Courses

  • ELEM-3233 Literacy I - Early Development

    Candidates will instruct individual students in a classroom setting. They will construct and present motivating lessons and assess and reflect on student learning. Focus is on the use of early developmental stages of literacy elements, including reading, writing (process, types, grammar, punctuation, spelling, handwriting), literature, listening, speaking, viewing, visually representing, and assessment. This course is normally offered in the spring semester.

  • ELEM-3323 Movement and Fine Arts

    Candidates design materials, demonstrate instructional methods, and create activities for integrating movement, art and music, and health and fitness activities into the PK and elementary classroom. This course is normally offered every semester.

  • ELEM-3332 Social Studies for the Primary Student

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  • ELEM-3333 Literacy II - Primary Strategy

    Candidates will construct and present motivating lessons to small groups and whole classes of primary students in a classroom setting and will assess and reflect on student learning. Focus is on a continuation of development of knowledge, understanding, and use of the early developmental stages of literacy elements. Placement in a public school setting will be included in the scheduling of the class. This course is normally offered in the fall semester.

  • ELEM-3632 Social Studies-Primary Student

    Candidates will rely on current thought and trends in social studies instruction to develop teaching strategies which engage students in learning and which encourage the development of a multicultural view. This course is normally offered in the fall semester.

  • ELEM-3733 Mathematics for Primary Students

    Candidates will apply their knowledge of numeration and their number sense and will be able to use manipulatives in teaching primary students number concepts and basic problem-solving skills. Content emphasis is placed on teaching the four basic mathematical operations. This course is normally offered in the fall semester.

  • ELEM-3832 Science-Primary Student

    Candidates will gain knowledge about methods, materials, and experiences that enable them to teach with an awareness and understanding of the impact of science in the world of the primary student. The focus is hands-on instruction for the biological, earth, and physical sciences. A school-based experience is incorporated. This course is normally offered in the fall semester.

  • ELEM-3900P Primary Practicum

    A primary grade (K-3) practicum, 60 hours. The focus of the practicum is for the candidate to construct and present lessons in literacy, math, science, and social studies at the primary level. Supervision and assessment of the candidate will be conducted by a university supervisor and the classroom teacher. This course is normally offered in the fall semester. Concurrent enrollment ELEM-3333, ELEM-3632, ELEM-3733, ELEM-3832.

  • ELEM-4242 Social Studies-Intermediate Student

    Candidates will develop teaching strategies, including hands-on activities that integrate knowledge and methodology from history and social studies and are appropriate for intermediate classrooms. Emphasis is placed on current thought and practice in social studies instruction for teaching students to use a wide variety of research sources to create oral, written and pictorial presentations. This course is normally offered in the spring semester.

  • ELEM-4342 Mathematics for Intermediate Students

    Candidates will develop strategies for teaching the construction and exploration of estimation strategies. Content emphasis is placed on teaching concepts of measurement, geometry, algebra, statistics, probability, problem solving, reasoning, and communication of mathematical connections. This course is normally offered in the spring semester.

  • ELEM-4433 Literacy Iii: Strategies forĖIntermediate Grades 4-8

    Candidates will develop and present motivating lessons to small groups and whole classes of intermediate students in public school classrooms and will assess and reflect on gains in student learning. A school-based, competency-driven experience is incorporated. This course is normally offered in the spring semester.

  • ELEM-4443 Science-Intermediate Student

    Candidates will be able to use inductive and deductive strategies involving observation, scientific investigation, interpretation of findings, and communication of results while engaging in hands-on instruction. Biological, earth and physical sciences are viewed as an integrated discipline. A school-based experience is incorporated. This course is normally offered in the fall semester.

  • ELEM-4543 Strategies for Reading Assessment

    Candidates will know, understand, and use current thought and practice regarding reading assessment practices and intervention practices such as prescriptive teaching procedures. The candidates will apply the knowledge and understanding gained in a classroom setting with individual, small and whole group situations. This course is normally offered in the fall semester.

  • ELEM-4900P Intermediate Practicum

    An intermediate grade (4-5) practicum, 60 hours. The focus of the practicum is for the candidate to construct and present lessons in literacy, math, science, and social studies at the intermediate level. Supervision and assessment of the candidate will be conducted by a university supervisor and the classroom teacher. This course is normally offered in the spring semester. Concurrent enrollment ELEM-4242, ELEM-4342, ELEM-4433, ELEM-4443.

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