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COURSES OF STUDY
ED 323 Teaching Secondary Subjects (¾)
Designed for teacher candidates who seek certification at the secondary
level, grades 6-12. Students develop strategies, techniques, methods,
and materials necessary to direct learning within respective content
areas. Teacher candidates are required to make decisions about their
teaching fields in relation to planning, presenting, and assessing subject
matter. Laboratory required. Prerequisites: enrollment in subject field
methods course (ED 340-346) and admission to Teacher Education
Program. Fall.
ED 324 Teaching Science and Health (1)
Provides teacher candidates with philosophy, content knowledge,
techniques, and materials to assist them in the teaching of science and
health to grades K-6. Attention will be given to teaching children with
special needs. Laboratory required. Prerequisite: admission to Teacher
Education Program. Spring.
ED 340 Methods for Teaching English Language Arts in Secondary
Schools (¼)
Provides knowledge of current trends and issues in teaching English
Language Arts in grades 6-12 classroom settings. Teacher candidates
will demonstrate an ability to interrelate the teaching of listening,
speaking, reading, and writing using a variety of instructional activities.
Prerequisites: enrollment in ED 323 and admission to Teacher
Education Program. Fall.
ED 341 Methods for Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Secondary
Schools (¼)
Provides knowledge of current trends and issues in teaching Spanish
in grades 6-12 classroom settings. Teacher candidates will demonstrate
knowledge of strategies for teaching and evaluating language skills
with appropriate attention to the integration of the foreign language
skills. Prerequisites: enrollment in ED 323 and admission to Teacher
Education Program. Fall.
ED 342 Methods for Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools (¼)
Provides knowledge of current trends and issues in teaching
mathematics in grades 6-12 classroom settings. Teacher candidates will
demonstrate knowledge of effective use of math manipulatives, inquiry,
technology, a variety of teaching strategies that address the needs of
students, a mathematics curriculum that integrates mathematical
concepts across all disciplines, and co-curricular activities, such as
mathematics tournaments and clubs. Prerequisites: enrollment in ED
323
and admission to Teacher Education Program. Fall.
