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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to help students recognize and understand mental illness through a better awareness of the emotional, functional, and physiological factors influencing mental health. This is a foundation course in the science of behavior and includes a study of the origin and development of abnormal behavior patterns and disorders. This course includes the symptoms, diagnoses, etiology, epidemiology, and treatment of various psychological disorders and syndromes. Prerequisite: PSY 102.
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4.00 Credits
The capstone course provides an opportunity for students to make contact with practitioners, investigate special topics or specific areas of interest in forensic science, and potentially participate in hands-on application through research or internship experiences. Students are expected to address a critical issue in evidence and forensic science. Skills in critical thinking, analysis, and application of learned material are key to success in this course. As part of the final process, students must prepare a written report and orally present their findings in an end-of-course seminar that is open to the public. Prerequisite: Senior status.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to assist teacher candidates in understanding, evaluating and implementing effective pedagogy in adolescent literacy. A graduate in adolescent literacy should be able to recognize and assess the defining elements of literacy, from decoding skills to higher level critical thinking applications. Subsequently, teachers should be able to understand, evaluate, and promote effective literacy pedagogy as it relates to the adolescent learner. Practicum/field experience hours: 30. Prerequisite: Fingerprint Clearance.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to help teachers and prospective teachers of young adults find their own teaching styles and recognize the different learning styles of their students in order to make appropriate decisions about all aspects of the teaching profession. Emphasis is given to teaching methodology that encourages problem solving, active participation, and assessment. Course content is strategically planned to enable participants to make informed educational decisions about student learning based on data. This course focuses on the principles and practices involved in various models of educational assessment, evaluation, and testing. Practicum/field experience hours: 30. Prerequisite: Fingerprint Clearance.
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4.00 Credits
This course develops a broad range of reading (from decoding skills to higher level critical thinking applications), teaching, and learning strategies to effectively enhance the learning of middle and secondary school students. A major emphasis is given to utilization of these strategies in the midst of today's socially and culturally diverse classrooms. Subsequently, teachers should be able to understand, evaluate, and promote effective adolescent literacy pedagogy. Practicum/field experience hours: 30. Prerequisites: Fingerprint Clearance, EDU 230 and one of the following: 1) EDU 215; or 2) EDU 210.
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4.00 Credits
In this study of secondary school curriculum development, major emphasis is given to planning instructional objectives and lessons, assessing objectives, and developing a model curriculum. Practicum/field experience hours: 20. Prerequisites: Fingerprint Clearance and SED 444.
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6.00 Credits
Session A is the first of two 8-week sessions of the student teaching experience that includes practical classroom experiences, research and analysis, and teaching to support compilation and creation of a Teacher Work Sample (TWS). Prerequisites: Fingerprint Clearance; successful completion of all courses in POS and content area; senior status; a 2.8 GPA; successful completion of state mandated basic skills and content area exams or Praxis I (Basic Skills) and Praxis II (Content Area); and approval and placement by Office of Field Experience. Arizona residents will be required to take the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessment (AEPA). All paperwork for student teaching must be submitted by the due date the semester prior to student teaching.
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6.00 Credits
This session is a continuation of Session A. Prerequisite for B: SED 480NA.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to develop an understanding and ability to apply the methods and principles of effective instruction using mathematics in the secondary classroom. This course examines different learning modalities, instructional strategies, and the use of technology to help design and deliver effective lessons that are aligned to standards and increase student achievement. Practicum/field experience hours: 15. Prerequisites: Fingerprint Clearance and SED 444.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to acquaint the secondary teacher with the curriculum and effective pedagogical techniques for the teaching of science. Learners demonstrate understanding of key science concepts and apply research-based strategies and approaches to unit design and lesson planning, utilizing instructional models discussed in the course. This course includes laboratory experiences through field experiences. Practicum/field experience hours: 15. Prerequisite: Fingerprint Clearance.
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