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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
College of Education: First Year Seminar introduces College of Education first-year students, organized by cohorts according to declared major, to the critical strategies, resources, and responsibilities of a university student and future teacher. The seminar will build the students' foundation knowledge and understanding of what it means to be professional educators. Toward this end, the students enrolled in this course will participate in a number of relevant experiences that facilitate and strengthen their personal appreciation and intellectual understanding of their role as a teacher candidate and the Kutztown University support available to them to ensure their success. The course will be required to all entering first-year students and transfer students who have less than thirty credits. The course will be offered as Pass/Fail.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide teacher candidates with information about English Language Learners (ELLs) in American classrooms. The course will address principles of second language learning and teaching, English language acquisition, Cultural Diversity and lesson planning and delivery, PA English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), Research-Based teaching methods, and varied assessments. Additionally current federal, state, and local regulations relative to ELLs will be presented.
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3.00 Credits
Major emphasis is upon the role that student activities play in the educational enterprise - a study of the nature and function of student activities - the managing of the activities program in the elementary and secondary school - detailed study of specific activities including organization, financial control, evaluation and legal responsibility. Student presentation and seminar method will be used.
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3.00 Credits
The history of guidance services will be presented to give the student background material. The foundations of counseling theories and techniques used in public school education will be defined. A study of the evaluative criteria used in school programs and their applications as supportive material to the classroom teacher will be explored.
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3.00 Credits
Women's changing roles in education will be looked at from the perspectives of a student, a teacher, and an administrator. Women's impact and contributions to education at all levels of education will be examined. The role of the institution and the current status of women at all levels of education will be a major focus.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to enable the teacher to comprehend the stages of speech and language development in the child, to recognize typical speech and language problems, and to develop skill in motivating and guiding pupils in acquiring correct and effective habits of oral communication.
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3.00 Credits
A study of group and intergroup activities. Consideration is also given to the role of the individual in the group, to community interests, needs, resources, and problems, and to teacher responsibility in professional, social, religious, and civic affairs. Student participation in community activities is stressed.
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3.00 Credits
The philosophy, history, structure, and future direction of middle level education and how these topics relate to the characteristics of the young adolescent will be explored. Students will have the opportunity to explore the middle school concept, including curriculum and instructional strategies that are particularly appropriate for this age group. Observations in schools with culturally diverse populations and special needs students will target developmentally appropriate practice.
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3.00 Credits
This course will familiarize students with the basics of the research process. It will include the structure and process of research, as well as the various types of research, and strategies that support each.
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3.00 Credits
This two-week field experience will be conducted in Philadelphia, PA, and is an opportunity for pre-service teachers, both elementary and secondary education majors, to interact with teachers and students in urban public schools. The course will emphasize interpersonal pedagogical skills needed for success of teachers and learners in urban schools. Inclusive in the course will be a community service project in the neighborhoods near the host schools.
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