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Show Education — Elementary Education Education — Secondary Education 195. International Aerospace Education Workshop—A nontechnical approach to aviation, space, and American and international power. Lectures and symposia by internationally known leaders in education, social science, military, and world affairs. An individual journal will be developed based on lecture notes, readings, observations, and experiences. Summer only. European tour (9) World tour (15) Memmott 197. Outdoor Education Workshop—A broad inter-disciplinary approach to the methodology of outdoor education teaching techniques. Su (3) Rhead Department of Elementary Education Luan H. Ferrin, Chairman Students preparing to teach in the elementary schools, kindergarten through grade six, major in elementary education and will graduate from the School of Education. Elementary school teachers' certificates are also valid in Utah junior high schools provided the individual has a major and a minor, or composite major in subjects taught on the junior high school level. An adviser from the Department of Elementary Education will be assigned each prospective teacher. It is to the student's advantage that he begin planning his program early in the freshman year. In addition to the general college requirements, each candidate for a baccalaureate degree in elementary education must complete 42 credit hours in professional course work. These courses commence late in the sophomore year, and it is recommended that they be taken in the following sequence: Education 111, 101, 121, 134, 161, 135, 139 or 140, 137, 112, and 102. Each elementary education major will also be expected to select an area of subject matter concentration during his sophomore year. This requirement can be satisfied by completing 40 credit hours in one academic area, or two lesser areas of concentration of 20 hours each. A student selecting a 40 hour concentration should follow the catalog requirements for an academic major. Those selecting the 20 hours concentrations should consult their adviser in elementary education. Both lower and upper division courses may be used in completing these fields. The fields from which the elementary teacher candidate may select to complete his 40 credit hour or 20 credit hour concentrations are as follows: English French Mathematics Physics 264 German History Spanish Political Science Art Psychology Music Sociology Speech and Theatre Arts Physical Education Botany "Child Development Zoology • Geography Chemistry * Instructional Media STUDENT TEACHING Student teaching (Education 137) is taken in selected public elementary classrooms under the direction of the classroom teachers and the college supervisors. All arrangements are made in the Office of the Coordinator of Professional Laboratory Experiences. This experience is on a full-day basis for a complete quarter. Assignments are made with consideration for the students' background, grade preferences, living accommodations, and the needs and wishes of personnel in the cooperating schools. In general, the student takes this course the fall or winter quarter of the senior year. Student teaching is to be completed prior to the final quarter. Advanced students, who have completed the prerequisites, will be permitted to do their student teaching the last quarter of the junior year, Education 111, 101, 121, 134, 161 and 135 are prerequisites to student teaching. Department of Secondary Education Harley K. Adamson, Chairman The student preparing to teach in either junior or senior high schools will spend considerable time in both professional courses and academic specialization. The student's adviser will be a staff member in the field of the student's academic (teaching) major. Also, he should receive help as needed from a staff member in his academic (teaching) minor. He will also be assigned an advisor from the professional education staff to help in meeting the requirements of the School of Education and the requirements for the Utah teaching certificate. It is recommended that the student complete the 33 credit hours required for certification, in the following sequence: Education 111, 101, 105, 161, 146, 157, 112, 102. *Only 20 credit-hour concentrations provided. 265 |