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Elementary Education

PROGRAM COMPONENTS: 25-30 Hrs. Dependent Upon Previous Program

 

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSE - 12 Hrs. Required

A. EDU 601 Seminar: Designing the Professional Development Plan (1 hour)-1st semester
ELED 603 Advanced Seminar Elementary Curriculum (Fall Semester)
EDU 604

Management of the Learning Environment (Spring Semester)

** Exceptional Child Education 516-The Exceptional Child: Perspectives and Issues Online Course
EDU 698 Evaluation of the Professional Development Plan (2 hours)-last semester
 
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES - 3-9 Hrs. Required - Dependent on Previous Program (Courses not listed are selected only with advisor approval.)
   
B. Select 6 to 9 Hrs. from the Following Courses
Elementary Education 505 Advanced Materials and Methods in Modern Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
Elementary Education 506

Seminar in Elementary School Science

Elementary Education 507 Advanced Materials and Methods in Social Studies
Elementary Education 509 Advanced Methods and Materials for Early Childhood Education
Education 507 Online Course *** Geographic Concepts & Skills for Teachers
Education 522 Educational Assessment
Education 524 Fundamentals of Differentiatied Instruction
Elementary Education 544 Online Course Classroom Teaching Strategies
Elementary Education 545

(Departmental approval required)

Elementary Education 570

Workshops in Elementary Education

Middle Grades Education 571 Foundations of Middle Grades Instruction
Environmental Education 585 Environmental Education
Education 597 The Organization and Supervision of Student Teaching
Literacy 519 Online Course Foundations of Reading Instruction
Literacy 523 Diagnostic Reading Procedures for Classroom Teachers
Gifted & Talented Education 536 Online Course

Nature and Needs of the Gifted, Creative, & Talented Students

Gifted & Talented Education 537 Online Course Curriculum, Strategies, and Materials for Gifted Students
*Gifted & Talented Education 538 Practicum for Teachers of Gifted Children
   
C. Select 3 Hrs. if 6 Hrs. are Selected From “B” Above
Counselor Education 551

Classroom Guidance

Counselor Education 565 Elementary Guidance Services
Educational Foundations 500 Research Methods
Educational Foundations 576 Social Foundations of Education
Educational Foundations 577 Philosophy of Education
School Administration 677

School Law

Reading Education 524 Teaching Reading Skills in the Content Areas
Exceptional Education 518 Seminar: Problems in Special Education
Exceptional Education 531 Advanced Prescriptive Teaching
Secondary Education 484G English as a Second Language
 
RELATED NON-PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES - 12 Hrs. Required (Courses not listed are selected only with advisor approval)
 

 

 
D. Psychology 422G/421G Adolescent Psychology
Psychology 432 G Online Course Psychology of the Gifted and Creative
Psychology 510 Online Course Advanced Educational Psychology
Psychology 511 Psychology of Learning
+Psychology 519 Psychological Perspectives on Classroom Behavior
Psychology 520 Psychology of Individual Differences
Psychology 521 Advanced Child Psychology
Psychology 540 Behavior Problems of Childhood and Adolescence
Library Media Education 410G Online Course Storytelling
Library Media Education 411G Online Course

Creative Experiences for Elementary Children

Library Media Education 535 Online Course Survey of Education Technology Practices
Library Media Education 537 Online Course Principles of Educational Technology
Library Media Education 518 Online Course Advanced Children’s Literature
Counselor Education 580 Family Life Studies
Counselor Education 586 Parenting Issues
Industrial Education 465G Industrial Arts for Elementary Teachers
Geoscience 507 Online Course *** Geographic Concepts & Skills for Teachers
Journalism 481G Newspaper in the Classroom Workshop
Economics 505W Economics for Teachers
Public Health 444G Death Education
Public Health 465G Health and Safety in the Elementary Schools
Public Health 467G Drug Abuse Education
Public Health 468G Sexuality Education
Public Health 469G Critical Issues in Health and Safety (Drug Abuse)

ENDORSEMENTS INCLUDED
Gifted and Talented Education
Reading and Writing
English as a Second Language

NOTE: There is a limit of 9 hrs. of workshop/investigations credit that can be used on a Rank I Program.
A total of 24 hrs. non-professional education courses are required for Rank II and Rank I combined.

 

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Only students seeking endorsements in Gifted and Talented Education may take this course
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An approved elective may be substituted if an Introductory Exceptional Child Education course is on student’s transcript
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Crosslisted with GEOS 507/EDU 507
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Prerequisite PSY 510

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