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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide insight into the teaching of general English, writing, literature, public speaking, communication, media and theater in grades 7 through 12. Students become aware of and use the resources and methods of instruction for teaching English and Communications at the secondary level.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide insight into the teaching of general mathematics, algebra, geometry, probability, and statistics in grades 7 through 12. Students become aware of and use the resources and methods of instruction for teaching mathematics at the secondary level.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide insight into the teaching of general social studies, history, political science, geography, economics, anthropology, psychology, and world cultures in grades 7 through 12. Students become aware of and use the resources and methods of instruction for teaching social studies at the secondary level.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide insight into the teaching of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, and Physics in grades 7 through 12. Students become aware of and use the resources and methods of instruction for teaching science at the secondary level.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will allow the Secondary Education teacher education candidate to explore different instructional methodologies and classroom management plans, from the physical set-up of the classroom, classroom rules to procedures for dealing with problem students in your classroom. It includes issues related to adolescent development and school safety.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The purpose of this course is to help the teacher candidates learn how to effectively analyze, select, and integrate current educational technologies into the design, implementation and assessment of learning experiences to engage a diverse student population. The course includes collaboration with teachers in a field experience setting to develop applications for technology for learning.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The purpose of this course is to help the prospective teachers of the secondary education academic subject areas develop an understanding and appreciation of the necessary reading skills needed by their students. Methods of establishing awareness of general reading needs as well as the special skills unique to their subject area will be stressed.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides future teachers and community educators with strategies for facilitating scientific and technological inquiry experiences in science, math, technology and engineering education. Course activities provide indepth experiences with the collection & analysis of scientific data developing it into evidence useful in decision-making.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines research-based English Language Learner (ELL) teaching and learning methods in K-12 mainstream classrooms. The major theories of second language acquisition will be reviewed and their implications for the second language classroom will be discussed. The primary goals of this course are (a) to familiarize teacher candidates with major theoretical issues and research-based methods in second language learning in formal and informal situations; (b) to provide teacher candidates with opportunities to develop communication strategies that will support their students learning; (c) to assist teacher candidates in becoming skillful at making appropriate teaching decisions that will nurture language learning among culturally and linguistically diverse students, in order to promote and increase academic achievement in the classrooms.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Part of this course is designed to provide insight into the design, implementation, and analysis of assessment instruments used in 7-12 education. The second part of this course is to allow the secondary education candidate to become aware of, and to gain experience in, the contemporary interventions that teachers use to prevent, minimize, or eliminate negative behaviors in the classroom.