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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: EDUC 200 and successful application to Teacher Education or permission of the instructor. In this course, students examine research on adolescent literacy and study instructional strategies for secondary content area subjects. Students examine how literacy can be developed through specific strategies in the content area classroom. Specifically, the course highlights methods for incorporating reading and writing across the curriculum through content-based reading and writing activities, questioning and discussion techniques, vocabulary exercises, and research-based study techniques. In addition, students examine ways to integrate the arts across all content areas to foster student comprehension and critical thinking Ojure.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Corequisite: EDUC 353. This practicum reinforces the content of EDUC 353 and provides students with an opportunity to teach several lessons they have designed. To meet the course requirements, students must complete 30 hours of fieldwork during the term. Ojure.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: EDUC 200 and successful application to Teacher Education or permission of the instructor. In this course, participants develop an understanding of theories of instruction and examine current research in secondary instruction. Students learn strategies for direct instruction and group learning to meet the needs of learners at different stages of development. Students also learn how to plan and prepare lessons while managing the learning environment of the classroom. Staff.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Corequisite: EDUC 356. This practicum reinforces the content of EDUC 356. It provides students with an opportunity to observe and participate in secondary school instruction in an authentic environment. To meet the course requirements, students must complete 30 hours of fieldwork during the term. Staff.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: EDUC 200, 210, and one additional EDUC or POV course, or permission of the instructor. Students explore pedagogy, curriculum, and social issues related to urban education by working in schools in the Richmond area for four days each week, returning to Lexington on Friday for seminar and discussion. In addition, students attend a seminar each week that rotates among the Richmond schools where students are placed. Although students read about and discuss the broader social and economic forces that have shaped urban schools, the primary focus of the course is on the ramifications of those forces for teachers in the classroom; students concentrate on observing and understanding critical components of teaching and learning in the urban classroom. Housing is provided through alums in Richmond and the students have to be in Richmond Monday through Thursday. Ojure, Sigler
  • 1.00 Credits

    EDUC 401 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 1 Prerequisites: Senior class standing and permission of the Director of Teacher Education. Students must have completed at least one course in professional studies and have had relevant field experience. May be completed in the Lexington area. Students investigate current issues in education through research and work in the field and have opportunities to put educational theory into practice in elementary and secondary school settings. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Ojure.
  • 2.00 Credits

    EDUC 402 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 2 Prerequisites: Senior class standing and permission of the Director of Teacher Education. Students must have completed at least one course in professional studies and have had relevant field experience. May be completed in the Lexington area. Students investigate current issues in education through research and work in the field and have opportunities to put educational theory into practice in elementary and secondary school settings. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Ojure.
  • 3.00 Credits

    EDUC 403 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Senior class standing and permission of the Director of Teacher Education. Students must have completed at least one course in professional studies and have had relevant field experience. May be completed in the Lexington area. Students investigate current issues in education through research and work in the field and have opportunities to put educational theory into practice in elementary and secondary school settings. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Ojure.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all requirements for teacher licensure. Corequisite: EDUC 461. This directed-teaching seminar is designed for students seeking licensure in the area of elementary, secondary, and Pre-Kindergarten-to-12 education. Students meet weekly in a 90-minute seminar. The focus of the seminar is on developing a portfolio that reflects each student’s behavioral management plan, educational philosophy, curriculum design experience and fieldwork experience. Ojure, Sigler
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all requirements for teacher licensure. Corequisite: EDUC 461. This directed-teaching seminar is designed for students seeking licensure in the area of elementary, secondary, and Pre-Kindergarten-to-12 education. Students meet weekly in a 90-minute seminar. The focus of the seminar is on developing a portfolio that reflects each student’s behavioral management plan, educational philosophy, curriculum design experience and fieldwork experience. Ojure, Sigler
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