EDUC 100 Strategies for Effective Tutoring 2 credits
This course is a preparatory course for those students interested in becoming tutors for the McCann Learning Center. A variety of effective instructional strategies will be demonstrated and practiced.
EDUC 105 Praxis Preparation 1 credit
Praxis Preparation, a required course, provides a review of the content and strategies for the West Virginia mandated Praxis tests. Students will complete sample tests and be provided feedback on their strengths and weaknesses. The course will include strategies for reducing test anxiety and test-taking strategies specific to the Praxis. Any student whose SAT or ACT scores qualify them for a Praxis wavier will not be required to take the course.
EDUC 203 Human Development 3 credits
This course is a study of human development from infancy through death. The course applies learning theory to life-span development to promote self-understanding and to provide preparation for working with individuals, families, groups, and communities. Must receive a grade of B- or better in order to take EDUC 242.
EDUC 242 Professional Principles 3 credits
This course explores the goals of education and their implementation, the role of the teacher, and the concerns of professional educators and applies the concepts of human development to student learning outcomes. A history of education component is included. A field experience is required. Prerequisite: EDUC 105 and 203, with a grade of B- or better or permission of the Chair.
EDUC 282 Instructional Technology 3 credits
This course examines the role of technology instruction, specifically addressing education technology standards for teachers. The course prepares pre-service teachers to integrate technology into instruction in a meaningful manner. Prerequisite: EDUC 242.
EDUC 295 Multicultural Field Experience Non-Credit
Candidates for certification complete a 20-hour early field experience in a school setting that is multiculturally different from the schools they have attended. This experience is selected and arranged by the candidates themselves, pending department approval. Specified documentation of the experience by the candidates is evaluated by department faculty to ensure that candidates demonstrate the capacity to interact with students from differing ethnic, racial, gender, socioeconomic, language, and religious groups. The experiences help prepare candidates to confront issues of diversity that affect teaching and student learning and to develop strategies for improving student learning and promoting the candidates’ effectiveness as teachers.
EDUC 346 Foundations of Literacy and Language Systems 3 credits
This course focuses on the beginnings of the development of literacy in children including the fundamentals of reading and writing as processes and how children come to understand and use those processes in differing settings. Research-based instructional strategies for supporting the development of children’s literacy are explored, including alphabet and print awareness, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. A 10-hour field placement is required. (This course may be taken for credit as EDUC 646.) Prerequisite: EDUC 242; a passing score on PRAXIS I Core Academic Skills for Educators; admission to teacher education program or enrolled as a non-degree seeking student.
EDUC 348 Classroom Discipline and Instruction 3 credits
This is an intensive and unit-focused course covering student assessment, discipline models, and classroom management strategies, as well as instructional planning, effective teaching strategies, and professional development. Primary emphasis is on the refinement of teaching techniques and the continued development of the teacher as reflective practitioner model. A required field placement provides the opportunity for reflection and the application of theory to practice. Prerequisites: EDUC 242; a passing score on PRAXIS I Core Academic Skills for Educators; admission to teacher education program.
EDUC 351 Integrated Methods in the Elementary School: Language Arts and Social Studies 3 credits
This course provides students an opportunity to apply the methods and strategies appropriate for teaching Language Arts and Social Studies in the elementary classroom. Students will explore literature appropriate for the social studies classroom, elementary writing programs, writing assessment, and instructional techniques for the integration of the Language Arts with Social Studies. A 15-hour field placement is required. Prerequisite: EDUC 242; a passing score on PRAXIS I Core Academic Skills for Educators; admission to teacher education program.
EDUC 352 Integrated Methods in the Elementary School: Mathematics and Science 3 credits
This course is a practical application of the concepts of math and science presented in the elementary school curriculum. Emphasized are the understanding of fundamental processes and practical application. A 15-hour field placement is required. Prerequisite: EDUC 242; a passing score on PRAXIS I Core Academic Skills for Educators; admission to teacher education program.
