Catalog 73 - National University

Course Descriptions424TED 305: Teaching as a ProfessionFirst course in California Teacher Credentialing program,candidates introduced to California Standardsof the Teaching Profession (CSTP), TeachingPerformance Expectations (TPEs) and CaliforniaTeaching Performance Assessment(TPA) process.Candidates explore role of teachers within schools,community, society, and in world; and an understandingof the commitment, rewards and responsibilitiesof a teaching career, as well as the processand procedures for creating a Professional ElectronicPortfolio. Includes 15 hours of field experience.Course will be offered over a 2 month format andmust be completed prior to enrollment in other TEDcoursesTED 310: Development and Learning(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Focuses on the cognitive, social, and emotionaldevelopment of children from both theoretical andpractical perspective. This course includes an introductionto learning theory and practice and its relationshipto student achievement and motivation.TED 320: Introduction to Teaching (1.5 quarterunits)Introduces teacher candidates to teaching as a profession.Included in this course is the process andprocedures for creating an ePortfolio. Course isoffered over a 2 month period to be completed priorto enrollment in other TED courses.TED 330A: Reading and Lang. Arts Methods(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Includes content, methods and materials for teachingreading in an integrated elementary classroom.Teacher candidates will learn strategies for managingclassroom instructional activities to enhance studentachievement. Teacher candidates are requiredto complete five hours of observing and assisting ina public school classroom as directed by the instructor.TED 330B: Reading and Language Arts(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Includes content, methods, and materials for teachingreading in a secondary classroom. Teacher candidateswill learn strategies for managing classroominstructional activities to enhance student achievement.Teacher candidates are required to completefive hours of observing and assisting in a publicschool classroom as directed by the instructor.TED 340: Content Area Reading Methods(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Includes content, methods, and materials for teachingreading across the curriculum. Teacher candidateswill learn instructional strategies for integratingreading in the content area. Teacher candidatesare required to complete five hours of observing andassisting in a public school classroom as directed bythe instructor.TED 350: Math and Science Methods(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Includes content, methods, and materials for teachingmathematics and science in an integrated elementaryclassroom. Strategies for implementing andassessing student achievement will be introduced.TED 355: Hist/Social Science Methods(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Includes content, methods, and materials for teachinghistory-social science in the elementary classroom.Strategies for implementing and assessing studentachievement will be introduced. Teacher candidatesare required to complete five hours of observingand assisting in a public school classroom asdirected by the instructor.TED 380: Arts/PE/Health Methods(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Includes content, methods, and materials for teachingvisual and performing arts, physical education,and health in the elementary classroom.TED 410: Survey of Multicultural Lit.(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Provides K-12 teacher candidates with knowledge ofthe wide-range of genres of multicultural literature.Teacher candidates will learn instructional methodologiesand strategies for selecting appropriate literaturethat reflects the interests and reading abilitiesfor diverse student populations.TED 420: Diversity In Schooling(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Provides teacher candidates with backgroundknowledge on how to ensure parity of treatment ofstudents who differ in race, class, exceptionality, ethnicity,culture, gender, and religion. Teacher candidatesmust complete five hours observing and assistingwithin diverse classrooms in a public schoolclassroom as directed by the instructor.TED 430: Special Needs Students(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Provides instructional strategies and methodologiesfor adapting content, assessment and pedagogy thatensures every student with exceptional learningneeds is taught under optimal conditions for learning.TED 440: Leadership And Assessment(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Provides teacher candidates with classroom leadershipstrategies to create a classroom environmentthat is conducive to teaching and learning. Teachercandidates will also learn how to determine students’abilities through formative and summativeassessments and to use this information to provideappropriate instructional strategies to enhance studentlearning.TED 450: Methods of Teaching English(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Prepares prospective English language arts teachersto be accomplished teachers in present day diversemiddle or secondary school classrooms.Fundamental language skills including reading,writing, listening, speaking, viewing and visuallyrepresenting will be studied. Prospective teacherswill display knowledge and mastery of these skillsand demonstrate how to imbed these conceptsacross the English language arts curriculum throughrigorous and varied teaching methods.Opportunities will be provided to explore and analyzeresources and to demonstrate and celebrate acommitment and responsibility to developing teachingskills.TED 455: Methods of Teaching Science(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)Prepare prospective science teachers to be accomplishedteachers in present day diverse middle orsecondary school classrooms by creating a vision forsuccessful science teaching. Candidates will deliverpedagogical content knowledge through appropriateinstructional materials and by creating context formeaningful learning methods, strategies, and bestpractices.TED 461: Mathematics Teaching Methods(Prerequisite: TED 305 or TED 320)A critical inquiry into present day tendencies inteaching mathematics in order to help prospectivemathematics teachers to acquire their professionalskills in the teaching of mathematics in secondaryschools. Fundamental concepts of mathematics andeffective approaches to their teaching will be discussed.TED 465A: Student Teaching I(Prerequisites: Completion of all upper division courserequirements, including all TED coursework)Elementary and secondary teacher candidates, whohave met the university student teaching requirements,will be assigned for student teaching in anaccredited school where they will implement thestate approved content standards for their subjectarea(s) and the content performance standards forthe teaching profession.Grading is H, S, or U only.TED 465B: Student Teaching II(Prerequisites: Completion of all upper-division courserequirements, including all TED coursework)Teacher candidates, who have successfully completedStudent Teaching I, will enter their second phaseof supervised fieldwork where they will continue toimplement the state approved content standards fortheir subject area(s) and the content performancestandards for the teaching profession. Grading is H,S, or U only.TED 465C: Student Teaching III(Prerequisites: Completion of all upper division courserequirements, including all TED coursework)Teacher candidates who have successfully completedStudent Teaching II will continue to implementthe state approved standards for their subject area(s)and the content performance standards for theteaching profession for student teaching thatincludes assessing their readiness for assumingresponsibility for daily classroom instruction.Grading is H, S, or U only.TED 465D: Student Teaching IV(Prerequisites: Completion of all upper-division courserequirements, including all TED coursework)Teacher candidates, who have successfully completedStudent Teaching III, will continue to implementthe state approved standards for their subject area(s)and the content performance standards for theteaching profession including assessing their readinessfor daily classroom instruction. Grading is H, S,or U only.TED 470: Student Teach/E-Portfolio (3 quarterunits)(Prerequisites: Completion of all course requirements andAdmission to Student Teaching, this course must be takenconcurrently with TED 465A-D)Assess teacher candidates’ development as professionaleducators. Teacher candidates will be guidedthrough their student teaching seminar to demonstratetheir professional education competency bysuccessfully completing a Professional ElectronicPortfolio. The E-Portfolio is aligned with the sixTeaching Performance Expectation Domains cited inthe Student Teaching Handbook. The StudentTeaching Seminar Syllabus is designed for either anonline or face-to-face (on-site) delivery mode. Theonline Threaded Discussion Topics and Assignmentscan be adapted for small or large group discussionswithin a face-to-face (on-site) classroom setting.When the delivery mode for this course is online,students must upload their artifacts/reflections intwo places: 1) the Seminar Course electronic dropboxand 2) the E-Portfolio (foliotex). Grading is S orU only.TED 601: Teaching and Credentialing(1.5 quarter units)Designed as the first course in the multiple and singlesubjects California Teacher Credentialing program.Candidates are introduced to the CaliforniaStandards of the Teaching Profession (CSTP), theTeaching Performance Expectations (TPEs) and theCalifornia Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA).