400

EDUC 400 Phase II Internship and Seminar on Classroom Management

Prerequisite: EDUC 412 and EDUC 469. Open only to students enrolled in Phase II of the secondary teacher certification program. Candidates explore research and best practices for creating a positive, equitable, and effective classroom environment. Topics include classroom management, culturally responsive practice, and current issues in secondary education.  This course connects to the Phase II 1.5 day per week internship.

 

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 401 Phase III Seminar on Becoming a Teacher

Prerequisite: Prerequisites: EDUC 400, EDUC 411, and EDUC 445. Open only to students enrolled in Phase III of the secondary teacher certification program. Course participants engage in a forum about professional issues for becoming a teacher and complete edTPA. 

Credits

3.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 409 Literacy in the Content Areas Part I

Prerequisites: EDUC 204 and EDUC 308. Open only to students enrolled in Phase I of the secondary teacher certification program. This course covers the features of disciplinary literacy, including examination of theory and best practices in developing content literacy for secondary students. Topics include an examination of various types of literacies, cognitive comprehension processes, complex text features, and vocabulary. Additionally, learner characteristics, equity, and student engagement, as they relate to literacy, will be emphasized. This course connects to the Phase 1 half-day per week field experience. 

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 411 Educational Methods in Student's Teaching Field

Prerequisites: 18 credits in the major subject, EDUC 412 and EDUC 469. 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. This course connects to the Phase II 1.5 day per week internship.

 

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 412 Literacy in the Content Areas Part II

Prerequisite: EDUC 409 and EDUC 413. Open only to students enrolled in Phase I of the secondary teacher certification program. This course develops candidates’ competence with theory and best practices related to content literacy in secondary classrooms, including academic language, discourse, writing, and multimodal literacy support and instruction. Emphasis is on creating student-centered learning environments and supporting diverse learners in all aspects of literacy. This course connects to the Phase 1 half-day per week field experience.

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. Emphasis is given to planning for differentiated learning to meet individual student needs. The course culminates with long-term planning project in the candidate's content area. This course connects to the Phase 1 half-day per week field experience.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 417 Materials for Teaching Literacy

Prerequisite: Admission to Phase II.  This course is designed to assist teacher candidates and in-service teachers in selecting and evaluating materials for teaching reading, writing and related skills. Participants will explore characteristics of effective literacy programming and instruction, use evidenced-based criteria to select and organize print and multimedia resources for teaching reading and writing to all children, learn how to use a variety of print and multimedia resources to engage students as readers and writers, and examine how best to provide culturally responsive literacy instruction that promotes all students’ cultural competence through inclusive and equitable literacy learning opportunities.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 419 Teaching Internship

Prerequisites: EDUC 400, EDUC 411, and EDUC 445. Open only to students enrolled in Phase III of the secondary teacher certification program. The internship is a directed and evaluated teaching experience in a designated secondary Professional Development School. There is an emphasis on discipline-specific planning, implementing and assessing instruction, supporting diverse students, and creating positive and effective learning environments.

Credits

9.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 421 Mathematics Curriculum, Methods, Materials, Assessment

Prerequisite: Admission to Phase II. An examination of modern mathematics materials and methods through a constructivist-based instructional approach. Curricular topics include Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics (STEM), mathematics as problem-solving, communication, reasoning and making connections with the learner's world.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 440 Assessment of Literacy

Prerequisite: Admission to Phase II. This course is designed to assist teacher candidates and in-service teachers in becoming proficient consumers and users of classroom-based assessment and assessment data. Participants will explore the purposes of assessment and the types of assessment tools, learn how to administer and use valid and reliable, formal and informal assessments of literacy and related skills, examine how to effectively interpret the results of assessments, and learn how to communicate assessment results in a variety of contexts.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 445 Secondary Instructional Assessment

Prerequisites: EDUC 412 and EDUC 469. Open only to students enrolled in Phase II 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 connects to the Phase II 1.5 day per week field experience.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 447 Classroom Organization and Management

Prerequisite: Admission to Phase II. A study of classroom management techniques appropriate for the general and special education classroom. Topics include behavior modification, interaction techniques, problem solving and group management strategies.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 448A Phase II Internship in Pre-K/Kindergarten

Prerequisite: Admission to Phase II. Supervised teaching in a pre-kindergarten or kindergarten classroom in a designated elementary PDS. The early childhood candidate will be in this placement throughout the semester two to five days per week.

Credits

2.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 448B Phase II Internship in Primary Grades

Prerequisite: Admission to Phase II. Supervised teaching in a primary classroom in a designated elementary PDS. The early childhood candidate will be in a grade 1-3 placement throughout the semester two to five days per week.

Credits

2.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 448C Phase II Internship in Elementary Grades

Prerequisite: Admission to Phase II. Supervised teaching in an elementary classroom in a designated elementary PDS. The elementary/special education candidate will be in a grade 1-5 placement throughout the semester two to five days per week.

Credits

2.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 448D Phase II Internship in Special Education

Prerequisite: Admission to Phase II. Supervised teaching in a special education program for students with mild/moderate disabilities in a designated elementary or middle school PDS. The elementary/special education candidate will be in this placement through the semester two to five days per week.

Credits

2.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 449A Phase III Internship in Elementary Grades

Prerequisite: EDUC 448D; admittance to Phase III. 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 448C; admittance to Phase III. 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 450 Introduction to Teaching Internship

Prerequisite: Admission to Phase II. A seminar taken during the first semester of the yearlong teaching internship. Early childhood and elementary/special education candidates acquire knowledge and skills to support their transition from students to teachers.

Credits

1.0

Offered

Fall Semester

EDUC 459A Phase III Internship in PreK/Kindergarten

Prerequisite: EDUC 448B; admission to Phase III. 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 448A; admission to Phase III. 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 edTPA.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 469 Inclusion & Instruction

Prerequisites: EDUC 409 and EDUC 413. Open only to students in Phase I of the secondary teacher certification program. Students are introduced to strategies and tools for differentiating instruction within general education classrooms. Topics include approaches for adapting the curriculum to meet the needs of students with identified disabilities. This course connects to the Phase 1 half-day per week field experience.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Spring Semester

EDUC 499A 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

3.0

Offered

Both Semesters and/or Summer

EDUC 499B 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

3.0

Offered

Both Semesters and/or Summer