Students work in a elementary classroom at least two hours per week under the direction of a cooperating teacher and the university instructor. This course should not be taken before the aforementioned methods classes have been completed. This course provides the foundation for later courses where material is specialized for subject-grade levels. Students begin to develop resources for teaching, becoming familiar with current literature in their teaching fields, and develop an awareness of major issues and trends in the field of education. The materials and methods of teaching music in elementary grades is the purpose of this course.
Students learn about music, movement, rhythm and creative improvisation.
This course is directed toward developing a methodology for teaching science and health in the elementary school. Knowledge of science and health concepts and the use of this concepts in developing an understanding of the world by children is emphasized. Scientific inquiry and discovery methods are messed. The emphasis of this course investigates the school and its relationship to society and to learners of the past, present and future. It includes historical and philosophical perspectives, as well as the approaches of major educational philosophers.