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Undergraduate Programs
ing and administering programs for children from
the ages of infancy to 6 years, including kindergarten.
Personnel management, facilities, equipment,
governance and funding will be emphasized.
Prerequisite: EDUC 310 or concurrent
enrollment.
EDUC 312. Curriculum Development
for Young Children (Ages 5-8) 3 credits
Techniques of planning, presenting and evaluation
child centered experiences for young children
of typical and atypical needs, with emphasis on
kindergarten to grade three. Required field hours.
Prerequisites: EDUC 365, ECSE 311, ECE 303,
306, 350.
EDUC 329. Methods of Teaching
Social Studies
3 credits
Development of basic concepts in social sciences
taught in elementary schools, including multiculturalism.
Examines management techniques and
methods such as inquiry, cooperative learning,
and problem-solving. Several projects, including
unit and lesson planning, are required. Field
hours required. Prerequisites: EDUC 205, 284.
EDUC 336. Content Reading
3 credits
Examines literacy skills and instructional needs of
middle and secondary school students, with
emphasis on teaching and management techniques
for a range of reading levels. Strategies for
teaching comprehension study skills and recreational
reading are introduced (field hours in a
classroom setting). Prerequisites: EDUC 205,
284, and 309 or concurrent enrollment.
EDUC 353. Methods of
Elementary Science
3 credits
Lesson and unit planning, problems of instructional
design, use and development of curricular
materials which foster science teaching and learning
as a dynamic human enterprise. Lecture and
field hours in a science classroom. Prerequisites:
+ = Applicable toward general education degree requirements
WI = Writing intensive course
EDUC 205, 284.
EDUC 354. Methods of
Elementary Mathematics
3 credits
Current issues, approaches and materials in elementary
school mathematics teaching, including
philosophy and objectives, technology, curricula
problems, review and evolution of current literature.
Field hours in a math classroom.
Prerequisite: MATH 210 and admission to
Teacher Education program.
EDUC 368. Literature for
the Young Adult
3 credits
Evaluation of literature for young adults.
Methods of choosing books related to reading
interest, promoting reading as an enjoyable and
meaningful activity and developing competence
in presenting literature to young adults.
Prerequisites: EDUC 205, 284; ENGL 101 with a
grade of B or better; college level literature class
with grade of B or better or permission of
teacher.
EDUC 369. Child and
Adolescent Literature
3 credits
Evaluation of quality literature written for and
read by children and young adolescents. Methods
of choosing books related to promoting reading
as an enjoyable and meaningful activity and
developing competence in presenting literature to
children and adolescents (including oral interpretation
of literature and creative dramatics).
Prerequisites: EDUC 205, 284 or concurrent
enrollment.
EDUC 370. Language Arts and Reading in the
Elementary Schools
5 credits
Curriculum organization and instructional planning
for children in kindergarten through grade
6. Strategies for language development of the
child from birth through adolescence. Includes
methods and materials for teaching all areas of
the language arts and developmental reading.
Lecture and field hours in a classroom setting.
Prerequisites: EDUC 205, 284.
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