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6.00 Credits
Student teaching in the Inclusive Elementary Education program is designed to provide candidates opportunities to apply their knowledge, understanding, and skills in a way that has a positive impact on student learning. The student teaching component of the program provides the candidate with an increased responsibility for curriculum development and implementation, assessment of student learning, classroom management, collaboration with other professionals, work with parents, and all aspects of the classroom routine. Students will spend a total of seven weeks in an inclusive intermediate public school classroom engaged in supervised student teaching. Students will spend approximately 40 hours weekly on site, which includes a weekly seminar to support their continued growth in effectively teaching to the New York State Student Learning Standards. (Offered fall term) Prerequisites: Permission of Program Faculty and the Director of Education Programs, and ED 101, ED 111, ED 121, ED 332, ED 341, ED 312, ED 321, ED 375 and ED 388 Co-requisites: ED 412, ED 421, and ED 361
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3.00 Credits
This course examines and analyzes current critical issues in the field of childcare and early childhood education. Students will explore the trends, controversies, and challenges facing early childhood professionals in areas such as leadership, public policy, advocacy, ethical practice, legal concerns, corporate influences, and the role of government. Specific topics will vary from year to year. (Offered spring term) Prerequisites: ED 361, ED 371, and ED 453
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore a framework of reflective teaching that is rooted in ethics, inquiry, and self-study. Participants will become active students of their own teaching, as they engage in a process of constructing the professional values linked closely with sound reflective practice. Through the use of case study analysis and personal narratives, students will examine reflective practice as it relates to problem solving, curricular decision-making, nurturing the classroom community, and striving for professional excellence in diverse and inclusive educational settings. (Offered spring term) Prerequisites: Successful completion of all professional courses in the Early Childhood Teacher Education program or the Inclusive Elementary Education program, including student teaching.
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3.00 Credits
Students will produce paragraph and short essay pieces while practicing grammar and technical control skills. This course prepares students for EN 100 Fundamentals of College Writing. Placement is based upon an entrance writing test. A minimum of grade of "C is required to pass this course. Thegrade for this course will not be factored into the students' grade point average (GPA); however, students who fail this course will be dismissed from the College. (Offered Pre-Freshmen Summer College Only) Required prerequisite: placement exam.
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3.00 Credits
Students will write short essays including research and documentation using MLA style. This course prepares students for English 101 by introducing them to the fundamentals of college level academic writing. A minimum grade of "C" isrequired to pass this course. The grade earned in this course is factored into the students' grade point average (GPA). However, the course does not count as academic credit toward the degree. Placement is based upon an entrance writing test. Ordinarily, students are expected to complete this course by the end of their first year of college (September to September or January to January). Students who participate in Summer College (August) prior to their first year of school must complete this course by the end of that academic year (May). Students who fail this course twice will be dismissed from the College.
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3.00 Credits
?ll the world's a stage," Shakespearwrote. Throughout history, thinkers seeking to understand the human condition have drawn on the concept of "stages - in the sense of interrelated butransforming historical eras, as periods of a human life, and as a metaphor drawn from theater to explain how we "act"in our daily lives. This interdisciplinary course focuses on issues relevant to literature, theater, art, and film, and their connections to everyday life. It is designed to help link studies of these different art forms to the ways we use the creative process to make sense of the world.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, reading assignments and writing projects will help students develop a mature style and insights into their own writing and the writing of professional writers. Current composition theory will provide students with a framework that invites them to explore the relationships among the writer, the reader, the world, and the message. The course may be focused on a theme such as language, 19th century capitalism, or immigration; and students will be expected to use a variety of approaches and points of view to explore this issue in their research, readings, classroom discussions, and writing assignments. Students will work collaboratively on some writing projects. In this course, a final proficiency exam is a required part of student assessment. Satisfies the All-College graduation requirement. (Offered spring term) Required prerequisites: A grade of C or better in Academic Writing I, 3.0 grade point average, successful completion of all courses attempted, and permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Students read, discuss, and write about fiction, poetry, drama and film. Students' principal goals are to become attentive, careful readers and to develop a working knowledge of traditional and contemporary literary concepts. Logical analysis and interpretation along with careful, accurate academic writing are emphasized throughout. The course fulfills the General Education Cultural Literacy requirement. (Offered spring term) Prerequisite: Academic Writing I; Students may enroll concurrently with EN 101.
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3.00 Credits
Students read short stories by authors of different time periods and cultures to increase their knowledge of the forms and techniques of fiction. In-class workshops, peer critiquing, and short writing exercises help students develop their individual writing styles. Students produce several short stories or a novel excerpt. (Offered alternate spring terms) Prerequisite: EN 101 Academic Writing I
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3.00 Credits
Students read poetry of different ages and nations in order to learn about the genre, its forms and techniques. They apply their knowledge in the many poems they write to increase their versatility and develop their own style. (Offered alternate spring terms) Prerequisite: EN 101 Academic Writing I
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