21 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.
EDU 101Basic Instructional Technology3
This course is designed to help students gain basic knowledge and skills in technology for their efficiency, functionality, and productivity as educators and in real life. This course is also structured to enable students to gain the basic technology competencies required of B-K-12 educators in North Carolina schools. Knowledge gained in this course can be used universally, since technology is universal in this age of globalization.
This course provides an introduction to teaching as a profession. It offers multiple perspectives of teaching to include leadership, diverse population, content, and facilitation of instruction. Emphasis is placed major issues facing America’s schools with regards to governance, finance, policies, legal, moral, ethical issues, and the professionalism of teaching.
EDU 113 This course investigates the role of the teacher as a facilitator and decision-maker who creates a classroom environment in which all learners can be successful. Students observe, tutor and assist teachers in instructional practices and evaluation procedures that impact student learning, classroom management, and working with families in a twenty-hour field lab experience in a classroom and school setting.
EDU 220Praxis CORE Pre-Professional Seminar3
NOTE: May be exempt by SAT/ACT scores. This course is designed to adequately prepare prospective teacher education students to take and pass the Praxis CORE exam prior to applying for formal admission to the Department of Education. It is designed to emphasize test-taking strategies, review/take actual sample tests, and solidify students’ foundations in reading, writing and mathematics. Students will receive practice in improving strategies in the use of multiple choice questions, short response questions and improving reading rate. Students may place out of this course with a composite SAT score of 1100 or a composite ACT score of 24
EDU 114 This course addresses the role of the teacher as facilitator, decision-maker, and leader who creates a classroom environment in which all learners can be successful. Students learn about the need for a positive classroom environment and the importance of classroom management and collaboration with a variety of stakeholders. Additionally, students will examine the standards and various instructional practices and evaluation procedures to implement within instructional planning. Students will be required to go into the field to observe the elements covered in class as well as participate in hands-on activities that take place in the everyday classroom.
EDU 260Introduction to Students with Special Needs3
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the minimum competencies for teaching special needs students as identified in the NC Professional Teaching Standards. It focuses on adapting teaching for the benefit of students with special needs. This course is infused with critical-thinking skills, problem-solving strategies, and consideration of students with diverse needs.
This course focuses on the physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development stages of children from the prenatal stage through adolescence. Contemporary issues confronting the family; problems facing special-needs children and their families; and formation of value systems are addressed in this course. Meta-analysis of research is pursued. The course is WEB enhanced.
This course is designed to provide 21st Century K-6 teacher candidates with knowledge and understanding from the arts to enhance the content by providing alternate ways to think critically and communicate ideas in order to prepare their students to become knowledgeable global citizens who are critical thinkers. This course will focus on the ability to create interdisciplinary lessons and units that integrate the arts to enhance classroom instruction and student learning.
Praxis I Exam This course introduces students to the eight research-based mathematical practices and the major domains of mathematics for kindergarten through sixth grade. It will also address the five essential components of reading instruction. This course is the perquisite to (methods courses) in which students will be able to apply, evaluate and create lesson plans with specific references to a grade/subject area.
EDU 258 In this 3rd Year Practicum course, pre-service teachers will engage in practices related to teaching Reading, Math, Integrated Arts, and Assessments in the classroom. They will also be introduced to the PPAT (Praxis Performance Assessment for Teachers). They will participate in a 25-hour field to enhance their understanding of knowledge gained from corresponding courses taught in the junior year.
EDU 497 The Teacher-candidate (TC) will develop a School Leadership and Collaborative Plan - “SLC-PLAN” (that includes on-going Reflections) relating to his/ her specific specialty areas of study. It will also demonstrate a superior skill in the infusion of technology needed for the 21st Century schools.
EDU 425Behavioral Management and Intervention Strategies3
This course provides an introduction to operant and other behavior management techniques focusing on their application in diverse educational settings. It is designed to provide students with knowledge and understanding of behavioral assessment and intervention strategies. Students learn to (a) identify and assess problem behavior, (b) design and implement behavioral intervention, (c) design learning environments that will prevent and remediate problem, and (d) apply behavioral procedures to establish a conducive teaching-learning environment.
This course prepares teacher candidates to teach social studies in elementary schools. The course requires the candidate to apply critical thinking, problem solving skills, and information technology skills, and effective instructional strategies drawing upon the extensive literature that deals with the teaching of social studies to diverse learners. Students apply instructional skills in teaching history, geography, economics, political science, anthropology, and sociology using research-based, effective instructional approaches.
This course will provide pre-service teachers with an opportunity to apply content knowledge, methods, and resources for teaching literacy skills to diverse populations. Candidates will be able to integrate critical thinking and problem solving skills into a balanced literacy approach to reading instruction.
EDU 473Teaching K-2 Mathematics in Elementary School3
This course provides instruction in the concepts, methods, and materials for K-2 Grade Math at the elementary level. Emphasis is given to diagnosis, exploration of alternative ways to solve programs, “hands-on” experience, and research findings on teaching effectiveness. Integration across the curriculum will be enforced and student achievement levels will be challenged through Blooms Taxonomy. This course also provides the candidate the opportunity to demonstrate professional dispositions necessary to become an effective teacher.
EDU 365 This course will be a lecture and lab to provide for the application and synthesis of the concepts, methods, content, and materials for math and science at the elementary level. The major mathematical domains will be covered in the context of pedagogy. In the science portion of the course emphasis will be given to the physical and life sciences. Math, science and technology will be integrated with the exploration of alternative ways to solve problems and “hands-on” experience with manipulatives.
EDU 390 Student Teaching I is a sixteen week, two days per week practicum in a classroom setting appropriate to the student teacher’s program of study. The practicum provides opportunities for the students to actively participate and teach in a classroom and school setting. The content focus for the Student Teaching I practicum will center on PPAT Task1: Knowledge of Students and the Learning Environment. Student teachers experience the end of a school year when end-of-year assessments are administered to students.
EDU 498Student Teaching Part II6
EDU 497 Student Teaching II practicum is a twelve-week, two days per week practicum in a classroom setting appropriate to the student teacher’s program of study. The content focus for the Student Teaching II practicum will center on PPAT Tasks 2: Assessment of Student Data & Task 3: Planning Lessons & Instruction. This practicum will also provide student teachers with an opportunity to experience opening of a new school year.
EDU 498 The student teaching seminar is a full twelve-week practicum that provides students an opportunity to teach in a classroom setting appropriate to the student teacher’s program of study under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and the University Supervisor. It prepares students personally and professionally to assume their roles as classroom teachers and leaders, to impact students’ learning, and to work with families.
