2009-2010 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Course Descriptions Course Descriptions 2009–10 Cedarville University 217 EDUC-2200 – EDUC-4850 EDUC-2200 Multicultural Field Experience –Fa, Sp 1 hour An introduction to the professional side of schooling through a four-week field experience in a multicultural school setting. Some field-based assignments focus on issues of multicultural education. Prerequisites: EDUC-1000 The Education Profession; ENG-1400 Composition; COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech. Corequisites: other courses in the Introduction to Teaching block. (Fee: $90) EDUC-2400 Children’s Literature –Fa, Sp 3 hours A survey of the early history, major types, and modern trends of literature for children in preschool through grade 5. The social and personal value of literature is studied along with methods for using trade books for reading instruction. Prerequisite: EDUC-1000 The Education Profession. EDUC-2500 Educational Psychology –Fa, Sp 3 hours An introduction to the principles of child and adolescent development, learning theories, and the principles and processes that affect teaching and learning. The class focuses on learning theory and the skills necessary to create and maintain an optimal learning environment in a diversity of settings. Prerequisite: EDUC- 1000 The Education Profession. EDUC-2600 Topics in Children’s Literature –Su 3 hours An overview of current topics and trends in children’s literature. May be credited toward the reading/language arts middle school concentration. Offered during Summer School Session III and intermittently by arrangement with instructor. Prerequisite: EDUC- 2400 Children’s Literature or permission of department chair. EDUC-2800 Principles of Mathematics II –Fa, Sp 3 hours A course building on the NCTM standards-based framework begun in Principles of Math I and including a development of new mathematical topics that are connected to real world situations and other disciplines. Prerequisite: EDUC-1800 Principles of Mathematics I. EDUC-3030 Computers in Education –Su 3 hours This course prepares the teacher candidate to use computers and related technology to support instruction in the K-12 setting. Productivity tools, assistive technologies, and instructional strategies prepare the student for the practicum experience. Prerequisite: EDUC-2100 Technology in the Classroom. Offered in fall or spring on an as-needed basis only. EDUC-3560 3 hours Practicum in Educational Technology –Fa, Sp, Su A placement in a K-12 setting under the supervision of a qualified technology director during which the teacher education teacher candidate assists in operation of the technology program. Prerequisite: completion of 75% of the computer/technology endorsement or permission of instructor. EDUC-3570 Supervised Field Experience 1-3 hours A 30-90 clock hour supervised placement in an early, middle, or adolescent/young adult classroom. Designed to give a transfer teacher candidate or a teacher candidate repeating other field experiences an analogous experience to those in the University’s teacher education program. EDUC-3600 2 hours Principles Value Added Assessment –Fa, Sp A study of assessment concepts and procedures in the K-12 school setting, including the Ohio Model of Values Added Assessment. Application of Skills in the field is required. Prerequisite: Enrollment in methods block. Corequisite: Methods I block and Principles of Teaching. EDUC-3610 Practicum –Fa, Sp, Su 2 hours Independent teaching of ESL students under the general supervision of a master teacher. In a K-12 placement under the supervision of a qualified ESL teacher, the student will practice teaching in a formal classroom situation. During this experience, the student will be provided opportunities to establish goals and objectives and design curricula that reflect Ohio’s grade-level learning outcomes in content areas. The student will also be given opportunities to select, adapt, create, and use varied resources appropriate to age, cultural groups, and different learning styles. Activities should include integrating technology in planning and delivering instruction and strategies for creating and maintaining communication with families. Practicum will also provide the student with knowledge and skills in assessment. Ongoing during this experience, the student will analyze, evaluate, reflect on, and describe his/her field experience. Prerequisite: LING-3500 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language. (Fee: $45) EDUC-3990 Independent Study in Education 1-3 hours An investigation of contemporary topics in education through reading, writing, or creative projects. Prerequisite: 15 semester hours in education. EDUC-4000 3 hours Reading in the Content Area: Multi-Age ­–Su (Out-of-Class) An introduction to the range of strategies and programs for learning and teaching the reading process, including the nature of the reading process, assessment techniques, and instructional strategies to provide increased comprehension of the textual material of the disciplines represented by students in the class. This course is for Adolescent and Young Adult Mathematics and Multi-Age Music and Physical Education teacher education program majors. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program or senior status and permission of department chair. EDUC-4500 Philosophy of Education –Fa, Sp 2 hours A critical analysis of foundational educational philosophies in the context of history and their impact on Christian educational philosophy. Examines current ethical and moral issues relevant to education, schooling, and the family. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program or permission of department chair. Normally taken with student teaching. EDUC-4510 0 hours Seminar in Cross Cultural Student Teaching –Fa, Sp This seminar for students who will be student teaching cross culturally in a subsequent semester will introduce the requirements for completing Philosophy of Education while student teaching and address issues related to the cross cultural student teaching experience. EDUC-4850 Internship in Applied Education 3-12 hours Juniors and seniors who have been accepted into the teacher education program may, with the approval of the education department chair, engage in an internship that involves the meaningful use of knowledge gained in previous education courses and experiences. A departmental faculty member will assist with the internship, arrangements, and evaluation of the experience. The department chair will approve the number of credit hours to be granted for the experience. Prerequisite: permission of the education department chair. (Fee: $25)