The course emphasizes the unintentional moral education that is embedded in what teachers say and do even when they are not intending to act as moral agents. This course also analyzes curriculum issues relevant to teaching in contemporary secondary schools. Examination of trends and issues, including equal access and multicultural education. Focus on theory and applications to benefit instruction, learning, and evaluation in school settings. Students examine research articles regarding teacher reflection, teacher effectiveness, cooperative learning, designing instruction to meet the needs of different learning styles, instruction to promote student constructions of meaning, instructional processes leading to portfolio assessment.
Students write a review of literature in a chosen area.
A study of the interrelationship of the components of the language arts and the processes that underlie effective teaching of the components as a whole in the elementary classroom. Emphasizes instructional procedures and activities from various disciplines to bring about facility in the communication skills. Strategies for integration and accompanying materials will be examined. Interdisciplinary activities will be developed. An investigation of the theoretical foundations for incorporating social studies, global awareness, and multicultural education into the integrated curriculum.