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40.00 Credits
Students seeking elementary/middle school endorsement concentrate on curriculum, instruction and assessment, and focus on methods appropriate to their major and level of endorsement sought. Students are introduced to the Clinical Cycle process, a variety of theories about teaching and learning, and topics such as classroom management, parent involvement, and unit and lesson planning. Students are challenged to identify and begin to implement their educational philosophy in the classroom. During the 40-hour internship that accompanies this course, students are required to teach a minimum of six lessons. Prerequisites: EDU 311 and passing scores on Praxis I. Six credits.
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20.00 Credits
This course (Secondary Strategies I) provides students preparing to teach in grades 7 - 12 with instruction in the following topics: developing, planning and implementing instruction; aligning instruction with appropriate State standards (Standards of Learning); the principles of learning; the application of skills in discipline-specific methodology; the selection and use of materials, including media and computers; and evaluation of pupil performance. Students are required to complete a 20 hour internship. Prerequisites: PSY 213, EDU 202, EDU 302, EDU 312, and passing scores on Praxis I. Co-Requisite: EDU 357. Three credits.
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20.00 Credits
This course (Secondary Strategies II) provides those preparing to teach in grades 7-12 with instruction in the following topics: communication processes; developing and implementing of classroom management plans based on theory and empirical research; and, teaching methods and strategies used in general education classrooms that appropriate for exceptional students, including gifted and talented, as well those with disabling conditions. Students are required to complete a 20 hour internship. Prerequisites: PSY 213, EDU 202, EDU 302, EDU 312, and passing scores on Praxis I. Co- Requisite: EDU 355. Three credits.
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20.00 Credits
This course (All-Level Strategies I) provides students preparing to teach in grades Pre-K-12 (Art, Educational Theater, Foreign Languages, or Physical Education) with instruction in the following topics: developing, planning and implementing instruction; aligning instruction with appropriate State standards (Standards of Learning); principles of learning; the application of skills in disciplinespecific methodology; the selection and use of materials, including software, media and computers; and evaluation of pupil performance. Students are required to complete a 20 hour internship. Prerequisites: PSY 213, EDU 202, EDU302, EDU 330, and passing scores on Praxis I. Co- Requisite: EDU 360. Three credits.
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20.00 Credits
This course (All-Level Strategies II) provides those preparing to teach in grades Pre-K-12 (Art, Educational Theater, Foreign Languages, or Physical Education) with instruction in the following topics: communication processes appropriate in elementary, middle and secondary settings; developing and implementation of classroom management plans based on theories and empirical research appropriate for constructing effective environments in elementary, middle, and secondary settings; and, teaching methods and strategies used in general education classrooms that appropriate for exceptional students, including gifted and talented, as well those with disabling conditions. Students are required to complete a 20 hour internship. Prerequisites: PSY 213, EDU 202, EDU 302, EDU 312, and passing scores on Praxis I. Co-Requisite: EDU 358. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Student teaching for all endorsement levels is an intensive clinical experience. Students spend twelve weeks in the public schools teaching at the appropriate endorsement level and are expected to manifest their personal educational philosophies in the classroom. The course includes completion of clinical cycles, weekly seminars, assigned readings, all related professional responsibilities, and the completion of projects designed to synthesize the pre-professional preparation. Prerequisites: EDU 354, 356, or 359 (and EDU 330 for all-level endorsement) and compliance with all published program requirements. Twelve credits.
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2.00 Credits
Students who enter Ferrum College with weak writing skills as determined by institutional testing, standardized testing, and high school English grades should develop basic competencies in a course specifically designed to address mechanics, word usage, and sentence structure in order to develop effective paragraphs. In addition to ordinary class time, ENG 099 requires two hours of additional work outside of class for each hour spent in class. Three hours, credit not for graduation.
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3.00 Credits
This course sequence teaches the fundamentals of effective analytical writing and research. The first semester focuses on developing clear, correct multi-paragraph essays on private and public topics. The second semester extends those capacities to research and to writing in response to primary reading. ENG 101 is a prerequisite for ENG 102. Passing ENG 102 with a grade of "C" or better is agraduation requirement of the college. Students must repeat the course immediately if they do not meet this standard, since a "C" or better is also a prerequisite for other critical courses, including allsophomore literature courses and upper-level courses offering Writing Intensive credit. Three hours, three credits each.
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to the basic principles and techniques of journalism through practical experience on the campus newspaper. In addition to class meetings on such general topics as the reporter's stance, news leads, news sources, attribution techniques, copy-editing, and layout, all students will take an active role in the writing and production techniques of the campus newspaper. Courses must be taken in sequence. One hour, one credit each.
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1.00 Credits
Designed to allow the student to gain firsthand experience in practical application of coursework through a project approved by the Associate Dean. 45 hours of work for one credit; may be repeated with the Associate Dean's approval. One credit.
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