This course emphasizes the philosophy of science and social studies education and introduces prospective teachers to the procedures used to teach content and process required for effective teaching and learning of both science and social studies in the elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary connections within the Elementary curriculum. This field-based course introduces teacher candidates to effective classroom teaching that includes instructional planning, preparation, and delivery as well as effective classroom management techniques while students mentor in a local school. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the local mentoring school. While mentoring in a local school, teacher candidates are introduced to the effective use of educational multimedia to enhance classroom instruction.
Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the local mentoring school.
While mentoring in a local school, teacher candidates are introduced to diversity and multicultural issues in the classroom and the impact they have on instruction. Students are responsible for thheir own trannnsportation to and from the local mentoring school. Educ 265 and 266 can be taken in any order. Elementary Education students learn to use written and oral communication in the elementary classroom to teach children thematic organization, age-appropriate development of language skills, standard usage, writing, mechanics and spelling. Appropriate use of choral readings, poetry, literary selections and creative dramatics are also interwoven into the course.