EDUCATION COURSES
Students who will be doing their student teaching in the next semester will be given priority for any methods courses.
EDU 1010—Foundations Practicum in Education (1)
Observation and participation in the schools. Required of teacher education students, taken in conjunction with EDU 1500 in the freshman or sophomore year. Thirty (30) hours of field experience are completed in these areas: classroom observation, classroom material preparation, and classroom learning. Permission required. Graded S-U. Fee charged. Fall. Spring.
EDU 1500—Foundations of Education (3)
Surveys the historical, social, philosophical, and psychological foundations of the American school system with emphasis on an introduction to the teaching profession. Designed to be the first course taken in the teacher education program. Two important processes are part of the course: Application to the Teacher Education Program and the PPST (a basic skills test mandated by the State of TN). Registrants in the course are expected to meet at least one of the following standards: an ACT Composite Score of 22 or SAT combined verbal and mathematics score of 1020 or a passing score on the PPST, and a 2.5 cumulative Grade Point Average. Fee charged. Permission required. Fall. Spring.
EDU 2011—Early Grades Clinical Field Experience (1)
Observation, participation, and teaching in a public school kindergarten setting. Forty (40) hours of field experience are required. Graded S/U. Fee charge. Permission required. Offered on a needs basis.
EDU 2012—Middle Grades Clinical Field Experience (1)
Observation, participation, and teaching in Grade 7 or 8 in a public school setting. Forty (40) hours of field experience are required. Graded S-U. Fee charged. Permission required. Offered on a needs basis.
EDU 2013—Secondary Clinical Field Experience (1)
Observation, participation, and teaching in a public school setting. Forty (40) hours of field experience are required. Graded S-U. Fee charged. Permission required. Offered on a needs basis.
EDU 2015—Paraprofessional Field Experience (4)
A field experience, including observation and participation in a K-6 classroom, expected to be taken in the student’s last semester as the culminating experience of the Paraprofessional Program. A minimum of 150 contact hours is required in the K-6 public school setting. Permission required. Graded S-U. Fee charged. Prerequisites: EDU 1010, EDU 1500, EDU 2600, EDU 2556, EDU 3400 and EDU 4125. Students may take EDU 3400 and EDU 4125 concurrently with EDU 2015. Fall. Spring.
EDU 2100—Technology for Educators (2)
Focuses on media and specific technologies appropriate to teachers in the educational setting, both for instructional purposes and administrative tasks. Includes exposure to various equipment, materials, software and their use, including Internet and Office 2003. Computer-assisted instruction and management techniques are presented. Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program. Fee charged. Fall. Spring.
EDU 2556—Methods for Effective Classroom Climates (3)
A general introductory course on behavior management and classroom climate which is a prerequisite for all professional core courses. Focuses on the major traditional and current behavior management theorists and strategies. Prepares the student to use effective strageties for developing a safe but invigorating classroom climate. The creation of a position plan paper and its implementation in a classroom with subsequent re-evaluation of the plan and the teacher’s implementation strategies are included within this course. Should be taken no later than first semester junior year. The Praxis II Series, Principles of Learning and Teaching should be taken immediately on completion of EDU 2556 and EDU 2700. Prerequisite: EDU 2600 and admission into the Teacher Education Program. Permission required. Fall. Spring.
EDU 2565—Math for Elementary Educators (3)
An in-depth look at elementary mathematics. Mathematical concepts will be explored both conceptually and procedurally. Participants will be encouraged to see mathematics not only through the formulas required to find answers but also through creative methods that promote understanding of the concepts. A variety of math manipulatives will be used. Prerequisites: MAT 1055, EDU 2557/2700 and EDU 2556 and admittance to Teacher Education. Fall.
EDU 2600—Learning and Cognition (3)
Explores a developmental approach to cognition in children and adolescents within the context of major learning theories. Brain research, learning modalities, and metacognition are also examined. Prerequisites: PSY 2010 and EDU 1500 for Teacher Education students. Fall. Spring.
EDU 2800—Introduction to Music Education (4)
Introduces students to the fundamental concepts of Music Education with an emphasis on elementary and middle school education. The course will focus on the unique applications of foundational educational theories and practices in the music classroom. Course content will also include instructional methods (K–12) and methods for effective classroom climates. Concurrent course: EDU 2011 or EDU 2013. Fee charged. Cross listed as MUS 2800.
EDU 3250 Creating Classrooms that Work (3)
An in-depth study of the essential components for building an environment of social, emotional and academic learning. Research based strategies and structure will serve as a springboard for real-life application in the classroom. Appropriate for any K-12 teacher or pre-service teacher.
EDU 3300—Teaching English Language Learners (3)
Current approaches, methodologies, techniques, and materials for teaching English language learners primarily in K-12 setting. Designed to provide theoretical and practical experience in language acquisition. Clinical field experience will be required. Fall. Spring. Fee charged.
EDU 3310—Social Studies and Humanities Grades K-6 (3)
Focuses on current trends, strategies, and materials for teaching social studies and related humanities in grades K-6. Students are given opportunities to select, integrate, and translate the knowledge and methods of social science disciplines in developing curriculum appropriate to early childhood and the elementary grades. A micro-teaching experience in an elementary school is required. Fee charged. Prerequisite: EDU 2600, EDU 2700, and admission to the Teacher Education Program. Fall. Spring.
EDU 3315—Social Studies and Humanities Grades K-8 (3)
Focuses on current trends, strategies, and materials for teaching social studies and related humanities in grades K-8. Students are given opportunities to select, integrate, and translate the knowledge and methods of social science disciplines in developing curriculum appropriate to early childhood and the elementary grades. A micro-teaching experience in an elementary school is required. Fee charged. Prerequisite: EDU 2600, EDU 2700, and admission to the Teacher Education Program. Fall. Spring. Not offered after Spring 2007.
EDU 3400—Curriculum and Instruction in the Early Grades (3)
Explores the climate and culture of effective early learning environments, programming, and curriculum models within the school setting. The course focuses on the cognitive, emotional, physical, creative, and social aspects of the young child’s play as a foundation to learning in the early childhood and primary grades. The course addresses developmental appropriate practices in the PreK-6 grades and instructional strategies to facilitate an integrated and thematic approach to curriculum in early childhood and elementary classroom settings. Prerequisite: EDU 2556, EDU 2600 and EDU 2700. Fall.
EDU 3430—Curriculum and Instruction in the Middle School & High School (3)
Attention given to the middle school concept, team planning, support skills, and exploration in the curriculum. Methods of instruction appropriate to the middle school will be emphasized. Required practicum to be arranged. Prerequisite: EDU 2556, EDU 2700 and EDU 2600. Spring.
EDU 3455—Math Methods for K–6 Teachers (3)
Focuses on current trends, strategies, and materials for teaching mathematics in grades K-6. The constructivist approach to teaching math is emphasized, along with hands-on learning and conceptual understanding of math concepts. A micro-teaching experience in a K–6 setting is required. Fee charged. Prerequisites: EDU 2556, EDU 2700, EDU 2600 and admission to the Teacher Education Program. Fall.
EDU 3465—Science Methods for K–6 Teachers (3)
Focuses on current trends, strategies, and materials for teaching science in grades K–6. The constructivist approach to teaching science is emphasized, along with inquiry-based learning and the guided discovery method. A micro-teaching experience in K–6 setting is required. Fee charged. Prerequisite: EDU 2556, EDU 2700, EDU 2600 and admission to the Teacher Education program. Spring.
EDU 3510—Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (2)
The teaching of reading and writing in the various subject matter fields at the secondary level. Stresses skills of vocabulary building, comprehension and writing as well as skills and methods of motivating adolescents to read and write. Classroom observation and analysis in a secondary school is required. Prerequisite: EDU 2556, EDU 2700 and EDU 2600. Spring. Fee charged.
EDU 3600—Language and Literacy (3)
The teaching of language skills including listening, speaking, writing, handwriting, spelling, grammar and usage, with emphasis on the child’s total language development will be addressed. A tutoring/micro-teaching experience in an elementary school/after-school program is required. Fee charged. Prerequisites: EDU 2556, EDU 2700, EDU 2600, and admission to the Teacher Education Program. Fall. Spring.
EDU 4020—Child Care Administration and Community Relations (3)
Study of the organization and administration of a child care center with attention given to the care of infants and toddlers. Includes an emphasis on school-parent-community relations. Fall. Spring.
EDU 4075—Clinical Experience in Child Care (4)
Observation and teaching of the preschool child in a group setting. This clinical experience is the culminating requirement of the Child Care Program. A minimum of 150 contact hours is required in a pre-school classroom. The final activity is an exit interview with the Director of Teacher Education. Permission required. Graded S-U. Fee charged. Fall. Spring.
