Education Courses

This course is designed to provide students with an extended supervised field experience in an elementary, middle, or secondary school classroom in a high need/diverse school setting. Students actively observe and assist the teacher in a variety of ways. Students are jointly supervised by the cooperating teacher and a supervisor from NCC. Students may co-teach or teach lessons if the cooperating teacher and supervisor determine that the student has the background knowledge and experience to be successful. Students will be required to keep an ongoing reflective journal of the experience. A student may repeat this experience up to four times. In order to repeat the course, the student must enroll in this experience at a different school. Prerequisite: EDN 100. Required: 50 field experience hours. Tuberculosis test required.

Classroom organization, management theories, effective management principles, and instructional strategies which foster positive relationships with and among students are examined. To prepare pre-service teachers for working in classrooms with unique challenges and diverse cultures, needed pedagogical skills and discipline approaches are included. Prerequisite: PSY 205 or PSY 220. Corequisite: A methods course with 40 or more hours field experience. Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program.

This course examines the current research, curricular goals, and methods of teaching reading in the high school content areas. Students apply strategies for teaching reading within their specific disciplines. Content literacy in a standards-based curriculum and research-based best practices for teaching all secondary readers-- struggling, gifted, English-language learning, and challenged--are studied. The course requires 20 hours of practicum experience. Prerequisites: EDN 100; one of PSY 205 or PSY 220. Background check required. Tuberculosis test required. Basic Skills Test required.

Instructor consent required.

The course is designed to provide students with an extended field experience in a middle school classroom supervised jointly by an NCC supervisor and the classroom teacher. Students complete 50 hours of supervised field work, applying research-based methods to actual teaching situations in middle school settings. At least twice during the term, an NCC supervisor observes the students as they conduct lessons and conducts a follow up conference in which the student and supervisor evaluate and discuss the lesson. Corequisite: EDN 300 (HPE 300 for P.E. majors). Required: 50 hours field experience - minimum attendance of three times per week, consecutive days preferred. Background check required. Tuberculosis test required.

This course provides students with a field experience in an elementary physical education classroom to learn methods, teaching styles, and strategies for teaching elementary physical education. Students complete 50 hours of supervised field work applying research-based methods and techniques to actual teaching situations under the joint supervision of the cooperating classroom teacher and the NCC supervisor. Required: 50 practicum hours. Background check required.

A study of content, methodology, and current research on teaching and learning in elementary and middle school science. Emphasis on developing a range of teaching skills appropriate for effective and engaging science instruction. Students develop, teach, and reflect on lessons. Through a range of experiences examining model programs, curriculum resources, and hands-on activities, students gain an understanding of effective science teaching. Required: 20 Field experience hours. Corequisite: EDN 328. Prerequisites: EDN 100; PSY 205 or concurrent enrollment; one science course; 2.50 GPA recommended. Basic Skills Test required. Tuberculosis test required.

This course examines the learning characteristics, teaching strategies, accommodations and modifications for successful inclusion of children with special learning needs in the general education classroom. The course content covers children with identified disabilities served under IDEA and Sec. 504, as well as students identified as at-risk or gifted. Prerequisites: PSY 205; a methods course with a field experience. Required: 10 hours field experience. Background check required.

This course is designed to provide students with an extended field experience in an elementary school art classroom supervised jointly by an NCC supervisor and the classroom teacher. Students complete 50 hours of supervised field work, applying research-based methods to actual teaching situations in the elementary school setting. At least twice during the term, an NCC supervisor observes the students as they conduct lessons and conducts a follow up conference in which the student and supervisor evaluate to discuss the lesson. Corequisite: EDN 331. Required: 50 clinical hours. Background check required.

This course provides preservice teachers with a basic understanding of and hands-on experience with curricular uses of computers in grades K-12. Prerequisite: One of EDN 300, EDN 324, EDN 326, or EDN 328.

Current research and methods of teaching English (literature, composition, and language) at the secondary level are explored. Consideration is given to such issues as: instructional planning in a multicultural setting, teaching reading in the content areas, and writing across the curriculum. Corequisite: EDN 371. Prerequisite: EDN 100, PSY 205, EDN 300. Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program.

Current research and methods of teaching mathematics at the secondary level are explored. Consideration is given to such issues as: instructional planning in a multicultural setting, teaching reading in the content areas, and writing across the curriculum. Corequisite: EDN 371. Prerequisites: EDN 100, PSY 205, EDN 300. Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program.

Current research and methods of teaching social studies at the secondary level are explored. Consideration is given to such issues as: instructional planning in a multicultural setting, teaching reading in the content areas, and writing across the curriculum. Corequisite: EDN 371. Prerequisites: EDN 100, PSY 205, EDN 300. Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program.

