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  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 sem. hrs.) This course stresses the importance and benefits of positive interactions with students, parents, school, and community. Methods of encouraging and assisting families to be active participants in the educational team will be addressed. Emphasis is placed on integrating students into various learning environments by using collaborative strategies such as team teaching and peer tutoring. Special attention will also be given to how the paraprofessional collaborates with the teacher and with other school personnel. This course is open ONLY to students seeking the Paraprofessional Licensure through Tiffin University (or by department chair approval). It will not count as a substitute for EIS 468 for any Heidelberg University licensure candidates. Offered as needed. PREREQUISITES: GPA 3.0, C- or better in PSY101, EDU220, EIS265
  • 2.00 Credits

    (2 sem. hrs.) Emphasis on the acquisition of language skills from birth through age eight and how to promote literacy development in preschool and early childhood settings. Developmental stages of oral and spoken language skills and reading/writing skills will be addressed. Types of literacy experiences to enhance development based on assessment of individual skills/developmental levels will be emphasized. Students will develop an understanding of the Ohio Academic Content Standards. Students will also become familiar with and learn to evaluate the appropriateness of different software for the development of reading/written language skills for young children, and use the internet as a resource for locating children's literature. (Fall and Spring) PREREQUISITES: (GPA of 3.0 or pass the Praxis II PLT test and all subject area tests in your major. Check with Education department on which Praxis tests you need to pass). C- or better in PSY101, EDU225, EDU230, EIS265, and EIS285. Taken concurrently with EDU322 and EDU323.
  • 2.00 Credits

    (2 sem. hrs.) This course will address the development of mathematical understanding in young children, with emphasis on developmentally appropriate curriculum models, assessment practices, methods, materials, and technology to support their learning. Students will learn to use and evaluate software to enhance and reinforce math skills and understanding. Focus is upon methods encouraging student participating through the use of various hands-on materials and upon lesson planning as it relates to assessed students needs, Ohio Academic Content Standards, and district courses of study. Research of related professional literature. (Fall and Spring) PREREQUISITES: GPA of 3.0; C- or better in PSY101, EDU225, EDU230, EIS265, and EIS285. Taken concurrently with EDU321 and EDU323.
  • 2.00 Credits

    (2 sem. hrs.) This course will address the development of scientific understanding in young children, with emphasis on developmentally appropriate curriculum models, assessment practices, methods, materials, and technology to support their learning. Students will learn to use and evaluate software to enhance and reinforce science skills and understanding. Focus is upon methods encouraging student participating through use of various hands-on materials and upon lesson planning as it relates to assessed students needs, Ohio Academic Content Standards, and district courses of study. Research of related professional literature. (Fall and Spring) PREREQUISITES: 3.0 GPA; C- or better in PSY101, EDU225, EDU230, EIS265 and EIS285. Taken concurrently with EDU321 and EDU322.
  • 2.00 Credits

    (2 sem. hrs.) The primary purpose of the course is to provide the pre-service teacher with instruction in teaching writing in the elementary or secondary classroom. Primary emphasis will be on teaching writing as a process. Additional topics to be covered include: methods of teaching writing, writing as a developmental process, forms of writing, instructional guidelines for teaching writing, goals of writing instruction, teaching writing across the curriculum, integrating writing with literature and evaluating student writing. Recommended for all early, middle, and AYA English majors. (Fall only) PREREQUISITES: 3.0 GPA, C- or higher in EDU220, PSY101 and Sophomore Status.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 sem. hrs.) Students learn how to plan, integrate and instruct foreign languages. Attention is given to ACTFL National Standards, the Ohio Model Competency-Based Program in Foreign Languages. (Offered as needed) PREREQUISITES: 3.0 GPA; six semester hours at the 300 level in the language to be taught and C- or higher in EDU220 and PSY101.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 sem. hrs.) Emphasis on helping students process and learn from content materials, including understanding text structure, general and specific vocabulary development, comprehension strategies, research in reading, study skills, test taking, assessment and evaluation. Focus will be on reading to learn. Additional emphasis on developing integrated instructional units linking content areas. Students will be expected to use the Internet to locate literature for each content area and materials/ programs to enhance their instruction. Ohio's Academic Content Standards will be used to plan and implement instruction. (Field experience required). This course is taken by Early Childhood Majors. (Fall and Spring) PREREQUISITES: 3.0 GPA, C- or higher in EDU317, EDU319 and PSY101. COREQUISITE: EDU345 (except Multi-age)
  • 4.00 Credits

    (4 sem. hrs.) Emphasis on the development and implementation of developmentally appropriate curriculum across the content areas for young children ages 3-8. Curricular organization and content, materials, activities, and instructional strategies and practices, including small-group, cooperative learning groups, and discussion, will be addressed, as will the role of authentic assessment practices in guiding planning and instruction. Exploration of Social Studies curriculum models and standards will form an integrative curricular framework. the role of play in learning, principles of anti-bias curriculum, and design and organization of the learning environment to support positive relationships among children and adults and to promote learning will be examined. The course will also explore implications on development and learning of diverse learners, including children who are gifted and those with disability conditions, and the resultant curricular and environmental modifications and specialized instructional strategies, including assistive technologies necessary to accommodate learners with a range of learning and developmental needs in inclusive early childhood PreK-3rd grade settings. Throughout the course, students will examine appropriate software and access the Internet/other media for curriculum ideas and resources (to be included also within will enable students to implement and reflect upon the concepts and materials presented in class. Students will be placed in a prekindergarten, kindergarten, or primary setting that includes children with diverse learning needs, expected to implement curriculum activities across math, science, social studies and reading/language arts areas, and make appropriate adaptations to accommodate children activity/lesson implementation in the field). with special learning needs. Students will also assess and children's learning and make appropriate curricular adaptations. Provides also opportunity to develop collaborative relationships with colleagues, work as a team member, and, if working in preschool setting, to understand administrative practices in ECE, including staff development and supervision issues. (Fall and Spring) PREREQUISITES: GPA 3.0, C- or higher in EDU317, EDU319 and PSY101. COREQUISITE: EDU344(Early)
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 sem. hrs.) Emphasis on helping students process and learn from content materials, including understanding text structure, vocabulary development, comprehension strategies, and use of strategies specific to teaching music, health, physical education, and foreign language. Focus will be on reading to learn for ages 5-21. This course is taken by all Multi-Age Licensure Candidates. (Fall Only) PREREQUISITES: (Minimum GPA of 3.0 to enroll or pass the Praxis II PLT test and all subject area tests in your major. Check with Education department on which Praxis tests you need to pass). Junior Status, EDU 220, EIS 265
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 sem. hrs.) Emphasis on helping students process and learn from content materials, including understanding text structure, general and specific vocabulary development, comprehension strategies, language acquisition, dialects, usage, purposes of language, forms of discourse, research in reading, study skills, test taking, assessment and evaluation. Focus will be on reading to learn. Additional emphasis on developing integrated instructional units linking content areas. Students will be expected to use the Internet to locate adolescent literature for each content area and materials/ programs to enhance their instruction. Ohio's Language Arts Model will be used to plan and implement instruction. (Field experience required). This course is taken by Middle Childhood Majors, AYA Majors, Intervention Specialist Candidates seeking Middle or AYA Licensure. PREREQUISITES: 3.0 GPA, C- or higher in EDU220, EDU227, EDU228 and PSY101. COREQUISITES: Taken concurrently with one of the following by AYA Majors: EDU366, EDU376, EDU386, EDU396; with EDU375 and two of the following by Middle Childhood Majors: EDU360, EDU373,EDU380, EDU390. No concurrent courses for Multi-age.
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