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Department of Education
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. 4. Select and implement appropriate
strategies for teaching specific subjects at
the early, elementary, or secondary level.
5. 5. Organize learning environments, and to
implement theories of child guidance and
behavioral management, so as to create
positive classroom atmosphere.
6. 6. Act as problem solvers, and make
appropriate, and informed, decisions in
teaching/learning situations using critical
thinking, and analysis.
7. 7. Plan strategies, and to prepare tools for
assessing students’ achievement (formal
as well as informal assessment).
8. 8. Pursue professional development
opportunities as life long learners.
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
One Methods course from the following
(As recommended by the student’s advisor):
EDU312 TEFL 3
EDU313 The Teaching of Science and Math 3
EDU314 The Teaching of Social Studies 3
EDU414 Methods and Materials in ECE* 3
ART333 Art Education 3
MUS301 Music Education 3
COM337 Creative Dramatics 3
Required Courses for Intermediate and
Secondary Level T.D.
EDU201 Fundamentals of Education 3
EDU202 Observation and Curriculum 3
EDU310 Computers in Education 3
EDU332 Educational Measurement 3
1 course from the Practice Teaching–
Secondary:
EDU425
Practice Teaching, Secondary Math
-Education
EDU426
Practice Teaching, Secondary
Science -Education
EDU427
Practice Teaching, Secondary
English -Education
One Methods Course from the following
(As recommended by the student’s advisor):
EDU312 TEFL 3
EDU314 The Teaching of Social Studies 3
EDU315
The Teaching of Math-Intermediate
& Secondary
3
EDU316
The Teaching of Science-
Intermediate & Secondary
3
ART333 Art Education
* Required for ECE
6
6
6
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.
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