Methods and Materials in Human Sciences

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and Student Teaching. The following methods and materials courses are intended to give an understanding of the special teaching procedures and materials related to each of the special fields of teaching. These courses provide an understanding of teaching procedures, classroom management, reading skills, and effective teaching strategies and materials related to specialized subject areas. These courses are components of the Senior Semester in Teacher Education for elementary, middle school, secondary, and specialty area majors. The student teacher completes the professional portfolio and participates in mock interviews and specialty area coaching sessions. Prerequisite to all methods courses are admission to the Teacher Education Program and an overall GPA of at least 2.5. This course completed concurrently with EDU 4215 , is an examination of skills used in applying principles of curriculum development, knowledge of adolescents, and social trends to instructional planning. Emphasis is on meeting individual needs of learners through selection and structuring of objectives, content, and learning experiences. This course provides a survey of current issues in teaching human sciences, effective teaching methods, classroom management techniques, and a review of philosophies of student discipline. The student teacher completes the professional portfolio and participates in mock interviews.