56 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 099Foundations of Academic Success1
This course introduces the student to the most basic and critical academic study skills and strategies necessary for success in the collegiate environment. This course will introduce students to their own personal potential for continuous growth, development, and maturation as active learners within the collegiate environment. Every Fall. NOTE: This course does not earn credit toward graduation.
standing. Thirty hours of tutoring in a supervised setting. With permission from the instructor and education department chair, credit can be given for working with tutoring programs or other, directed tutoring situations. Credit granted up to two semesters and graded as credit/no credit. 026-2027 113
course provides the future teacher with preparation for teaching science at the PK-4 grade level. A variety of strategies and philosophies for teaching will be explored. Inquiry-based science is an important focus of the course. Spring semester.
Classroom (3) or by permission. The course will focus on the integration of the arts- visual arts, dance/movement, music/song, drama/theater- at the PreK-4 grades. The course will build an appreciation of the arts as well as basic concepts in the arts. It will also develop in the preservice teacher an understanding how the arts can be used to support and develop the core subjects of math, language arts, science and social studies. The emphasis will be: What is basic to the arts, Why integrating the arts can be essential to the curriculum, and How the arts can be used in the PreK-4 classrooms. Fall semester.
course provides a strong background in teaching children mathematics PK-4. It was designed to examine math concepts developed in PK-4 and best practices for Geneva College 20 teaching these concepts, explore the role of assessment, provide opportunity to examine math standards, and explore and reflect on the teacher’s role in the creation of a positive math environment. Fall semester.
Principles and practices of classroom management will be addressed particularly with a Christian worldview in mind. Students will apply these principles and practices in actual classroom situations. Spring semester.
PK-4 (3) This course investigates current approaches to teaching reading and writing and includes strategies involved in assessing, planning, and instructing in alignment with Structured Literacy. This is an advanced field placement. Spring semester.
Grades (3) as mandated by Chapter 354. This course provides the future teacher with preparation for teaching in the content area of social studies in prekindergarten-4th grade. A variety of strategies and philosophies for teaching will be explored. This course is part of a block of courses in the PK-4 major. Field experience is a major component of the course. This course must be successfully completed prior to student teaching. Spring semester.
Special Education (3) mandated by Chapter 354. This course will provide PK-4–PK-12 Special Education aspiring teachers with a survey of the characteristics of students with special needs, including differences in Cognitive, Physical, Social, Behavioral, and Language Development. Academic challenges of students with disabilities will be highlighted including their specific needs and legal status. Federal legislation, team collaboration, special support services, and IEPs will be discussed. Fall semester.
Secondary (3) mandated by Chapter 354. This course will provide 4-12 and Secondary Education aspiring teachers with a survey of the characteristics of students with special needs, including differences in Cognitive, Physical, Social, Behavioral, and Language Development. Academic challenges of students with disabilities will be highlighted including their specific needs and legal status. Federal legislation, team collaboration, special support services, and IEPs will be discussed. Spring semester.
Education (2) Chapter 354. Cross-listed as MAT 380. Today’s efforts to reform the teaching of mathematics will be examined in an historical context. Both the history of mathematics education and the history of mathematical thought will be explored. The great thinkers and their contribution to mathematical thought will be highlighted. The implications of various worldviews, including a Christian worldview, concerning Geneva College 20 the nature of mathematics and mathematics pedagogy will be examined. Spring semester.
School (2) Chapter 354. Cross-listed as MAT 382. An introduction to curriculum resources focusing on what is critical for students to know and be able to do. Emphasis is on creating unity among the written, taught, and tested curricula. Those taking the course will become knowledgeable about and able to use the standards of the State of Pennsylvania and the National Council for the Teaching of Mathematics (NCTM) with regard to their own teaching of mathematics. Spring semester.
EDU 385The Role of Phonics and Spelling in Literacy
Instruction (3) Principles of phonics and spelling patterns as aids to word identification will be addressed, as well as methods of teaching and assessing phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, spelling and fluency within diverse contexts to diverse learners. This course will also examine current research on different phonics approaches aligned with the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy in reading and spelling instruction. Spring semester.
mandated by Chapter 354. Methods and instruments for evaluating the individual and the various outcomes of the school program; elementary statistical techniques for interpreting measurements. Every semester.
For prerequisites, see the admission to student teaching section on page 61. An integral part of student teaching, the portfolio experience is an opportunity for students to produce a collection of materials to show growth of knowledge and application of teaching practices. It is expected that, in the production phase, students will reflect on their performance and analyze their own work. A well- developed portfolio will be a useful tool to help a graduate present herself or himself to prospective employers. Every semester.
Observation and pre-service teaching under the direction and supervision of a cooperating teacher and a student teaching supervisor from Geneva College. Every semester. Geneva College 2
Observation and pre-service teaching under the direction and supervision of a cooperating teacher and a student teaching supervisor from Geneva College. Every semester.
