Performance Review is taken during the last two semesters of a student's work on the Master of Education degree. Students demonstrate competencies identified by the mentoring committee. Comprehensive exams, thesis, project, or recital precede presentation of the student for graduation. Certain programs require a juried review. This reflective or inquiry-oriented course looks at the complicated activity of teaching and the conceptual schemata teachers must acquire.
Emphasis is placed on developing teaching habits that are consciously informed actions.
This course examines strategies, techniques, materials, and principles for effective classroom instruction. Students are required to demonstrate competency in these areas in school-based settings. This course examines development from various theoretical perspectives and at stages relevant to all levels of formal education. A major focus is the educational implications that flow from each developmental perspective. Students will also examine the research relevant to the issues in human development.