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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: enrollment in Teacher Preparation Program; junior or senior standing: Elementary Education and Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8) minors must register for this concurrently with one of the following methods courses: ED 331, ED 332, ED 333, ED 334, or ED 335. Middle and Secondary School minors must register for this concurrently with their respective methods course: ED 405 for Middle School and ED 406 -ED 416 for Secondary School minors. 30 hours.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the social and philosophical principles which have shaped educational thought and practices viewed in historical perspective; the challenge of modern education in our urban, suburban, technological, and mobile culture; the professional, legal, and community responsibilities of the teacher; organization of the American school system; contemporary issues in education. Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the economic, sociological, and political factors which impact schooling in urban settings. Special focus will be placed on issues such as: limited English proficiency (LEP), financial resources, and the role of the family, among others. Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine all facets of language acquisition and usage from the perspective of neoclassical educational linguistic theory. The writings of renowned linguists (Chomsky, Whorf, Goodman, Thomason, Fishman, deSaussure, Bernstein, Spolsky, et. al.) will be explored and applied to both modern and postmodern views of language. Issues of communication, policy, power, knowledge, dominance, conflict, gender, socioeconomic status and bilingual education will be discussed, especially as those issues impact the success, or failure, of students in the U.S. public school system.
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This course will provide an introduction to the general principles of Educational Psychology. Theories of learning and motivation from an applied perspective will be studied. Consideration will also be given to the impact of social emotional development on the context of classrooms and schools. This course will also include an introduction to testing and measurement. An action research/workshop project will be a cornerstone feature of this course. (Middle and Secondary Students should take Ed 250 concurrently with this course.) Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the physical, intellectual, social, and motivational aspects of adolescence. Issues related to teaching adolescents in middle schools and high schools, grades 5-12, will be considered. Ten hours of observation are required. Prerequisite: PS 101A or consent of the instructor. Three hours a week.
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1.00 Credits
This course may be taken by Middle and Secondary History and Political Science majors concurrently with GG 201 Geography of the World. This course will expand upon the GG 201 experience by requiring students to develop a special project that is appropriate for their licensure level and correlates with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.
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3.00 Credits
This course will study the various components of the Language Arts: Listening, speaking, and reading skills with a particular emphasis on the writing process. The course also examines recent research and theoretical foundations for reading instruction to gain knowledge and understanding of the current methodology and appropriate curriculum materials for the teaching of reading with particular emphasis on students’ developmental stages, reading abilities, linguistic and socio-cultural backgrounds. Three hours a week.
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1.00 Credits
(1 credit and must be taken with GG 201 Geography of the World, 2 credits) This course will cover various aspects of social studies education such as global awareness, cultural diversity, the development of geography skills and the planning and implementation of social studies units. The needs of bilingual, ESL and special needs students in these curriculum areas will be studied. In each area there will be a focus on the methodology, materials and theoretical foundations for the specific curriculum scope and sequence. Students will be required to develop instructional folders for each curriculum area. Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
The first section of this course will focus on science education, the development of critical thinking and science skills, and the content and materials appropriate for the elementary school. The second section will address the teaching of the elementary health curriculum. The third section will focus on the planning and development of the elementary physical education program. This component will be developed through a concurrent six hour workshop to be offered during the semester. Each section will address the appropriate materials, methods and curriculum for each area. Observation and field experience are required. Three hours a week.
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