EDU 4130—Reading and Writing Grades K–6 (3)
Focuses on the integration of reading and writing instruction throughout the K–6 curriculum. Emphasis is placed on the objectives, developmental skills, material, techniques, and the processes of assessing, diagnosing, and correcting reading and writing. Instruction includes a holistic view of literacy development. A clinical field experience in both diagnosis and remediation in an elementary school is required. Fee charged. Prerequisite: EDU 2556, EDU 2700, EDU 2600, EDU 3600 and admission to the Teacher Education Program. Fall. Spring.
EDU 4170—Materials and Methods of Music Education (4)
Designed to introduce students to the materials, methods and skills necessary to be a music educator with an emphasis on secondary school education. Course content will also include reading and writing in the content area and educational tests and measurements. Concurrent course: EDU 4550. Fee charged. Spring. Cross listed as MUS 4170.
EDU 4230—Methods and Materials for Secondary Education (3)
This course is designed for students to gain strategies, resources, and experience in middle and secondary schools. It will familiarize students with methods of instruction, assessment, and classroom management appropriate in these schools, as well as organizational characteristics of each. EDU 4550 Secondary Methods Clinical Field Experience is taken concurrently with this course. Prerequisite: EDU 2556, EDU 2557, EDU 2600, and admission to the Teacher Education Program. Fee charged. Fall. Spring.
EDU 433F—Field Experience in Education (1-4)
Specialized field experiences in both school and non-school settings. Prerequisite: Permission of the Director of Teacher Education. Graded S-U. Fee charged. Fall Spring.
EDU 433R—Readings in Education (1)
A study of outstanding writings in Education. Prerequisite: Permission of the director of teacher education. Fall. Spring.
EDU 4330—Directed Study in Education (1-3)
Consists of special projects and specialized research in Education. Prerequisite: Permission of the director of teacher education. Fall. Spring.
EDU 4550—Secondary Methods Clinical Field Experience (1)
Required for K–12 and 7–12 teacher education students, taken concurrently with methods course for teaching major. Forty (40) hours of field experience are completed in these areas: classroom observation, classroom material preparation, small and large group instruction. Permission required. Graded S/U. Fee charged. Fall, Spring.
EDU 4600—Student Teaching Seminar (3)
Taken in conjunction with enhanced student teaching. Focuses on the application and analysis of knowledge and teaching skills in the classroom, lesson and unit planning, classroom management, discipline models, and current professional issues. Permission required. Fall. Spring.
EDU 4630—Opening of School Experience (0)
A prerequisite for Enhanced Student Teaching. This two-week practicum provides the student with experiences in preparation, procedures, and implementation of activities for the beginning of the school year. Permission required. Graded S/U. Fall. Fee charged.
EDU 4640—Enhanced Student Teaching K-6 (1-9)
Required as the culminating fifteen-week, semester-long experience of all who are specializing in elementary education (K-6). Enhanced student teaching consists of full-day classroom observation and practice teaching in two different public schools: one 7 ½ week placement in grades K-2 and one 7 ½ -week placement in grades 3-6. Corequisite: EDU 4600 Student Teaching Seminar. Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching and EDU 4630. Graded S-U. Fee charged. Permission required. Fall. Spring.
EDU 4670—Enhanced Student Teaching Secondary School (1-9)
Required as the culminating fifteen-week, semester-long experience for all who are seeking a secondary license. Consists of full-day classroom observation and practice teaching in the major curricular area in two public schools: one 7 1/2-week placement in a middle school grades 7-8 and one 7 1/2-week placement in a secondary school grades 9-12. Physical Education majors seeking a K-12 license will have placements in early elementary grades K-4 and middle/secondary grades 5-12. Music majors seeking a K-12 license will have placements in elementary grades K-6 and secondary grades 7-12. Corequisite: EDU 4600 Student Teaching Seminar. Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching and EDU 4630. Graded S-U. Fee charged. Permission required. Fall. Spring.
EDU 3160 - Linguistics (3)
An introduction to the study of human language and designed to aid teachers of English as a second language. It will describe the important characteristics of human language, introduce concepts and terminology pertinent to the study of human language, and apply these concepts and terms to linguistic phenomena nd situations. Fee charged.
