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1.00 Credits
An outdoor education workshop exploring the unique opportunities for wonder, delight, and mystery allowed only by winter. Activities in tracking, winter literature, energy implications, astronomy, snow, ice, and tree and twig identification will be presented. A weekend field study course designed for elementary teachers.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Provides a series of skill- or competency-based training sessions directly related to improving the actual delivery, management, or reporting of classroom learning experiences for children and adolescents. Prerequisites: Vary according to topic.
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3.00 Credits
Offered in both lecture and televised formats. Presents an interdisciplinary and developmental overview of the historical, philosophical, and sociological factors that have influenced American education. Identifies and critically analyzes contemporary issues and trends such as teacher accountability, school desegregation, cultural pluralism, and bilingual/multicultural education. Includes 10 clock-hours of field experiences related to the learning disabled and other exceptional learners and those with culturally distinctive backgrounds.
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3.00 Credits
Explores an expansive vision of the future of American public education. Examines school organization, educational reform, diversity issues, and includes hands-on experience with a wide array of computer technology suited for classroom use. Fifteen hours of field observation required. Pre- or Corequisite: EDUC310; Corequisites: EDUC 321, EDCP500.
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4.00 Credits
Examines relationships among instructional components: goals/objectives, instruction, and evaluation. Provides beginning instruction on stating goals/objectives and evaluation procedures. Provides alternatives for decisions on teaching strategies and evaluation procedures. Provides opportunities for students to work with media and prepare materials, teach small groups, and receive feedback about teaching. Corequisite: EDUC320, unless Early Childhood major.
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3.00 Credits
A foundation course in theory and principles of development. Examines physical growth patterns, cognitive, language, and social-emotional development of children from prenatal through adolescence. Emphasizes application of this knowledge in planning, implementing, and assessing student activities. education-general
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3.00 Credits
Surveys the role of science education in the total school curriculum. Students will become familiar with contemporary science curricula and methods for teaching science. Includes 35 hours of clinical experience in secondary schools. Prerequisites: Candidates must have completed at least 24 semester-hours in science, EDUC310 with a "B" or better, and have their academic advisor's authorization.
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3.00 Credits
Students learn to create positive science classroom climates which promote a pluralistic approach to teaching and eliminate gender biases. Students develop inquiry-based activities to motivate secondary school students and involve them in learning. Technology is utilized as a tool and resource for teaching and learning. Diverse methods of learning assessment are developed. Thirty-five hours of clinical experience required. Prerequisites: EDUC433, PSYC320, and SPED510 or permission.
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3.00 Credits
Investigates the content and various models of the mathematics curriculum for middle school grades (6-8) and high school (9-12) in the U.S. as well as in other cultures. Traces the evolution of contemporary programs and the philosophies that have driven them. Includes study of the NCTM Standards, the Illinois Learning Standards, and the use of various forms of technology as tools for exploring mathematics. Prerequisites: Candidates must have completed at least 24 semester hours in mathematics, EDUC310 with a "B" or better, and have their academic advisor' authorization.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces prospective teachers to the methodology of teaching middle and secondary school mathematics including the use of instructional materials and media (curricular, manipulatives, and technology). Discusses performancebased assessment and the constructivist viewpoint of learning. Explores ways to integrate mathematics into various disciplines (science, social studies, economics...) and apply mathematics to real-world situations. Requires 35 hours of clinical experience. Emphasizes the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, published in 2000. Prerequisites: EDUC436, PSYC440, SPED510 or permission.
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