SCED 4301Secondary Mathematics Pedagogy I (3-0-3)
The focus will be on skills in problem-solving, measurement, computation, hypothesis posing and hypothesis testing, and on algebraic and geometric analyses. Teaching and learning strategies will be examined in light of effective school practices and in light of national, regional, and local curriculum standards. Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.

SCED 4302Secondary Mathematics Pedagogy II (3-0-3)
Using knowledge bases derived from educational research, from national, state, and local curriculum standards. Students will plan, present, and evaluate instruction for the secondary school mathematics classroom. Techniques for assessment of learning will be examined, as well as teaching and learning strategies. Computer and electronic technologies appropriate to secondary mathematics curriculum will be utilized to develop introductory competencies. Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education and SCED 4301.

SCED 4401Science 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 4402Science 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 4501Secondary 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 4502Secondary 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 4901Secondary Apprenticeship/Seminar (1-12-13)
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
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