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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
These courses are for senior majors who are eligible for department honors. Each student plans and writes an honors thesis under the guidance and supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisites: GPA of at least 3.5 in economics and approval of the department.
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4.00 Credits
A multidisciplinary consideration of current issues in education, to serve as a vehicle by which students may explore the idea of entering the teaching profession. The course includes a multi-cultural examination of current educational issues through lectures, readings, research and discussions of position papers prepared by the student. A field experience is required. Registration priority to sophomores and juniors intending to enroll in the professional semester.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to help students develop effective techniques for teaching and creating a climate that is safe and conducive to learning in classrooms. Students learn through lectures, readings, field experience in the public schools, videotaped micro-teaching in small groups on campus and exposure to a variety of role models from the University community and the region. The uses of standards and objectives in curriculum development and assessment are examined. Techniques for acquiring and integrating information, refining and extending knowledge and team-teaching are explored. A field experience in the public schools is required. Registration priority to juniors and sophomores intending to enroll in the professional semester.
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4.00 Credits
A consideration of educational and psychological principles and theories applicable to learning, with emphasis on the public schools. Particular attention is paid to such areas as human growth and development, motivation, theories of learning and teaching, evaluation and assessment, student differences and behavior management in the classroom. A field experience in the public schools is required. Registration priority to juniors and sophomores intending to enroll in the professional semester. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101.
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4.00 Credits
Student teaching seminar.
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40.00 Credits
Students in the professional semester enroll in Education 405, 406, 410, 436 and 437 for a full semester of student teaching in the public schools. General supervision by University supervisors in concert with cooperating teachers in the classroom setting. Education 405, 410, 436 and 437 are taught intensively during the first four weeks of the semester, at which time student teachers undertake a 40-hour field experience in the classroom. Then the courses change to a weekly schedule for the remaining student teaching experience. Instructors discuss problems and concerns arising throughout the professional semester and assist student teachers in understanding their own socialization in the teaching profession. The course focuses on those aspects of teaching that promote the establishment and maintenance of a classroom environment that is both safe and conducive to learning. Special workshops in Education 405 cover state-mandated topics including school safety and fire prevention, violence prevention, the identification and reporting of child abuse and the prevention of drug/alcohol/ tobacco abuse. Prerequisites: Education 203, 301, 305 and 455 or their equivalents. Enrollment by permission only.
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4.00 Credits
As a part of the professional semester, separate sections of this course are offered in art, English, foreign languages, mathematics, social studies, and the sciences. Each section involves a study of standards and objectives, special techniques appropriate for the teaching of the particular subject, materials and aids for facilitating instruction, lesson and unit planning and assessment, and an analysis of problems unique to the teaching of the subject. Focus is on strategies for language and literacy development in alignment with the New York State learning standards. Prerequisites: Education 203, 301, 305 and 455 or their equivalents. Enrollment by permission only.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides opportunities for students to focus on current leadership theories and practices, to develop awareness regarding the interconnectedness between communication and interpersonal relationships and to create a meaningful personal definition of leadership. The first half of each class period will concentrate on reviewing assigned readings, focusing on discussion of concepts and theories, and will include the introduction of new material; the second half will involve group process and structured exercises and leadership simulations, class projects and media appropriate to the weekly topics. Registration priority to juniors and seniors. Permission of instructor required.
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4.00 Credits
This course addresses the need for teachers to facilitate the learning of students with a variety of special needs in inclusive classroom settings. Attention is paid to the special education referral and planning process spelled out by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDE A), the role of the classroom teacher in meeting the educational needs of mainstreamed students and strategies for helping all students to meet the New York state learning standards. A field experience in the public schools is required. Prerequisites: Education 203, 301, 305 and 455 or their equivalents. Enrollment by permission only.
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0.50 Credits
(0.5 credit) This course is designed to assist student teachers in the professional semester to develop successful approaches to classroom management for diverse learners. Students investigate the current theories in classroom organization and behavior management, critically analyzing them according to recent research on learning and school structure. As a part of the professional semester, students will have opportunities to apply theories learned in the course in actual classroom situations. The state-mandated two-hour workshop on prevention of school violence is in the syllabus. Open only to seniors or graduate students approved for the professional semester. Prerequisites: Education 203, 301, 305, 455 or their equivalents. Enrollment by permission only.
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