assessment activities that are appropriate to middle grade students. Special emphasis will be placed on instructional approaches that actively engage early adolescents in concept formulation, thematic problem solving, strategic learning, complex skill development, performance assessment.

MGED 3251 Science Education for Middle Grades (3-0-3)
This course emphasizes approaches to teaching science content that reflect understanding of the distinct characteristics of middle school students, the importance of inquiry and discovery in the process of coming to understand science content, and the framework provided by national and state science standards.

MGED 4110 Teaching on an Integrated Team (3-0-3)
Students will engage in a simulation to act as an interdisciplinary team conceptualizing, planning and working together as a team engaging in a thematic approach to integrated studies in the middle grades. Students will come together to form teams based on their areas of concentration and expertise. They will develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become effective members of a teaching team. They will identify commonalities across content areas and working together develop units of instruction as a team that reflect student needs, middle school philosophy, and best practices in the middle grades. Prerequisites: CORE I, II, & III, Content Specialization I & II.

MGED 4111 Integrated Instruction in the Middle School (3-0-3)
Students will engage in collaborative planning of an interdisciplinary unit of instruction for implementation in the field. Students will work with a team of teachers to pre-plan, implement and evaluate the interdisciplinary unit of instruction. Students will develop needed skills, knowledge and pedagogical approaches to the content areas integrated in the unit of study. Methods used will be students centered to meet middle grade students' needs as early adolescents, and unique needs as diverse learners.

MGED 4160 The Creative Arts (3-0-3)
Designed to meet the unique needs of the middle school regular classroom teacher; this course, based on the arts infusion model, will emphasize aesthetic perception, creative expression, cultural heritage, and aesthetic valuing. Content areas include music, creative dramatics, movement and the visual arts. Applying critical and creative thinking techniques and understanding the arts as a way to communicate meaning and explore cultural diversity will serve as the focal points of the course. Specific examples of activities, materials, resources, and optimal learning experiences and opportunities that relate directly to the themes and units that are traditionally incorporated into the middle school program in social studies, science, math, and literacy will be explored.

MGED 4210 Middle Grades Apprenticeship (3-12-15)
Students are placed with selected master teachers for an entire semester during which time they are teaching in the curriculum areas for which they are seeking certification. During the semester the apprentice teacher, under the supervision of the master teacher, assumes the responsibilities of professional teaching practice. During this semester apprentices meet regularly with the master teachers and

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