The general purpose of the course is to provide opportunities for pre- service teacher candidates to observe, implement, assess, and reflect on standards-based instruction in a supportive elementary school classroom. To achieve these purposes, candidates complete a five-week full-day classroom placement. While working in the field placement, candidates observe instruction; assist the cooperating teacher with planning, implementing, assessing, and reflecting on instruction; and plan, implement, and reflect upon their own instruction.

Teacher candidates will develop competencies for managing and developing procedures that will create an inclusive classroom environment. The general purpose of this course is to strengthen the teacher candidates' understanding of the relationships among classroom environment, classroom behavior, and learning. Activities, readings, children's literature, discussions, and observations will focus on effective decision-making about classroom management and on developing alternatives for preventing and dealing with management and discipline problems.

Teacher candidates will develop competencies for managing and developing procedures that will create an inclusive classroom environment. The general purpose of this course is to strengthen the teacher candidates' understanding of the relationships among classroom environment, classroom behavior, and learning. Activities, readings, children's literature, discussions, and observations will focus on effective decision-making about classroom management and on developing alternatives for preventing and dealing with management and discipline problems.

The social studies include history, economics, geography, and civics. Each discipline becomes relevant to young members of our democracy as they formulate their understanding of roles in our society.

The social studies include history, economics, geography, and civics. Each discipline becomes relevant to young members of our democracy as they formulate their understanding of roles in our society.

The social studies include history, economics, geography, and civics. Each discipline becomes relevant to young members of our democracy as they formulate their understanding of roles in our society.

A study of materials and techniques useful in the diagnostic teaching of reading and other language arts with students in grades 5-9. The course will emphasize materials, techniques, and procedures, which diagnose individual strengths and weaknesses, and prescriptive instruction based upon the diagnosis. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. This course is in conjunction with a guest field experience to occur in a 16- week placement at one school site.

The development of competencies for the teaching of reading and other language arts (writing, speaking, listening, viewing and visual representation) is the focus of this course. Course will also provide an overview of reading and language arts development from grades K-5. Twenty hours of laboratory work in the schools are required. Course aligns with all current international, national, and state accreditation and teacher preparation standards.

The development of competencies for the teaching of reading and other language arts (writing, speaking, listening, viewing and visual representation) is the focus of this course. Course will also provide an overview of reading and language arts development from grades K-5. Twenty hours of laboratory work in the schools are required. Course aligns with all current international, national, and state accreditation and teacher preparation standards.

A study of materials and procedures for developing reading and language arts skills with elementary students. Course will emphasize how to diagnose individual student skill strengths and challenges and build a prescriptive program based upon the diagnosis. core components of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension) are addressed as applicable to elementary-aged students within the larger context of a literacy block (whole group, small group, individualized intervention).