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3.00 Credits
This course provides instruction in the strategies used in including special needs children through individualizing and modifying classroom organization and methods of teaching. Students observe the mainstreaming process in practice in school programs two hours each week. Attention is focused on the role of the classroom teacher in implementing the mandate of Chapter 766, the Comprehensive Special Education Law. Three lecture hours plus one 2-hour laboratory per week. Elective.
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3.00 Credits
Comprehensive and practical day care organization, teaching, and administration are examined as essential elements in stimulating optimal development of the child. Learning through exploration and inquiry in a warm, family-oriented environment places the welfare of the child at the center of an educational process involving the child and his/her parents. A regular feature of this course will be guest lectures and demonstrations by successful professional educators in day care. Three lecture hours per week and occasional field experiences. Satisfies Mass. Department of Early Education requirements for teacher-director.
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3.00 Credits
One of the best ways to motivate the child in beginning reading is to share with him/her interesting and exciting literature. This course acquaints the student with what is good and appealing in children's books, and shows ways to present this material to young children in a creative and imaginative manner. Literature programs and books for children are among the required reading for this course. Three lecture hours per week. Elective.
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3.00 Credits
A course designed to acquaint the student with quality books of prose and poetry, to present standards for selecting books, and to consider criteria for developing an effective literature program in grades one through six. Children's classics, old and new, will be among the required reading. Techniques for stimulating children to do independent reading, to react creatively to books, and to share reactions with others are stressed. Educational media is demonstrated as appropriate. Three lecture hours per week.
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1.50 Credits
A study of methods and subject-matter for teaching high school accounting involving an examination of computers/software for instruction and formulation of performance objectives. Coverage includes peer teaching, written reports of secondary school visitations/ observations, and problems relating to teaching business math. Consideration is given to non-traditional instruction and materials for teaching disadvantaged and special needs students. Three lecture hours per week for half a semester. Required of all Business education majors and minors. Prerequisite: ACC201. Co-requisite: BTE117.
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1.50 Credits
History and development of a philosophy of Business Education including curriculum review of basic business/economic education. Coverage includes: computer access to databases; review of basic business/economic education software; peer teaching; and fieldbased observations at the secondary school level. Consideration is given to non-traditional instruction and materials for teaching disadvantaged and special needs students. Three lecture hours per week for half a semester. Required of all Business education majors and minors. Prerequisites: ECO200, BTE333.
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3.00 Credits
Review and practice in the teaching of English/Language Arts and Social Studies in middle school and their interrelatedness. Topics include, using literature, writing across the curriculum, group process and research skills, designing interdisciplinary thematic units and teaching strategies for heterogeneous classroom. Three lecture hours per week. Pre-practicum field experience. Required of Education majors in the Middle School concentration. Prerequisites: EDU110, EDU255, EDU260A.
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3.00 Credits
Review and practice in the teaching of Math, Science and Technology in middle school and their interrelationships. Topics include problem solving, communication, reasoning and connections, the changes in curriculum brought about by technological advances, the design and implementation of thematic units, and strategies for teaching heterogeneous groups. Three lecture hours per week. Pre-practicum field experience included. Required of Education majors in the Middle School concentration. Prerequisites: EDU110, EDU255, EDU260A.
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1.50 Credits
Course covers analysis of trends and methodologies used in teaching automated office procedures/simulations. Emphasis is placed on current trends concerned with equipment, people, and procedures. Coverage includes discussion/understanding of word processing, peer teaching, and on-site observations in secondary schools. Consideration is given to non-traditional instruction and materials for teaching disadvantaged and special needs students. Three lecture hours per week for half a semester. Prerequisites: BTE221, BTE225.
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1.50 Credits
Coverage includes an analysis of instructional methods of teaching typewriter/computer keyboarding and document formatting (Grades 5-12), keyboarding demonstrations, skill building, unit and daily lesson planning, measurement and evaluation, application/production standards, and peer teaching. Requires onsite observations. Consideration is given to non-traditional instruction and materials for teaching disadvantaged and special needs students. Three lecture hours per week for half a semester. Required of all Business Education majors and minors. Prerequisite: BTE209. Co-requisite: BTE308
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