Consent of instructor. After training in tutoring strategies, participants will spend 30 class hours per credit assisting in a composition class or writing laboratory to prepare for clinical and student teaching. Repeatable, maximum of four credits, under different subtitles. Prerequisite to student teaching. Methods and materials for teaching language and composition in the secondary schools.
Teaching techniques are a point of emphasis.
Full admission to STEP or certification at undergraduate level. Prerequisite to student teaching. Selection of literature for young adults, use of media, curriculum and classroom organization, standards-based education, assessment and evaluation in a secondary school program. A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline.