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  • 3.00 Credits

    Students learn selection and evaluation of teaching methods, use of curriculum, use of technology, and preparation of instructional materials appropriate for social science content. Emphasis is placed on an integrated unit approach (integrating both the social sciences and the social sciences with other major content areas). A virtual clinical experience from schools using "best practices" is required.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The scope and sequence of the science curriculum for elementary students are emphasized via planning integrated lessons and units of instruction and laboratory methods. The integration of the lessons/units will focus on integrating the various science disciplines and on integrating the sciences with other major content areas. A virtual clinical experience from schools using "best practices" is required.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students are exposed to mathematics learning strategies and the methods and strategies for teaching mathematics. Students have the opportunity to analyze programs and learning materials as they set up environments and situations which stimulate interest in learning mathematics. A special emphasis is on how math can be integrated with other major content areas in the teaching and learning process. Modeling strategies, the appropriate use of manipulatives, the integral use of calculators and computers, learning in cooperative groups, reading and writing to learn, and the other NCTM standards are the core of this course. A clinical virtual experience from schools using "best practices" is required.
  • 9.00 Credits

    This supervised field experience requires at least 80 full student teaching days. Areas of concentration are Elementary Education and Middle Level Education 6-8. Teacher candidates are placed with individual cooperating teachers or with teams of cooperating teachers in approved clinical settings. Teacher Candidates are monitored and supported by Wilmington University supervisors. Placement priority is given to settings that serve culturally, linguistically, and socioeconomically diverse student populations. A minimum of 15 clock hours is scheduled by the Wilmington University supervisors to address professional issues related to the clinical semester and to provide support and assistance with the completion of the required professional portfolio. Student Teaching is graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The PPAT is a nationally-normed and scored assessment of a teacher candidate's ability to apply pedagogical content knowledge and skills during student teaching. It is designed to develop more effective teachers in the classroom, identify strengths and areas for improvement of practice, allow candidates to continually refine their teaching practices, and to contribute to a development plan for professional growth. The assessment contains four tasks requiring written commentary and submission of artifacts. Candidates are required to take and pass (with a target score of 43 or higher) the PPAT in order to be eligible for degree completion and conferral. A course fee will cover the cost of the assessment.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course is an intensive study of contemporary topics and issues in education.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of emergency management, emergency planning and operations. Emergency management is presented as an integrated system with resources and capabilities networked together to address all hazards. Methods of hazard and threat identification, analysis, and vulnerabilities and how these support the emergency management planning process will be addressed. The role and relationship of an Emergency Operations Center to the Incident Command System will also be explained and explored.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Emergency Management Professionals need to possess an understanding of the fundamentals of response and recovery functions focusing on the provision of humanitarian needs and coordinating assistance from multiple agencies. The course presents the FEEMA Disaster Declaration and recovery process, provision of functional services for response, hazardous materials vulnerability and protective action decision-making, damage assessment, and the FEMA financial assistance process.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will help students gain an understanding of the complete cycle of the phases of emergency management through training programs, exercise programs, and technology utilization. The management skills of planning, training and testing emergency plans, procedures in the everyday environment utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) will be addressed. In addition, the study of emergency notification systems and intelligence sources will be examined.
  • 0.00 Credits

    This course will provide a review of reading and writing for students who need to strengthen their backgrounds in English before taking university-level courses. Students will complete close reading exercises and will write multiple paragraph-length essays. Students will also learn to use writing and self-regulation strategies, and they will receive contextual grammar instruction based on specific student needs. Please note ENG 095 is graded pass/fail; no letter grade is awarded.
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