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Course Criteria
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30.00 Credits
Goal To study the learner, age 3 to 10. To gain understanding of appropriate curricula and specific skills necessary to teach young children. Content Characteristics, needs, stages of physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development of young children. Emphasis on creating learning experiences appropriate to developmental characteristics. Study of multicultural issues, levels of learning, multiple group instruction, para-professional involvement, parent/teacher communication, and use of technology in instruction. 30 hours of field experiences are required. Taught Spring. Prerequisite EDU 201 Credit 3 hours.
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30.00 Credits
Goal To develop an understanding of the 10- to 14-year-old child through this unique period of growth and development. To appreciate how the academic environment can enhance the learner's growth and development. Content Study of the middle school as a special program. This growth period includes the widest range of differences in terms of physical, social, and intellectual growth. This course will focus on each of these areas of growth and how the middle school program addresses the needs of the middle grades student. Includes career education, exploratory classes, health issues, cooperative learning, and the development of a middle school curriculum. 30 hours of field experiences are required. Taught Spring. Prerequisite EDU 201 Credit 3 hours.
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15.00 Credits
Goal To gain knowledge and skills necessary to foster the integration of modern day technologies effectively across the curriculum. Content The content, concepts, and applications of a variety of educational software and tools, as well as, the special issues regarding management and maintenance of these materials will be explored. Students will become familiar with the National Educational Technology Standards and the Georgia State Technology Requirements. Students will plan, teach and assess a series of four technology connected lessons. 15 hours of field experiences are required. Taught Fall. Prerequisites EDU 201; Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Credit 3 hours.
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15.00 Credits
Goal To teach prospective elementary, middle grades, and secondary teachers as well as parents, the various genres of literature plus a variety of response strategies for children and adolescents. Content Various types of literature and teaching methods for preschool through senior high students. 15 hours of field experiences are required. Taught Spring. Prerequisites Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Credit 3 hours.
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15.00 Credits
Goal To facilitate understanding and appreciation of inquiry methods of social studies instruction in the context of classroom learning community. The candidate will implement meaningful integrative experiences and curricula in social studies, science, mathematics, and language arts that are appropriate for the early childhood and middle grades learner. Content History, geography, economics and citizenship are all examined through the lenses of social education, discovery learning, storytelling as pedagogical method, and expanding horizons perspectives. 15 hours of field experiences are required. Taught Fall Prerequisite Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Credit 3 hours; integrative experience.
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15.00 Credits
Goal To provide the pre-service teacher candidate (early childhood and middle grades science concentration) with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience necessary to develop a variety of science instructional techniques and strategies that are applicable to early childhood and middle grades students. The candidate will implement meaningful integrative experiences and curricula in science, mathematics, social studies, and language arts that are appropriate for the early childhood and middle grades learner. Content This inquiry-based course will provide the pre-service teacher candidate (early childhood and middle grades science concentration) with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience necessary to develop a variety of science instructional techniques and strategies that are applicable to early childhood and middle grades students. 15 hours of field experiences are required. Prerequisite Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Credit 3 hours; integrative experience.
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3.00 Credits
Goal To conduct an in-depth study of a special topic in education. Content The topics covered will vary from time to time, and a student may take no more than two such courses within the department. Representative special topics include research in education, teaching in a culturally pluralistic society, women in education, informal education in American schools, and special education. Taught Offered occasionally. Prerequisite Permission of the instructor, education department and the department chair. Credit 3 hours.
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10.00 Credits
Goal To understand principles and implement practices of effective classroom management and discipline. To develop a personal philosophy of classroom management consistent with one's educational philosophy. Content An intensive study of various models, methods and philosophies of classroom management with emphasis on preventive strategies. Techniques for individual as well as group management including understanding students' needs. Comparison of assertive discipline, humanistic approaches, behavior modification, among others. 10 hours of field experiences are required. Taught Fall Prerequisite EDU 201; Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Credit 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Goal The goal of this course is to provide the pre-service teacher with a broad understanding of the school as an institution that serves the needs of both individuals and society and to provide the pre-service teacher with a broad understanding of a business that serves the needs of both individuals and society. This goal will be accomplished by increasing the candidate's professionalism as she completes the requirements for certification and prepares to enter the teaching profession. An additional goal includes understanding the intricacies, purposes, and impact of curriculum development at the elementary and middle school levels. This will be achieved by studying the curricular patterns, changes, and needs of elementary and middle schools through the application of the curriculum development process. Content Professional conduct and dress, parent communication and legal issues, documentation in the classroom, group dynamics (large and small), resume writing, interviewing skills and job hunting. Content also includes philosophy of education, current social issues, human development, learning and cognition, and the process and methods of curriculum development. Taught Spring. Taken during the student teaching semester. Prerequisite Admission to Teacher Education; approval to do student teaching. Credit 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Goal To conduct a detailed study in a particular area of interest. Content Varies. Taught Fall, Spring. Prerequisite Open only to advanced students with permission of education department and department chair. Credit 1-6 hours.
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