• EDUC 327: Prob Solv Creative Thinking

  4.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
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• EDUC 335: Children's and Adolescent Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course provides the prospective teacher candidate as wide an exposure as possible to the highest quality books written for children and adolescents and equips the student with the criteria needed for evaluating excellence in different genres with an eye toward classroom use. Prerequisite: EDUC 200 and SPED 201.
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• EDUC 337: Assessment and Evaluation

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course provides candidates with skills that will enable them to determine what students have learned, when and how to make accommodations in assessments and testing conditions, and how well students are progressing to specific education goals (state grade-level curriculum standards). The candidate will develop, adapt, and use tests, rating scales, observational records, questionnaires and other types of informal and authentic measurement instruments. This course provides candidates with an opportunity to apply skills needed to use learner data to analyze, practice, adjust and differentiate instruction. This course will also provide exposure to sound measurement principles and practices for candidates. Strong emphasis will be placed on performance-based assessment, interpretation of standardized testing measures and communication of this information to the appropriate personnel. Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program. Co-requisite: EDUC 314.
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• EDUC 341: Planning Instruction in Today's Clsrm

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course will include presentation of instructional practices and developmentally appropriate teaching strategies for inclusion of students of diverse cultures, abilities, and needs. Candidates will demonstrate the ability to plan, implement, and assess instruction that includes varied teaching strategies, current technology, materials, and community resources. Candidates will demonstrate ability to plan and teach both skills and content while building a community of engaged learners. Prerequisite: 2.75 GPA or permission of the instructor.
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• EDUC 371: Assmt Eval Plan K-4

  2.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
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• EDUC 380: Teacher Education Clinical Exp I

  2.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  The purpose of this course is to facilitate early and ongoing practice opportunities for teacher candidates in a public school setting. Throughout the course, candidates will apply content and pedagogical knowledge in P-12 settings in order to progressively develop and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to demonstrate positive impact on all P-12 students' learning and development. These developmental opportunities/ experiences will take place primarily in school-based situations, but may be augmented by community-based and virtual situations. 60 clinical hours in a public school are required for this course. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education.
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• EDUC 401: Theory Intro Prac-K-4

  2.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
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• EDUC 405: Instructional Interventions

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course provides the pre-service teacher with the knowledge and skills to effectively teach all students, including students at risk, students with disabilities, English language learners, economically disadvantaged students, highly mobile students, intellectually gifted students, and students from different racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. Pre-service teachers will demonstrate the ability to plan and deliver instruction informed by Response to Instruction and Intervention Framework (RTI) at the Tier I and Tier II levels. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education, EDUC 337, EDUC 416, EDUC 419.
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• EDUC 412: Teacher Education Clinical Experience

  1.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  The purpose of this course is to facilitate early and ongoing practice opportunities for Teacher candidates in public school setting. Throughout the course, condidates will apply content and pedagogical knowledge in P-12 settings in order to progressively develop and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to demonstrate positive impact on all P-12 students Learning and Development. These developmental opportunities/ experiences will take place primarily in school-based situations, but may be augmented by Community-based and virtual situations. Prerequisites: EDUC-210, EDUC-211, and approved federal background check.
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• EDUC 416: Integrated Literacy for Elem Teaching I

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This is the first of three integrated literacy courses for K-5 licensure candidates in which they will examine the research on how children become literate and the practical implications of this research for teachers. In all three courses, candidates will engage in standards-based literacy planning, instruction, and assessment. The course will emphasize candidates' understanding of and ability to plan literacy-rich environments that integrate instructional strategies for explicit foundational skills, reading (interactive read aloud, shared reading, and independent reading), writing (interactive writing, shared writing, and independent writing), speaking, and listening. Candidates will examine, analyze, and determine the appropriate use of multiple literacy assessments. Over the semester, candidates will create lesson plans that include evidence-based instructional strategies for teaching and assessing foundational reading in conjunction with other literacy skills. Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education.
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