The course is the introductory course in the Secondary Teacher Education Program and is required for certification. It is field based and requires observation in the schools. The course encourages the examination of the actual work of teachers in its social and organizational context and the goals of students preparing to teach. See Section I description. Special attention is given to their relevance to practice in such areas as teaching methods and curriculum planning.
Students develop units that can be taught in elementary and secondary schools.
This course provides students with theoretical and practical experiences related to the education and training of special needs students. Emphasis is placed on curriculum development, methods and materials, assessment, vocational programming and research. At end of course students will be able to implement effective educational procedures for special needs at the elementary, middle, junior, and senior high school levels. Basic introduction to Puerto Rican history, culture, experiences in the U.S. and strategies for implementing this understanding in curriculum. This course is designed to enable students to construct a variety of assessment instruments useful for measuring characteristics of individuals and groups.