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Course Criteria
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9.00 - 12.00 Credits
The PK-12 student teaching experience offers preservice teachers opportunities to teach in two culturally diverse settings at the elementary and secondary levels. Students spend a semester observing, planning, and teaching while applying best practices in teaching skills. Assessment and reflection are used to monitor and adjust instruction to meet the diverse needs of all learners. The teacher education portfolio, which reflects knowledge of effective teaching competencies, is completed during this semester.
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3.00 Credits
Methods courses focus on techniques of instruction for each subject area. They prepare the preservice teacher to create learning experiences and learning environments to support differences in students by enhancing self-motivation and positive interaction in the classroom. Teachers learn a variety of communication techniques to foster inquiry and collaboration and practice instructional strategies that encourage critical thinking and problem solving. Preservice teachers plan instruction and analyze and critique discipline models and methods. Microteaching provides teachers the opportunity to prepare and deliver lessons in their subject areas. (fall)
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3.00 Credits
This course is taken concurrently with Student Teaching and focuses on the foundations of American education and their impact on teachers in school reform and the organization and administration of schools. Strategies for managing such concerns as parent involvement, legal issues, collaboration with colleagues, and multicultural student populations are emphasized. This required course is the final course in the professional education sequence. Students present their professional portfolios as part of the assessment.
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9.00 Credits
The secondary student teaching experience offers preservice teachers opportunities to teach in two culturally diverse settings at the middle and secondary levels. Students spend a semester observing, planning, and teaching while applying best practices in teaching skills. Assessment and reflection are used to monitor and adjust instruction to meet the diverse needs of all learners. The teacher education portfolio, which reflects knowledge of effective teaching competencies, is completed during this semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on techniques of instruction. It prepares the preservice teacher to create learning experiences and learning environments to support the individual differences in students by enhancing self-motivation and positive interaction in the classroom. The teacher learns a variety of communication techniques to foster inquiry and collaboration and practices instructional strategies that encourage critical thinking and problem solving. Preservice teachers plans instruction and analyze and critique discipline models and methods. Microteaching provides teachers opportunities to prepare and deliver lessons in their subject areas. (fall)
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3.00 Credits
Introduces reading as one of the language arts skills and previews all aspects of reading as a communication skill. Emphasis is on the philosophy of reading as well as instructional approaches, strategies, methods, materials, and planning for teaching reading from grades K through 12. Prerequisite: junior standing and EDUC 2103. (fall)
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the interaction among the home, school, and community in a multicultural and linguistically diverse society. Effective communication skills with students, parents, peers, and the community are explored. Topics include families in crisis, family-systems theory, community resources, parental involvement, and collaboration techniques. Students plan and implement parent involvement activities and identify and research community resources. (fall)
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4.00 Credits
See ECED 3704.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to teach content, attitudes, and processes involved in teaching science and math concepts to PK-8 students. Special emphasis is placed on the constructivist teaching approach in inquire-based math and science teaching and learning.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to allow students to practice and enhance their teaching abilities in mathematics. The course has two goals: to strengthen the skills required for teaching certification and to provide experience with current teaching methods used in successful math classrooms and recommended by the NCTM teaching standards. The course encourages students to leave behind their math anxiety as new experiences are gained in teaching mathematics. Emphasis is on the mathematical processing skills of problem solving, reasoning, communication, and connections. (fall)
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