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- ART-102: Art for Elementary
Education
- This course is designed for elementary
education majors or those who are planning to work with children
pre-K to grade 6. Focuses on instructional planning for art studio
and response activities with emphasis on interdisciplinary and
multicultural approaches. Components are artistic development
of children, peer teaching, field observation, and foundations of
art
education.
- Prerequisite: ART-101: Art Appreciation or permission of instructor to remove prerequisite.
- This course is designed for elementary
education majors or those who are planning to work with children
pre-K to grade 6. Focuses on instructional planning for art studio
and response activities with emphasis on interdisciplinary and
multicultural approaches. Components are artistic development
of children, peer teaching, field observation, and foundations of
art
education.
- BIO-123: Inquiry into
Life Science
- This course is
specifically designed for education majors. Topics include ecosystems,
plants, gene, homeostasis, microbes and metabolism.
These topics are presented while modeling effective pedagogy
when it comes to teaching science. The course is modeled on the
Teaching Standards and Content Standards of the National Science
Education Standards.
- Prerequisite: EDU-216: Introduction to Teaching
- This course is
specifically designed for education majors. Topics include ecosystems,
plants, gene, homeostasis, microbes and metabolism.
These topics are presented while modeling effective pedagogy
when it comes to teaching science. The course is modeled on the
Teaching Standards and Content Standards of the National Science
Education Standards.
- ECE-103: Introduction to
Early Childhood Education
- This course provides an overview of the philosophy and history of early childhood education and gives an understanding of early childhood programming in developmentally appropriate practice in addition to evaluating the essentials of early childhood education. Topics include childcare settings, the role of the child care professional, and related career fields. This course leads to CDA Certification.
- ECE-131: Home and School
Relationships in Early Childhood
- Home & School Relationships in Early Childhood provides techniques for developing home, school, and community relationships to encourage the learning and well-being of each child. Birth through age 8 is emphasized. This course leads to CDA Certification.
- ECE-133: Child Health,
Safety, and Nutrition
- This course blends current theory with practical applications on health, safety, and nutrition in group child care settings. Topics include: indoor and outdoor safety principles and assessments, childhood communicable diseases, nutrition analysis, menu planning, health and hygiene practices, care of the ill or injured child, identification of child abuse, and sound mental and physical health education practices. Students must obtain certification in CPR/First Aid by completion of the course. This course leads to CDA Certification.
- ECE-176: Child Development
- This course combines academic theory, scientific discoveries and practical applications as it presents the developmental progress of children in three domains--biosocial, cognitive and psychosocial. This course leads to CDA certification.
- EDU-216: Introduction
to Teaching
- An introductory course in teacher education that gives students a clear view of the skills and knowledge they will need to be successful professionals. The course covers the place of the school in the community, basic philosophy including foundations and the future, the organization and administration of schools, and the nature of the curriculum. Purposeful classroom observations provide practical experience.
- EDU-235: Children's Literature
- A study of
Children’s Literature by genre. An emphasis on teaching literature
in
the classroom will be a major component of the course. Purposeful
school visitations will provide practical experience. This course
meets some education program requirements.
- Prerequisite: ENG-102: Composition and Speech I, or ENG-105: Composition I, and ENG-103: Composition and Speech II, or ENG-106: Composition II, or comparable courses or approval of instructor. EDU-216: Introduction to Teaching, is also a prerequisite.
- A study of
Children’s Literature by genre. An emphasis on teaching literature
in
the classroom will be a major component of the course. Purposeful
school visitations will provide practical experience. This course
meets some education program requirements.
- EDU-242: Educational Measurement and Evaluation
- This introductory
course in educational measurement and evaluation will provide
a survey of the following topics: assessment instruments, test
preparation, and use of standardized measures.
- Prerequisite: EDU-216: Introduction to Teaching
- This introductory
course in educational measurement and evaluation will provide
a survey of the following topics: assessment instruments, test
preparation, and use of standardized measures.
- EDU-246: Including Exceptional Students
- An introductory
discussion of issues and practices regarding the inclusion of
diverse student populations in general education settings. Topics
include integration, mainstreaming, and inclusion. Emphasis is
placed on addressing the needs of all students, i.e., general
education, special education, gifted, at risk, and multicultural.
Formal and informal projects explore adaptive strategies for
the curriculum, classroom, and social skill development.
- Prerequisite: EDU-216: Introduction to Teaching
- An introductory
discussion of issues and practices regarding the inclusion of
diverse student populations in general education settings. Topics
include integration, mainstreaming, and inclusion. Emphasis is
placed on addressing the needs of all students, i.e., general
education, special education, gifted, at risk, and multicultural.
Formal and informal projects explore adaptive strategies for
the curriculum, classroom, and social skill development.
- EDU-250: Educational Media and Classroom Computing
- The production and use of instructional media/computer
technology and their relationship to educational strategies.
- Prerequisite: None; however, prior education courses are recommended.
- The production and use of instructional media/computer
technology and their relationship to educational strategies.
- MAT-112: Math for Elementary Teachers I
- This course focuses on the fundamental
concepts that all K-6 teachers will teach. Students will develop
mathematical tools of reasoning, problem solving, and communication.
Specific topics include sets, numeration, operations with
whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, proportional reasoning,
and statistics. Students who have completed two years of high
school algebra with at least C grades have met the prerequisite
for
this course.
- Prerequisite: MAT-102: Intermediate Algebra, with a grade of C or higher or ACT Math score of at least 20 or COMPASS Algebra score of at least 51.
- This course focuses on the fundamental
concepts that all K-6 teachers will teach. Students will develop
mathematical tools of reasoning, problem solving, and communication.
Specific topics include sets, numeration, operations with
whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, proportional reasoning,
and statistics. Students who have completed two years of high
school algebra with at least C grades have met the prerequisite
for
this course.
- MAT-113: Math for Elementary Teachers II
- This course focuses on fundamental concepts
that all K-6 teachers will teach. Students will develop mathematical
tools of reasoning, problem solving, and communication. Specific
topics include reasoning and proof, algebraic thinking and probability,
geometry, measurement and technology in elementary
classrooms.
- Prerequisite: MAT-112: Math for Elementary Teachers I with a grade of C or higher.
- This course focuses on fundamental concepts
that all K-6 teachers will teach. Students will develop mathematical
tools of reasoning, problem solving, and communication. Specific
topics include reasoning and proof, algebraic thinking and probability,
geometry, measurement and technology in elementary
classrooms.
- PSY-121: Developmental Psychology
- A study of the physical, mental, emotional, and social growth of the person from conception through later adulthood. Class lecture and discussion will reflect on such issues as attachment, play behavior, parenting styles and discipline, education, mate selection, mid-life events, and later adulthood experiences.
- PSY-223: Child and Adolescent Psychology
- Course covers information relevant
to the development of humans from the prenatal stages through
adolescence. Topics covered include the developing fetus, as well
as physical, social, and psychological development in infancy,
toddlerhood, childhood, and adolescence.
- Prerequisite: PSY-111: Introduction to Psychology and/or PSY-121: Developmental Psychology.
- Course covers information relevant
to the development of humans from the prenatal stages through
adolescence. Topics covered include the developing fetus, as well
as physical, social, and psychological development in infancy,
toddlerhood, childhood, and adolescence.
- PSY-281: Educational Psychology
- Educational psychology applies the accumulated knowledge of human cognition and behavior from the field of psychology to the theory and practice of teaching. This course will be taught from a research perspective to facilitate student comprehension of teaching theories and how they can be applied in the classroom.
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