Subject matter will vary within the department's field of study. Normally involves lecture, films, guest speaker, etc. No more than 2 hours of workshop may be counted on a master's degree. Through the use of quality children's literature, focus of this course seeks to enable teachers and other school personnel to enhance elementary and middle school students' performance in language arts, particularly listening, speaking, and writing. A study of inquiry methods for teaching children life, earth-space and physical science concepts.
Emphasis is placed on national science and certification standards.
The selection and organization of subject matter is designed to facilitate the teacher's ability to meet the needs of preschool and primary children. Child development and mathematics curriculum will be studied including mathematics readiness, diagnosis, and placement. Activities for developing concepts in topics such as pre-number, number, geometry, measurement, and the collection and organization of data will be explored. This course is designed to facilitate the prospective teacher's ability to meet the needs of intermediate grade students in the study of mathematics. EL Ed 5323 and Admission to Teacher Education.