Middle & Secondary School Curr

Catalog description

This course introduces the middle grades and/or secondary education major to the world of education. Students will apply theories of adolescent development to 5th to 12th grade students who would attend middle or secondary school and connect appropriate classroom and school-based strategies. They will learn the expectations for professional teachers, with special emphasis on State of Florida standards. Students will learn about the nature of the U.S. schools' structures, policies, and curriculum through research, readings, and discussions with a focus on the development of the middle and secondary school setting.