TCH-ED 436      Special Methods Of Teaching Social Studies to Middle/Secondary School Students
The primary goal of this course is to enable preservice social studies teachers to reflect critically on curriculum and pedagogy in secondary social studies. Students will be introduced to current practices and issues in secondary school social studies.
Credits: 3 hours
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TCH-ED 437      Student Teaching In Secondary School
Observation and student teaching under supervision in a secondary school. Secondary majors not specifically listed here must enroll in 12.0 credit hours. Music education majors enroll in 3.0 or 7.0 hours; art education and foreign language education majors must enroll in 7.0 hours.
Credits: 3-12 hours
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TCH-ED 438      Cultural Responsive Strategies for Working With Diverse Student Populations
This course is designed to move students from cultural awareness to the application of culturally responsive practice. Specifically, this course will heighten students' understanding of cultural characteristics and their relationships to teaching and learning.
Credits: 3 hours
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TCH-ED 440      Introduction To Early Childhood Education
Introduction to the field of early childhood care and education, birth to age 8. Designed to familiarize future practitioners with the unique characteristics of early childhood education and its practice.
Credits: 3 hours
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TCH-ED 441      Literacy Development I
An introduction to how language is acquired and how to facilitate oral language expression in early childhood classrooms.
Credits: 3 hours
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TCH-ED 442      Observation, Assessment & Screening In Early Childhood Classrooms
This course is designed to identify developmentally appropriate ways to measure and evaluate child growth and development.
Credits: 3 hours
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TCH-ED 444      Mathematics In Early Childhood And Elementary Schools
The course prepares teachers who can create a learning environment in which mathematical concepts are drawn from and modeled within the child's active investigation of his or her own surroundings and views of the world. The emphasis is upon mathematics as a sense-making tool through which observation, action, classification, ordering, seeking patterns and common features, and testing of ideas come together to organize experiences and solve problems in the immediate environment. Stress is placed on methods and materials to make mathematics learning active and hands-on. A variety of materials, physical models, and tools are studied in terms of the way they can be used to help children explore, develop and test ideas, construct meaning, and communicate ideas.
Credits: 3 hours
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TCH-ED 445      Science In Early Childhood And Elementary Schools
Focus on ways of involving young children in science activities and experiences designed to promote curiosity, investigation and self-awareness as they explore their world.
Credits: 3 hours
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TCH-ED 447      Social Studies In Early Childhood & Elementary Schools
This course is designed to help students understand basic social studies concepts and pedagogy for young learners.
Credits: 3 hours
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TCH-ED 450      Integrating The Curriculum In Early Childhood Education
A culminating curriculum course for early childhood students. The overall goal is to help students become more aware, skilled and informed about developmentally and educationally appropriate practice and curriculum for children during early childhood. Its focus is on constructing an integrated curriculum. A field-based experience is included.
Credits: 3-4 hours
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TCH-ED 451      Child Guidance Within The Classroom
Designed to help students examine and evaluate guidance techniques and teaching strategies used in classrooms for young children. Preventive measures in classroom management will be stressed.
Credits: 3 hours
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TCH-ED 452      Family And Program Relationships In Early Childhood Education
Provides insight into the challenge of parenting, knowledge about the development and implementation of parent education and support programs, and the significance of school-family relationships. In addition, this course seeks to facilitate students' understanding of and sensitivity to parents' perspectives regarding the care and education of their young children.
Credits: 4 hours
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TCH-ED 453      Learning From Parents
Designed to provide students with direct interactions with parents whose children are participating in early childhood programs, birth to age 8. Emphasis is placed upon students' understanding of, and sensitivity to, parents' perspectives regarding the care and education of their young children and recognition of parents as significant informants about their children.
Credits: 2 hours
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TCH-ED 454      Human Relations In The Early Childhood Classroom
Students will analyze the connections between an effective helping relationship and effective teaching in the early childhood classroom. Effective interpersonal communication skills will be identified and practiced. The development of self-concept will be discussed.
Credits: 3 hours
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TCH-ED 455      Student Teaching In Preschool
Observation and student teaching under supervision in a preschool setting.
Credits: 6-10 hours
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TCH-ED 456      Student Teaching In Elementary, K Through 3
Observation and student teaching under supervision in an elementary school, grades K through 3.
Credits: 6-12 hours
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TCH-ED 457      Infant And Toddler Care And Education
In this course, students will investigate infant and toddler care and education theories and practices. Students will learn about appropriate curriculum and teaching methods, visit infant and toddler programs, learn about state regulations and national standards for quality, and complete an environment rating scale.
Credits: 3 hours
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TCH-ED 458      Practicum For Learning About Infants And Toddlers
The purpose of this course is to learn about child care and education practices in various centers. We will discuss how practices are influenced or constrained by human biology and developmental stages, as they are by ecological and environment pressures such as mothers' work roles. The central themes of the course can be summarized by the phrases "purposeful care practices" and the "optimal" practices for infants and toddlers.
Credits: 1 hours
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TCH-ED 459      Early Childhood Program Management And Advocacy
Students will begin to explore basic early childhood program components. Different types of advocacy will be presented, discussed, and implemented.
Credits: 2 hours
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TCH-ED 460      Middle School Curriculum
This course offers the pre-service teachers an overview of middle school goals, basic principles, and organizations. The course explores interdisciplinary teaming, flexible scheduling, exploratory and advisory programs, and other aspects of the organization within the context of middle school goals and practices.
Credits: 2 hours
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