This course provides prospective secondary student teachers with information on the methods and materials they need to effectively plan, deliver, and evaluate instruction in a secondary mathematics classroom. This course provides prospective secondary student teachers with information on the methods and materials they need to effectively plan, deliver, and evaluate instruction in a secondary science classroom. In this course, students apply the skills they have developed through field experiences and methodology courses as they begin to manage all the operations of a secondary classroom. Students will be assigned to both a rural school and an urban school. A special fee is charged.
Students are responsible for providing transportation to the site.
In this course, prospective teachers of foreign language read and discuss current theories in second-language acquisition and evaluate text books based on this pedagogy. They develop a portfolio of audio, video, computer and written lesson materials suitable for elementary and secondary classes. Students may develop a field experience project with a school or community based organization that promises to enhance their organizational and instructional skills. Enrollment only by permission of the department chairperson. Students may elect to explore a related set of current issues in education or develop a project that reflects a specialized interest in one aspect of teaching.