Course Name |
Long Title |
Min Credits |
Description |
Requisites |
EDU-229 |
Reading in Sequence II |
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 processes , investigating assessment practices and procedures for emerging readers and writers , and reviewing Pennsylvania Learning Standards for Early Childhood Literacy . |
Take EDU-226 . ( Required , Previous ). |
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 |
EDU-316 |
Reading-Literacy Inst Assess & Intervent |
3 |
Observation and participation in classroom activities of local schools one day a week for 14 weeks prior to student teaching . Take EDU-325 . ( Required , Previous ).
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 processes , investigating assessment practices and procedures for transitional readers and writers , considering differentiated learning for transitional readers and writers and reviewing Pennsylvania Literacy Standards . This course emphasizes reading and writing instruction for fluent readers in PreK-4 . Instruction will focus on : exploring various instructional processes , examining techniques for integrating reading and writing instruction in the content areas , investigating assessment practices and procedures for fluent readers and writers , reviewing Pennsylvania Literacy Standards and analyzing various remedial programs .
Take EDU-226 . ( Required , Previous ).
Take EDU-226 SPE-205 . ( Required , Previous ).