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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to assist in preparing Teacher Education students in the reading, writing, and mathematics skills necessary for meeting the minimal scores on PRAXIS I required by the state of Virginia for obtaining a professional teaching license. (Upon Demand)
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15.00 Credits
This course includes a study of human growth and development birth through adolescence. The course focuses on skills that contribute to an understanding of the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of children and the ability to use this understanding in guiding learning experiences. The interactions of children with individual differences are incorporated. Includes a 15-hour early field experience. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association (SVEA) is required. Prerequisite: PSY 1013. (Fall and Spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to develop an understanding of the historical, philosophical, and sociological foundations underlying the role, development, and organization of public education in the United States. Attention is given to the legal status of teachers and students, including federal and state laws and regulations, school as an organization/culture, and contemporary issues in education. (Fall and Spring)
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3.00 Credits
This is an introductory course in the basics of instructional technology, computers, media, and their education application. The course is designed to meet the technology standards outlined in the Virginia Standards of Learning. (Fall and Spring)
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20.00 Credits
This course provides opportunities for students to design and model instruction based on Virginia Standards of Learning for their endorsement area, learning theories, and effective school research. Students will construct and interpret various assessment tools for evaluation of pupil learning and use them, as well as the Standards of Learning assessments, to develop differentiated instruction for learners with diverse needs. Students will develop communication strategies to promote family involvement in pupil learning. A 20-hour field experience is required. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association (SVEA) is required. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. (Fall)
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15.00 Credits
This course is designed as a study of reading and language arts as communication. The course will include methods of teaching writing, spelling, phonics, and grammatical skills and how to include their use in an integrated elementary curriculum. The use of literature will be included as a way of teaching skills such as phoneme awareness, word recognition skills, and comprehension skills. Writing and reading workshops will also be introduced as a way to use writing skills. Methods are presented for working with gifted students and those with disabilities. Teaching methods and materials are based on requirements found in the Virginia Standards of Learning for Reading and English. A 15-hour field experience in the public schools will be required as part of the class work. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association (SVEA) is required. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. (Fall)
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15.00 Credits
A course designed to study the characteristics of students with exceptionalities, including gifted and talented, and to provide for their instruction in an educational setting. Special attention is paid to developmental disabilities and issues such as attention deficit disorder, substance abuse, child abuse, cultural diversity and working with families. Teaching methods emphasize those that facilitate the integration of exceptional students within the general education classroom. A 15-hour field experience in the public schools will be required as part of the class work. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association (SVEA) is required. Prerequisite: EDU 2003. (Fall)
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6.00 Credits
This course will provide students, who plan to teach mathematics in grades Prek-6, with strategies for planning and presenting the mathematics content found in Virginia's Standards of Learning to a variety of learners. Mathematical content from the Prek-6 Standards of Learning and related mathematical concepts will be emphasized. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. (Fall)
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12.00 Credits
This course will provide students who plan to teach mathematics in grades 6-12 with strategies for planning, presenting, and assessing the mathematics content found in Virginia's Standards of Learning to a variety of learners. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. (Upon demand)
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6.00 Credits
This course provides opportunities for students to design and model instruction based on Virginia Standards of Learning for elementary science and social studies, along with discipline-specific learning theories, and effective school research. Topics include integrated curriculum, participatory citizenship, scientific inquiry, and safety in the classroom. Students will construct and interpret various assessment tools for evaluation of pupil learning and use them, as well as the Standards of Learning assessments, to develop differentiated instruction for learners with diverse needs. Students will develop communication strategies to promote family involvement in pupil learning. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. (Spring)
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