Observation and pre-service teaching in an overseas placement under the direction and supervision of a cooperating teacher and a student teaching supervisor from Geneva College. Every semester.
EDU 472Academic Skill Intervention for Exceptional
Children (3) Chapter 354, concurrent enrollment in EDU 470, EDU 471, EDU 473, EDU 474. Prepares prospective teachers to develop and implement special education and inclusive academic programs for the students with disabilities. Proven methods, strategies, and techniques will emphasize the required planning behind the use of such methods, strategies, and techniques. Geneva students will be given the opportunity to practice the skills learned through field experience work in local educational agencies prior to the student teaching experience. Fall semester.
EDU 473Behavioral Skill Intervention for Exceptional
Children (3) Chapter 354, concurrent enrollment in EDU 470, EDU 471, EDU 472, EDU 474. Prepares prospective PK-12 Special Education teachers to develop and implement special education and inclusive programs of behavioral intervention the students with disabilities. Behavioral management, behavioral modification techniques, therapeutic crisis intervention, positive behavioral support skills, and other methods will be emphasized to prepare Geneva students to deal with problem behaviors with skill and confidence. Geneva students will be expected to practice their newly acquired skills and techniques through field experience work in local educational agencies prior to the student teaching experience. Fall semester.
Child (3) Chapter 354, concurrent enrollment in EDU 470, EDU 471, EDU 472, EDU 473. Teaches the theory and skills necessary for success in teaching reading to exceptional students. A wide variety of research on proven methods and techniques in teaching reading to exceptional students will be covered in this course. Geneva students will be given the opportunity to work with children with reading disabilities through our on-campus reading laboratory as well as through field experience opportunities prior to student teaching. Fall semester.
Classrooms (Grades 7-12) (3) This course is designed to Geneva College 20 instruct the undergraduate student in techniques and strategies used in teaching students with special needs. It is designed to include technology as it relates to methods, how to use specific instructional approaches, and how to modify existing curricular methods to meet individual needs. Spring semester. EDU 199, 491, 493, 494, 495, 499 (See page 14) *See limitation explained on page 15. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ELE
Modern Education (3) This course reviews the historic, philosophical, and social developments that affect American education, along with a student of its organization and legal foundations. Particular attention is given to the development of a philosophy of education. The course is designed to analyze historical, philosophical, and social developments in American education from a Christian perspective. Fall semester.
principles and theories applied to teaching. The coverage of psychological variables that influence teacher functioning in the classroom, the role of human development, learning, instructional models, motivation, classroom management and discipline, the nature of and the response of teachers to exceptionality, and ethnic, racial, and social differences in schools. Spring semester.
4-12) (3) This course provides preservice teachers with an understanding of the ways in which reading and writing can be used to enhance students’ comprehension of content area material. Spring semester.
EDU 542Children’s Literature PK-4 (3) Various genres
of classical and contemporary literature will be discussed with emphasis on instructional strategies useful in the PreK-4 classroom for diverse learners and English Language Learners. Students will read at least 10 children’s novels chosen by the professor and collect at least 20 poems appropriate for study and enjoyment on the PreK-4 grade levels. This class includes a field component where the students will do some action research with a literature review in the field of motivation to read. Spring semester.
English Language Learners (3) This course is designed to prepare future teachers to work with English Language Learners (ELLs) in the PK-4 classroom. This includes using effective strategies to help ELLs meet the PA Academic Standards, as well as working and communicating with the ESL Program Specialist in regard to appropriate and effective classroom instruction, Pennsylvania’s English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), and assessment data. Spring semester.
Classroom (3) Focuses on current theory and instructional practices in developmental reading and language arts from emergent literacy through intermediate literacy. Causes and characteristics of reading difficulties will be addressed including the role of phonemic, morphemic, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic systems of language as it applies to diverse learners and English Language Learners. A research paper on one of these language systems will be required. Spring semester.
EDU 550Survey of Disabilities- PK-4 and PK-8 (3) This
course will provide PK-4—PK-8 Special Education aspiring teachers with a survey of the characteristics of special needs students, including differences in Cognitive, Physical, Social, Behavioral, and Language Geneva College 2 Development. Academic challenges of special education students will be highlighted including their specific needs and legal status. Federal legislation, team collaboration, special support services, and IEPs will be discussed. Every semester.
EDU 552Academic Skill Intervention for Exceptional
Children (3) Prepares prospective teachers to develop and implement special education and inclusive academic programs for the physically and/or mentally disabled student. Proven methods, strategies, and techniques will emphasize the required planning behind the use of such methods, strategies and techniques. Geneva students will be given the opportunity to practice the skills learned through field experience work in local educational agencies prior to the student teaching experience. Every semester.
Classrooms (3) This course is designed to instruct the undergraduate student in techniques and strategies used in teaching students with special needs. It is designed to include technology as it relates to methods, how to use specific instructional approaches, and how to modify existing curricular methods to meet individual needs. Fall semester.
