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3.00 Credits
Topics addressed include: the influences of families' and teachers' attitudes; schoolleadership; school climate; and district, state and federal policies on the lives of schools. Special attention to the ways selected policies and mandates aid or obstruct efforts to reach out to families and the community. Students investigate the effect of the school's family and community involvement on student learning.
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FA Curriculum development, instructional theory and assessment techniques are the focus. A look at a spectrum of educational issues, from theories of learning to the nuts and bolts of lesson planning and assessment rubrics. Throughout the course, students use a critical and multicultural lens to understand the role of schooling in a democratic society. They also explore a variety of instructional methods they apply directly to their instructional units.
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3.00 Credits
SU Pre-service teachers are introduced to the range of children's literature and a variety of materials and activities used to enrich children's awareness of literature. Students also explore materials and develop techniques that engage children in the reading process.
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3.00 Credits
FA Students become engaged in reading and writing stories so they can appreciate the value of fictional and/or autobiographical stories in the classroom. Reading a variety of fictional stories and memoirs, listening to oral tales and writing personal stories form the study of the personal influences in an understanding of "Americans." Asstudents find themselves captivated by story, it is hoped they are encouraged to integrate multiple and diverse voices through story in their classrooms. Students develop an instructional unit in a collaborative project as part of the course.
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3.00 Credits
FA Why the arts? How are they manifested in diverse cultures? Why do psychological, philosophical, spiritual and artistic views of the arts collide, harmonize or collude? Participants deepen their understanding, appreciation and confidence in guiding their potential students and themselves into the core of being human - generating beauty, communion and zest for life. Students explore with joy, humor and purpose the ways the arts can articulate soul and bring forth community, selfexpression and celebration.
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3.00 Credits
Students examine the role of the arts in society and in learning. They explore use of the imagination for motivating students and encouraging self-expression as they create their own works of art.
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3.00 Credits
Students learn to integrate the content of history, civic ideals, people and places, and issues of power and authority in society by applying best practices in planning, instruction and assessment in the context of the National Standards for Social Studies and the state's Essential Learnings. Participants use a variety of approaches to explore a critical and integrated approach to teaching social studies.
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3.00 Credits
FA Through the perspectives of history, the interactions of people and places in geography, the lessons of rule of law in civics and the economics of society, students examine the knowledge and skills needed to participate as responsible and effective citizens in an increasingly complex world.
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3.00 Credits
WI Students examine concepts, skills and processes of number sense and algebraic sense with emphasis on problem solving and communication. Hands-on materials are used to solve problems and students develop stronger personal understandings of concepts such as number systems, place value, computation, patterns and relationships. Students use written and oral communication to explain their understanding of math concepts and their problem-solving strategies. Focus is on mathematics as an integral part of life and accessible to all learners.
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3.00 Credits
FA Math concepts, skills and processes of geometric sense, measurement, probability and statistics are the focus, with emphasis on problem solving and communication. Hands-on materials are used to solve problems as students develop stronger personal understandings of concepts such as geometric shapes and their properties, measurement uses and appropriate tools, exploring uncertainty and data gathering and analysis. Students use written and oral communication to explain their understanding of math concepts and their problem-solving strategies. Focus is on mathematics as an integral part of life and accessible to all learners.
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