1991-1992 Academic Catalog

106 Education Education professorAnna Ruth Hille brings 30 years ofexperience as an elementary teacher to the classroom. Departmental Courses EDUC-100 Introduction to Education 2 hours An introduction to the major concepts of schooling. EDUC-101 Field Experience 2 hours A four-week field experience in multicultural schools. (Fee: $45) EDUC-102 Education of Exceptional. Children 2 hours Explores the implications P.L. 94-142 with an emphasis on the definitions and characteris– tics of exceptionalities under this law. Mainstreaming strategies are both discussed and ob– served. EDUC-103 Teaching Thinking Skills 2 hours Teaches creative and critical thinking skills. Methods of instruction for these skills will be developed for a variety of curricula and a diversity of age groups. EDUC-182, 183 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 5 hours each quarter A course designed to certify that the prospective elementary teacher has mastered the arithmetics skills and concepts currently taught at the elementary school level. Topics covered include: number properties. numeration systems. and informal geometry. Prerequisite: Major in elementary education or permission of instructor. EDUC-200 Audio Visuals 2 hours An introduction to audio visual equipment. software. and operation with emphasis placed on operation. Effective selection and utilization is discussed to enhance the student's under– standing ofthe ..total" concept of media use. EDUC-201 Preliminary Student Involvement 0 hours Each student arranges five full, consecutive days in a Christian school during which he observes and participates in classroom activities. A follow-up report is required. EDUC-230 Arts and Crafts in the Elementary School 2 hours Philosophy, methods, and materials of art instruction. Emphasized creative work. using simple tools and inexpensive materials. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. EDUC-250 Early Childhood Education 4 hours A consideration of the function of preschool education in the total life of the child includ– ing a study of the research and theory of his physical, mental, emotional, and social growth. Discussion of current preschool and primary programs. EDUC-251 Kindergarten Curriculum and Methods 5 hours A study of purposes, content, methods. and resources for teaching and learning in kinder– garten. Field experience included. Prerequisite: EDUC-250 Early Childhood Education. EDUC-290 Handwriting 0 hours Instruction in manuscript and cursive on paper and the blackboard. Includes principles of teaching handwriting to elementary children. EDUC-300 Learner & the Leaming Process 4 hours A study of (1) the nature of the learner from a measurement perpective. (2) the nature of the learning process, including theories of learning, principles of learning, diagnosis of learn– ing needs. measurement and evaluation of learning, and (3) the interaction of teaching and learning. EDUC-301 Tutoring for Secondary Education l hour Twenty hours of tutoring in certification field(s) in area schools. Constitutes a transition experience between Introduction to Education field experience and Principles of Teaching practicum.