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  • 1.00 - 2.00 Credits

    Discussion and review of the development of their Student Teaching Port-folio(s); in addition, discussion of classroom management issues and teaching challenges met by student teachers during their period of stu-dent teaching. Required of all students during their period of student teaching. Concurrent course: EDUC 417. Prerequisite: EDUC 299.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students will learn to develop, implement, assess, and modify curricula based upon the ten the-matic strands outlined by the NCSS. The curriculum will be based on constructivism and inquiry-based learning reflecting the standards. Students will explore ways that children come to learn about themselves and others and will develop methods for integrating the social studies across the curriculum. Current Clearances needed.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides the student with an overview of mathematics learning for children from nursery school through grade four based on early learning standards. Students experience devel-opmentally appropriate approaches and methods for teaching concepts and skills through the use of manipulatives and technology. Emphasis is on developing concepts by discovery, by ob-serving patterns and relationships, and through supporting spatial, numerical, and logical reason-ing. Prerequisites: EDUC 420. Current Clearances needed. Normally taken the semester before student teaching. Should be taken concurrently with EDUC 422 and EDUC 423.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides the student with an overview of science exploration for children through grade four based on early learning standards. Students experience developmentally appropriate approaches and methods for teaching concepts and skills such as scientific inquiry, practices, and problem-solving based on learning standards. Environmental, physical, life, earth, and space sciences are explored. Prerequisites: EDUC 420. Current Clearances needed. Normally taken the semester before student teaching. Should be taken concurrently with EDUC 421 and EDUC 423.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The course is designed to provide PK-4 education majors with knowledge of a child's language acquisition process. Planning for the instructional strategies used in teaching oral/written com-position, grammar, listening, speaking, spelling, and handwriting skill are examined. Students will be learn to design and deliver lessons for language comprehension at the PK-4 level, including emergent literacy, phonological skills, word level instruction, text-level comprehension, and mak-ing the reading-writing connection. Strategies for infusing literacy across the curriculum will also be explored. In addition, the creation of literate environments and appropriate assessment pro-cedures for language arts classrooms are reviewed. Prerequisites: EDUC 420. Current Clearances needed. Normally taken the semester before student teaching. Should be taken concurrently with EDUC 421 and EDUC 422.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This is a project-based course designed to prepare pre-service teachers to meet the challenge of teaching in the 21st century. The emphasis of this course is proactive management, preventive measures, and corrective techniques. Examines maintaining respectful, ongoing, and meaningful communication with families. Investigates culturally responsible factors that promote effective communication and collaboration with individuals with exceptional learning needs, families, school and agency personnel, and community members. Prerequisite: EDUC 202..
  • 5.00 - 10.00 Credits

    Observation and study of classroom teaching are combined with actual student teaching under expert supervision. Attention is given to the organization and presentation of subject matter, to program handling, class discipline, making reports and other school activities. Conferences are held with the supervisor of teacher training and the instructor under whom each student does student teaching. Prerequisites: Must have completed all required education courses, been for-mally accepted into the department, and submitted the student teaching application by the due date the semester prior to student teaching. Co-requisite: EDUC/SPED 440.
  • 1.00 - 2.00 Credits

    Discussion and review of the development of their Student Teaching Portfolio(s); in addition, discus-sion of classroom management issues and teaching challenges met by student teachers during their period of student teaching. Required of all students during their period of student teaching. Concurrent course: EDUC 437 or EDUC457.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to help special and general educators gain a better understanding of in-clusion. Learners who have physical, mental, emotional, behavioral, or learning disabilities or who are English Language Learners can be successful in the classroom when teaching strategies and technologies are differentiated to their needs. Pedagogical, curricular, and social considera-tions involved in educating learners with diverse learning needs in the general education class-room will be addressed along with strategies for collaborating with parents, regular and special educators, paraprofessionals, and other individuals in the educational program or representing community agencies. Co-requisites: EDUC 417, EDUC 437, EDUC 447, EDUC 457, or EDUC 467. Taken during student teaching semester.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Observation and study of special education classroom teaching are combined with actual teach-ing under expert supervision. Attention is given to the organization and presentation of subject matter, program handling, class discipline, making reports, and other school activities. Confer-ences are held with the supervisor of teacher training and the instructor under whom each stu-dent does student teaching. Prerequisites: Must have completed all required education courses and been formally accepted into the department. Co-requisite: EDUC/SPED 440 and previous certification in Pennsylvania.
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