Education Courses (EDU)

EDU 3305 Microcomputers in Education (3)
    This course is designed to introduce prospective teachers to currently available technology and to prepare them to use various media for their own education as well as in their professional careers.  Students are expected to become comfortable in the use of various media and to explore the possibilities for the use of media in the classroom.  Emphasis is given to ways in which multimedia can be used to meet the needs of the varying learning styles. 
EDU 3310 The Professional Educator (3)
    This course provides a broad overview of education, teaching and schools, and an orientation to the Teacher Education Program. Multiple field experiences in school settings are required as part of the course.  This is a prerequisite course for most other education courses.
EDU 4400 Classroom Management (3)
    This course is designed for all education majors.  The purpose of this course is to establish a foundation of content and application relative to classroom management and discipline, emphasizing reflection, decision making, and integrated teaching/learning strategies.  Methodologies utilized will include discussion, lecture, field experience, case studies, problem solving sessions, projects, and research. 
EDU 4471 Curriculum and Instructional Delivery (3)
    This course offers a survey of school curricula, organizational patterns for school systems and classrooms.  It is designed for Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, and Middle and Secondary Education majors.   Various instructional strategies, major philosophies and learning theories are examined. Prerequisite: Admission to TEP; class should be taken semester prior to internship.
EDU 4476 Internship in Elementary/K-6 Collaborative Teacher (9)
    The Professional Internship Program is the culminating clinical field-based experience for students seeking certification in a teaching field.  The Professional Internship Program provides the student with the opportunity to conduct classes and assume the role of a teacher while receiving supervision from a classroom teacher and a university supervisor for a period of one full semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the informed, reflective decision maker throughout the internship experience. Prerequisite: Admission to TEP. Co-requisite: ELE 4454.
EDU 4491- Guided Independent Research (1-3)
  4492 Undergraduate research with attention to critical evaluation of research techniques, methods and procedures.  Prerequisites: junior or senior standing with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding professor, approval of department chairperson or dean.  A written request is to be submitted to the department chairperson at least two weeks in advance of the term in which study is to be undertaken.  May not be used to repeat a course for which a grade of D or below has been earned. Application forms are available in the Office of University Records.  Guided independent research may be taken only in the applicant’s major or minor field.  Also see index for “Independent Study and Research.”
EDU 4493- Guided Independent Study (1-3)
  4494 Supervised study through field or laboratory projects, guided readings, creative endeavors or achievement of specific skills.  Prerequisites: junior or senior status, permission of guiding professor, approval of department chairperson and the dean. A written request is to be submitted to the department chairperson at least two weeks in advance of the term in which study is to be undertaken.  May not be used to repeat a course for which a grade of D or below has been earned.  Also see index for “Independent Study and Research.”
EDU 4499 Technology Across the Curriculum (3)
    This course prepares the student to use a variety of technologies in developing curriculum and planning instruction for diverse learners in grades K-6.  Attention is given to the history of technology, software selection and the integration of technology into the curriculum by matching technology resources and tools to instructional needs.