13 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 100INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
Introduction to Education gives prospective teachers a proper introduction to the field of education. There is a strong emphasis on present-day practices, issues, and theories while also exploring ethics and educational history. While in class, students will participate in various instructional strategies both individually and in group settings. In addition, students will gain educational perspective while engaging in observations in an early childhood, elementary, or secondary school setting.
EDU 121TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
This course focuses on technology integration for PreK-4th grade classrooms. Students will explore, utilize, evaluate, and integrate technology into their classrooms and curriculum. Students will be involved in many aspects of this integration, including lesson plan writing and unit designing. Students will develop the skills for enriching their classrooms with various types of technology.
EDU 210TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN: AN INTRODUCTION TO
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION...................................................... 3-3-0 Teaching Young Children: An Introduction to Early Childhood Education is an introduction to the field of early childhood education. It provides a broad overview of the history, philosophy and theories of development as they relate to current best teaching practices. Students will examine the teacher's role in creating responsive, multicultural, and inclusive environments for young children, as well as the importance of play in the learning process. The development of observation skills, combined with practical experience, will aid the student in documentation of young children's thinking and behavior during the Child Study. Health and safety in the early childhood environment, basic classroom management strategies, and communication skills will also be discussed. Throughout the course, students' discovery of who they are in the lives of children will assist in the process of becoming early childhood professionals.
Art for Young Children focuses on the importance of artistic experiences in the early childhood classroom. The course is grounded in a comprehensive approach to art education instruction based on the four core disciplines of art making, art criticism, art history, and aesthetics. The concept of creativity is thoroughly examined and applied to projects made by the students. Students will recognize and identify the artistic elements that will help them communicate with young children. .................. 3-3-0 97
Teaching Mathematics to Young Children (EDU 227) presents teaching techniques and materials used with students, from birth through fourth grade, in contemporary mathematics programs. Students will learn ways to focus instruction on helping children understand and utilize mathematics effectively, think critically, and enforce mathematical standards throughout lessons/ activities. The mathematical content of this course is presented within the context of teaching young children.
EDU 228LITERATURE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION........................................................................ Literature in Early Childhood and Elementary Education (EDU 228) includes a comprehensive examination of children's literature, including a variety of genres, authors, and illustrators. Students will examine authors' literary styles and techniques and learn how to include children's literature in every content area of the curriculum. In addition, students will become familiar with literary elements and authors' uses of them in order to achieve a specific purpose. Students will be exposed to the various art mediums used by illustrators of children's literature. They will develop skills in the he use of storytelling and dramatization. Students will learn how to assess the quality, appropriateness and equality of children's literature for various ages and create activities/lessons to connect to children's literature. Prerequisites:
Early Childhood Curriculum (EDU 233) is a comprehensive course that addresses all aspects of teaching to young children. Students will explore approaches for educating students, ages infant through age 8, with focus on infant/toddler, preschool, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten students. Throughout the course, students will be engaged in lesson planning for individual, small, and large group activities, as well as thematic and student lead units. Students will be exposed to various approaches to curriculum with an emphasis on curiosity and play. Students will be expected to create and implement appropriate curricular strategies in an early childhood program. This course must be taken concurrently with EDU 250 (Student Teaching). Corequisites:
Teaching English Language Learners enables students to better meet the challenge of educating English Language Learners in the inclusive classroom. This course will emphasize differentiating instruction for English Language Learners, strategies and materials needed to educate English Language Learners, second language acquisition, cultural sensitivity, challenges for English Language Learners in content area classes, and Pennsylvania Language Proficiency Standards for English Learners. This course also addresses PA teaching certification guidelines, as specified in Chapter 49-2. Prerequisites: ENG 010A - Basic Writing or ENG 011 - Basic Writing II or ESL 011 - Basic Writing II REA 011 - Fundamentals of College Reading or REA 017 - Vocabulary and Reading
