2015-2016 Graduate Catalog

EDEL 513 Professional Renewal

Update skills and knowledge of professionals in the discipline. Goals and objectives will be specifically directed at individual professional enhancement rather than the acquisition of general discipline knowledge or methodologies. S/U or letter graded. Repeatable, under different subtitles.

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EDEL 520 Effective Instruction in Elementary School Mathematics

A comprehensive examination of issues, trends and practices in elementary school mathematics programs, including instructional strategies, planning, development, materials and evaluation. Emphasis on promoting problem solving in school mathematics curriculum.

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EDEL 525 Integrated Methods: Visual Arts, Music and Physical Education

Integration of visual art, music and physical education. Students learn discipline specific instruction techniques, strategies, activities and content knowledge to effectively integrate these areas across the curriculum.

1-3

EDEL 544 Elementary Student Teaching and Capstone Seminar

Prerequisites: Full admittance to PTEP and 3.0 GPA. Meets student teaching requirement for certification. S/U graded.

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EDEL 550 Effective Instruction in Elementary School Social Studies

In-depth consideration of issues, problems and practices in the elementary social studies classroom, including instructional strategies planning, materials and evaluation. Emphasis on thinking in a pluralistic democratic society.

3

EDEL 555 Effective Instruction in Elementary School Reading, Writing and Communicating

This course provides an introduction to teaching/learning strategies in reading, writing, speaking and listening including ways to plan, teach and assess student growth in literacy skills.

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