Undergraduate Catalog - Lake Erie College

EDA 331 Planning for Instruction (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall
This course will enable teacher education candidates to
learn and practice instructional management strategies
including classroom management, lesson planning,
assessment for instructional planning, materials available
for effective instruction, the use of textbooks and supplemental
materials, unit planning and the implementation
of the Ohio Content Standards for instructional planning.
EDA 401 Content Specific Methods (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Math and Science – Fall; Language Arts
and Social Studies – Spring
Students will work with a specialist who is a professional
teacher in their content area and plan lessons, assessments,
classroom organization materials, content standards and
techniques for effective instruction and learning in each
of the following separate areas: english/language arts,
integrated social studies, mathematics and life sciences.
EDA 412 Adolescent/Young Adult Field Experience II (2 SH)
Pre-Requisite(s): A grade of B or better in EDA 312 and
successful completion of all requirements in Gate A
This field is an intensive experience through which students
will demonstrate their abilities to plan and execute lessons
in their content area. They will demonstrate the use of
technology in teaching and learning episodes. Students
should be given the opportunity to practice in inclusive
clinical settings that reflect culturally, linguistically and
academically diverse systems.
EDA 440-42 Student Teaching: Adolescent/Young Adult
(9 SH)
Pre-Requisite(s): All professional education coursework
and successful completion of all requirements in Gate B
Student teaching is the culminating professional semester
for the program. It is a full semester with a full school day
supervised experience in selected area schools. Students
will work with master teachers who will assist in assessing
candidates’ progress as they practice teaching in adolescent/young
adult classrooms in their content area. A grade
of B or better must be attained in EDE 440-42 and EDE 443
in order to be recommended for licensure.
EDA 443 Seminar and Project for Adolescent/Young Adult
(3 SH)
Pre-Requisite(s): All professional education coursework
and successful completion of all requirements in Gate B
Students will produce lesson plans and must successfully
complete an impact on student learning project. Other
topics will be addressed as needed. A grade of B or better
must be attained in EDE 440-42 and EDE 443 in order to
be recommended for licensure.
EDUCATION - COMMON COURSES (EDC)
EDC 201 Foundations of Education (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
This course deals with content and experiences in the
sociological, philosophical and historical foundations of
education. Students will examine current issues in education
with respect to traditional education, foundations and
current practices. This course is taught using a cooperative
learning model of teaching and learning.
EDC 225 Voices of Diversity (2 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
Voices of Diversity coursework will support pre-service
teachers in developing proficiencies to work with students
from diverse backgrounds to ensure that all students
have the opportunity to learn. This course will provide
the opportunity to explore personal values and attitudes
toward diversity. The theoretical component will examine
the issues of diversity in the classroom. Field experience
and examination of educational materials will enhance the
students’ understanding of diversity.
EDC 230 Educational Psychology (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
This course is a study of psychological learning theories
and their application to the classroom. Topics under study
include cognitive and linguistic development, the development
of self, social skills and morality, group differences,
individual differences and special needs, learning and cognitive
processes, knowledge construction, high-level thinking
skills, behaviorist views of learning, social cognitive views
of learning, motivation theory and instructional strategies.
EDC 300 Ohio History (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall odd every 4th year
A history of Ohio designed to explore famous Ohioans, their
contribution to the United States, the Native American
cultures that existed in Ohio, the current cultures, ethnic
groups and races predominant in Ohio and the events
that occurred in Ohio during major events impacting the
direction and current status of the nation. Students will
study geography, economics, government and citizenship
as each relates to the State of Ohio.
EDC 321 Phonetic Approaches to Reading (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall
This course deals with letter-sound correspondences,
segmenting processes, spelling, morphology and syllabication.
Word pronunciation, vocabulary building and
comprehension are highlighted. Effective application of
phonetic strategies, understanding diacritical markings,
English grammar, structural analysis and context are
covered.
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