2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

EducationYear FourCreditsER 3900 inquiry and Integration in the Primary Grades 3ER 4200 Senior Seminar: Perspectives on Earlychildhood (INCO) 3ER 4400 K–3 Student Teaching in an Inclusiveclassroom 12ER 4500 K–3 Student Teaching Seminar 3ERSE 4100 Early Childhood Special Education Practicum 3SIDI Scientific Inquiry Direction 3–4elective 1–028Total 122Student Teaching requires a minimum cumulative grade pointaverage of 2.70.Teacher Certification (K–3) OptionEarly Childhood Studies majors who plan to teach in a publicschool primary grade classroom should select the TeacherCertification K–3 Option. In this option, courses focus morespecifically on children in the age range from five to eight andon the primary classroom setting. The content and pedagogicalknowledge needed to teach in the primary grades is introducedin the early childhood core courses and the general educationcourses and further developed in the teacher certification optioncourses. Early Childhood teacher candidates will develop arepertoire of teaching strategies to foster primary grade students’understanding of reading, writing, language arts, mathematics,science, social studies, technology, and the arts. The TeacherCertification K-3 Option provides extensive field experiences inarea public schools, culminating in a full-time student teachingexperience in the final semester.This teacher education program is certified at both the state andnational level by the New Hampshire Department of Educationand the National Council for the Accreditation of TeacherEducation (NCATE). Graduates who complete this TeacherCertification Option are eligible for N–3 teacher certificationin the state of New Hampshire. Because of New Hampshire’smembership in the Interstate Certification Contract, Plymouthgraduates are eligible to earn a certificate or license in anotherContract state upon application to that state’s department ofeducation. Receiving states may have a difference in elementarygrade range and may impose certain special requirements thatmust be met within a reasonable period of time. For furtherinformation, please see the Teacher Education and ClinicalExperiences section. A minimum cumulative grade pointaverage of 2.50 is required for admission into Teacher Educationcandidacy; candidates are required to have a 2.70 grade pointaverage to student teach. All full-time or part-time matriculatedcandidates in this Option are expected to make satisfactoryacademic progress toward their academic goals.Degree RequirementsCreditsCourses required for the Option are shown in boldface.ER 2000 introduction to the Early ChildhoodProfession (WRCO) 3ER 2200 the Constructivist Approach in Early Careand Education 3ER 2300 Young Children’s Learning and Developmentin Context 3ER 2800 Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum andinstruction 6ER 3200 assessment in Early Childhood (QRCO) 3ER 3300 culturally Responsive Early Care andeducation (DICO) 3ER 3700 Teaching and Learning in the PrimaryGrades 3ER 3800 Technology and Problem Solving Acrossthe Primary Grade Curriculum (TECO) 3ER 3900 Inquiry and Integration in the Primary Grades 3ER 4200 Senior Seminar: Perspectives on Earlychildhood (INCO) 3ER 4400 K–3 Student Teaching in an InclusiveClassroom 12ER 4500 K–3 Student Teaching Seminar 3ERSE 2500 Supporting Young Children withexceptional Learning Needs 3ERSE 3500 Special Education in the Primary Grades 3CD 2540 Integrated Arts 3MA 2110 mathematics in Our World I (MATH) 4MA 3010 Mathematics in Our World II (QRCO) 4RL 2500 language and Literacy Development inYoung Children 3RL 3500 Reading, Writing and Language Arts in thePrimary Grades 3General Education:EN 1200 composition 3IS 1111 the First Year Seminar:critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3CTDI creative Thought Directions 6PPDI Past and Present Directions 6SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6–8SSDI Self and Society Directions 6GACO global Awareness Connection 3WECO Wellness Connection 3Electives 15–13Total 122Acceptance into the Teacher Certification Option requiresacceptance into teacher certification candidacy (which includespassing the Praxis I exam). Student Teaching requires aminimum cumulative grade point average of 2.70.128 Plymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008