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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will provide the special education major with the opportunity to explore and develop projects and curricula for working with gifted students from elementary through high school. Preservice students will gain knowledge and experience in addressing the needs of these students with specific learning activities to build their self-confidence and skills in real world situations to include scientific, mathematic, media, and written projects, as well as societal ideas and theories. Strategies for successful interactions with their peers and adults will be incorporated into the project development. Preservice teachers will demonstrate the ability to utilize individual strengths in developing ideas for projects and learning modules that can be expanded to include non-certified students in their regular classrooms as well as certified gifted students. Practicum experiences included. Learning Outcome: Public Speaking. Prerequisites: SPED 101 and EDUC 200.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will provide a framework for the preservice teacher in the area of special education consultation. Preservice teachers will gain knowledge and experience in addressing the needs of student with specified learning disabilities from mild to moderate and severe in reading, written expression, mathematics, auditory processing, as well as behavioral disorders. Strategies for early recognition, referral, assessment, and intervention will be the major focus of this course. The preservice teacher will demonstrate an understanding of the needs of students with specific learning disabilities as well as strategies for collaborating with the regular classroom teacher to facilitate the success of this special education population. The preservice teacher will also develop a knowledge base for addressing the needs of students served under Section 504 with accommodations for health issues as well as Attention Deficit Disorder. Preservice teachers will demonstrate the ability to develop appropriate learning goals and objectives through the completion of an IEP as well as a 504 Accommodation plan. The preservice teacher will also examine the mandates addressing the assessment of these target populations by the No Child Left Behind legislation. Practicum experiences included. Learning Outcome: Public Speaking. Prerequisites: SPED 101 and EDUC 200. Offered every other year.
  • 12.00 Credits

    semester hours. Full-time teaching experience in two regular placements (elementary and high school grades) in accredited schools under the direction of selected classroom teachers and a campus supervisor.
  • 6.00 Credits

    6 semester hours. Full-time teaching experience in two regular placements in accredited schools under the direction of selected classroom teachers and a campus supervisor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is only offered to members of the President's Society - the College's official student ambassadors group. This course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the various areas needed to be a successful ambassador to the College. Focus will be placed on leadership, business etiquette, history and architecture of the College, service-learning, the origins of enrollment management, and the basics of sales and marketing. Offered on a pass-fail basis in the fall semester only. May be repeated for a maximum of three semester hours. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 semester hours. This option is available during the summer and may be carried out in the student's home community or elsewhere. Students will get experience putting the civic arts into practice by working at least 50 hours in service roles with governmental or non-profit community organizations with undeserved populations, environmental or other social justice goals. Academic class sessions held on three afternoons in Block 8, writing assignments and regular contact with the instructor prepare students to gain the most benefit from their service placements. Learning Outcomes: Writing, Ethics of Social Responsibility, and Self-Knowledge. Offered every summer.
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 semester hours. Independently, students will build on their service-learning experience by completing at least 50 additional hours of service - either continuing a service placement or undertaking a new placement. Service placements may be on campus, in the surrounding region, in student's home communities, or in other national or international areas. In addition, students will keep a journal of their service experience, attend sessions scheduled through the Center for Civic Advancement, and conduct research into the issues addressed by their service placement. SVLN 352 may be completed within a block or over the semester. Prerequisite: SVLN/CMNS 351, 354, or 356. Learning Outcomes: Writing, Ethics of Social Responsibility, and Self-Knowledge. Offered as needed.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students may engage in a variety of service activities within the Greeneville/Greene County or Tri-Cities area. These activities involve issues of social justice, economic opportunity, environmental protection or restoration, education, or health and wellness. They may use community-based research techniques to identify community needs and help accomplish community goals. Readings, class sessions, journals, and writing assignments will help the students learn from their service experiences. This is a one block course. Learning Outcomes: Writing, Ethics of Social Responsibility, and Self-Knowledge. Offered every year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course centers on travel to a setting outside Northeast Tennessee, where students will be immersed in a service experience. Travel may be to sites involving another culture. Working through a host organization, students will put in 70-100 hours of service. The service needed may involve issues of social justice, economic opportunity, environmental protection or restoration, education, or health and wellness. Readings and research before and after the trip will help students understand the issues they confront and the setting where they are offering service. Discussion and writing assignments will help students reflect on and learn from their service experiences. The process of living and working together and making collective decisions will be a laboratory for the practice of civility. Students should register for this course, but final participation is determined through an application process. Learning Outcomes: Writing, Ethics of Social Responsibility, and Self-Knowledge. This is a one block course. Offered at one or two sites every year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides additional in-depth experience in servicelearning and/or the opportunity to research issues raised by a previous service-learning course. Advance arrangements should be made with the instructor. Prerequisites: SVLN/CMNS 354 or 356. Offered as needed.
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