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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide the aspiring elementary teacher with the skills and knowledge to effectively coordinate the classroom learning environment to address the diverse learning needs of all students in the regular classroom setting. Characteristics of special needs students, modifications in teaching methods, and classroom management techniques for academic, social, emotional, and cognitive differences will be addressed. Students will utilize various assessment techniques, design activities with accommodations to meet students' special needs, and become familiar with many different augmentative technological devices available for use in the classroom setting. Federal legislation, team collaboration, special support services, and IEPs will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides education candidates with experiences related to assessment including: the selection of assessment methods appropriate to each discipline in the elementary school; development and characteristics of elementary students; practice in the accurate and ethical interpretation and communication of assessment results; and the integration of information gained from assessments into instructional plans. Content will include both traditional and alternative assessment procedures, including performance-based assessment. Prerequisites: EDUC2100 and PSYC3500 or PSYC3550
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3.00 Credits
Reading in the Content Area is designed to enable the prospective elementary teacher to utilize various strategies and techniques to improve literacy and literacy instruction in all content areas taught in the elementary school. Lesson plans and classroom presentations that focus on specific methods for helping students achieve literacy proficiency within the content areas commonly taught in the elementary school (mathematics, science, social studies, health, language arts, music, art, and physical education) will be emphasized. This is a 3-credit course. Prerequisites: COSK1221 or COSK1225 and EDUC2100 or Concurrent Co-requisite: ELED0335
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3.00 Credits
Reading Methods is the course which provides the perspective teacher several methods that will develop and promote literacy and/or reading skills of their students. Because each student is unique in that their strengths' and/or weaknesses demand varied (integrated or balanced) approaches to the teaching of reading, teachers must employ a literacy framework so that all children's particular needs are met. Often, when teaching reading, various activities must be employed to provide for these needs within a small group, individually, or with the whole class. Prospective teachers will gain knowledge, practice teaching techniques and reading methods, design lesson plans, make oral presentations, observe and evaluate teachers teaching reading, and incorporate their strategies, technology, and sound principles of individual and group dynamics in various activities of this course. Prerequisites: Candidacy Status, ELED3010 and ELED3350 Co-requisite: ELED4020
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3.00 Credits
Language Arts Methods enables the prospective teacher to understand the processes of Language Arts. Students will learn how to create a Student and Response-Centered Classroom rich with literature, writing, speaking and listening. They will learn to incorporate appropriate teaching strategies, assessments and instructional media. Topics such as Language Development, Drama, Response Journals, Reading and Writing Workshop, Mechanics of Language and Media Literacy will be addressed with hands on approach. Prerequisites: Candidacy Status, EDUC2000 and ELED3350 Co-requisite: ELED4010
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3.00 Credits
Methods and Materials for Elementary Social Studies is designed to provide both the theoretical background and the practical knowledge necessary for planning, implementing, and assessing a social studies program in a contemporary elementary school. Students will be introduced to a variety of approaches and instructional materials for effectively facilitating the learning of content and skills drawn from the social sciences, and for integrating this learning with other areas of the elementary curriculum. Prerequisite: Candidacy Status. Co-requisites: ELED4040, ELED4050, ELED4060, ELED4061
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3.00 Credits
Methods and Materials for Elementary Mathematics is designed to provide both the theoretical background and the practical knowledge necessary for planning, implementing, and assessing a mathematics program in a contemporary elementary school. Students will be introduced to a variety of approaches and instructional materials for effectively facilitating the learning of content and skills drawn from mathematics, and for integrating this learning with other areas of the elementary curriculum. This course is designed as part of the Methods & Materials Block of courses and must be taken concurrently with other courses in this Block. Extensive field experiences are required (ELED 4060/4061). Prerequisite: Candidacy Status. Co-requisites: ELED4030, ELED4050, ELED4060, ELED4061
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3.00 Credits
Methods and materials for Elementary Science and Health is designed to provide both the theoretical background and the practical knowledge necessary for planning, implementing, and assessing a science and health program in a contemporary elementary school. Students will be introduced to a variety of approaches and instructional materials for effectively facilitating the learning of content and skills drawn from science, physical education and health, and for integrating this learning with other areas of the elementary curriculum. This course is designed as part of the Methods and Materials Block of courses and must be taken concurrently with the other courses in the Block. Extensive field experiences are required. Prerequisite: Candidacy Status. Co-requisites: ELED4030, ELED4040, ELED4060, and ELED4061
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12.00 - 13.00 Credits
This is a capstone course for all candidates seeking certification in elementary education. Candidates spend sixteen weeks in a full-time internship in an approved elementary school. Candidates will work on a daily basis with an approved cooperating teacher certified in elementary education. In addition, each candidate will be supervised by an RMU supervisor. Candidates are required to complete EDUC4210 Student Teaching Seminar concurrently with this course. Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for admission to the professional year for elementary education.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Candidates completing the elementary student teaching internship will discuss professional issues and topics such as: resume writing, interviewing and job searching. In addition, this seminar will provide a forum through which teacher candidates may share the inquiry projects required for the student teaching internship and discuss topics of interest related to their internship (classroom management issues, parent-teacher conferences, teaching issues, etc.) Candidates are required to complete EDUC4200 Supervised Teaching concurrently with this course. Prerequisites: Admission to the professional year for elementary education.
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