EDUC 120 Psychology for Teaching (2 Credits)
Course content features learning and motivation theories and recommended teaching and assessment strategies. Concepts and required course work are applied to primary, elementary, middle and secondary classroom situations. Fall and spring semesters.
EDUC 125 Foundations of U.S. Education (2 Credits)
This course addresses the development of schools as institutions from an historical, philosophical, political and sociological perspective. It traces the evolution of schools, educational systems and educational thought in the U.S. in relation to the major traditions of education and the larger movements of American life. Fall and spring semesters.
EDUC 223 Instructional Technology (0 Credits)
The uses of new media (including computers and video) in the school curriculum are combined in a laboratory approach with equipment operation and the production of materials. The course applies some of the knowledge available about perception, learning and communication theory to instructional technology applications in the classroom. Non-credit lab. Pre-professional block. Fall and spring semesters.
EDUC 226 Elementary/Middle School Social Studies Methods (2 Credits)
This course provides a theoretical, historical and philosophical examination for teaching social studies in the elementary school. Social studies methods are considered as well as evaluation, theories of learning, curricular development and contemporary classroom practices. Pre-professional block course. Prerequisite: Meet all Gate 1 requirements. Fall and spring semesters.
EDUC 227 Early Childhood/Elementary Music Education Methods (2 Credits)
This course is designed to give future classroom teachers the musical experience, skills and understanding necessary for teaching music at the primary level. Music fundamentals, accompanying instrument techniques and methodology are emphasized. Prerequisite: admission to class cohort. Fall and spring semesters.
EDUC 228 Elementary/Middle School Music Education Methods (2 Credits)
This course is designed to give future classroom teachers the musical experience, skills and understanding necessary for teaching music in the upper-grade levels. Music fundamentals, accompanying instrument techniques and methodology are emphasized. Prerequisite: admission to class cohort. Fall and spring semesters.
EDUC 235 Teaching Methods in the Arts (2 Credits)
This course explores strategies for integrating art, music and drama activities into K-8 classrooms. It offers practical experiences in the creation and teaching of arts activities while providing students with an understanding of the relationship of the arts to the core curriculum. Students will engage in learning experiences which support the use of the arts in the classroom. It is hoped that skills acquired in this class will lead to more creative approaches to teaching and learning. Prerequisites: admission to class cohort. Fall and spring semesters.
EDUC 249 Pre-Student Teaching Experience, Elementary School (150 clock hours) (2 Credits)
A practicum experience for prospective Elementary Education candidates. For five weeks, students who aspire to be teachers are assigned full-time to a certified teacher as an assistant in a public or parochial school. Emphasis is placed on direct application of theory in the classroom. The focus is on discrimination of effective teaching/learning practice. Taken as part of the pre-professional block. Prerequisite: Meet all Gate 1 requirements. Fall and spring semesters. Graded on S/U basis.
EDUC 250 Pre-Student Teaching Experience, Secondary School (150 clock hours) (2 Credits)
A practicum experience for prospective Secondary Education candidates. For five weeks, students who aspire to be teachers are assigned full-time to a certified teacher as an assistant in a public or parochial school. Emphasis is placed on direct application of theory in the classroom. The focus is on discrimination of effective teaching/learning practice. Taken as part of the pre-professional block. Prerequisite: Meet all Gate 1 requirements. Fall and spring semesters. Graded on S/U basis.
EDUC 252 The Comprehensive High School (2 Credits)
This course is an introduction to the unique characteristics of the comprehensive American high school. Early Adolescent/ Adolescent certification students will begin by examining the origins of the comprehensive high school, originally described in 1918 as “the people’s college.” The evolution of the high school to its contemporary format will be examined. Students will review seminal documents developed over the last century intended to reform the American high school and assess their relative impact. Taken as part of the pre-professional block. Prerequisite: Meet all Gate 1 requirements. Fall and spring semesters.
EDUC 254 Instructional Methodologies for Adolescents (2 Credits)
This course examines the theoretical, philosophical and historical origin of the field in which students will be gaining certification. Students will study current practices in their certification area, both methodological and curricular, to gain a more complete understanding of contemporary practice. Concepts common to all teaching areas including teaching methods, lesson planning, evaluation and learning theories, will be considered, along with methodologies more specific to selected teaching areas. Taken as part of the pre-professional block. Prerequisite: Meet all Gate 1 requirements. Fall and spring semesters.
EDUC 260 Foundational Mathematics Evaluation and Enhancement (4 Credits)
A mathematics education course that addresses the constructivistic mathematics concepts, skills and principles needed for all learners, including pre-K through 12th grade students. The course satisfies the mathematical level proficiency and second mathematics course requirements for Early Childhood and Middle Childhood educators at St. Norbert College. The topics in this course include mathematical concepts and connections, addressing personal math anxieties/phobias, developing number sense, recognizing patterns/sequences, analyzing data/probability, exploring measurement and evaluating geometric concepts. Additionally, the students will focus on the connectivity, scaffolding and sequencing of these five content areas through the processes of problem solving, reasoning and proof, communication, connections and representation. Prerequisites: Successful completion of Gate 1 in the St. Norbert College education program. Summer.
EDUC 271 Music & Movement for Pre-school (2 Credits)
This course is designed to investigate the child’s potential for self-expression and discovery. Music and rhythms will be studied as a way to stimulate the child’s natural tendency to use movement as an instrument of play and self-expression. Students will study chants and rhythms, dance and musical games, percussion instruments and movement and self-expression using classical and modern music. Prerequisite: admission to class cohort. Fall and/or spring semesters.
EDUC 272 A Multicultural Approach to Early Education Curricular Issues and Instructional Methods (2 Credits)
This course examines multicultural curricular issues in early childhood education. The course is designed to help pre-service teachers gain an understanding of multicultural issues that emerge in schooling and society. EDUC 272 is designed to teach skills on creating developmentally-appropriate teaching methods and materials that are sensitive and relevant to a multicultural student population. Prerequisites: Meet all Gate 2 requirements. Fall and spring semesters.
EDUC 274 The Role of Play in the Growth & Development of Young Children (2 Credits)
This course will investigate the importance of play in the young child’s social, cultural, psychological and physical development. Prerequisite: Meet all Gate 2 requirements. Fall and spring semesters.