~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
The University is developing an elementary teacher education program that
includes a period of internship. For information concerning this program, consult
the Teacher Education Office, School of Education.
Graduate Program. The graduate program in the field of elementary education
is designed to provide continued study opportunities for professional personnel
in the field and, with the cooperation of other divisions of the University, to prepare
master elementary-school teachers, elementary-school principals, supervisors,
and directors, college teachers in the field of elementary education, and other
specialists with responsibilities for the education of children. A brochure describing
the graduate program in elementary education will be furnished on request to the
School of Education.
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES
Ed 330. Field Experience. 1-2 hours.
Direct experience with children of all ages, with selection of setting determined
by student needs; work with hospitalized, mentally retarded, or delinquent
children; September experience in a regular classroom during the first
two weeks of the school year; leadership in recreational activities. Holboke.
Ed 331. Introduction to Basic Classroom Procedures. 2 hours.
The elementary teacher's role in the organization of time, space, and materials.
To accompany directed observation and participation in elementary-school
classroom activities, one-half day a week.
Ed 332. Teaching Language Arts in the Elementary School. 3 hours.
Language development from kindergarten through elementary school; emphasis
on language as a means of thinking and communication. Curriculum,
methods, materials, and evaluation in the teaching of speaking, listening, handwriting,
spelling, correct language usage, etc. Carlson.
Ed 333. Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School. 3 hours.
Arithmetic in the elementary-school program. Types of instruction, criteria
for selection, placement, and organization of content. Prerequisite: Ed 315.
Schminke.
Ed 334. Teaching Social Studies and Science in the Elementary School. 5
hours.
Social studies and science in the elementary-school curriculum. Ways of developing
basic concepts in human relationships and community living. Emphasis
on the effective use of instructional media and on related problems of individual
differences, cultivation of critical thinking, provision for growth and retention,
and methods of evaluating results of instruction. Prerequisite: Ed 315.
Ed 335. Teaching Reading in the Elementary School. 3 hours.
The nature of the reading process; development of reading readiness, word
recognition, study skills, vocabulary, comprehension, and reading interest.
Methods of diagnosing difficulties; evaluation of programs; selection of
materials. Utsey.
*Ed 404. Seminar: Elementary Student Teaching. 2 hours.
Ed 407. Seminar. (G) Hours to be arranged.
*Ed 414. Student Teaching: Kindergarten. 3-15 hours (15 hours maximum
credit) .
*Ed 415. Student Teaching: Grades l-ii. 3-15 hours (15 hours maximum credit).
UPPER-DIVISION COURSE CARRYING GRADUATE CREDIT
Ed 451. Early Childhood Education. (G) 3 hours.
Relationship of the development of young children to the educational programs
provided for them. Program planning; group behavior; individual
* No·grade course.