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3.00 Credits
Students will gain a knowledge of various theories of learning, be familiar with human development and adapt instruction to learner characteristics emphasizing variability in pluralistic classrooms. Curriculum designs that facilitate instruction for all learners will be emphasized. Students will prepare lesson plans that reflect an understanding of diversity among students. Students will have microteaching opportunities. Prerequisites: Admission to the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program
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3.00 Credits
A study of the methods and material used in teaching high school mathematics. Concurrent with Discipline Specific Methods courses (see under Secondary Education).
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3.00 Credits
A course designed to acquaint the student with laboratory and demonstration techniques in teaching high school science. The goal of the course is to familiarize the student with teaching methodologies in science education that will be used in the Teaching Internship experience. Concurrent with Discipline Specific Methods courses (see under Secondary Education).
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with materials, processes, and methods of teaching social studies in the high school. Various learning procedures and techniques used in these subject areas are studied. Evaluation of learning experiences is also emphasized. Content of junior high school and high school curriculum in these areas will be included. Concurrent with Discipline Specific Methods courses (see under Secondary Education).
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20.00 Credits
This course provides candidates with an opportunity to develop an understanding of the relationship between theory and practice. This field experience will acquaint students with the preschool and kindergarten classroom. Pre-service teachers will be oriented to the structure of the pre-school and the classroom setting by completing 20 hours in an assigned pre-school or kindergarten classroom. Additionally, pre-service teachers will be able to observe and practice the developmentally appropriate practices they are studying in their coursework as it is being practiced in a classroom setting. This course is taken concurrently with EDU 3151, Developmentally Appropriate Practices I and EDU 3202, Integrated Curriculum I.
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20.00 Credits
This course provides pre-service teachers with an opportunity to develop an understanding of the relationship between theory and practice by observing, participating, and teaching in a classroom with children ages 6-9. Pre-service teachers will plan, make necessary educational materials, teach, and reflect on the experience. The use of technology will be emphasized in this course. Pre-service teachers are required to complete 20 hours in an assigned elementary school classroom. This course is taken concurrently with EDU 3212, Integrated Curriculum II.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the history and philosophy of American education. The influence of classical and modern liberalism on American educational thought and practice from the Enlightenment to the contemporary period, including the deliberate purpose of education as a proper politico-economic means of shaping American society, is examined. The education of women and minorities is a central theme of the course. Current educational issues and practices from a perspective of cultural pluralism are addressed. Field Observations are an integral component of the course.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on writings of the major philosophers of education, including but not limited to Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Aquinas, Dewey, Counts, and Freire. An emphasis will be placed on the schools approach, where applicable, to the study of philosophy by examining the educational implications of metaphysics, epistemology and axiology in each of the schools of philosophy, including Idealism, Realism, Thomism, Confucianism, Pragmatism, Social Reconstructionism, Existentialism, and Post-Modernism.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of developmentally appropriate practices for young children from birth through age 9 based on the recommendations of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. This course will illustrate the alignment of the INTASC Standards, the NAEYC Standards, Arkansas Frameworks, and Pathwise Criteria. Pre-service teachers will be introduced to an integrated curricular study of appropriate early childhood curriculum, materials, environments, assessments, expectations, instructional strategies, and considerations for early childhood educators. The course will be taken concurrently with EDU 3101, Practicum I and EDU 3202, Integrated Curriculum I.
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3.00 Credits
This course is primarily designed for those individuals who want to work in a preschool setting and are seeking a CDA national credential. It is a study in developmentally appropriate practice and the use of methods and materials. The course is a study of appropriate curriculum, materials, environment, strategies and methods of early childhood and builds on EDU 3151 Developmentally Appropriate Practices. Creation of learning environments that foster social competence, build self-esteem in young children, and assist them in the exploration of ways to independently solve problems and gain self-control are emphasized. Additionally, observational and developmentally appropriate tools and methods of collecting data for decision making will be addressed with emphasis on qualitative assessment techniques. The course will provide an in-depth study of NAEYC standards, state standards, and CDA requirements. Students will complete a unit of study aligned with the standards and integrated across all domains of child development - physical, social, emotional, linguistic, and cognitive. This course is taken concurrently with EDU 4003, Foundations of Early Childhood and EDU 4006, Specialty Practicum.
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