EDU 3250 - Creating Classrooms that Work (3)
An in-depth study of the essential components for building an environment of social, emotional and academic learning. Research based strategies and structure will serve as a springboard for read-life application in the classroom. Appropriate for any K-12 teacher or pre-service teacher.
EDU 3270 - Closing the Achievement Gap (3)
Exploration of effective strategies that assist in student mastery of subject matter. Test Taking strategies and reducing test anxiety, increasing focus, Heart Math and Brain Gym pieces will be addressed. Appropriate for elementary and middle school teachers.
EDU 3330 - Intregrated Instruction (K-3) (3)
Focuses on ways of integrating curriculum. Emphasis will be placed on using quality literature and writing. Participants will have opportunities to develop strategies for using technology and content area material. This will be a jam-packed course, full of practical, holistic ideas to take back to your classroom. Fee charged.
EDU 3340 - Integrated Instruction (4-8) (3)
Same as the course listed above except the emphasis will be for grades 4-8.
EDU 3380 - Camp Achivement (2)
A 5-day professional development workshop for teachers. Its purpose is to train educators in strategies that will raise the achievement levels of low achieving students. Emphasis will be placed on mathematics, language arts and critical thinking.
EDU 3480 - The ADD Student in the Regular Classroom (3)
What can and should be done with student who has ADD. How can his or her needs be met within a classroom with regular non-handicapped students. What are their special needs? What place does medication play in this process?
EDU 3490 - Coping With the Deficit (Strategies for Educating ADHD Students) (3)
A practical approach for educating students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Help students master the skills of Self-monitoring, impulse control, attention focusing, effort sustaining, and other success building techniques. This course is filled with practical, everyday tips to enable you to deal successfully with these special students, their parents, and their physicians. Discover ways to boost self-esteem and acceptance in ALL students.
EDU 3520 - School Law and You (3)
Lawsuits involving teachers are on the increase. Isn't it time you became aware of your legal rights and responsibilities so that you may avoid needless litigation and operate within your constitutional rights in carrying out your daily assignment in the classroom? This class will give you an overview on how state and federal courts are ruling on important educational issues involving teachers and students.
EDU 3550 - Creative Drama (3)
Not concerned with play production, acting, or any of the theatrical entertainment aspects of drama. The course focuses on drama used solely as a therapeutic and educational tool in the classroom. Participants in the course will focus on creative leadership and teaching strategies that include the following: development, historical reenactment techniques in social studies, "teacher-in-role" role playing, imagination exploration, values through game-playing, creative drama for special needs, and drama-in-education techiques for creatively teaching all subjects. Fee charged. Cross listed as COM 2350.
EDU 3570 - Teaching Effectiveness: The Tennessee Model (3)
Looks at what research says about effective education. You will discover the exciting world of education and create your personal "survival plan." This course is great for those planning to pursue Career Ladder or for those who want to be revitalized in the classroom.
EDU 3650 - Financial Planning for Educators (3)
Designed to enlighten the educator in the various ways to plan for financial security. A basic understanding will be developed in the areas of stock market, annuities, CD's, real estate, and personal business.
EDU 3710 - Literacy in the Classroom (3)
Includes teaching of language arts skills: listening, speaking, writing, spelling, grammar, and usage, with emphasis on the total child's literacy defelopment.
EDU 3720 - Minimizing the Risk of School Failure (3)
Recognizing that behavior, learning, and social factors are interrelated, and that difficulties in any of these areas put students at risk for school failure, this course intends to examine practices which make student success possible, Topics for this course include managing disruptive behavior, addressing learning disabilities and deficits, awareness of social situations which impact students' performance, special education referrals, assessment, and implementation, and classroom management and instructional strategies which benefit all students.
EDU 3730 - Inquiry-based Learning in the Classroom (3) (online)
An inquiry-based learning model that encourages the natural process of inquiry, as "seeking for truth, information, or knowledge- seeking information by questioning." In this model, it is the 'questioning" that is the key! Educators who support inquiry situate student learning within questions or problems, and then help students develop the necessary skills to seek appropriate resolutions to them. Successful inquiry takes students beyond rote learning because it requires the development of skills and attitudes that improve students' capactity to process information (compare, contrast, infer, conclude, etc.), solve problems and make decisions throught their lives. Inquiry-based learning invites students to explore a question or problem, to make discoveries, and thoughtfully investigate those discoveries in their search for knowledge. Through a dynamic combination of text, video, interative activities, and online discussion, learners explore the main components and discover the value of inquiry-based learning. The module concludes by challenging learners to create an engaging inquiry-based facilitiation plan. Fee charged.
