EDUC 3370. Advanced Instructional Technology (3) F This course goes beyond EDUC 3100 by having the student focus on creating and developing effective, appropriate, and sophisticated technology usages. EDUC 3390. Literacy in the Primary Grades (2) 5m, F Analysis of developmental reading skills with emphasis on readiness for reading, phonic and structural analysis, word recognition, use of the basal reader, and reading for various purposes. EDUC 3430. Creative Processes in the Elementary School (3) 5m, F, 5 Development of altitudes, methods and skills in creative teaching. Prerequisite: Elementary Education Seniors one semester prior to Student Teaching and Early Childhood Seniors one semester prior to Children's School experience. EDUC 3800. BIS Capstone and Graduation Preparation (1) This course provides BIS students with a foundation for the capstone project, as well as helping them to professionalize themselves in preparation for life after graduation. EDUC 3800 is a required prerequisites of EDUC 4800. EDUC 3850. BIS Internship (1-3) 5 The Bachelor of Integrated Studies Program (BIS) offers BIS students the opportunity to earn 1 to 3 elective credit/no credit credits for a work internship. For requirements and guidelines, contact the BIS office. EDUC 3900. Preparing, Teaching, and Assessing Instruction (3) F, 5 This integrated course will focus on lesson planning, teaching, and assessment through the application of the Teacher Work Sample (TWS) using lesson plan formats taught in the content areas. A variety of instmdional strategies effective for use at the secondary level will be taught and modeled. Field experience in a public school setting is induded. This course must be taken concurrently with EDUC DV3200S, EDUC DV3260S, and EDUC 3930. EDUC 3930. Reading and Writing Across the Secondary Curriculum (3) F, 5 This course will focus on assessment of reading comprehension of students, and decisions teachers make concerning methods, materials and procedures based on those assessments. Teacher candidates will integrate literacy skills (vocabulary, study skills, comprehension development and writing) within their respective content areas and teach sample lessons to secondary students. Field experience required. Prerequisites: Teacher Education Level 1 (EDUC 3100, EDUC 3110, EDUC 3140). Should be taken concurrently with the other courses in Teacher Education Level 2 Secondary (EDUC DV3200S, EDUCDV3260S, EDUC. EDUC 4250. Second Language Acquisition: Theories and Implementation (3) 5 This course explores second language acquisition processes, current theories, and effedive strategies as a knowledge base in planning appropriate curriculum and instrudion for English language learners. EDUC 4270. Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (3) F Teaching strategies for English language development and content area instmdion. EDUC 4300. Elementary Mathematics Methods (3) F, 5 Study of mathematics methods appropriate for dementary school curriculum with specific emphasis on developmental strategies including the concrete-representational-abstract instructional model. Connections to other subject areas, problem solving, critical thinking skills and real-life situations are stressed. National and state 229 curricular guiddines will be reviewed and discussed. Field experience required. Prerequisites: Teacher Education Level 2 Elementary (EDUCDV3200E, EDUC 3240, EDUC DV3260E), MATH 2010 and MATH 2020. Should be taken concurrently with the other courses in Teacher Education Level 3 Elementary (EDUC 4320, EDUC 4330, and EDUC 4340). EDUC 4310. Foundations of Cooperative Learning (2) This course examines the rational, principles, skills and interaction strategies necessary before implementing Cooperative Learning in the classroom. Emphasis will be upon the basic components of Cooperative Learning, team building, and simple teamwork. Methods and strategies will be demonstrated and will involve a dive student group participation. EDUC 4320. Elementary Language Arts Methods (3) Methods for developmental language arts. Field experience required. Prerequisites: Teacher Education Level I (EDUC 3100, EDUC 3110, and EDUC 3140) and Level II (EDUC DV3200E, EDUC 3240, EDUCDV3260E, and EDUC 3280). Should be taken concurrently with the other courses in Teacher Education Level 3 Elementary (EDUC 4300, EDUC 4330, and EDUC 4340). EDUC 4330. Elementary Science Methods (3) F, 5 Methods and materials for teaching hands-on guided discovery science. National and state curricular guidelines will be reviewed and discussed. Field experience required. Prerequisites: Teacher Education Levd 2 Elementary (EDUC DV3200E, EDUC 3240, EDUC DV3260E). Should be taken concurrently with the other courses in Teacher Education Level 3 Elementary (EDUC 4300, EDUC 4320 or EDUC 4350 if previously taken, and EDUC 4340). EDUC 4340. Elementary Art/Music Methods (3) F, 5 Designed to prepare students to successfully teach art and music in the elementary dassroom. Students are expeded to design, prepare and teach lessons to engage elementary students in art and music activities. National and state curricular guidelines will be reviewed and discussed. Field experience required. Prerequisites: Teacher Education Levd 2 Elementary (EDUC DV3200E, EDUC 3240, EDUC DV3260E). Should be taken concurrently with the other courses in Teacher Education Level 3 Elementary (EDUC 4300, EDUC 4320, and EDUC 4330). EDUC 4380. Student Teaching in Elementary Education (4) F, 5 Student teaching experience in elementary public school setting plus weekly seminar on campus. Prerequisites: EDUC Level 3 (EDUC 4300, EDUC 4320 or EDUC 4350 if previously taken, EDUC 4330, and EDUC 4340) and permission of Field Experience Director. Should be taken concurrently with EDUC 4820, EDUC 4840, and EDUC 4860. Offered CR/NC only. EDUC 4420. Foundations of Education of the Gifted (2) F An overview of education for the gifted and talented; historical and philosophical background; charaderistics, needs, and devdopmen- tal patterns of the gifted; issues in identification, differentiating curriculum, and educational program options; spedal populations of gifted students. EDUC 4450. Creativity and Applied Imagination in the K-12 Classroom (2) Exploration and development of readily available personal and community resources to encourage creative thinking, classroom involvement, and transfer of learning. EDUC 4470. Teaching for Thinking (2) Theory and practice for teaching thinking skills in elementary, middle, and high school dassrooms. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education and EDUC 3140 or equivalent. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Heafth Professions MHA CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST BTNY Science GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences rULd PHIL PSY SW GERT SOC ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog