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  • EDU 460: Educating and Evaluating the Bilingual Child

    3.00 Credits
    Rider University

    3 credits An examination of the historical, legal, and pedagogical aspects of the education of language minority students. Considers the design of school programs for minority students including legal mandates, testing, staffing, and funding. Emphasis is placed on the evaluation of bilingual students as they enter, develop and exit from special programs of study.
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  • EDU 465: Student Teaching and Seminar

    12.00 Credits
    Rider University

    12 credits A full-time program for seniors providing practical teaching experience in an accredited elementary or secondary school. Under the direct supervision of the cooperating teacher, student teachers are responsible for the planning of lessons and for teaching in their areas of specialization and for developing a high level of teaching competency. Supervisors from Rider observe the student teachers at work, confer with the cooperating teachers and student teachers, and evaluate the growth of the student teachers throughout the internship period. Special topics are considered in seminars held in conjunction with student teaching. These topics include school health and substance abuse, school law, teacher certification and placement, classroom management, mainstreaming, professionalism, and other topics deemed appropriate by the faculty and student teachers. Prerequisites: 1. Satisfactory completion of junior-level professional courses; 2. Cumulative GPA of at least 2.8 prior to commencing the semester in which student teaching is to be completed; 3. All professional education courses, with the exception of those taken concurrently with student teaching, must be completed with a grade of C+ or better; 4. A candidate for student teaching must be approved by the education division and the coordinator of student teaching. Student teaching fee: $245. An asterisk (*) indicates a course that may be taken only by students who have been formally admitted to the teacher education program, see page 33.
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  • ELD 307: Emergent Literacy: P

    3.00 Credits
    Rider University

    3 credits This course is needed to meet the requirements for the specialized endorsement in Early Childhood. The course establishes a solid foundation of knowledge about literacy in the early years and dispels myths regarding readiness to read and write. In addition, the course contains the foundational aspects of literacy, including the relationship between oral language and literacy, the linguistic foundation of literacy, and the social contexts of literacy learning. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. Prerequisites: EDU-106 and EDU-206.
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  • ELD 308: Fostering Language and Literacy Development

    3.00 Credits
    Rider University

    3 credits Explores current understanding of the fields of reading/language arts from the perspectives of theory and practice. Students write lesson plans, critique methods of instruction and assessment and develop a portfolio of an individual student from their field site. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. Prerequisites: EDU-106 and EDU-206.
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  • ELD 350: Early Adolescence

    1.00 Credits
    Rider University

    1 credit This course will focus on common dilemmas faced by young people as they move from childhood into adolescence. It will examine age-related differences between children and adolescents and consider ways to create stimulating environments that fit this developmental transition. Representations of adolescence in the media and in research will be compared, including common stereotypes. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. Prerequisites: PSY-100, EDU-106 and EDU-206. Fall or spring.
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  • ELD 355: Teaching in the Inclusive Middle School Classroom

    1.00 Credits
    Rider University

    1 credit This course will highlight the legal and ethical responsibilities of general education teachers in the middle school classroom. The special education process will be discussed and methods to address special needs in the classroom will be shared. Strategies to differentiate instruction and work collaboratively with school community members will help pre-service teachers develop and implement effective instruction that meets diverse needs in the middle school inclusive classroom. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. Prerequisites: EDU-106 and EDU-206. Fall or spring.
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  • ELD 360: Structure and Culture of Middle School Education

    1.00 Credits
    Rider University

    1 credit This course focuses on the teaching of those concepts critical to the understanding of the structure and culture of middle school education. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. Prerequisites: EDU-106 and EDU-206. Fall or spring.
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  • ELD 375: Teaching Math N

    8.00 Credits
    Rider University

    3 credits This course focuses on the teaching of mathematics that is developmentally appropriate for students from nursery to grade eight. In keeping with ACET, NAEYC, and NCTM Standards, emphasis is placed on planning for and implementing an integrated curriculum approach, discovery learning, hands-on experience, theme cycles, use of technology, and traditional and non-traditional assessment strategies. Field experiences will consist of classroom observations and teaching individuals and/or small groups of students. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. Prerequisites: EDU-106 and EDU-206.
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  • ELD 376: Teaching Science,Social Studies and the Arts

    3.00 Credits
    Rider University

    3 credits This course focuses on methods and materials of instruction in science, social studies, and the arts that are developmentally appropriate for students in preschool through grade eight. This course will incorporate the knowledge and professional attitudes put forth by the National Council for the Social Studies, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Art Association, and the Music Educators National Conference. Emphasis is placed on integrated curriculum, hands-on-experiences, theme cycles, unit planning, and traditional and non-traditional assessment strategies. Field experience will consist of observation and analysis of a unit of study over time in at least one field site as well as continued teaching of lessons to individual and/or small groups of children. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. Prerequisites: EDU-106 and EDU-206.
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  • ELD 380: Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School

    3.00 Credits
    Rider University

    3 credits This course focuses on the teaching of mathematics that is developmentally appropriate for students in grades six through eight. In keeping with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards, emphasis is placed on planning for and implementing an inquiry-based approach, hands-on experience, use of technology, and traditional and non-traditional assessment. Field experiences will consist of observations and teaching to individuals, small groups and whole classes of students. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. Prerequisites: EDU-106 and EDU-206. Fall or spring.
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