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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Theories and methods of reading instruction for the elementary school teacher are presented. A field component of one morning per week in an elementary classroom is an integral part of this course.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the development and special needs of children and adolescents who have developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, speech and language disorders, emotional disturbance, physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, intellectual giftedness and talents, or other exceptionalities. The evolution of special education law and its implications for inclusion of exceptional students into regular classroom environments is also investigated. (Shared course in VSC)
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3.00 Credits
This course examines theories and research related to the cognitive, physical and social development during the adolescent years. The influences of parents, peers and media are explored. Through a project focus and active learning techniques, the student explores areas of interest that relate to adolescent development.
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3.00 Credits
Designed as an introductory course, this course will explore the interaction between learning and teaching and serve as a formal introduction to the field of teaching, how teachers develop their practices, and the Vermont state licensure process. Pre-service teachers will engage in child study, participate in on-going classroom inquiry into learning inquiry, explore central ideas that influence teaching and shape classroom management, and the integration of technology, and begin development of the licensure portfolio. Self- reflection will be central and support potential education majors in exploring teaching in a public school setting and considering whether it is something they might wish to pursue.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students study social and natural phenomena through observation, experimentation and rational analysis, and learn to be objective while collecting data. A stress on the social, historical, economic, cultural and political processes of social science is balanced by an equal stress on topics belonging to natural sciences, such as electricity, forces and sound. Emphasis at all times is on methods and materials applicable to teaching elementary school children. This course is taught at our Professional Development School site.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers students the opportunity to learn how psychological principles and the works of various theorists relate to teaching and learning. The roles of motivation, intelligence, attitudes, and the components of effective teaching are studied. Meets Part III of the GECC. (Shared course in VSC)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides prospective elementary school teachers with a working knowledge of the methods, materials, skills, understanding and attitudes that will help them meet the needs of children learning mathematics. This course is taught off campus at our Professional Development School site.
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3.00 Credits
Students will investigate how to provide a literacy program that provides children with appropriate learning experiences during the early years of school. Major topics to be pursued include phonological and phonemic awareness, how and when to "teach phonics," how to assess, address and respond to early language and literacy development, including advanced and delayed development, and how to conduct a successful "guided reading" program. This class requires students to engage in observation and participation in classroom settings.
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3.00 Credits
Methods, techniques, and rationale for integrating reading, writing, and speaking and listening skills into the elementary classroom curriculum are presented in this course. Special emphasis is on relating oral language to reading instruction and on enhancing communication skills through poetry, creative writing, technology, music and art.
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