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TEACHER EDUCATION577 Instructional Strategies andLiteracy in the Content Areas,Elementary SchoolA seminar course taken concurrently with Education576. The course has three foci: instructionalmethods and strategies, the integration ofreading and writing skills in the content areas,and the development of an understanding ofthe educational system, including legal andethical aspects of teaching with emphasis uponthe state and local structure. Prerequisite: successfulcompletion of all graduate work leadingto graduate teaching. (Each fall and spring)584 Graduate Teaching Experience,Secondary (Variable credit notto exceed two course credit units)Graduate teaching experience. This course providesgraduate students with extended opportunitiesto increase competence through actualteaching experience as graduate student teachersor interns in public or approved privateschools. During the practicum, students areobserved and coached by ATP faculty membersand school personnel. Students also engage inreflection about their own teaching.Student teachers follow the supervising teacher’sschedule for the length of time designated. Internsare employed by a school district to teachon a part-time or full-time basis and report tothe assigned school on the date specified in thecontract. Prerequisite: successful completionof at least two graduate education courses, oneof which is the appropriate secondary instructioncourse. May be repeated for a total of twocourse credit units. (Each fall and spring)585 Instructional Strategies andLiteracy in the Content Areas,Secondary SchoolA seminar course taken concurrently with Education584. The course has three foci: instructionalmethods and strategies, the integration ofreading and writing skills in the content areas,and the development of an understanding ofthe educational system, including legal andethical aspects of teaching with emphasis uponstate and local structure. Prerequisite: successfulcompletion of all graduate work leading tograduate teaching. (Each fall and spring)594 Graduate Teaching Experience,All-Level (Variable credit not toexceed two course credit units)Graduate teaching experience. This course providesgraduate students with extended opportunitiesto increase competence through actualteaching experience as graduate student teachersor interns in public or approved privateschools. During the practicum, students areobserved and coached by ATP faculty membersand school personnel. Students also engage inreflection about their own teaching.Student teachers follow the supervising teacher’sschedule for the length of time designated.Interns are employed by a school district toteach on a part-time or full-time basis andreport to the assigned school on the date specifiedin the contract. Prerequisite: successfulcompletion of at least two graduate educationcourses, one of which is the appropriate secondaryinstruction course. May be repeatedfor a total of two course credit units. (Each falland spring)595 Instructional Strategiesand Literacy in the ContentAreas, All-LevelA seminar course taken concurrently with Education594. The course has three foci: instructionalmethods and strategies, the integration ofreading and writing skills in the content areas,and the development of an understanding ofthe educational system, including legal andethical aspects of teaching with emphasis uponstate and local structure. Prerequisite: successfulcompletion of all graduate work leading tograduate teaching. (Each fall and spring)598 Research and Assessmentfor TeachersClassroom assessment issues and topics relatedto educational research. Methods of classroomevaluation, test construction, and test interpretationas well as purposes of testing and social,legal, and ethical issues connected with testingwill be examined. The educational researchsegment of the course has two strands: theacquisition of necessary information to fosterthe research process, and an opportunity todevelop a hands-on knowledge of both qualitativeand quantitative research methodology.(Each fall and spring)Exercise and Sport Science562 Current Trends inElementary and SecondaryExercise and Sport ScienceStudents will investigate a variety of concernsin physical education which will include trendsin methodology, curriculum design, studentevaluations, teacher evaluation, extra-curricular162 | COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
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