Courses

This course is designed to expose prospective teachers to methods of teaching, classroom management, and the creation of effective learning environments for pre-adolescent and adolescent students with a goal of appreciating the great diversity that exists among students today. Emphasis is upon developing reflective practitioners who draw upon an array of solutions to classroom challenges as represented in literature, research, and informed practice in the field of secondary education.

Required for all students teaching art. Provides specific instructional strategies and techniques for teaching art. Curriculum standards and assessment strategies reviewed. Field experiences required. Prerequisite SCED 4000 and SCED 4050.

Required for all students teaching art. Provides specific instructional strategies and techniques. Includes a review of curriculum standards and assessment strategies. Field experiences required. May be taught concurrently with SCED 4152.

This course is intended to introduce students to the practice of teaching history. It is designed to help students succeed as history educators. We will focus on developing the skills necessary to teach history effectively by incorporating the latest scholarship with the newest technological innovations and pedagogical strategies. We will also work with primary sources, identifying exceptional sources and developing strategies for students to engage these sources.

Required course for all students teaching secondary language arts. Provides specific instructional strategies and techniques for teaching language arts. Curriculum standards and assessment strategies reviewed. Field experiences required. Prerequisite SCED 4000 and SCED 4050.

Required for all students teaching secondary mathematics. Provides specific instructional strategies and techniques for teaching mathematics. Curriculum standards and assessment strategies reviewed. Field experiences required. Prerequisite SCED 4000 and SCED 4050.

Required for all students teaching secondary science. Provides specific instructional strategies and techniques for teaching science. Curriculum standards and assessment strategies reviewed. Field experiences required. Prerequisite SCED 4000 and SCED 4050.

Required for all students teaching secondary language arts. Provides specific instructional strategies and techniques. Includes a review of curriculum standards and assessment strategies for the discipline. Field experiences required. May be taught concurrently with SCED 4100.

This methods course in curriculum development in gifted education focuses on planning, designing, and developing appropriate curriculum for gifted students. This course emphasizes the connection between the needs of gifted learners and the cognitive, affective, social, and aesthetic areas of curriculum experiences.

Required for all students teaching secondary mathematics. Provides specific instructional strategies and techniques. Includes a review of curriculum standards and assessment strategies for the discipline. Field experiences required. May be taught concurrently with SCED 4110.