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• ED 5920: Foundations Teaching & Learn

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  A course for prospective teachers designed to begin their professional development. Different instructional activities will allow the student to become proficient in the theories of modern secondary education instructional development, basic history and philosophy of secondary education, and pedagogy in general.
  ShareED 5920 - Foundations Teaching & Learn

• ED 5940: Supp Eng Lang Learn Birth-G 12

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  The purpose of this course is to help prospective teachers in all initial certification areas develop an understanding of how to modify mainstream course materials and instructional strategies so that English language learning students can engage in course content while simultaneously developing their new language.
  ShareED 5940 - Supp Eng Lang Learn Birth-G 12

• ED 5961: Trauma Informed Teach Adoles

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course provides information about the historical development, goals, philosophy, and mission of middle and secondary education. Information relative to the characteristics of effective middle and secondary teachers, teaching diverse populations including students with special needs and English language learners (ELL), school climate, and professional development will also be part of the course focus. This course contains a field experience.
  ShareED 5961 - Trauma Informed Teach Adoles

• ED 5962: Technology Integration

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  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.
  ShareED 5962 - Technology Integration

• ED 5963: Instructional Strategies

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is for prospective teachers designed to begin their professional development. Different instructional activities will allow the student to become proficient in the the theories of modern secondary education instructional development, basic history and philosophy of secondary education and of pedagogy in general. Students will participate in observation at selected field sites, grades 7-12. Students will begin development of their professional portfolio.
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• ED 5964: Assessments & Interventions

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  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.
  ShareED 5964 - Assessments & Interventions

• ED 5965: Classroom Learning Environment

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course provides pre-service 7-12 teacher candidates with research-based theories, models, and techniques for building classroom communities whereby 7-12 students are highly involved in worthwhile activities that support their learning. Specific classroom management issues associated with 7-12 classrooms will be addressed. This course will be taken in conjunction with teacher candidates' stage four student teaching experience. Prerequisite: Teacher candidacy.
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• ED 5969: School Law

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This is the final and most extensive clinical experience. Students are assigned to a supervising teacher or teaching team at one of our clinical sites. The students spend full time in classroom teaching for a semester of fifteen weeks.
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• ED 5970: Student Teaching

  3.00 - 9.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This culminating experience is coordinated and supervised by University faculty and provides opportunities for teacher candidates to display competency in teaching grades 7-12 under the direct daily supervision of a qualified cooperating teacher. This course provides the Stage 4 Field Experience. Prerequisite: ED 5965
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• ED 5981: Discipline Spec Instruc Method

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is designed to build upon a scientific base to the practice of teaching social studies to children from fourth to eighth grade. The foundations of the social studies are examined with an emphasis on the standards and themes sanctioned by the National Council of Social Studies. Candidates learn research-based best practices that promote the two main goals of the social studies; social understanding and civic awareness. Instructional strategies and resources for the constructivist social studies classroom will be discussed and demonstrated. Attention will be given to current trends and the present status of elementary social studies. The course is standards-based, supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education standards for teacher preparation, as well as the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS), the Association for Middle Level Education, and the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC). Teacher candidates participate in university classroom and field experiences that provide them with the knowledge, pedagogy, and dispositions needed to support social understanding and civic awareness to middle school students.
  ShareED 5981 - Discipline Spec Instruc Method