Secondary Education
- SEC ED 4880Writing for TeachersPrerequisite: ENGL 3090 or junior level English. Writing for Teachers is an English-education course that supports writing across the curriculum for both pre-service English and content area teachers. Teacher candidates learn writing theories and literacy strategies to help their future students construct meaning from their discipline. The course works best for those who are completing level II or beginning level III education courses. The course counts toward the Certificate in Writing.
- SEC ED 4989Practicum I: Site-Based ExperPrerequisites: Successful practicum application. This course is a two-day per week intensive, collaborative professional experience in inclusive K-12 settings with emphasis in high school classrooms. This course emphasizes improving student learning outcomes, data-driven instruction, classroom management, and video use and analysis. Practicum I includes mandatory on-site and on-campus seminars which could be scheduled outside of normal class time. Students are required to take the appropriate DESE-mandated content exam during Practicum I.
- SEC ED 4990Practicum II: Site-Based ExperPrerequisites: Successful completion of Practicum I. This course is a four-day per week intensive, collaborative professional experience in inclusive K-12 settings with emphasis in high school classrooms. This course emphasizes improving student learning outcomes, data-driven instruction, classroom management, and video use and analysis. Practicum II includes mandatory on-site and on-campus seminars which could be scheduled outside of normal class time. Students are required to take the appropriate DESE-mandated content exam during Practicum II.
- SEC ED 4992Practicum I: MusicPrerequisites: Accepted practicum application. This course is a one-day per week (or equivalent) intensive, collaborative professional experience in a K-12 music classroom setting. This course emphasizes improving student learning and musicianship, data-driven instruction, classroom management, and reflection. Practicum I includes regular, mandatory Music Department seminar attendance outside of normal class time on campus. Students are required to take the appropriate DESE-mandated content exam during Practicum I.
- SEC ED 4993Practicum II: 12-Week MusicPrerequisites: Successful completion of Practicum I and approval of the Coordinator of Music Education. This course is a five-day per week intensive, collaborative professional experience in diverse K-12 settings with students, emphasizing improving student learning and musicianship, data-driven instruction, classroom management, and reflection. This course includes weekly, mandatory Music Department seminar attendance outside of normal class time on campus. This course must be taken concurrently with SEC ED 4994.
- SEC ED 4994Practicum II: 4-Week MusicPrerequisites: Successful completion of Practicum I and approval of the Coordinator of Music Education. This course is a five-day per week intensive, collaborative professional experience in diverse K-12 settings with students, emphasizing improving student learning and musicianship, data-driven instruction, classroom management, and reflection. This course includes weekly, mandatory Music Department seminar attendance outside of normal class time on campus. This course must be taken concurrently with SEC ED 4993.
- SEC ED 4995Practicum I: ArtPrerequisites: Accepted Practicum application. This course is a two-day per week intensive, collaborative professional experience in a K-12 art classroom setting. This course emphasizes improving student learning outcomes, data-driven instruction, classroom management, and video use and analysis. Practicum I includes mandatory on-site and on-campus seminars which could be scheduled outside of normal class time. Students are required to take the appropriate DESE-mandated content exam during Practicum I.
- SEC ED 4996Practicum II: Art 16 WeekPrerequisites: Successful completion of Practicum I requirements. This course is a four-day per week intensive, collaborative professional experience in inclusive K-12 settings with emphasis in art classrooms. This course emphasizes improving student learning outcomes, data-driven instruction, classroom management, and video use and analysis. Practicum II includes mandatory on-site and on-campus seminars which could be scheduled outside of normal class time. Practicum II includes the completion of required State certification assessments.
- SEC ED 5989Practicum IPrerequisites: Director of Clinical Experience approval. This course is a 1-2 day per week intensive professional development experience working in K-12 settings with emphasis in high school classrooms. On-site activities include partnering with the classroom teacher in all areas of instruction, assessment, and classroom management. Some methods course assignments may be completed during the practicum day at school sites. Activities to acquire research skills are included.
- SEC ED 5990Practicum IIPrerequisites: Successful completion of Practicum I and Director of Clinical Experience approval. This course is a clinical teaching experience 4 days per week in a high school setting. Teacher candidates spend time in schools engaged in various capacities to improve student learning within small group instruction, whole class teaching, lesson planning and special programs to demonstrate proficiency on all professional teacher standards. Teacher candidates collect data for a research project.
- SEC ED 5995Pract I: Site Exp in ArtPrerequisites: Coordinator of Art Education approval. This course is a 1-2 day per week intensive professional development experience working in K-12 settings with emphasis in art classrooms. On-site activities include partnering with the classroom teacher in all areas of instruction, assessment, and classroom management. Some methods course assignments may be completed during the practicum day at school sites. Activities to acquire research skills are included. This course must be taken concurrently with ART ED 5273.
- SEC ED 5996Pract II: Site Exp in ArtPrerequisites: Successful completion of Practicum I and Coordinator of Art Education approval. This course is a clinical teaching experience 4 days per week in art classrooms. Teacher candidates spend time in schools engaged in various capacities to improve student learning within small group instruction, whole class teaching, lesson planning and special programs to demonstrate proficiency on all professional teacher standards. Teacher candidates collect data for a research project.