EDUC 353 Integrated Methods in the Elementary School: Health and Physical Education 3 credits
This course is an examination of the methods and activities appropriate for teaching health and physical education in the elementary school. A 10-hour field placement is required. Prerequisite: EDUC 242; a passing score on PRAXIS I Core Academic Skills for Educators; admission to teacher education program.
EDUC 426 Principles and Techniques of Middle School Education 2 credits
This course is an examination of the teaching concepts and skills unique to the middle school teacher. Focus is on the middle school child in relation to the developmental changes that occur during the adolescent years, including psychological, physical, and social changes. Teaching strategies and methods appropriate for the adolescent learner are developed. A 15-hour field placement is required. Prerequisite: EDUC 242; a passing score on PRAXIS I Core Academic Skills for Educators; admission to teacher education program.
EDUC 427 Middle School Curriculum and Organization 1 credit
This course is an examination of the instructional organization and curriculum designs of the middle level school and classroom. Emphasis is on the evaluation and implementation of middle level curriculum. Various programs germane to the middle level program, including teacher-based guidance and interdisciplinary teaming, are addressed. A 15-hour field placement is required. Prerequisite: EDUC 242; a passing score on PRAXIS I Core Academic Skills for Educators; admission to teacher education program.
EDUC 445 Professional Issues in Education 4 credits
This course provides opportunities for student teachers to develop their reading, writing, listening, speaking, and multimedia presentation skills. Prerequisite: Continuation in teacher education.
EDUC 470 Clinical Practice and Student Teaching I 4 credits
This course is a directed and supervised first placement of a two-placement semester-long student teaching experience in schools with partial assignments at appropriate grade levels. Candidates must make application for student teaching prior to advance registration. Other courses and activities which might interfere with student teaching are not permitted. Success in this experience is required for continuing in the education program; failure results in removal from student teaching and from the education program. (CR/NCR only). Corequisite: concurrent enrollment with EDUC 472.
EDUC 471 Clinical Practice and Student Teaching II 4 credits
This course is a directed and supervised second placement of a two-placement semester-long student teaching experience in schools with partial assignments at appropriate grade levels. Candidates must make application for student teaching prior to advance registration. Other courses and activities which might interfere with student teaching are not permitted. Success in this experience is required for continuing in the education program; failure results in removal from the education program. (CR/NCR only).Corequisite: concurrent enrollment with EDUC 472.
EDUC 472 Student Teaching Seminar 2 credits
This course is an integrative seminar for the student teaching experience. Students meet in assigned groups for collaborative experiences and assessment. Students engage in the preparation of their final assessment portfolios. This course is part of the Education Block. (CR/NCR only.) Prerequisite: admission to the Professional Block.
EDUC 473 Philosophy of Education 2 credits
This course develops knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish the following outcomes: research; critically examine and determine one’s own philosophy of education; and, construct and reflect upon a set of academic artifacts which exemplify preparation for classroom teaching according to national standards established by the West Virginia Professional Teaching Standards and the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
EDUC 480 Methods and Materials in Teaching 3 credits
See courses numbered 480 offered in Chemistry, English, General Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, Social Science, Visual Art, and World Languages and Cultures. A 30-hour field placement is required. Prerequisites: EDUC 242; a passing score on PRAXIS I Core Academic Skills for Educators; admission to teacher education program.
EDUC 484 Methods of Teaching English as a World Language: Selected Methodological Issues 3 credits
This course is a study of the methods and materials necessary for teaching English as a second language and provides instruction and practice in planning lessons and extracurricular activities. (This course may be taken for credit as WLAC 484 or ENGL 484.)
EDUC 487-488 Independent Study 1-4 credits
EDUC 490 Senior Project 2-4 credits
EDUC 495 Comprehensive Exams
This course is an administrative placeholder used to record a student’s score on Comprehensive Exams (CR/NCR).