24 courses with the subject EDU, 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.
of Education This course serves as an orientation to teaching as a career and the JCSU Teacher Education program, including the procedures for
in the Elementary School The course provides extensive learning and exploratory experiences for prospective classroom teachers to comprehend basic principles and elements of the arts. Emphasis is on techniques and strategies that integrate the arts with the teaching of other subject areas in the elementary classroom. Exposure to and interaction with state-of-the art technological teaching devices are used to aid and accelerate music and visual arts symbols and terminology.
This course is designed for practicing teachers in public, private, and charter schools seeking licensure through alternate routes. It focuses on issues in schools and teaching in diverse classrooms, as well as the historical and philosophical foundations of education. Emphasis is placed on the needs of teachers in their individual classroom and reflective practice.
An examination of psychological approaches to understanding exceptional children. Emphasis is on applications to educational settings. (Same as Psychology 230) Prerequisite: Consent of Department of Education.
An examination of historical and current issues and trends in education from a global perspective. Work in this thinking-intensive course includes reading, writing, and speaking. This is an elective course open to all sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
This course provides an overview of the range of books for children, genres of children’s literature, and a study of the criteria used to evaluate and choose children’s books. It also includes history and trends of children’s literature. Strategies for sharing books with children and integrating literature throughout the curriculum are included.
the Elementary School I The first of two courses designed to teach language/literacy in the elementary school. Focus is on the reading process and effective use of methods, techniques and materials in reading instruction. Emphasis is on the integration of the language arts. This course is taught concurrently with EDU 311. Prerequisite: Consent of Department of Education.
This course is required of students enrolled in the Teacher Education Honors Program. It provides an opportunity for advance study, research, and service on behalf of a problem or issue in public education.
A planned and structured research project jointly defined by student and faculty. Number of credit hours contingent upon scope of work completed. May be taken for credit in Early Childhood, Elementary, or Secondary Education. Prerequisite: Consent of Department of Education.
Secondary and Special Area (K-12) Education This provides senior year students in Secondary Education or Special Areas (K-12) with an opportunity to strengthen and continue the development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions to work effectively with all secondary and special area school children. Students spend two full days each week for the entire semester working in a secondary education or special area classroom setting. Students are placed in the same classroom that will serve as their student teaching placement. This course is taught concurrently with EDU 435. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education.
the Elementary School Emphasis on the principles, practices, and procedures of the teaching of science in the elementary school. This course is taught as part of a senior learning community block. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education.
This course is designed to prepare students to teach social studies in the elementary school. The course focuses on social studies content, pedagogy, technology, diversity issues; standards based education, and field experiences. This course is taught as part of a senior learning community block. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education.
A study of curriculum, instruction, and assessment in elementary schools. The course examines philosophies, theories, aims, goals, principles, and practices and includes classroom and behavior management. Taught as part of a senior learning community block.
A study of curriculum, instruction, and assessment in secondary schools. The course examines philosophies, theories, aims, goals, principles, and practices and includes classroom and behavior management procedures. Taught concurrently with EDU 431. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education.
This is a capstone course for the professional education component for practicing teachers (lateral entry, private and charter school). Through reflection and assessment, candidates demonstrate the knowledge, skills and dispositions of all candidates matriculating through the Teacher Education Program. The course is designed for practicing teachers who are completing the professional education component.
in the Elementary School II The second of two courses designed to teach language/literacy in the elementary school. Emphasis is on the integration of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing skills in the elementary language/ literacy program. Students are required to work directly with children in a classroom setting. This course is taught as part of a senior learning community block. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education.
in Elementary Education This course is designed to help students write the first half of their Senior Investigative Paper. The student must select a topic in one of the core content areas of elementary education for investigation. The student must write the Paper under supervision of an advisor and one additional faculty member. The Paper is a requirement for graduation and must be completed before admission to student teaching.
This course is designed for secondary school teachers in all content areas in order to promote middle and high school students’ independence in content area reading and writing. It provides an understanding of the basic principles of reading as well as factors that influence learning from content texts and teaches specific instructional strategies which promote comprehension, vocabulary development, effective study, and test-taking skills. Attention is given to the principles of research-based reading instruction.
This provides senior year candidates with an opportunity to strengthen and continue the development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions to work effectively with all children in their teaching area. Candidates spend three full days each week for the entire semester working in a classroom setting in their teaching area. Students are placed in the same classroom that will serve as their full-time teaching internship placement. This course is taught as part of a senior learning community block for elementary candidates and concurrently with a content methods course for secondary and special area candidates. A required bi-weekly seminar provides support for the teaching internship experience. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education.
Candidates continue in the same placement as in Teaching Internship I. Activities include directed observation, guided participation, and full- time classroom teaching. Candidates must successfully demonstrate North Carolina and National teacher standards. A required two- to-three hour weekly seminar provides support for the teaching internship experience. Prerequisite: Completion of all other degree requirements.
Advanced study in education. May be repeated for up to six credit hours if topics are different. Prerequisite: Consent of Department. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (ENG)
Source: Johnson C Smith University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
