SCED 4401		Science Pedagogy I (3-0-3)
Students will examine varied approaches to instruction of secondary science curriculum including: inquiry, field and laboratory based learning, concept attainment and formation, hypothesis testing, discovery and simulation. Students will develop instructional planning skills. Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
SCED 4402		Science Pedagogy II (3-0-3)
In this course students will critically examine formal designs and examples of secondary science curriculum, the national and state standards for science in the secondary schools, materials and resources for science instruction, including opportunities through electronic media for scientific investigations, data base development, critical discourse. Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education and SCED 4401.
SCED 4501		Secondary English Pedagogy I (3-0-3)
Through this course students will demonstrate the abilities to analyze and apply models of instructional approaches, and learning assessment in the areas of literature, reading skills, and language development. Students will develop skills necessary to plan instructional units and lessons that accommodate diverse learners. Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
SCED 4502		Secondary English Pedagogy II (3-0-3)
Students will examine controversial issues related to English curriculum and instruction. They will develop understandings and skills related to assessment including diagnostic, formative and summative evaluation strategies; interpreting standardized test data; using inventories and holistic scoring strategies; understanding and using sound principles of test design. Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education and SCED 4501.
SCED 4901		Secondary Apprenticeship (12-0-12)
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. Prerequisites: Successful completion of teacher education course work and all requirements for the subject area major.
SCED 4902		Secondary Apprenticeship (3-0-3)
Taken concurrently with apprenticeship, students examine issues and problems of practice. Students reflect on and synthesize the conceptual and theoretical constructs of pedagogy with the complexity of practice. `Prerequisites: Successful completion of teacher education course work and all requirements for the subject area major. Taken simultaneously with SCED 4901.
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