21 courses with the subject SEC, 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.
SEC 200Teaching, Schools and a Global Society3
Introductory course for licensure in secondary education. Emphasis on interpretation and evaluation of the development of public education in the United States using historical, sociological, cultural, and philosophical perspectives. Course examines the goals and purposes of education in a global context with particular attention to the education of students in grades 9-12.
This course is designed to familiarize teacher candidates with the principles of inquiry-based learning and strategies and to provide opportunities for implementing inquiry-based learning instruction and projects in their classrooms. Students will gain hands-on experience developing collaborative, inquiry-based projects that support their curricular goals. The course is required for students who intend to complete the iSTEM minor with teaching licensure option.
Focus on teaching diverse learners in the high school classroom including students with disabilities, linguistically diverse individuals, students identified as academically gifted and talented, and students at risk for school failure. Instructional practices and classroom managment strategies that support all students in general education classes will be explored.
Candidates will observe, participate, assist, tutor and teach in secondary classrooms. Emphasis is placed on the study of adolescent development with practical experiences in high school classrooms. Candidates will observe instruction including lesson planning, lesson implementation and assessment.
This course must be taken with UNI-iSTEM 101. This section of the course focuses on interpretation and evaluation of the development of public education in the United States. Students are introduced to diversity issues in STEM education and are challenged to critically examine STEM education issues within the context of the public education and classrooms they visit. Criminal background check is required to visit schools.
SEC 305iSTEM - Diverse Learners in Secondary Education3
Corequisite: SEC 325-iSTEM . The course examines different theoretical perspectives on learning, cognition, and cognitive development. It also explores issues of diversity in the secondary schools’ classroom. It sensitizes the pre-service teachers with necessary knowledge, skills, and disposition related to teaching diversity that fosters excellence in a culturally responsive environment. The course offers one module on learning and cognition and four modules on specific diverse populations: (1) multicultural groups regarding race, gender, and ethnicity, (2) English language learniners, (3) special needs learners in the mainstream classroom, and (4) students idenified as gifted. The last module is focused on reflection on observation of skilled teachers demonstrating appropriate instructional techniques.
Course designed to provide conceptual tools and analytic skills essential for designing effective instructional activities that incorporate technology as well as providing tools for planning, implementing, and evaluating lessons.
Development of tutoring and instructional strategies to improve high school student literacy. Candidates will tutor and teach in a secondary classroom/tutoring center with an emphasis on multiple literacy skills.
iSTEM - Student Teaching I is the co-planning/co-teaching practical experience for students seeking to become secondary STEM teachers. Candidates will be placed in secondary STEM classrooms and/or STEM centers with an emphasis on analyzing diverse learners and developing inquiry-based instruction as assigned.
SEC 403Theory and Practice in Teaching Secondary English3
This course provides emphasis on theory, curriculum development, inquiry, critical thinking, classroom management, instructional strategies and selection of appropriate instructional materials for teaching secondary English. Successful planning and teaching practices with adaptations to diverse needs of students will be discussed and incorporated into coursework.
SEC 404Theory and Practice in Teaching Secondary Mathematics3
This course provides emphasis on theory, curriculum development, inquiry, critical thinking, classroom management, instructional strategies and selection of appropriate instructional materials for teaching secondary mathematics. Successful planning and teaching practices with adaptations to diverse needs of students will be discussed and incorporated into coursework.
SEC 405Theory and Practice in Teaching Secondary Social Studies3
This course provides emphasis on theory, curriculum development, inquiry, critical thinking, classroom management, instructional strategies and selection of appropriate instructional materials for teaching secondary social studies. Successful planning and teaching practices with adaptations to diverse needs of students will be discussed and incorporated into coursework.
SEC 406Theory and Practice in Teaching Secondary Science3
This course provides emphasis on theory, curriculum development, inquiry, critical thinking, classroom management, instructional strategies and selection of appropriate instructional materials for teaching secondary science. Successful planning and teaching practices with adaptations to diverse needs of students will be discussed and incorporated into coursework.
SEC 407iSTEM - Project Based Instruction and Assessment3
This course addresses the distinctive features of project-based learning and the associated teaching practices. It will provide conceptual tools and analytic skills essential to designing and developing assessment to be applied in a secondary STEM instructional setting. Attention will be given to the essential components of projects, including challenging problems or questions, sustained inquiry, authenticity, student voice and choice, reflection, critique and revision, and public product. The teaching practices that will be addressed include planning, scaffolding student learning, managing activities, and building a culture of inquiry thorugh projects. Students will construct assessments that align with best practices in teaching inquiry-based and project-based design instruction.
This course will introduce Secondary educators to the field of English as a second language and meeting the needs of students with limited formal schooling, long term English language learners and older language learners. Topics include cross-cultural communications, ESL methodology, assessment and curriculum adaptation.
iSTEM Student Teaching II is the co-planning and co-teaching practical experience for students seeking to become secondary STEM teachers. Students will develop, teach and assess student learning in a secondary STEM classroom setting with an emphasis on project-based instruction.
SEC 430Seminar-Leadership, Reflection and Management Practices3
Development of instructional skills required for successful teaching with regard for the particular needs of the student’s academic discipline. Emphasis is given to 1) acquisition of leadership qualities and characteristics, 2) professional documentation of reflective growth, and 3) integration of effective behavior management strategies.
Students will be assigned full-time, or equivalent, to practicum sites within their areas of specializations. Students will engage in a variety of supervised instructional activities, assuming increasingly wider responsibility for class instruction. Practica are offered in the following areas of specialization: biology, chemistry, English, geology, history, mathematics, music, physics, and social studies.
Students will be placed in STEM practicum sites and teach in their areas of specialization and licensure. Students will apply knowledge of content, pedagogy and research skills during the experience. They will demonstrate evidences of integrated STEM teaching and learning in a secondary setting. Students must achieve “met” in all areas of the Intern Performance Scale/Certification of Teaching Capacity to be recommended for iSTEM secondary licensure.
SEC 435iSTEM - Education E-Portfolio and Reflective Seminar3
The course supports students’ professional growth and reflection throughout the internship. It focuses on planning and developing effective integrated STEM instructional strategies and assessing the impact of instruction on student learning. Emphasis is given to 1) acquisition of STEM leadership qualities and characteristics, 2) professional documentation of reflective growth, and 3) integration of effective classroom management strategies. This course also involves completing a research project conducted during the internship and developing an oral presentation of the project.
