9 courses with the subject SE, 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.
SE 311Reading and Writing Across Disciplines
This course introduces secondary education students to a variety of methods for teaching reading and writing in the content areas. Students are immersed in critical thinking concepts and strategies that enable them to identify and analyze the structure of their discipline. They incorporate knowledge of their particular discipline into what research has documented about reading and literary theories in order to understand the role of reading and writing within that discipline. The focus is content literacy. Central to this course is the idea of using writing as a means of coming to know. 3 credits
SE 350Curriculum and Methods in Secondary Education4
This course positions secondary students to understand the relationship between curriculum theory and practice. With focus on creating learning environments that foster critical and imaginative thinking and problem solving, students design and present lesson plans and develop units that enable the adolescent (grades seven-12) to explore concepts and pursue a particular inquiry. Students will incorporate various forms of questioning and assessment, understand issues related to classroom management, and develop strategies to ensure that students with special education concerns are included. This course enables students to understand the importance of reflective teaching and prepares them for the student teaching experience.
Sixteen weeks full-time teaching experience in a junior or senior high school setting under the direct supervision of a cooperating teacher and University supervisor. After a brief observation period, the student teacher is expected to demonstrate competency in planning, facilitating, and assessing learning activities. The student teacher gradually assumes full classroom responsibilities. Students may teach in more than one content area. Verification of competence is determined jointly by the cooperating teacher and University supervisor. Student teachers are also required to attend University seminar meetings throughout the student teaching experience.
Sixteen weeks of full-time teaching experience in a middle or high school setting under the direct supervision of a cooperating teacher and university supervisor. After a brief observation period, the student teacher is expected to demonstrate competency in planning, facilitating, and assessing learning activities. The student teacher gradually assumes full classroom responsibilities. Students may teach in more than one content area. Verification of competence is determined jointly by the cooperating teacher and the university supervisor. Student teachers are required to attend university seminar meetings throughout the semester. MAY BE TAKEN WHILE A STUDENT IS REGISTERED FOR SE 709 WITHOUT SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION.
COMPLETION OF PROFESSIONAL SEQUENCE REQUIREMENTS AND A MINIMUM GPA OF 3.0. NOTE: NO OTHER COURSE
SE 711Content Area Literacy
An introduction to methods for teaching reading and writing in the secondary content areas. Students are immersed in critical thinking concepts and strategies that enable them to identify and analyze the structure of their discipline. They incorporate knowledge of their particular discipline and what research has documented about reading and literacy theories in order to understand the role of reading and writing within that discipline. The focus is content literacy. Central to this course is the idea of using writing as a means of coming to know. 3 credits
This course provides students seeking certification in Secondary Education with field experiences in a 7-12 setting under the mentorship of a PA certified classroom teacher. Field experiences and student teaching are central components of all professional educator programs. The Pennsylvania Department of Education requires pre-service teachers to have robust field experiences because they provide opportunities to apply principles and theories from the program to actual practice in the classroom, as well as practice with diverse populations, ages, and school settings. This course will provide candidates an opportunity to have a strong clinical experience in the specific content area and grade levels in which they are preparing to teach. Through coursework and fieldwork, students will begin to learn how to integrate pedagogy, theory, and practice.
SE 721 is a three-week course that provides students seeking certification in Secondary Education with 105 hours of field experience in a 7-12 setting under the mentorship of a PA certified classroom teacher. SE 721 affords teacher candidates an opportunity to have strong clinical experience in the specific content area and grade levels in which they are preparing to teach. Through field work and online course readings and assignments, students demonstrate the qualities of a Scholar-Practitioner philosophy--integrating pedagogy, theory, practice-and reflecting on these elements as they articulate their developing insights about teaching and learning.
