinically trained mentor-teacher and supervised by a University supervisor. They are expected to help with all aspects of a typical classroom and teach lessons as appropriate to their readiness and course requirements. Placement and supervision will be arranged through the field placement officer at University Campus or the Center. This course is pass/fail.
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  • EDU 451: English/ Language Arts Methods in the Middle and Secondary School

    3.00 Credits
    Saint Leo University

    Prerequisite: EDU 226 or 328, EDU 228 and 350; corequisites: EDU 336, 341, and 450 This course explores the methods and challenges of teaching the English language arts in grades 5-12. Topics include lesson planning, the Florida Curriculum Framework, Sunshine State Standards, student-centered classrooms, fostering positive classroom communities, strategies for developing lifelong readers, facilitating class discussions, questioning strategies, authentic assessment, techno-logical resources for middle school teachers, and reflective practice. Students will implement the lessons created in class while in the practicum (EDU 450)
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