EDU 3740 - Children's Authors on the Web: Online Sites that Motivate Students to Write (3) (online)
Motivating students in reading and writing for a variety of purposes. We want students to be able to read and understand a variety of genres, as well as communicate with other people in different forms. Author Web sites offer a place for students to learn about published authors. Connecting with authors often motivates students to do more reading and writing. In this module, you will learn about author studies and how they can be enhances by the use of Internet resources. Fee charged.
EDU 3750 - Integrating the Internet into the K-2 Language Arts Curriculum (3) (online)
Using the Internet as a tool to promote student learning at the primary level. Many school districts have adopted technology objectives in the primary grades. Effectively utilizing web-based resources and meeting these objectives can be a challenge for primary teachers. In this module, your will utilize the NETS foundations as a guide for selecting Internet resources and develop serveral lesson plans for integrating them into your K-2 Language Arts curriculum in a meaningful way.
EDU 3760 - Putting Technology to Use in the Classroom: Where to Start (3) (online)
For teachers who are technology novices to gain a better understanding of some key issues surrounding technology integration, such as how to incorporate technology standards and how to distinguish between types of technology. To bring your learning from this module into the classroom, you will focus on the integration of technology into one leseon. Fee charged.
EDU 3800 - Techniques of Storytelling (2)
Helps classroom teachers, librarians, and others develop techniques in the effective use of the art of storytelling.
EDU 3830 - Creative Teaching through Puppetry (3)
Provides instruction and experiences in the making of puppets and writing scripts for implementing puppetry into the classroom. Puppet stories will be practiced and presented during the course. Fee charged.
EDU 3850 - Conflict Management in School (3)
To aid educator with discipline concerns. Involves mediation training through the modeling approach and investigative research. The course includes the exploration of successful school mediation models and emphasizes the importance of conflict resolution through peer involvement. Areas of interest include the educator's role, the selection of peer mediators, and mediation training.
EDU 3880 - Coping with Difficult Students (3)
Strategies for coping with difficult students in regular and special education classrooms. Problems with these students are compounded by excessive time demands placed on teachers, leaving teachers with a sense of powerlessness. This course will assist teachers by stressing: identification of student problems, understanding why problems occur, management techniques for classroom management, and practical techniques for managing difficult behaviors in order to focus on helping students to reach their academic potential.
EDU 3890 - Teacher Aide - The Computer (3)
Expand your computer skills - database, spreasheet, and slide show. Multimedia is a great way to hook the students' attention. We will investigate the art of digital photography, produce posters and other bulletin board aids, and discover how to create presentations.
EDU 3910 - Using Multimedia in the Classroom (3)
Expand skills and bring multimedia into the classroom. For those who know word processing, spreadsheets, and Windows, multimedia is a great way to hook students' attention. We will investigate the art of digital photography, use software and the Internet to produce posters and other bulletin board aids, and put together some great presentations. Fee charged.
EDU 3920 - Using the Internet (3)
An introduction to the World Wide Web (WWW) and its many components. Learn how to search the Web with Yahoo, Webcrawler, AltaVista, Go.COM and other search engines. Determine what makes a good site. Learn to use the WWW when you have computers not connected to the Web, and leave this class with many usable resources for you and your students. Fee charged.
EDU 3930 - Using Internet Sources (3)
An introduction to the World Wide Web and its many components. Learn how to use Netscape to search the Web with search engines. Determine what makes a good site. How to use the WWW when you have computers not connected to the Web. Fee charged.
EDU 4065 - Using Computers (3)
Acquaints individuals with opportunities and methods for using computers. Instruction is facilitated through hands-on use of computers. No prior knowledge of computers is necessary. Fee charged.
EDU 4110 - Computers in the Classroom (2)
Includes use of word processor, database, spread sheet in the classroom. Instruction is facilitated through hands-on use of computers. No prior knowledge of computers is necessary. Fee charged.
EDU 4145 - Cooperative Learning: How and Why (2)
A brief review of the basic principles of cooperative learning and lesson development, dealing with the art of teaching cooperative skills to all age levels. Various topics will be included such as: Cooperative learning and the gifted and the mainstreamed child. Cooperative learning and conflict resolution. How to write and evaluate cooperative lessons.
