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ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (ELED)
Division of Education
Division of Education
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3101
- Teaching and Learning Strategies
(3.0 cr; Prereq-admission to the elementary teacher education program; A-F only, fall, every year)
Elementary school teaching and learning. Planning for instruction, learning theory, multicultural education, classroom management, use of technology in the classroom.
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3102
- Reading Methods: Literacy and Language Instruction in the Elementary School
(4.0 cr; Prereq-admission to elementary teacher education program; A-F only, fall, every year)
Beginning and advanced reading instruction in the elementary grades. Includes study of theory, issues, literacy frameworks, assessment, materials, organization, and instructional strategies to scaffold children's literacy development.
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3103
- Mathematics in the Elementary School
(4.0 cr; Prereq-admission to the elementary teacher education program; A-F only, fall, every year)
Standards, curriculum, assessment, and methodology for teaching mathematics in the elementary school. Includes the theoretical basis of methodology in mathematics and its application, measurement and evaluation, selection and use of instructional media and computer software, and meeting the needs of culturally diverse and special needs students.
ELED
3111
- Practicum I: Field Experience in the Elementary Classroom
(1.0 cr; Prereq-admission to the elementary teacher education program; S-N only, fall, every year)
Field experience in the elementary classroom.
ELED
3201
- Preprimary Theory: Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Olds in School
(1.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102, 3103, 3111; A-F only, spring, every year)
Overview of preprimary education including historical and social foundations, theories, current issues and trends, contemporary programs, and developmentally appropriate practices for three-,four-,and five-year olds.
ELED
3202
- Middle Level Theory
(1.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102, 3103, 3111; A-F only, spring, every year)
Developmental characteristics, organizational and instructional needs of pre-adolescent and adolescent level classrooms. Characteristics of effective middle level teachers.
ELED
3203
- Preprimary Methods: Curriculum and Instruction for Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Olds
(3.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102, 3103, 3111; A-F only, spring, every year)
Content and methods for planning developmentally appropriate activities and environments designed to enhance preprimary children's cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and creative development; methods of child guidance, anti-bias curriculum, and working with families. Required for student pursuing preprimary endorsement.
ELED
3211
- Practicum II: Field Experience in a Preprimary Setting
(1.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102, 3103, 3111; S-N only, spring, every year)
Field experience in preprimary or kindergarten setting.
ELED
3212
- Practicum II: Field Experience in a Middle Level Setting
(1.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102, 3103, 3111; S-N only, spring, every year)
Field experience in the middle level classroom.
ELED
3993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
An on- or off-campus learning experience individually arranged between a student and a faculty member for academic credit in areas not covered in the regular curriculum.
ELED
4102
- Social Studies in the Elementary School
(2.0 cr; Prereq-3201, 3202, (3211 or 3212); A-F only, fall, every year)
Outcomes, content, integration strategies, and assessment of social studies instruction in the elementary curriculum.
ELED
4103
- Science in the Elementary School
(2.0 cr; Prereq-3201, 3202, (3211 or 3212); A-F only, fall, every year)
Standards, curriculum, and assessment of elementary school science. Includes theoretical basis of methodology and its application, assessment, selection and use of instructional media and computer software, and meeting the needs of cultural diverse and special needs students.
ELED
4104
- Language Arts and Literature in the Elementary School
(3.0 cr; Prereq-3201, 3202, (3211 or 3212); A-F only, fall, every year)
Theory, content, assessment, and strategies that support identification, selection, and use of materials and practices in the language arts and children's literature that foster children's language development and growth in reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and visually representing.
ELED
4107
- Health and Physical Education in the Elementary School
(1.0 cr; Prereq-3201, 3202, (3211 or 3212); A-F only, fall, every year)
Scope, sequence, and related activities in elementary health and physical education.
ELED
4111
- Practicum III: Beginning Student Teaching
(2.0 cr; Prereq-3201, 3202, (3211 or 3212); S-N only, fall, every year)
Participation in in-service, teaching, and teaching-related activities in preparation for student teaching.
ELED
4112
- Practicum IV: Cross-Cultural Experience in the Elementary School
(1.0 cr [max 2.0 cr]; Prereq-3201, 3202, (3211 or 3212); S-N only, fall, every year)
Field experience in the elementary classroom.
ELED
4201
- Directed Student Teaching in Primary and Intermediate Grades
(HDIV)
(12.0 cr; Prereq-4102, 4103, 4104, 4111, 4112, passing scores on MTLE Basic Skills or #; S-N only, spring, every year)
Students teach for a period of 10 to 12 weeks demonstrating application of approaches to teaching and learning in primary and intermediate grades under the guidance of a cooperating teacher and University supervisor.
ELED
4202
- Directed Student Teaching in Primary and Intermediate Grades
(1.0 - 16.0 cr [max 16.0 cr]; Prereq-passing scores on MTLE Basic Skills or #; S-N only, fall, spring, every year)
For students who need alternative or additional student teaching experience. Students demonstrate application of approaches to teaching and learning in primary and intermediate grades under guidance of a cooperating teacher and University supervisor.
ELED
4204
- Directed Student Teaching in International School at the Primary and Intermediate Level
(IP)
(12.0 cr; Prereq-4102, 4103, 4104, 4111, 4112, passing scores on MTLE Basic Skills or #; S-N only, spring, every year)
Students teach for a period of 10 to 12 weeks demonstrating application of approaches to teaching and learning in primary and intermediate grades under the guidance of a cooperating teacher and University supervisor.
ELED
4205
- Directed Student Teaching in the Elementary School
(1.0 - 16.0 cr [max 16.0 cr]; Prereq-passing scores on MTLE basic skills or #; A-F only, fall, spring, summer, every year)
For students from colleges that require A-F grading for student teaching through the Global Student Teaching Program.
ELED
4206
- Directed Student Teaching in Preprimary Classroom
(HDIV)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3201, 3203, 3211, passing scores on MTLE basic skills or #; S-N only, spring, every year)
Students teach for a period of 4 weeks demonstrating application of approaches to teaching and learning in preprimary grades under the guidance of a cooperating teacher and University supervisor.
ELED
4207
- Directed Student Teaching in Middle Level Classroom
(HDIV)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3202, 3212, appropriate methods course, passing scores on MTLE basic skills or #; S-N only, spring, every year)
Students teach for a period of 4 weeks demonstrating application of approaches to teaching and learning in middle level grades under the guidance of a cooperating teacher and University supervisor.
ELED
4993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
An on- or off-campus learning experience individually arranged between a student and a faculty member for academic credit in areas not covered in the regular curriculum.
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