Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 | Page 228

Course Name
Long Title
Min Credits
Description
Requisites
EDU-228
Art and Humanities
3
This course emphasizes the competencies identified by the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards and the National Core Arts Standards for pre-kindergarten to fourth grade children in the content area of arts and humanities . Students will examine methods and strategies essential in the instruction of the production , performance and exhibition of music , dance , theater , and visual arts . Students will learn of cultural and historical contexts , and develop an understanding of aesthetic and critical response to a variety of art mediums .
EDU-229
Reading in Sequence II
3
EDU-300
Secondary Pre-Student Teaching
3
EDU-301
Educational Psychology
3
EDU-309
Tech Integration in Education PreK-8
3
EDU-314
Reading Sequence III Early Literacy Inst
3
This course emphasizes reading and writing instructions for emerging readers and writers Birth- K . Instruction will focus on assisting students in : discovering developmentally appropriate practices for emerging readers and writers , examining oral language development and its impact on literacy development , exploring various instructional Take EDU-226 . ( Required , Previous ). processes , investigating assessment practices and procedures for emerging readers and writers , and reviewing Pennsylvania Learning Standards for Early Childhood Literacy .
Observation and participation in classroom activities of local schools
Take EDU-325 . ( Required , Previous ). one day a week for 14 weeks prior to student teaching . Study of the nature of learning , teaching relationships , individual differences , and the classroom as a social unit . In this course , students will become familiar with the PDE Standards of Science and Technology as well as the National Educational Technology Standards ( NETS ) for both teachers and students . Students will design lesson plans and learning activities that integrate technology from Pre K to Grade 8 . Students will be introduced to the various tools of technology including assistive technologies for students with special needs . The use of technology for assessment , management and other administrative procedures will also be addressed . This course emphasizes reading and writing instruction for transitional readers and writers in grades 2-4 . Instruction will focus on assisting students in : discovering appropriate practices for instructing transitional readers and writers , exploring various instructional
Take EDU-226 . ( Required , Previous ). processes , investigating assessment practices and procedures for transitional readers and writers , considering differentiated learning for transitional readers and writers and reviewing Pennsylvania Literacy Standards .