EDU 4180 - Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Disabilities (3)
The nature and causes of reading disabilities and ways of diagnosing and remediating them. Fee charged.
EDU 4260 - Math Activities for the Middle School, Grades 5-8 (3)
Provides a variety of activities which can be used to teach mathmematics in grades 5-8. Many concrete materials are explored, and their application in teaching a wide variety of topics is examined. Fee charged.
EDU 4270 - Becoming a Tech-Savvy Librarian (3)
Focuses on user instruction, one of the most important roles of the Library Information Specialist. Teaching users to search, evaluate, and cite sources from Internet serach engines, online databases, CD-ROM databases, and other electronic sources is vital to a successful library program. Keeping faculty and staff abreast of advances in instructional technology and integrating this technology into the curriculum is another vital role of the Information Specialist. Fee charged.
EDU 4300 - How Critical Are Critical Thinking Skills (3)
Considers the importance of teaching students to think critically across the curriculum and explores innovative strategies for promoting critical thinking skills across disciplines in both the middle and secondary grades.
EDU 4350 - Tennessee History Seminar - Tour of Middle Tennessee (3)
Seminar dieigned to inform and stimulate interest in state and local history and preservation by using Tennessee sites and personalities as models. The class will visit selected locations illustrating various periods in Middle Tennessee history, expecially early settlement to Civil War period. Fee charged.
EDU 4360 - Tennessee History Seminar - Tour of East Tennessee (3)
Seminar designed to inform and stimulate interest in state and local history and preservation by using Tennessee sites and personalities as models. The class will visit selected location illustrating various periods in East Tennessee history, expecially early settlement to Civil War period. Fee charged.
EDU 4370 - Tennessee History Seminar - Tour of West Tennessee (2)
Seminar designed to inform and stimulate interest in state and local hstory and preservation by using Tennessee sites and personalities as models. The class will visit selected locations illustrating various periods in West Tennessee history, especially early settlement in Civil War period. Fee charged.
EDU 4420 - Inclusion: A Practical Solution (3)
Answers questions about inclusion in the regular classroom: How can I make it work? What impact will it have on scheduling? On classroom atmosphere? On planning? What are the legal ramifications? Will one have deal with IEP's?
EDU 4430 - Successful Grant Writing (2)
A step-by-step journey through the grant-writing process, from original idea to successful funding. In large and small group activities, students will examine sample grant materials, identify funding sources, develop project ideas and write individual proposals for evaluation by their peers. One funded proposal more than pays for the course.
EDU 4610 - Effective Discipline Strategies (3)
Exploration of the causes and of procedures for dealing with school discipline problems; includes topics such as classroom control, instructional management, student learning, and parent relationships.
EDU 4665 - Hands-On-Math (3)
Designed to actively involve participants in developing appropriate techniques, strategies, and materials for helping children learn mathematics. Emphasizes a child-oriented approach, a cognitive-constructivist view of learning, and meaningful connections of concepts with symbols and procedures. Fee charge.
EDU 4675 - Science Wtih Everyday Items (3)
An activity oriented workshop emphasizing use of readily available and inexpensive materials such as kitchen supplies, toys, etc. "Hands-on/Minds-on" activities will be stressed. Activities will relate to selected concepts in earth and space science, life science, and physical science. use of discrepant event demonstrations, effective questioning skills, and other specific teaching strategies will be included. Fee charged.
EDU 4800 - Beyond Theory to Practical Application: Creating Quality Lessons/Units with Your Curriculum (3)
Tired of learning about technology, content integration, multiple intelligences and standards? Participants will use all of these during this workshop and will be expected to include them in their finished products. This workshop is designed for the classroom teacher and arts specialist and is adaptable to all grade levels. Participants need to bring a copy of their curriculum or a list of curriculum topics to the first class. The instructor will be able to demonstrate how to achieve your technology goals with only 3 computers in you classroom!
EDU 4810 - Testing or Teaching? (3)
How to make sense of test scores and recognize effective teaching strategies that will impact test scores in a positive way.
EDU 4820 - Teaching Math to a Technological Generation (3)
How to use specific teaching software such as Geometer's Sketchpad with middle and high school students. Participants will incorporate these materials into their own practical lesson plans for the upcoming school year. This simuluated classroom will be set the stage for teachers to develop a mathematics pedagogy and curriculum for their own unique situation. Fee charged.
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