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  • EDU 373: Instruction and Assessment Strategies for Learning Mathematics for All Children

    3.00 Credits
    Iona University

    This course will emphasize the active hands-on problem solving approach to teaching, learning and assessing mathematics as stated in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the New York State Learning Standards. Strategies that enable students to make sense of mathematics and to develop their own meaning of mathematical concepts and processes will be investigated. Field experiences that involve observing and participating in mathematics instruction within the classroom setting are required. Submission of Task Stream Portfolio is required. Permission of the department is required. 3 credits. S
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  • EDU 374: Literacy and Learning in the Middle and Secondary Schools

    3.00 Credits
    Iona University

    Going beyond the traditional view of reading and writing, this course embraces the challenges of literate societies within the twenty-first century which demand students to acquire multiple literacies. Teacher candidates will learn how to use a wide array of instructional strategies that integrate all language modes, as well as other tools of learning into the subject areas they teach. For more effective instruction and learning within inclusive classrooms, course participants will begin to use differentiated teaching with students who have special needs and with those who are culturally and linguistically diverse. A field experience and submission of Task Stream Portfolio are required. Permission of the department is required. 3 credits. F
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  • EDU 375: Literacy Across the Curriculum: Teaching Reading in the Content Areas, Grades

    12.00 Credits
    Iona University

    This course focuses on the nature of the reading process as it relates to comprehending text in the content areas. An instructional framework will be presented that can be used to instruct all students, including those with special needs and those who are linguistically and culturally diverse, as they read text from different disciplines. Assessing students' reading levels for the purpose of providing differentiated instruction and appropriate levels of texts is a major objective. A field experience and submission of Task Stream Portfolio are required. Permission of the department is required. 3 credits. S
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  • EDU 380: Constructing Literacy Portfolios for Effective Teaching

    3.00 Credits
    Iona University

    This course will examine a variety of assessment strategies that may be used to monitor and document literacy growth and development of all children in inclusive classrooms. Using assessment data to inform instruction, teacher candidates will utilize differentiated instructional strategies with struggling readers and writers, with students who have a broad range of learning disabilities, and with children from bilingual and ESL homes. This course will emphasize the use of authentic assessment as an on-going process that is linked to instruction and includes the preparation of teacher candidates for the administration of standardize tests. A field experience and submission of Task Stream Portfolio are required. Permission of the department is required. Prerequisites: EDU 370 and EDU 382. 3 credits. F
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  • EDU 382: An Integrated Approach to Teaching the Language Arts

    3.00 Credits
    Iona University

    Teacher candidates will learn how to design a language arts curriculum that integrates literacy in the multiple disciplines of learning and addresses the NYS Eng/LA Standards. Learning to differentiate instruction for effective teaching, course participants will use a wide variety of literacy strategies appropriate with students who have special needs, as well as children who are culturally and linguistically diverse. An emphasis within this course is the use of children's literature and technology to broaden students' conceptual knowledge while developing all their modes of language use - reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing visually and graphically. A field experience and submission of Task Stream Portfolio are required. Permission of the department is required. Prerequisite: EDU 370. 3 credits. S
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  • EDU 383: Instruction and Assessment for Teaching Social Studies to All Children

    3.00 Credits
    Iona University

    Students as teacher candidates will acquire instructional strategies and assessment skills to teach social studies to elementary school children. This course will develop knowledge, concepts, values and critical thinking skills through the creation of lesson plans and unit themes drawing on disciplines within the social sciences and the humanities. It adapts instructional strategies to meet the needs of the diverse range of student abilities. Specifically, it includes provision for addressing the learning requirements of children with special needs and with varied linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Students are taught how to use technology to enhance learning and educational research. A basic foundation of this course is that students understand and promote rights and responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic and pluralistic society. Successful completion of course objectives will be measured through varied and authentic means of assessment. Field observation experiences of social studies lessons are required. Submission of Task Stream Portfolio is required. Permission of the department is required. 3 credits. F
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  • EDU 384: Instructional and Assessment Strategies for Teaching Science to Children in Inclusive Classrooms

    3.00 Credits
    Iona University

    Teacher candidates will become familiar with strategies that require students to become active learners of science. Assessment strategies will be integrated with instruction. Course participants will become familiar with the New York State Learning Standards and their application to the diverse needs of students in inclusive classrooms. Field work is required. Submission of Task Stream Portfolio is required. Permission of the department is required. 3 credits. S
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  • EDU 388: Learning Needs for the Middle School Student

    3.00 Credits
    Iona University

    This course will provide students with an in-depth study of the ten to fourteen-year old child. Readings will focus upon the learning needs and the learning styles of the child in middle school grades. The place of the middle school within the school structure will be analyzed. The course will enable students to develop the skills necessary to serve as a mentor to students within this age category. It will be necessary for students to work with middle school children in a non-academic setting on a weekly basis. A field experience and submission of Task Stream Portfolio are required. Permission of the department is required. 3 credits. SU
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  • EDU 389: Teaching Strategies for the Middle School Student

    3.00 Credits
    Iona University

    This course will focus upon the strategies which are most commonly used in the middle school setting. Particular emphasis will be placed upon cooperative learning, team teaching, whole language, technology and interdisciplinary study. As part of the course requirements, students will be required to work as an interdisciplinary team. Students will also be required to spend time each week observing middle school students in an academic setting. Submission of Task Stream Portfolio is required. Permission of the department is required. 3 credits. SU
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  • EDU 462: Observation and Student Teaching for Teaching Adolescence Education

    9.00 Credits
    Iona University

    A structured college-supervised teaching experience is provided in selected middle and high schools, grades 7 through 12. Teacher candidates will have the opportunity to plan and execute instructional activities, monitor and assess student learning consistent with higher educational standards, develop classroom management skills and perform other related duties while creating meaningful learning experiences for students in classrooms having diverse needs. This field experience is an integral part of the professional education curriculum and allows candidates to demonstrate competence in the professional roles for which they are preparing. Permission of the department is required. Applications must be submitted to the Education Department by September 30 in the fall semester and February 1 of the spring semester. A minimum of 15 weeks of full-time practice teaching and observation is required under the direction of the student teacher supervisor and the cooperating teacher(s). A weekly seminar takes place on campus. Submission of Task Stream Portfolio is required. 9 credits. FS
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