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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
In this fieldwork experience, students will observe and participate in educational activities in an urban school in a grade four through six classrooms. Students will explore multicultural implications of the setting and will design a plan to accommodate various learning styles. Participation in school settings for at least two half days a week is required.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines all aspects of planning for instruction including materials, curricular organization, and textbook utilization. A thematic approach to unit planning will be emphasized which emphasizes the integration of all subjects with emphasis on Art and Music strategies. Classroom management strategies will be discussed including motivation, grouping, physical layout, climate and discipline. This course examines the opportunities to extend learning through homework, utilizing community resources, parental involvement and the library. Emphasizes effective student assessment through the use of standardized test interpretation, formative and summative evaluations, portfolios and anecdotal records. Creating a multicultural classroom, understanding gender differences and celebrating diversity will be included. Effective utilization of school support staff will be explored. Multiple Intelligence Theory will be correlated to lesson planning and activities. This course interfaces with Practicum I, either EDUCU 307 or EDUCU 308.
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3.00 Credits
The emphasis of this course will be on two strands. The first will emphasize social studies and citizenship education. The second will emphasize science education in the elementary classroom. Students will incorporate a thematic approach when planning a unit or lesson as well as integrating Art and Music teaching strategies throughout. It is expected that students will utilize the objectives presented in Methodology I in all activities and assessments in this course. Methodology II interfaces with Practicum II, EDUCU 309. Prerequisite: EDUCU 316.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the knowledge, skills and values included in social studies. The emphasis is on content and techniques of teaching history and geography in the elementary curriculum, with consideration of the changing nature of social studies and use of technology in social studies instruction. This course is an elective and taken to support and/or expand social studies content.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to strengthen the content background of the elementary school science teacher and to model methods for presenting this content in appropriate ways. Topics include: earth and universe, weather; geology, oceanography; energy and matter; life forms. This course is an elective and taken to support and/or expand science content.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students explore the structure of mathematics, sets and numbers, systems of numeration, problem-solving and skill development. The content of elementary school mathematics and the development of strategies for effective teaching of mathematics concepts in K-6 classrooms are emphasized. Students will examine the NCTM Curriculum and Evaluation Standards and Professional Teaching Standards to evaluate curriculum requirements, manipulatives, activities and computer software designed for the elementary school classroom.
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3.00 Credits
This one year course focuses on the content, methods, and materials involved in programming for young children. Instructional strategies, teacher behaviors, and curriculum trends and their effects on children are presented, as well as programming for infants and toddlers with major emphasis on ages 3 8 years. All pedagogical methodology is related to children's social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.88
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3.00 Credits
The administration of programs in early childhood education is the focus of this course which deals with: methods of parent orientation and participation, staff recruitment, relevant legal issues for administrators of early childhood programs, techniques of supervision, observation of staff and evaluation of children's programs. Student will examine, analyze and develop general operating and personnel procedures.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to applications, games, simulations and resource software to enrich and enhance the curriculum including the arts. Students develop their own criteria and strategies for the selection and uses of technology across the curriculum and across grade levels.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide a complete overview of Special Education and the children who receive special education services. Areas of concentration include classifications and definitions, patterns of learning, description of assessment and intervention strategies, legislation, and inclusion. To obtain a broader, more comprehensive perspective, students will conduct research through journal articles, Internet searches, classroom observations and interviews of parents and/or teachers.
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