EDUC 393 – Clinical Experience: Secondary
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take EDUC-380. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 2; Max: Description: This course is designed to provide all secondary licensure students with practical experiences in the public schools. Special emphasis in the school setting will be on tutorial experiences utilizing diagnostic/prescriptive teaching and evaluation strategies. Teaching reading skills appropriate to content will also be emphasized. […]
EDUC 411 – Reading in the Content Areas
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is designed to prepare pre-service teacher candidates to teach reading and writing skills related to content subjects (i.e., Math, Science, Social Studies, English Language Arts) in an integrated manner. Methods and materials needed to promote reading achievement in content subjects will be examined by pre-service classroom […]
EDUC 420 – Introduction: Exceptional Learner
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take EDUC-190 EDUC-192. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is designed for prospective teachers with a concentration in learning disabilities. It will provide an introduction and overview of the nature and needs of exceptional learners who are included in general education classrooms. Pre-service teachers will be exposed to theoretical bases […]
EDUC 313 – Field Experience:Inst.Assessment
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take EDUC-311. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 2; Max: Description: This field experience in the Professional Education Program requires students to spend extensive time during the semester in the public schools observing and gathering data related to instructional planning and assessment, teaching strategies, diversity, and classroom management. In addition, bimonthly seminars will be held […]
EDUC 322 – Foundations/Instruction of Reading
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take EDUC-190 EDUC-192. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is an overview of reading-related theories, skills and instructional practices. Teacher candidates will receive an introduction to the five essential components of reading; phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Home/school connections, diversity and the role of professional development will be […]
EDUC 192 – Foundations of Curriculum & Instruction
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course provides foundations in learning and motivation theory, classroom management, and individual differences in students. Special emphasis is on cognitive functioning and classroom interaction as influenced by gender, community, and socioeconomic status. The purchase of LiveText is a course requirement.
EDUC 310 – Using Tech Effectively in the Class
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take EDUC-190 EDUC-192. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Designed for education majors, this course provides a hands-on approach for using technology to enhance classroom instruction. Students are introduced to microcomputer software applications, hardware and web applications. Topics include computer fundamentals, word processing, electronic spreadsheets, databases, and other microcomputer applications. Practical applications […]
EDUC 311 – Instructional,planning & Assessment
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take EDUC-190 EDUC-192. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is designed to develop an understanding of effective instructional planning, both long-range and short-range, to improve student achievement and classroom measurement. This course introduces students to designing and using standards-driven assessments using curriculum standards. Both informal and formal test interpretation are […]
EDUC 190 – Foundations of Education
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is required of all candidates seeking licensure, including transfer students. Teacher candidates will be provided with current information about the cultural, legal, societal, and economic information that impacts school systems and thus teachers and students. Class discussions will include the historical and philosophical roots of education […]
CS 190 – Programming Fundamentals
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-111 or MATH-121. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduction to problem-solving and algorithm development techniques based on the program development process. Study of basic computer concepts and computer systems; elementary data types and data structures; input and output processing; control structures; modular program design; elementary file processing; algorithm design and […]
ART 101 – Introduction to Art
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Patterns of perception and understanding are established through analysis of major works of painting, sculpture, and architecture in a historical survey. The class format includes a liberal use of slides and occasional films.