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12.00 Credits
12 credits This course provides the Secondary Education major with full-time student teaching experience in a selected middle, junior, or senior high school. Under the direction of a certified cooperating teacher and a University supervisor, the student teaches for 14 weeks on a five-day-a-week, full-day schedule. The student teaching experience is supplemented by regularly scheduled tutorials held both on campus and at the placement site as well as a series of seminars on selected professional issues. Senior standing and acceptance into Stage II candidacy. Prerequisites: senior status, approval of the Education Department Faculty, and EDC 103, 104, 224, 225, 304, 306, 401.
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12.00 Credits
12 credits For one semester of the Professional Year, the Elementary and Special Education major is engaged in student teaching in elementary education classrooms under the guidance of experienced teachers and a University supervisor. This experience takes place in either a public or private school in Philadelphia or the surrounding suburbs. Prerequisites: Acceptance into Stage II candidacy, completion of all required courses in accordance with the criteria outlined in the Department of Education Student Handbook (2001 edition); approval of the Education Department faculty.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The focus of this seminar is on applying knowledge and skills that students have gained in their previous coursework to the everyday work of teaching in elementary classrooms, specifically interpersonal communication and professionalism, design of developmentally appropriate instructional units, adaptation of units to accommodate learner differences, assessment and evaluation of learning outcomes, and classroom management. An action research project that responds to a teaching dilemma, concern, question, or interest is also required. Topics are addressed in the context of the broader skills of problem-solving and educational decision-making that must be informed by educational research. Specific issues that arise from the student teaching experience (taken concurrently) are addressed. Emphasis is placed upon helping the student make the transition from theory to practice. This seminar is open only to seniors who have been accepted into Stage II candidacy, completion of all required courses in accordance with the criteria outlined in the Department of Education Student Handbook; approval of the Education Department faculty.
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12.00 Credits
12 credits Elementary and Special Education majors engage in student teaching in special education classrooms servicing mildly, moderately, or severely mentally and/or physically handicapped children. Student teachers are supervised by University faculty and experienced cooperative teachers in private or public schools, which are located in Philadelphia or surrounding suburbs. Prerequisites: Acceptance into Stage II candidacy, completion of all required courses in accordance with the criteria outlined in the Department of Education Student Handbook; approval of the Education Department faculty.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is designed to continue the development and facilitation of the pre-service teacher's core knowledge and skills essential for beginning special education teachers. Specifically, the focus of this seminar is on applying knowledge gained in the program to specific problems that arise during the student teaching experience (taken concurrently), such as behavior management, curriculum and instruction issues, the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), functional behavioral assessment, and Individualized Education Plan (I.E.P.) development. Students are engaged in designing and implementing action research projects in special education and/or inclusion settings. This course emphasizes the process of critical reflection for the purpose of cognitive change. Prerequisites: Acceptance into Stage II candidacy; completion of all required courses in accordance with the criteria outlined in the Department of Education Student Handbook (2001 edition); approval of the Education Department faculty. The following two courses are a collaborative effort between several La Salle University Science, Education, and Mathematics and Computer Science departments to improve mathematics and science education.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Powers Instruction in the writing process, in invention, and in necessary grammatical and organizational skills. Emphasis on expository writing.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Patterns 1 Required of all day English majors in lieu of English 150, this introductory course acquaints students with fundamental principles and practices of studying literature, with a general overview of literary periods and genres and theories, and with library and database resources essential for this discipline.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A course in writing and rewriting skills designed to show students how to write more effectively for different purposes and to different audiences: essays, articles, and reviews. Attention will be paid to a writer’s method and audiences. Prerequisite: ENG 108.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A study of religion and religious themes in literature. Attention will be paid both to literary critical concern and to religious analysis of poetry, fiction, and drama. Cross-listed as REL 243.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Patterns 1 In this intermediate literature course, students will read closely the works of three to five writers from various periods and at least two genres in light of their cultural, biographical, and historical contexts.
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