Courses at the 400-level

Students learn the fundamentals of lesson design and methods for integrating instructional technology to enhance content area teaching and learning. Students design and present model lessons in a laboratory setting.
2 credit hours

• admission to a secondary education teacher preparation program or consent of department chair.

Students explore research-based reading and writing strategies for secondary education content teaching and apply these strategies by designing and presenting literacy instruction in a field-based setting.
2 credit hours

• SED 406, with a minimum grade of a B-, and fullfillment of retention requirements; or consent of department chair.

Students study principles, methods, and curriculum in their teaching area, including global perspectives and health issues. Students prepare and deliver lessons and work with individual students, small groups, and classes in secondary schools.
5 credit hours

• with minimum grade of B-
• and fulfillment of retention standards

Students teach for five full days a week in a middle, junior, or senior high school under the supervision of a cooperating teacher and a College supervisor.
9 credit hours

• completion of technology competency requirement; completion of community service requirement
• graduate students must have cumulative GPA of 3.00 a full semester prior to student teaching
• recommendation of practicum instructor; undergraduates, second degree, and RITE students must have cumulative GPA of 2.50 a full semester prior to student teaching
• satisfactory completion of all courses in the major required prior to student teaching
• Concurrent enrollment in SED 422
• completion of all program requirements
• completion of all required education courses, with minimum grade of B (except SED 422)
• negative result from the required tuberculin test

This is an integrative and culminating experience in the professional program in secondary education. Students reflect upon their initial experience as classroom teachers.
2 credit hours

• Concurrent enrollment in Concurrent enrollment in SED 421

This is a blending of the academic appreciation of young adult literature with pedagogical strategies for its classroom use. Students read widely in the field and develop individualized demonstration projects for use in the secondary English class.
3 credit hours

Study includes the evaluation of aims and objectives, selection and organization of content, principles and methods of writing instruction, and current research and practice in the teaching of writing.
3 credit hours

Students are introduced to the experiences and perspectives of Latinos in the United States. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: Anthropology 461, Secondary Education 461, or Social Science 461.
3 credit hours

• 60 earned credits and any course in a social or behavioral science
• or consent of department chair

The organization, management, and operation of a technological enterprise are examined. Students design, produce, and evaluate a product and organize, staff, and operate an enterprise.
3 credit hours

• TECH 200
• TECH 202
• TECH 205

Students are introduced to a variety of teaching strategies involved in the daily instruction of technology education. Included are support materials and evaluation tools.
4 credit hours

• Admission to the technology education teacher preparation program
• Completion of 18 credit hours of content area courses, with a minimum GPA of 2.75
• TECH 300 with a minimum grade of B-
• or consent of the department chair

Strategies for presenting technological topics and learning activities at the elementary school level are introduced. Topics include theory, activity safety, and the development of elementary integration activities.
4 credit hours

• Minimum GPA of 2.75 in content area
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75
• Minimum grade of C in all content area courses, unless otherwise required
• TECH 406 with a minimum grade of B- and positive recommendation from the instructor
• Completion of 55 credit hours of required and cognate courses in the major
• TECH 300 with a minimum grade of B-
• or consent of the department chair

Three major instructional units in technology education are presented. Topics include the principles and practices of technology education, selected technology learning activities, and laboratory planning and management concepts.
4 credit hours

• Admission to the technology education teacher preparation program

For one semester, students teach in a middle, junior, or senior high school under the joint supervision of a certified cooperating teacher and a College supervisor.
9 credit hours

• Completion of all content area courses, with minimum GPA of 2.75
• Concurrent enrollment in TECH 422
• Completion of all required education courses with a grade of B- (except CEP 315)
• TECH 407 and 408, with a minimum grade of B- and positive recommendations from the instructors
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 a full semester prior to student teaching
• Completion of technology compentency requirement
• Completion of community service requirement
• Negative result from the required tuberculin test

Students develop teacher behaviors appropriate to effective teaching. Topics include classroom and time management, effective communication, knowledge of different learning styles, teaching strategies, and assessment techniques.
1 credit hours

• Concurrent enrollment in TECH 421

3 credit hours

• Certification in technology education
• or consent of the department chair

3 credit hours

• or consent of the department chair

3 credit hours

3 credit hours