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EDUC 400 Phase II Internship and Seminar on Classroom Management

Prerequisite: EDUC 445. Open only to students enrolled in Phase II of the secondary teacher certification program. This seminar is taken during the first semester of the yearlong internship. In Phase II, candidates complete 1.5 days per week in a directed and evaluated teaching experience in a designated secondary PDS. In the accompanying seminar, there is emphasis on learning about instructional and behavioral management through observation of experienced teachers and systematic reflection on experiences within the framework of the lnTASC Standards.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 401 Phase III Seminar on Becoming a Teacher

Prerequisite: EDUC 400. Open only to students enrolled in Phase III of the secondary teacher certification program. Implementation of unit and lesson plans for student learning using InTASC and content area standards. Course participants engage in a forum about professional issues for becoming a teacher and develop the Secondary Exit Folio.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 409 Secondary Reading in Content Area: Part 1

Prerequisites: EDUC 204 and EDUC 308. Open only to students enrolled in Phase I of the secondary teacher certification program. A study of the major approaches to teaching reading in grades 7 to 12. Emphasis on the implementation of reading techniques and strategies appropriate to the content areas. Field experiences include observations and implementation of instructional strategies.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 411 Educational Methods in Student's Teaching Field

Prerequisites: 18 credits in the major subject, EDUC 412, EDUC 413 and EDUC 445. Open only to students enrolled in Phase II of the secondary teacher certification program. A study of the theories and best practices for the content areas: art, English, foreign language, history, mathematics or science in grades 7-12 (preK-12 for art and foreign language). Topics include lesson planning, multiculturalism, critical thinking, technological resources and differentiated instruction.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 412 Secondary Reading in the Content Area: Part II

Prerequisite: EDUC 409. Open only to students enrolled in Phase I of the secondary teacher certification program. Designed to develop competency in the utilization of reading and writing strategies, assessments, vocabulary building, comprehension and special needs adaptations. Field experiences are required.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 413 Teaching and Learning in Content

Prerequisites: EDUC 204 and EDUC 308. Open only to students in Phase I of the secondary teacher certification program. This course is an introduction to principles of teaching and learning in the secondary/content classroom. Candidates study and practice effective planning to maximize student learning. Planning for differentiated learning to meet individual learning modalities, styles, and student needs is emphasized. Course culminates with student learning long-term planning project in the candidate's content area. This course includes a half day per week, course-related field experience in a designated secondary Professional Development School (PDS).

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 419 Teaching Internship

Prerequisites: EDUC 411 and EDUC 469. Open only to students enrolled in Phase III of the secondary teacher certification program. Extra fee. Directed and evaluated teaching experience in a designated secondary Professional Development School. There is an emphasis on discipline-specific planning, implementing and assessing instruction, maintaining diverse learning communities and a focus on academic and social outcomes.

Credits

9.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 445 Secondary Instructional Assessment

Prerequisites: EDUC 204 and EDUC 308. Open only to students in Phase I of the secondary teacher certification program. A survey of theories and practice in educational assessment which prepares secondary education candidates to analyze data from school demographics and create, apply and interpret results from preassessment, formative, summative and standardized assessment instruments to improve instruction and student achievement. This course includes a half day per week, course-related field experience in a designated secondary Professional Development School (PDS).

Credits

3.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 449A Phase III Internship in Elementary Grades

Prerequisite: EDUC 349D; admittance to Phase III. Extra fee. Supervised teaching in a designated elementary PDS. The elementary/special education candidate will be in a grade 1-5 placement full-time throughout the semester.

Credits

12.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 449B Phase III Internship in Special Education

Prerequisite: EDUC 349C; admittance to Phase III. Extra fee. Supervised teaching in a designated elementary or middle school PDS. The elementary/special education candidate will be in a special education program for students with mild/moderate disabilities full-time throughout the semester.

Credits

12.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 459A Phase III Internship in PreK/Kindergarten

Prerequisite: EDUC 349B; admission to Phase III. Extra fee. Supervised teaching in a designated elementary PDS. The early childhood candidate will be in a pre-K or kindergarten placement full-time throughout the semester.

Credits

12.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 459B Phase III Internship in Primary Grades

Prerequisite: EDUC 349A; admission to Phase III. Extra fee. Supervised teaching in a designated elementary PDS. The early childhood education candidate will be in a grade 1-3 placement full-time throughout the semester.

Credits

12.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 460 Professional Development Seminar

Prerequisite: Admission to Phase III. Taken with the final phase of the yearlong teaching internship. Candidates will analyze their roles and their development as teachers as they implement instruction and will complete the Exit Folio.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 469 Inclusion & Instruction

Prerequisites: EDUC 412, EDUC 413 and EDUC 445. Open only to students enrolled in Phase II of the secondary teacher certification program. Designed to introduce students to strategies for differentiating instruction within the general education classrooms. Addressed are approaches for adapting the curriculum to meet the needs of students with identified disabilities.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 499 Departmental Honors

Prerequisite: By invitation of the department. The departmental honors paper is a two-semester senior-year program designed for students who wish to pursue intensive research or special projects in close coordination with faculty advisers. Departmental honors students are known as the Christine P. Tischer Scholars and receive 6 credits for this work.

Credits

6.0

Offered

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