Note: Only those courses numbered 500 and higher apply to the MAT degree.
ED 413 Elementary Curriculum and Methods: Reading, Writing and Language Arts 3 CH
A study of methodology in the areas of reading instruction and language arts for elementary education students. Field experience is an integral part of the course.
ED 428 Secondary Curriculum 3 CH
Explores national and state curriculum standards for grades 7–12. Philosophical, psychological and practical implementation of curriculum in the secondary classroom is emphasized. Students develop subject-specific curricula appropriate to secondary disciplines.
ED 429 Secondary Methods in the Content Areas 3 CH
Examines various methods of instruction applicable to all academic areas. Students plan and teach microlessons in content areas, develop short- and long-range lesson plans and complete a subject-specific portfolio for an extensive unit. Philosophical, psychological and practical implications for instruction; process learning; and cooperative learning are discussed and practiced.
ED 430 Elementary Curriculum and Methods: Social Studies and Health 3 CH
Examines the scope and sequence of the curriculum, as well as content and methods of instruction, in elementary grades. Special attention is on lesson and unit planning and skill development in the subject areas.
ED 459 Elementary Curriculum and Methods: Mathematics and Science 3 CH
Students learn the basic concepts, scope and sequence of instruction and current methodology in elementary mathematics and science. Attention is given to lesson and unit planning/skill development utilizing application of current research in effective mathematics and science instruction. Emphasis is on the student as a learner and the role of the teacher as facilitator of math and science investigation.
ED 491 Student Teaching Seminar: Elementary School 6 CH
ED 495 Student Teaching Seminar: Secondary School 6 CH
Student teaching field experience in conjunction with a weekly student teaching seminar class is the culminating experience of the certification program. Application for student teaching placement must be made with the director of student teaching in the semester before beginning student teaching placement. Student teaching is conducted in the Fall and Spring semesters only. (Student teaching is 10 weeks for interns; 12 weeks for noninterns. There is a lab fee in addition to the usual tuition rate.) Interns must register for the companion seminar course.
ED 501 Role of the Teacher 3 CH
An educational foundations course leading to a Master of Arts in Teaching, this course is designed to address the needs, problems and tasks that confront teachers. Participants become able to understand their unique and changing roles as teachers and as human beings.
