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EDUC S510 The Development of Secondary School Programs: Methods
of Teaching in Urban Schools (3 cr.)
Bulletin Description: Organized group study of a wide variety
of problems in secondary education. Each study is tailored to meet the
needs of the group concerned.
Expanded Description: This course is designed to acquaint you
with appropriate methods and materials for successful teaching in secondary
urban classrooms, covering grades 5-12. The course will include an overview
of the latest research and practice related to urban teaching. Their implications
for planning, delivering and assessing instruction will be discussed.
(Spring)
EDUC S508 Problems in Secondary Education (3 cr.) Descriptions
for separate sections, English, Math, Science and Social Studies, will
be added soon. (Spring - Part I, Fall - Part II)
EDUC T550 Cultural/Community Forces and the Schools: (3 cr.)
Bulletin Description: Promotes modification of instructional
strategies with diverse educational settings by providing opportunities
to analyze community forces and cultures through cultural orientation
workshops, to analyze culturally focused readings, and to direct residential
participation in community activities and site-based culture/ strategies
reports.
Expanded Description: This course promotes the importance of
culture and community to the effective delivery of instruction and the
improvement of education for k-12 urban students. Discussions will focus
on both theory and practice and how to balance the two to yield the best
results in instruction. The culture of families, organizations, communities
in the cities of Gary, Hammond, and East Chicago will be explored, along
with relevant research and writings on community and urban education in
general.
The role of parents, families, and other caregivers will be emphasized.
Students will have an opportunity to explore their understanding of these
factors as they relate to K-12 students in the urban districts that we
serve. Time will be spent interviewing people, visiting agencies and organizations,
and writing about the cultural, social, and political aspects of life
in this tri-city area (Summer I)
EDUC K505 Introduction to Special Education for Graduate Students
(3 cr.) Basic special education principles for graduate students
with no previous course work in special education. (Fall, Spring, Summer
I)
EDUC P510 Psychology in Teaching (3 cr.) Basic study
of psychological concepts and phenomena in teaching. An analysis of representative
problems of the teacher's assumptions about human behavior and its development.
(Summer II)
EDUC M501 Field Experience: Teaching in the Urban School (3cr.)
Bulletin Description: The field experience enables students to
observe and participate in methods of teaching in specific content areas.
These experiences include aspects of individualized and interdisciplinary
teaching and learning; classroom management; legal aspects of teaching;
cultural, ethnic and minority concerns; and applications of other special
methods to large and small groups of students.
Expanded Description: This course is designed to acquaint you
with concepts and practices that are appropriate for successful urban
teaching. The course will focus on invitational theory and practice. The
one-hour seminar will accompany the actual hours spent in an urban secondary
school. It is the intent of this course to integrate urban strategies
with content methods. (Fall)
EDUC P507 Testing in the Classroom (3 cr.)
Bulletin Description: Basic study of psychological concepts and
phenomena in teaching. An analysis of representative problems and of the
teacher's assumptions about human behavior and its development. This course
is intended for those working toward certification at the master's degree
level who currently are teaching as limited license or substitute teachers,
or who are planning to be classroom teachers.
Expanded Course Description: This course, Psychology in Teaching,
is designed to reflect on the physical, cognitive, and behavioral development
of urban youth taking into account both the immediate and broader contexts
in which children and youth live. This course also focuses on how early
and late adolescents learn and understand the world they live in. Although
secondary teachers need a broad understanding of children of all ages,
this course will focus on the learning and development of urban adolescents.(Spring)
EDUC M550 Student Teaching (3 cr.)
Bulletin Description: Prerequisite: admission to the Student
Teacher Program. Full time supervised student teaching in grades 1-6 for
a minimum of 12 weeks in a secondary school accredited by the State of
Indiana or an equivalent approved school out of state. The experience
is directed by a qualified cooperating teacher and has university-provided
supervision. Grade is S/F.
Expanded Description: Student teacher will plan, deliver, manage,
assess, and reflect on the entire classroom situation for full days and
weeks over the specified 12-16 week period. All activities are to be carried
out under the direction of a cooperating teacher and university supervisor.
(S/F graded.) (Fall, Spring)
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