13 courses with the subject ADO, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ADO 310Discipline Specific Methods: English Language Arts Grades 7-124
This course is designed to help prospective middle and adolescent English teachers better understand curricular issues; local, state, and national standards and reform efforts; and specific methods for developing the English and language arts knowledge and skills of all learners. Study of curriculum and methods of instruction in the English language arts in grades 7-12; focus on state and national learning standards; instructional decision-making; learning theories; curricular content; environments conducive to fostering growth of diverse students; using technology to support learning; collaboration with other professionals to help students with special educational needs; investigations arising from field-based practicum.
ADO 320Discipline Specific Methods: Second Language Acquisition/Modern Language4
This course is guided by local, state, and national learning standards as planning, instructional strategies, assessment strategies and management models are introduced for grades 7-12 foreign and second language classrooms. Candidates will become familiar with theories concerning the nature of language, the function of language across social class, geographic regions and time, the acquisition of language, the nature of “proficiency,” and reasons and goals for learning a foreign or second language. This course emphasizes teacher candidates’ transformation into professionals through reflective and practical application of theory and research to build professional understanding, skill, and dispositions, and encourages continuing growth in second/foreign language teaching.
ADO 323Field Experience III: Discipline Specific Second Language Acquisition/Modern Language Grades 7-122
Teacher candidates observe, participate in, and teach mini-lessons in Second/Foreign Language classrooms, guided by experienced cooperating teachers and college supervisors in order to acquire an understanding of the relationship among diverse learners, teachers, schools, and curricula. In addition to observing teaching practice and curriculum, candidates will consider issues of power, politics, equity, language, and equality.
ADO 330Discipline Specific Methods: Mathematics Grades 7-124
Study of curriculum and methods of instruction in mathematics in Grades 7-12; focus and local, state, and national standards; instructional decision-making; learning theories; curricular content; multicultural and all-ability environments; using technology to support learning; investigations arising from field-based practicum.
ADO 333Field Experience III: Discipline Specific Mathematics Grades 7-122
This course is a field placement which requires observation and participation assignments in a school setting, approximately four hours per week. This practicum course is designed to help prospective middle and high school teachers better understand curricular issues; state and national standards and reform efforts; infusion technology in instruction; and specific methods for developing mathematics skills and dispositions for all learners.
ADO 340Discipline Specific Methods: Science Grades 7-124
This course emphasizes study of the nature of science; how middle and high school students learn science (including science misconceptions); the curriculum (guided by local, state, and national learning standards); and pedagogy appropriate for teaching science to middle and high school students. Learning theories, curricular content, multicultural and inclusive environments, using technology to support learning, and investigations arising from the field-based practicum are explored. Inquiry, reflection, interpretation of research, modeling, and practice are used to build professional understanding, skill, and dispositions, and encourage continuing growth in science teaching.
Observation and participation assignments in a school setting, approximately four hours per week. This practicum course is designed to help prospective middle and high school teachers better understand the relationships among diverse learners, teachers, schools, and curricula. In addition, prospective teachers will focus on state and national standards and reform efforts, infusion of technology in instruction, and specific methods for developing science skills and dispositions for all learners.
ADO 350Discipline Specific Methods: Social Studies Grades 7-124
This course is the study of curriculum and methods of instruction in social studies, grades 7-12, with a focus on state and national standards; instructional decision-making; learning theories; curricular content; strategies of inquiry, environments conducive to fostering growth of diverse students; use of technology to support learning; collaboration with other professionals to help students with special educational needs; and investigations arising from field-based experiences.
ADO 353Field Experience III: Social Studies Practicum Grades 7-122
Observation and participation assignments in a school setting, approximately four hours per week. This practicum course is designed to help prospective middle and high school teachers better understand curricular issues; state and national standards and reform efforts; infusion of technology in instruction; and specific methods for developing social studies skills and dispositions for all learners.
This course is intended to provide adolescence education candidates with the ability to utilize the interrelationship of disciplined knowledge to further student understanding about how the world functions. Math, science, social studies, English, and foreign language education candidates will examine the common foundations, conceptual overlaps, and areas not addressed by conventional school subjects, but inherent within the broad spectrum of academia. Through a concept-driven approach, groups of interdisciplinary candidates will develop student learning activities and unit plans, which maybe implemented in classroom settings. The intent is to develop reflective educators who can collaborate to use a variety of integrated teaching strategies that are inquiry-based and will address the needs and development levels of all learners.
This is one of two culminating courses of the undergraduate adolescence 7-12 programs. It provides the candidate with the opportunity to integrate content knowledge and practice to promote authentic learning for all students to insure social justice in a setting appropriate for the NYS initial teaching certificate.
This is one of two culmination courses of the undergraduate adolescence 7-12 programs. It provides the teacher candidate with the opportunity to integrate content knowledge and practice to promote authentic learning for all students to insure social justice in a diverse setting appropriate for the NYS initial teaching certificate.
