Like board-certified doctors, attorneys, and accountants, teachers who achieve National Board Certification have met rigorous standards through intensive study, expert evaluation, self-assessment and peer review. National Board Certification continues to grow in importance because across the country, teachers embrace the opportunity to examine their practice against the profession's highest standards. (www.nbpts.org) This course will provide you with the practicum experience / and simulation to aid in the completion of the NBPTS Certification Process. This practicum will help you to continue to develop understanding of the current standards for each of the 25 certificate area, provide you with an in-depth understanding of the assessment process, and provide you with simulations of the actual portfolio process. We will also discuss and contribute to the candidates' preparation for the computerized examination that follows the portfolio submission for the NBPTS certification. 08/27/2024-12/10/2024 Lecture Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced
- Teacher: Jennifer Shelley
Candidates begin this course by exploring the structures and histories of the academic disciplines represented in the K-6 content areas and examining their core ideas and interconnections. Then the course turns to a consideration of how teachers' understandings of the disciplines can improve their ability to design instruction that enhances student learning and increases depth of student knowledge. 08/27/2024-10/11/2024 Online Thursday 3:30-5:30.
- Teacher: Bridget Morton
Student teaching experience. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program and formal admission to student teaching. Fulfills a general education practicum requirement. 08/27/2024-12/10/2024 Internship Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced
- Teacher: Bridget Morton
Student Teaching Practicum I is a semester-long, field-based course in which students will plan instruction, implement lessons for public school classrooms, and engage in various reflective activities to improve pedagogy. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. 08/27/2024-12/10/2024 Lecture Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced
- Teacher: Rodney Caldwell
This course is designed to consider the specific area of learning disabilities and behavior disorders in depth, including etiology, prevalence, and characteristics. This course will review and analyze current practice and research on issues relating to education of students with learning disabilities and behavior disorders. Historical and current aspects pertaining to the particular area of disability will be revealed as well. This course is designed to consider the specialized areas of behavior function and management. This course will teach research-validated instructional and behavior strategies to facilitate learning across the curriculum. 08/27/2024-12/10/2024 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 01:30PM - 02:45PM, Nash Hall, Room 205
- Teacher: Susan Stigall
ED.325 includes the study of instructional theories, methods, and materials appropriate to teaching social studies in the elementary K-6 program.The course will utilize an integrated literacy approach modeled after social studies instruction in K-6 schools, with an extensive focus on historical reading skills, ie. inquiry process, primary source analysis, identifying bias, and specialized vocabulary. The EDTPA lesson plan format will be used in planning integrated units of study that include discipline-specific academic language and are applied in an appropriate school setting. Prerequisite: Formal Admissions into Teacher Education Program. 08/28/2024-12/09/2024 Lecture Monday, Wednesday, Friday 09:00AM - 09:50AM, Nash Hall, Room 300
- Teacher: Bridget Morton
Principles of selection and evaluation of all genres of literature and the effective utilization of books in the curriculum. 08/27/2024-12/10/2024 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 12:00PM - 01:15PM, Nash Hall, Room 300
- Teacher: Bridget Morton
This course is an introduction to the profession of teaching for elementary, middle, secondary, and specialty subject areas. Required field experiences in K-12 public schools. The content includes the framework for 21st Century Learning, North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards, Common Core and Essential Standards, Code of Ethics for Educators and Standards for Professional Conduct, digital literacy, and other issues and topics relevant to public school teachers and administrators. This course is a prerequisite to all other professional education courses and is required for formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. 08/27/2024-12/10/2024 Online Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room 100
- Teacher: Susan Stigall