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University Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDU 4126 - Methods and Materials in Social Sciences (3)

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted a full semester prior to student teaching. The following methods and materials courses are intended to give an understanding of the special teaching procedures and materials related to each of the special fields of teaching. These courses provide an understanding of teaching procedures, classroom management, reading skills, and effective teaching strategies and materials related to specialized subjects areas. These courses are components of the Senior Semester in Teacher Education for elementary, middle school, secondary, and specialty area majors. The student teacher completes the professional portfolio and participates in mock interviews and specialty area coaching sessions. Prerequisite to all methods courses are admission to the Teacher Education Program and an overall GPA of at least 2.5. Corequisites: EDU 4226  or permission of the department. The techniques of social science instruction in high school are considered. Special emphasis is placed on the utilization of resources. This course provides a survey of current issues in teaching social sciences in high school, effective teaching methods, classroom management techniques, and a review of philosophies of student discipline. The student teacher completes the professional portfolio and participates in mock interviews.


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