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Department of Education
EDU420-421 Practice Teaching – TEFL 6
EDU499 Senior Study 3
Total Third Year 30
TEACHING DIPLOMA
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TWO
OPTIONS:
TD in Elementary Education
TTD in teaching various subject matters at the
Intermediate and Secondary Education
MISSION
Under the umbrella of LAU’s Vision, the Mission
of the Education Program, as well as the
Teaching Diploma, is to prepare future teachers
who are academically, and personally, qualified
to promote LAU as a first class institution, and
to demonstrate leadership in their places of
employment.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The Teaching Diploma at LAU aims to prepare
teachers who demonstrate:
A. Relevant Knowledge – This includes:
• Depth and breadth in subject, and in content.
• General pedagogical knowledge.
• Specific pedagogical content knowledge.
• An awareness of the professional standards.
• An awareness of the developmentally
appropriate practice.
• An awareness of the curriculum objectives
and standards.
B. Practical Skills
• Diverse approaches to instruction, and
assessment.
• Motivational strategies.
• Strategies to promote higher-level thinking.
C. Appropriate Attitude
• Readiness to develop authentic
relationships with students.
• Readiness to establish a democratic and
socially just, learning environment.
• Readiness to reflect on one’s practice, and
continuous learning.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Graduates in the Teaching Diploma will be able to:
1. Distinguish the different theories of
education, and understand their impact on
the curriculum.
2. Develop clear and measurable instructional
objectives.
3. Plan unit lessons, curricular materials, and
activities for teaching.
4. Select and implement appropriate
strategies for teaching specific subjects at
the early, elementary, or secondary level.
5. Organize learning environments, and to
implement theories of child guidance and
behavioural management, so as to create
positive classroom atmosphere.
6. Act as problem solvers, and make
appropriate, and informed, decisions in
teaching/learning situations using critical
thinking, and analysis.
7. Plan strategies, and to prepare tools for
assessing students’ achievement (formal
as well as informal assessment).
8. Pursue professional development opportunities
as life long learners.
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
The Teaching Diploma consists of 21 credits, to
be taken, over and above, the Bachelor’s Degree
requirements. These 21 credits may be taken in
combination with the Bachelor’s Major courses,
or as a post B.A./B.S. Program, in one academic
year.
Required Courses for Elementary Level T.D.
EDU201 Fundamentals of Education 3
EDU202 Observation and Curriculum 3
EDU331 Educational Technology 3
EDU332 Educational Measurement 3
1 course from the Practice Teaching –
Elementary:
EDU420
Practice Teaching, Early Childhood
Education
6
EDU421
Practice Teaching, Elementary
Education
6
Arts & Social Studies
EDU422 Practice Teaching, Elementary
Math & Science 6
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