Courses
Methods
- EDUC-M 101 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 201 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience for sophomores. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 301 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience for juniors. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 303 Laboratory/Field Experiences: Junior High/Middle School (0-3 cr.) B-I Laboratory or field experiences at the junior high or middle school level. (May be repeated.) Corequisite with M314, M330, or M336. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 304 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 305 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 306 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 307 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 317 Student Commonality and Diversity (1-3 cr.) Examines the implications of diversity and the value of cultural sensitivity in education. Students will become familiar with differences in learning and communication styles on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic class, and language; and become familiar with multicultural education in practice and its effects on the curriculum, classroom, and school structure.
- EDUC-M 320 Diversity and Learning: Teaching Every Child (6 cr.) This course integrates information from educational psychology and multicultural and special education to prepare students to teach children in their early childhood and middle childhood years. The content includes childhood development, learning theory, motivation, and assessment. Students reflect critically on personal assumptions and develop attitudes and beliefs supportive of multicultural education and inclusion.
- EDUC-M 322 Diversity and Learning: Reaching Every Adolescent (6 cr.) This course integrates information from educational psychology and multicultural and special education to prepare students to teach adolescents and young adults. The content includes adolescent development, learning theory, motivation, and assessment. Students reflect critically on personal assumptions and develop attitudes and beliefs supportive of multicultural education and inclusion.
- EDUC-M 324 Teaching About the Arts (1-3 cr.) Introduction to the importance of the arts in elementary school curriculum. Students are given a foundation of methods and materials in art and music that will enable them to integrate the arts into the general curriculum, supplement art lessons given by school art specialists, and encourage student discussion and understanding of art and music in the world today.
- EDUC-M 330 Foundations of Art Education and Methods I (3 cr.) P: H340, P254, M300 and 15 credit hours of studio art courses. An introduction to art education theory and related social issues. Supervised art teaching in elementary schools is an important part of this course.
- EDUC-M 371 Foundations of Art Education (4 cr.) Historical, sociological, and philosophical foundations of art education; curriculum development; individualized and interdisciplinary learning; instructing K-12 audiences; K-12 school organization; and general processes and practices of teaching art, including the creative problem-solving process, along with interpreting, understanding, and judging art. School and museum field experiences included.
- EDUC-M 400 Laboratory/ Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field Experience.
- EDUC-M 401 Laboratory/Field Experience for Seniors (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 402 Laboratory/Field Experience for Seniors (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 403 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experiences at the high school level. (May be repeated.) Corequisite with the required special methods course. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 404 Laboratory/Field Experience for Seniors (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 405 Laboratory/Field Experience for Seniors (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 408 Laboratory/ Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field Experience.
- EDUC-M 425 Student Teaching: Elementary (1-16 cr.) Full-time supervised student teaching in grades 1-6 for a minimum of 10 weeks in an elementary school accredited by the state of Indiana, or in an equivalent approved school out of state. The experience is directed by a qualified supervising teacher and has university-provided supervision. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 442 Teaching Secondary School Social Studies (4 cr.) Develops concepts and theories from social science, humanities, and education into practices of successful social studies instruction. Integrates social issues and reflective thinking skills into the social studies curriculum. Emphasis on curriculum development skills and on building a repertoire of teaching strategies appropriate for middle/secondary school learners. Includes micro-teaching laboratory.
- EDUC-M 445 Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages (1-4 cr.) Development and practice of skills and techniques for teaching foreign languages, selecting content and materials, and evaluating student and teacher performance. Micro-teaching laboratory included. This course should be taken during the semester immediately preceding student teaching. (Sem. I only)
- EDUC-M 446 Methods of Teaching Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Science (1-5 cr.) P: 35 credit hours of science. Designed for students who plan to teach biology, chemistry, earth science, general science, or physics in the junior high/middle school or secondary school. Assignments and credit will be differentiated for graduate students.
- EDUC-M 451 Student Teaching: Junior High/Middle School (1-16 cr.) Full-time supervised student teaching for a minimum of 10 weeks in a junior high or middle school accredited by the state of Indiana, or in an equivalent approved school out of state. The experience is directed by a qualified supervising teacher and has university-provided supervision. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 452 Methods of Teaching English in the Senior High/Junior High/Middle School (1-5 cr.) Methods, techniques, content, and materials applicable to the teaching of English in secondary schools, junior high schools, and middle schools. Experiences provided to assess ongoing programs in public schools and to study materials appropriate for these programs.
- EDUC-M 456 Methods of Teaching Physical Education (3 cr.) P: M314 General Methods. Development and organization of teaching materials for various teaching styles found in the elementary and secondary public schools. Includes class management concepts and demonstration of teaching skills in laboratory sessions.
- EDUC-M 457 Methods of Teaching Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Mathematics (2-4 cr.) P: 30 credit hours of mathematics. Study of methodology, heuristics of problem solving, curriculum design, instructional computing, professional affiliations, and teaching of daily lessons in the domain of secondary and/or junior high/ middle school mathematics. (Sem. I only)
- EDUC-M 469 Content Area Literacy (1-3 cr.) Focuses on middle, junior, and senior high school. Curriculum, methods, and materials for teaching students to read and learn more effectively in all content areas.
- EDUC-M 470 Practicum (3-8 cr.) Instructional experience under the direction of an identified supervising teacher, with university-provided supervision in the endorsement or minor area, and at the level appropriate to the area. Placement will be in an accredited school within the state of Indiana unless the integral program includes experience in an approved and accredited out-of-state site. The practicum may be full- or part-time, but in every instance the amount of credit granted will be commensurate with the amount of time spent in the instructional setting. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 472 Teaching Art in the Elementary School (3 cr.) P: M371, HER C311. Develops understanding and appreciation of teaching, with emphasis on teaching in the elementary schools. Includes curriculum and lesson planning, organization of materials and ideas, and techniques of classroom management. To be taken concurrently with M301, which encompasses off-campus experiences in the elementary schools.
- EDUC-M 473 Teaching Art in the Secondary Schools (3 cr.) P: M371, HER C311. Develops understanding and appreciation of teaching, with emphasis on teaching art in the secondary schools. Includes advanced studies of curriculum and lesson planning, classroom organization, and management techniques. Must be taken concurrently with M401, which encompasses Herron Saturday School experience.
- EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching in the Secondary School (1-16 cr.) Full-time supervised student teaching for a minimum of 10 weeks in a junior high/middle school or senior high school accredited by the state of Indiana, or in an equivalent approved school out of state. The experience is directed by a qualified supervising teacher and has university-approved supervision. Grade: S or F.
- EDUC-M 482 Student Teaching: All Grades (1-16 cr.) Full-time supervised student teaching in the areas of visual arts, music, physical education, special education, or school library/media services for a minimum of 10 weeks at an elementary school, junior high/middle school, and/or senior high school accredited by the state of Indiana, or at an equivalent approved school out of state. The experience is directed by a qualified supervising teacher and has university-provided supervision. Grade: S or F.