Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Curriculum and Instruction: EDC

Upper-Division Courses

331C. School Organization and Classroom Management.

Administrative structure of schools; concepts, principles, and strategies for establishing an orderly classroom environment, preventing inappropriate behavior, and promoting student involvement in academic work. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with additional hours to be arranged. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Curriculum and Instruction 331C and Educational Psychology 331 may not both be counted unless the topics vary. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional development sequence of courses, completion of seventy-two semester hours of coursework, and a University grade point average of at least 2.50.

Topic 1: School Organization and Classroom Management in Elementary Schools. Curriculum and Instruction 331C (Topic 1) and Educational Psychology 331 (Topic 1: School Organization and Classroom Management in Elementary Schools) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in the appropriate section of Applied Learning and Development 328.

Topic 2: School Organization and Classroom Management in Secondary Schools. Includes forty-five hours of fieldwork in a secondary school. Curriculum and Instruction 331C (Topic 2) and Educational Psychology 331 (Topic 2: School Organization and Classroom Management in Secondary Schools) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Curriculum and Instruction 332S.

332S. Designs for Instruction.

One of the beginning courses in the professional development sequence for approved programs in secondary education. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional development sequence of courses, completion of seventy-two semester hours of coursework, a University grade point average of at least 2.50, and concurrent enrollment in Curriculum and Instruction 331C (Topic 2: School Organization and Classroom Management in Secondary Schools).

350. Topics in Educational Studies.

Analysis of selected topics and problems in education. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Topic 1: Introduction to the Philosophy of Education. Same as Philosophy 319K.

364. Internship.

Internship in an all-level teaching field. Offered on the pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in the appropriate student teaching course.

667E. Student Teaching in Elementary Schools.

Meets for about thirty hours a week for one semester. Offered on the pass/fail basis only. Required in the professional development sequence for approved programs in elementary education. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional development sequence of courses; completion of ninety semester hours of coursework; Applied Learning and Development 328, Curriculum and Instruction 331C (or Educational Psychology 331), and Curriculum and Instruction 670EA; a University grade point average of at least 2.50; and approval of the faculty review committee for elementary school student teaching.

667S. Student Teaching in Secondary Schools.

Directed and close-ly supervised performance in the full range of duties of a secondary school teacher, conducted in cooperating schools; accompanying directed study and evaluative seminars. Provides experience in each of two teaching field specializations, or in at least two aspects of a composite field, or in a broad field. Meets for about eight hours a day, Monday through Friday, for one semester. Offered on the pass/fail basis only. Required in the professional development sequence for approved programs in secondary education. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional development sequence of courses, completion of ninety semester hours of coursework, Curriculum and Instruction 331C (or Educational Psychology 331) and Curriculum and Instruction 332S, a University grade point average of at least 2.50, a grade point average of at least 2.50 in each teaching field sought, and credit or registration for the section of Curriculum and Instruction 370S appropriate to the teaching field(s).

667W. Student Teaching: One Subject, Elementary and Secondary Levels.

For those preparing to teach the hearing impaired, for speech therapy, or for other special fields. Directed and closely supervised performance in the full range of duties of a special-subject teacher, conducted in cooperating schools; directed study and evaluative seminars. Meets for about eight hours a day, Monday through Friday, for one semester. Offered on the pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional development sequence of courses, completion of ninety semester hours of coursework, a University grade point average of at least 2.50, and approval of the faculty review committee for student teaching.

370E, 670E. Elementary School Subjects.

Curriculum content and organization, teaching procedures, materials, and research in elementary school subjects. Three lecture hours a week for one or two semesters. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Topics 3, 4, 5, and 15 are offered only as 370E. Topic 19 is offered only as 670EA and 670EB; either half may be taken for independent credit. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional development sequence of courses, completion of seventy-two semester hours of coursework, and a University grade point average of at least 2.50.

Topic 1: Reading.

Topic 2: Language Arts.

Topic 3: Science.

Topic 4: Social Studies.

Topic 5: Mathematics. Additional prerequisite: Mathematics 316L or consent of the mathematics education faculty.

Topic 15: Special Adaptations for the Deaf.

Topic 19: Reading/Language Arts.

370S. Secondary School Subjects.

Curriculum content and organization, teaching procedures, materials, and research in one secondary school subject. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. The topic in the appropriate field is required for secondary school teacher certification. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional development sequence of courses, completion of ninety semester hours of coursework, Curriculum and Instruction 331C (or Educational Psychology 331), Curriculum and Instruction 332S, and six semester hours of upper-division coursework in the appropriate subject.

Topic 1: English. Additional prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Curriculum and Instruction 667S.

Topic 2: Science. Additional prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Curriculum and Instruction 667S.

Topic 3: Social Studies. Additional prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Curriculum and Instruction 667S.

Topic 4: Mathematics. Additional prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Curriculum and Instruction 667S.

Topic 5: Foreign Language.

Topic 7: Art.

Topic 8: Music (Vocal). Additional prerequisite: Four semester hours of conducting and consent of instructor.

Topic 9: Music (Instrumental). Additional prerequisite: Four semester hours of conducting, upper-division standing in the principal instrument, and consent of instructor.

Topic 10: Drama.

Topic 11: Speech. Additional prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Curriculum and Instruction 667S.

Topic 12: Kinesiology. Additional prerequisite: Completion of skill competencies; nine semester hours chosen from Kinesiology 325K, 326K, 335, and 376; concurrent enrollment in Curriculum and Instruction 667S; and consent of instructor.

371. Upper-Division Seminar.

An elective course for advanced students. Intensive investigations of instruction problems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester; additional hours may be required for some topics. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in education, or consent of the education adviser.

Topic 1: Reading.

Topic 2: Reading Materials and Individualized Reading.

Topic 3: Informal Science Education. Three lecture hours and one three-hour field laboratory a week for one semester, with one four-hour Saturday field trip to be arranged. Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of science or consent of instructor.

Topic 4: Spanish Language and Methods for the Bilingual Classroom Teacher: Oral Language. Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours in a single modern foreign language or consent of instructor.

Topic 5: English as a Second Language.

Topic 6: Spanish Language and Methods for the Bilingual Classroom Teacher: Written Language. Additional prerequisite: Knowledge of Spanish.

Topic 7: Early Childhood Education.

Topic 8: Early Childhood Program Development.

Topic 9: Secondary School Reading.

Topic 10: Secondary School Reading in the Content Subjects.

Topic 11: Practicum in Reading.

Topic 12: All-Level Senior Seminar in Reading.

Topic 13: Applied Linguistics and Methods in English as a Second Language.

Topic 14: Young Adult Literature.

Topic 15: Computing Tools for Educators. Offered on the pass/fail basis only.

Topic 16: Questioning Strategies.

Topic 17: Multicultural Education.

Topic 18: Critical Issues in Schooling. Legal and ethical issues in education; history of education; multiculturalism; community outreach; promoting nonviolence in schools; teacher professionalism.

377. Conference Course in Curriculum and Instruction.

Independent studies in instructional methodology and curriculum. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

28 August 1996. Registrar's Web Team
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