Catalog 12-13.indd - McMurry University

Course Descriptions - UndergraduateCI 4121Professional Development Internship EC-6 (1-0) Prerequisites:CI 3301, CI 3302, senior or post-baccalaureate status,and student must be in good standing in the Teacher EducationProgram, Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in CI 4320and CI 4321. This is a field-based course that is required by theTexas Education Agency and requires 45 hours of teachingexperiences in a public school assignment. (Fall, Spring).(Required for EC-6 certifi cation)CI 4125Professional Development Internship 8-12 (1-0) Prerequisites:CI 3301, CI 3302, senior or post-baccalaureate status,and student must be in good standing in the Teacher EducationProgram. Co-requisites: Concurrent enrollment in CI 4324and CI 4325. This is a field-based course that is required by theTexas Education Agency and requires 45 hours of teachingexperience in a public school assignment. (Fall, Spring).(Required for 8-12 certifi cation)CI 4322CI 4323CI 4123CI 4324CI 4325Methods and Management in the Middle School (3-0)Prerequisites: C I 3301, C I 3302, senior or post-baccalaureatestatus, and student must be in good standing in the TeacherEducation Program. Corequisites: Concurrent enrollment inC I 4323 and 4123. To be taken the semester before studentteaching or internship. Further development of and practicewith methods of instruction, development of higher order thinkingskills for students, planning for classroom organization, andmodels of classroom management and discipline for middleschool grades will be presented.(Fall, Spring) (Required for 4-8 certifi cation)Planning, Curriculum and Assessment in Middle School(3-0) Prerequisites: C I 3301, C I 3302, senior or post-baccalaureatestatus, and student must be in good standing in theTeacher Education Program. Corequisites: Concurrent enrollmentin C I 4322 and 4123. To be taken the semester beforestudent teaching or internship. Development of planning skills,such as creating goals, objectives, lesson plans, and modifyingthem for special populations in grades 4-8; development of anunderstanding of the curricula and their organization in middleschool grades; an introduction to methods of teaching; and thedevelopment of skills to create and evaluate assessments.(Fall, Spring) (Required for 4-8 certifi cation)Professional Development Internship 4-8 (1-0) Prerequisites:CI 3301, CI 3302, senior or post baccalaureate status, andstudent must be in good standing in the Teacher Education Program.Co-requisites: Concurrent enrollment in CI 4322 and CI4323. This is a fi eld-based course that is required by the TexasEducation Agency and requires 45 hours of teaching experiencesin a public school assignment. (Fall, Spring).(Required for 4-8 certifi cation)Methods and Management in the Secondary School (3-0)Prerequisites: C I 3301, C I 3302, senior or post-baccalaureatestatus, and student must be in good standing in the TeacherEducation Program. Co-requisites: Concurrent enrollment inC I 4325 and 4125. To be taken the semester before studentteaching or internship. Further development of and practicewith methods of instruction, development of higher order thinkingskills for students, planning for class room organization, andmodels of classroom management and discipline for secondarygrades will be presented. (Fall, Spring)(Required for 8-12 certifi cation)Planning, Curriculum, and Assessment in the SecondarySchool (3-0) Prerequisites: C I 3301, C I 3302, senior or postbaccalaureatestatus, and student must be in good standing inthe Teacher Education Program. Co-requisites: Concurrentenrollment in C I 4324 and 4125. To be taken the semester beforestudent teaching or internship. Development of planningskills, such as creating goals, objectives, lesson plans, andmodifying them for special populations in grades 8-12; developmentof an understanding of curricula and their organization insecondary grades; an introduction to methods of teaching; anddevelopment of skills to create and evaluate tests.(Fall, Spring) (Required for 8-12 certifi cation)CI 4350CI 4351CI 4352CI 4353CI 4354Methods and Management in the Elementary School (3-0)Available only to post-baccalaureate students. Prerequisites:C I 3301, C I 3302, and student must be in good standing inthe Teacher Education Program. Co-requisite: Concurrentenrollment in C I 4351. To be taken the semester before studentteaching or internship. This course will focus on planning forclassroom organization in the elementary school, models ofclassroom management and discipline, methods for ensuringeffective communications with parents and other school personnel,and strategies for ongoing professional development. offeredin an on-line and face to face format. (Summer)(Required for EC-6 Certifi cation)Planning, Curriculum, and Assessment in ElementarySchools (3-0) Available only to post baccalaureate students,Prerequisites: C I 3301, C I 3302, and student must be in goodstanding in the Teacher Education Program. Co-requisite: Concurrentenrollment in C I 4350. To be taken the semester beforestudent teaching or internship. This course will emphasizedevelopment of planning skills, such as creating goals,objectives, lesson plans, and modifying them for special populationsin elementary schools; elementary curricula and their organization;methods of teaching ; planning lessons that stresshigher order thinking skills for elementary students; and thecreation and evaluation of assessment instruments. Offered inan on-line and face to face format.(Summer) (Required for EC-6 certifi cation)Methods and Management in the Middle School (3-0)Available only to post baccalaureate students. Prerequisites:C I 3301, C I 3302, and student must be in good standing inthe Teacher Education Program. Co-requisite: Concurrentenrollment in C I 4353. To be taken the semester before studentteaching or internship. Further development of and practicewith methods of instruction, development of higher order thinkingskills for students, planning for classroom organization, andmodels of classroom management and discipline for middleschool grades will be presented. (Summer)(Required for 4-8 certifi cation)Planning, Curriculum and Assessment in Middle School(3-0) Available only to post baccalaureate students. Prerequisites:C I 3301, C I 3302, and student must be in good standingin the Teacher Education Program. Co-requisite: Concurrentenrollment C I 4352. To be taken before student teaching.Development of planning skills, such as creating goals,objectives, lesson plans, and modifying them for special populationsin middle school grades; development of an understandingof the curricula and their organization in middle schoolgrades; an introduction to methods of teaching; and thedevelopment of skills to create and evaluate assessments.(Summer) (Required for 4-8 certifi cation)Methods and Management in the Secondary School (3-0)Available only to post baccalaureate students. Prerequisites:C I 3301, C I 3302, and student must be in good standing inthe Teacher Education Program. Corequisite: Concurrent enrollmentin C I 4355. To be taken the semester before student168