A survey of the field of children s literature, and of the various strategies and techniques for introducing stories and books into any learning situation. A selection of exemplary books written for elementary school youngsters is read and analyzed, and opportunities are provided to teach some of them in simulated settings. This course is required for future elementary teachers, and it is recommended for anyone interested in children and the literature written for them, be they present or future teachers and librarians, English or language and literature majors, or parents. This course fulfills the Maryland certification requirement in the teaching of reading. Offered in even-numbered years.
Opportunity is provided to engage in, and analyze, actual instruction and performances.
Open to all students interested in teaching or conducting music as a career or avocation, but required for those individuals planning to student-teach in that discipline. An introduction to the theory and practice of planning instruction for adolescents and adults, this course deals with curriculum and instructional development issues common to all secondary content areas such as the preparation of instructional objectives, the organization of subject matter in a coherent scope and sequence, the selection of teaching strategies, the design of instructional materials, and the development of evaluation techniques. See description under EDSC 417. Teaching Secondary School Foreign Language. See description under EDSC 417.