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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: admission to the middle childhood education program and a grade of C or greater in MATH 3380 or MATH 3383. Problem solving, organizing data, averages and variation, regression and correlation, probability theory, normal distributions, sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing involving one population, inferences about differences, proportional reasoning, technology, and historical developments in probability and statistics. Includes mathematics content, teaching techniques, mathematics manipulatives, and technology. Emphasis throughout the course is on problem solving, reasoning, communication, and connections. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: admission to the secondary education minor program or consent of the instructor. An overview of methods and materials used to teach secondary mathematics, techniques considered most effective, and appropriate assessment strategies. A link between mathematics content/skills and practical applications for classroom instruction. Includes mathematics content, teaching techniques, mathematics manipulatives, and technology. Emphasis throughout on problem solving, reasoning, communication, and connections. Required for secondary mathematics teacher licensure. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory. Three credit hours. Spring semester offering
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: admission to the secondary education minor program, MATH 2453 and at least 12 upper-level hours in mathematics, or consent of instructor. Applications of technology in the secondary mathematics classroom. An overview of mathematics software appropriate for the secondary mathematics classroom. Emphasis throughout on problem solving, reasoning, communication, and connections. Required for secondary mathematics teacher licensure. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory. Three credit hours. Fall semester offering.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: senior standing and major status in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Students in the course prepare and present senior projects and portfolios, prepare and take Major Fields Assessment Test in mathematics, pick, solve, and submit the solution of a problem from the problem sections of professional journals. This course is offered in the fall semester only and is to be taken by mathematics majors planning to graduate in the fall or the following spring. Three credit hours.
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1.00 Credits
This field experience will acquaint students with a variety of middle school experiences, and provide a 40 hour experience in a middle school classroom. Students will be oriented to the structure of a school district, the school, and the classroom setting. All concurrent courses in the Introduction to the Profession block will include assignments or specific tasks to be completed by students during the 40 hour classroom placement in this field experience. One credit hour.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: admission to the middle childhood teacher licensure program and successful completion of MCED 3105. This field experience will focus on working with students in small groups. Students will spend time in a middle school classroom working with students. Students will be expected to complete assignments related to all concurrent courses during the classroom placement. During this field experience students will continue to develop their professional portfolio and community resource file. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program. Corequisite: MCED 3105. Presents strategies for working with families, state agencies, and community organizations from a middle childhood perspective. Information is provided about the nature, history, and philosophy of middle childhood education; the organization and structure of middle schools; teacher advisory systems; morally responsive teaching; teaching teams; multiculturalism; and diversity. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Students will be oriented to the scope of the middle grades curriculum, varying patterns of curriculum organization, activities, and transition based teaching and general problem solving for instructional planning assessment and management. Introduction of the materials and various technology media used in teaching at the middle level. Field based experience required. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Provides the student with a broad perspective of literature and literacy instruction for middle school students with language as a central focus of study. Emphasis on exploring ways of engaging adolescents in meaningful literacy learning. Specific focus on differentiating instruction and integrating adolescent literature and writing throughout the curriculum. Involves preparation and evaluation of assessment and teaching procedures and strategies and a review of background information related to the reading process. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: admission to the middle childhood education program and completion of RHET1311, 1312; SPCH 1300; HIST 1311, 1312; HIST 2311 or 2312; POLS 1310; a three-hour literature course; a three hour geography course; and completion of the Introduction to the Profession block. This course facilitates the understanding of how to teach social studies and language arts through an integrated approach in the most effective way to children in the middle grades. Instructional techniques that teach students how to involve children in social, interactive learning will be presented. Students will plan for and provide developmentally appropriate hands-on experiences with appropriate materials and the supportive environment necessary for children?s meaningful exploration and discovery and will implement those experiences in a field placement. Students will also be required to conduct assessments of learning. Three credit hours.
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