Courses at the 400-level
Students will synthesize skills, knowledge and competencies necessary for success in youth development work.
3 credit hours
- FNED 352; concurrent with NPST 403
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.
3 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.
3 credit hours
- SED 406 (with minimum grade of B-) and fulfillment of retention requirements, or consent of department chair.
Students examine principles, methods, content, and curriculum in the content area and prepare lessons and units that incorporate the needs of diverse learners and effective assessment strategies.
4 credit hours
- SED 407 (with minimum grade of B-), concurrent enrollment in SED 412, and fulfillment of retention requirements.
Teacher candidates, under the supervision of college and clinical instructors, plan, develop, and implement lesson plans within middle/secondary clinical settings, drawing on content developed in SED 411.
2 credit hours
- SED 407 (with minimum grade of B-), concurrent enrollment in SED 411, and fulfillment of retention requirements
In this culminating field experience, candidates complete a teaching experience in a middle or senior high school under the supervision of cooperating teachers and college supervisors. This is a full-semester assignment.
10 credit hours
- undergraduate and second degree students must complete the community service requirement
- graduate students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 a full semester prior to student teaching
- recommendation from the practicum instructor
- undergraduate, second degree, and RITE students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 a full semester prior to student teaching
- completion of all program requirements and all required education courses, with a minimum grade of B, prior to stu-dent teaching
- satisfactory completion of all courses in the major prior to student teaching;
- passing score(s) on the Praxis II, approved Preparing to Teach Portfolio
- concurrent enrollment in SED 422
- and a negative result from the required tuberculin test
This is an integrative and culminating experience in the professional program in secondary education. Students reflect on 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
Students develop a proposal that includes a description and rationale for their research project, a literature review, methodologies for data collection and analysis, a time line, and a plan for presenting their findings.
3 credit hours
- acceptance into the educational studies honors program
Students complete the research project begun in SED 490.
3 credit hours
- SED 490 and good standing in the educational studies honors program
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 or 202
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 Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and to the technology education teacher preparation program
- completion of at least 18 credit hours of content area courses, with minimum GPA of 2.75 in these courses
- TECH 300, with minimum grade of B-
- or consent of 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 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
In this culminating field experience, candidates complete a teaching experience in a middle or senior high school under the supervision of a cooperating teacher and college supervisor. This is a full-semester assignment.
10 credit hours
- passing score(s) on the Praxis II, approved Preparing to Teach Portfolio
- a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 a full semester prior to student teaching
- completion of all content area courses, with a minimum GPA of 2.75
- concurrent enrollment in TECH 422;
- ECH 407 and 408, with a minimum grade of B- and positive recommendations from the instructors
- completion of all required education courses, with a minimum grade of B-(except CEP 315)
- completion of the community service requirement
- and a negative result from the required tuberculin test
Teacher behaviors appropriate to effective teaching are developed. Topics include classroom and time management, effective communication, learning styles, and teaching strategies. This seminar meets weekly
2 credit hours
- concurrent enrollment in TECH 421
3 credit hours
- Certification in technology education
- or consent of the department chair