• EDUC 457: Enhanced Student Tchng K-12

  10.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course offers a full-time teaching experience in an accredited public school under the direction of a selected cooperating teacher, a Tusculum College Clinical Experience Supervisor and the Director of Field Experience. Candidates are required to observe the same schedule as that prescribed for regular classroom teachers and are expected to participate in the same activities as the cooperating teacher. Each candidate is required to complete a minimum of two placements during the 16 weeks of the full-time student teaching experience. Prerequisites: Admission to Student Teaching and passage of Praxis Content Knowledge examination. Co-requisite: EDUC 452. Course graded as Pass/Fail.
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• EDUC 481: Teacher Education Clinical Exp II

  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. 80 clinical hours in a public school are required for this course. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education and successful completion of EDUC 380:Teacher Education Clinical Experience I.
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• EDUC 500: Foundations of Schooling and Human Development

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course introduces pre-service candidates to the historical, philosophical, and cultural foundations of the American educational system. Content introduces the ways in which children learn and develop in the cognitive, physical, linguistic, and socio-emotive domains, and how important theorists and theories have influenced the art and science of teaching. The course promotes student reflection on the nature and characteristics of effective teachers, to inform and refine the developing teaching philosophy of pre-service teachers.
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• EDUC 501: Current Topics Adult Education

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  A seminar-style course in which students explore the nature of adult education and learning theories, concepts and practices to gain an overview of this field. Significant library investigation of an assigned topic in adult education will be presented to the class. The course includes the nature of groups, and the development of a collaborative learning team, instruction and use of the library and literature researches, preparation and delivery of a group presentation, preparation of presentation materials and a structured assignment that helps each learning team assess itself and understand their own group dynamics and ways to make the learning team more effective.
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• EDUC 502: Assess Adult and Org Lrn Needs

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  The use of assessment as the initial phase of developing valueadded learning programs. Needs assessment, job/task analysis and identification of needed skills and competencies will be practiced. Students will assess the learning needs of a group or a specific task.
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• EDUC 503: Designing Developmentally Appropriate Practices

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course is designed to engage current teachers in a thorough examination of various instructional strategies and to determine which strategies might be most appropriate for a myriad of learning styles and students with diverse educational backgrounds, strengths, weaknesses and disabilities. Emphasis will be placed on examination of current best practice in teaching including such topics as STEM, TEAM, collaboration with colleagues-parents-community, differentiation, learning strategies and integration of instructional topics.
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• EDUC 505: Planning Instruction for Present and Future

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  Provides the classroom teacher with an opportunity to design instruction and encourages educators to explore the needs of learners. A single instructional plan for all students is explored as well as instructional plans designed to meet the needs of special students.
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• EDUC 506: 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 curriculum that includes varied teaching strategies, current technology, materials, and community resources. The planned topics will include the psychological and social development of the student. Candidates will demonstrate ability to plan and teach both skills and content while building a community of engaged learners.
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• EDUC 508: Research Design in Adult Education

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  Allows students to select a topic, prepare a proposal and begin the investigative process on a topic of their choosing which relates to the education of adults. Students will also conduct an in-depth literature review in addition to formulating research questions.
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• EDUC 510: Dyn Human Develop Learn Styles

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  The foundations of adult learning theory and applications of those theories to organizations. Includes personality as it affects learning, adult learning theory, hierarchies of learning, types of learners, learning styles and preferences and approaches to curriculum development. Students will use assessment tools to profile their own learning styles and match learning styles with related learning activities.
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