Secondary Methods of Teaching and Learning with Field Experience

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of teaching methodology for effective instruction at the middle and high school levels. Teacher candidates plan, design, and implement instruction within their specific certification area. Topics include theory and practices, research-based instructional models, culturally responsive teaching, assessment, and inclusion of students with special needs. Teacher candidates design a comprehensive unit of study, explore, and implement a variety of lesson models within their discipline including inquiry-based learning, project-based learning, cooperative learning, game-based learning, and the use of authentic assessments. Graduate teacher candidates will also evaluate several academic sources and create a culminating research project over the various methodologies specific to their subject area. This course requires an intensive 30-hour practicum where teacher candidates are required to teach multiple lessons in a school setting within their subject area under the guidance of a highly qualified mentor teacher.