The course is designed to provide students with an extended supervised field experience in an elementary classroom with emphasis on teaching music. Students observe, assist, and teach several music plans under the joint supervision of a cooperating teacher in the school and a supervisor from NCC. Students must develop lesson plans, conduct the lessons, and evaluate their own teaching of these lessons in consultation with the teacher and the supervisor. Students submit written lesson plans along with their reflective self evaluations after the teaching of the lessons. Corequisite: EDN 351. Required: 40 hours field experience. Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program. Background check required. Tuberculosis test required.

This course provides an exploration of the nature of reading and how reading instruction integrates with the other language arts. Students study various methodologies and become familiar with materials for effective reading instruction for students with various learning styles and background experiences. Students are exposed to research, methods and assessment for the five major areas of reading: comprehension, phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and fluency. Corequisite: EDN 365. EDN 100, EDN 260, EDN 324, EDN 326, EDN 328; PSY 205 or concurrent enrollment. Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program.

This course examines the relevance of the teaching of young adult literature, the reading processes involved in reading this literature, research of and developments in young adult literature, strategies for promoting deep reading, and pedagogical considerations in teaching young adult literature. Prerequisites: EDN 100 and PSY 205 or PSY 220.

The course is designed to provide students with an extended supervised field experience in an elementary/middle school classroom with emphasis on teaching language arts. Students observe, assist, and teach several language arts lessons under the joint supervision of a cooperating teacher in the school and a supervisor from NCC. Students must develop lesson plans, conduct the lessons, and evaluate their own teaching of these lessons in consultation with the teacher and the supervisor. Students submit written lesson plans along with their reflective self evaluations after the teaching of the lessons. Corequisite: EDN 367. Required: 40 hours field experience. Background check required. Tuberculosis test required.

This course focuses on the connection between reading and writing. Writing is viewed as both a product and a process. Prerequisite: EDN 367. Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program.

An examination of content reading instruction in the middle school. Emphasis is on the nature of how to teach students to both learn to read and read to learn. Prerequisite: EDN 362. Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program.

Supervised field experience of 50 clock hours. Course used for remediation or for students who have more than two terms between field experiences and/or student teaching. Additionally used to meet certification deficiencies. May be taken twice for credit. Required: 50 hours field experience. Background check required. Tuberculosis test required.

This course is designed to provide students with an extended supervised field experience in an elementary/middle/high school classroom with an emphasis on teaching English Language Learners. Students observe, assist, and teach several lessons under the joint supervision of a cooperating teacher in the school and a supervisor from NCC. Students must develop lesson plans, conduct the lessons, and evaluate their own teaching of these lessons in consultation with the teacher and the supervisor. Students submit written lesson plans along with their reflective self-evaluations after the teaching of the lessons. Required: 50 hours field experience. Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program. Background check required. Tuberculosis test required.

This course focuses on language teaching methods and classroom materials for use with English Language Learners (ELLs) in K-12 Bilingual classrooms. Methods of teaching listening, speaking, reading, and writing will be presented and practices. Methods for integrating the teaching of language and academic content will be introduced and practiced. Sheltering and scaffolding instruction will be emphasized, and students will select and critically analyze materials for use in the Bilingual classroom. This course focuses on methods, approaches and materials used in the teaching of English as a second language. Methods of teaching different language skills as well as theories and practices to differentiate instruction to respond to K-12 English language learners? needs are introduced. Students are engaged in developing, implementing and evaluating lesson plans an! d materials. Prerequisite: MCL 380.

Instructor consent required.

This course will cover effective instructional methods, strategies, accommodations and modifications, in multiple content areas, as they relate to teaching K-12 students with high incidence disabilities in inclusive settings. Strategies to collaborate with colleagues and with parents/families of students with disabilities will also be covered including co-teaching, family-educator conferences, and working effectively with paraprofessionals. Prerequisite: EDN 430.

Students are introduced to an examination of the nature of the reading process and the tools and strategies used to evaluate reading development. Emphasis is placed on the use of assessment to strengthen and extend the reading abilities of middle school students. Same as: EDN 562. Prerequisite: EDN 362. Background check required. Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program.

Students use a variety of alternative teaching strategies and materials while working with elementary/middle school students in a supervised practicum setting for a minimum of 50 clock hours. Students conduct a multifaceted diagnostic assessment to identify individual reading abilities and difficulties and develop a plan for intervention based on assessment results. Emphasis is placed on applying techniques learned in EDN 462 and EDN 463. Prerequisite: EDN 462. Background check required. Tuberculosis test required.

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of teaching and learning in the content areas for English Language Learners (ELLs). Students will examine sociocultural and psycholinguistic perspectives in second language learning and research on content-based language instruction. Students will learn to apply multiple strategies in integrating subject matter and English language skills using experiential, participatory and process-oriented approaches for effective bilingual/English language development in academic settings. (This course includes a 20-hour field experience.) Prerequisite: EDN 383. Required: 20 hour field experience.

Instructor consent required.