EDU 1001 Praxis Review
This course is designed to assist in preparing Teacher Education students in the reading, writing, and mathematics skills necessary for meeting the minimal scores on PRAXIS I required by the state of Virginia for obtaining a professional teaching license.
EDU 2003 Human Growth & Development for Educators
This course includes a study of human growth and development birth through adolescence. The course focuses on skills that contribute to an understanding of the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of children and the ability to use this understanding in guiding learning experiences. The interactions of children with individual differences are incorporated. Includes a 15-hour early field experience. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association (SVEA) is required. Prerequisite: PSY 1013. (Fall and Spring)
EDU 2212 Introduction to Instructional Media and Technology
This is an introductory course in the basics of instructional technology, computers, media, and their education application. The course is designed to meet the technology standards outlined in the Virginia Standards of Learning. (Fall)
EDU 2013 Foundations of Education
This course is designed to develop an understanding of the historical, philosophical, and sociological foundations underlying the role, development, and organization of public education in the United States. Attention is given to the legal status of teachers and students, including federal and state laws and regulations, school as an organization/culture, and contemporary issues in education. (Fall and Spring)
EDU 3043 Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction in Secondary Schools
This course provides opportunities for students to design and model instruction based on Virginia Standards of Learning for their endorsement area, learning theories, and effective school research. Students will construct and interpret various assessment tools for evaluation of pupil learning and use them, as well as the Standards of Learning assessments, to develop differentiated instruction for learners with diverse needs. Students will develop communication strategies to promote family involvement in pupil learning. A 20-hour field experience is required. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association (SVEA) is required. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. (Fall)
EDU 3053 Reading and Language Arts
This course is designed as a study of reading and language arts as communication. The course will include methods of teaching writing, spelling, phonics, and grammatical skills and how to include their use in an integrated elementary curriculum. The use of literature will be included as a way of teaching skills such as phoneme awareness, word recognition skills, and comprehension skills. Writing and reading workshops will also be introduced as a way to use writing skills. Methods are presented for working with gifted students and those with disabilities. Teaching methods and materials are based on requirements found in the Virginia Standards of Learning for Reading and English. A 15-hour field experience in the public schools will be required as part of the class work. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association (SVEA) is required. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. (Fall)
EDU 3133 Introduction to the Exceptional Child
A course designed to study the characteristics of students with exceptionalities, including gifted and talented, and to provide for their instruction in an educational setting. Special attention is paid to developmental disabilities and issues such as attention deficit disorder, substance abuse, child abuse, cultural diversity and working with families. Teaching methods emphasize those that facilitate the integration of exceptional students within the general education classroom. A 15-hour field experience in the public schools will be required as part of the class work. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association (SVEA) is required. Prerequisite: EDU 2003. (Fall)
EDU 3163 Methods in Teaching PreK-6 Mathematics
This course will provide students, who plan to teach mathematics in grades Prek-6, with strategies for planning, presenting, and assessing the mathematics content found in Virginia’s Standards of Learning to a variety of learners. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. (Fall)
EDU 3193 Teaching Science & Social Studies PreK-6
This course provides opportunities for students to design and model instruction based on Virginia Standards of Learning for elementary science and social studies, along with discipline-specific learning theories, and effective school research. Topics include integrated curriculum, participatory citizenship, scientific inquiry, and safety in the classroom. Students will construct and interpret various assessment tools for evaluation of pupil learning and use them, as well as the Standards of Learning assessments, to develop differentiated instruction for learners with diverse needs. Students will develop communication strategies to promote family involvement in pupil learning. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. (Spring)
EDU 3182 Methods in Teaching Mathematics 6-12
This course will provide students who plan to teach mathematics in grades 6-12 with strategies for planning, presenting, and assesingthe mathematics content found in Virginia’s Standards of Learning to a variety of learners. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. (As needed)
EDU 3253 Reading in the Content Area
A survey of the strategies and materials which facilitate students’ reading, thinking, and study skills required in secondary subject areas. The primary emphasis will be on engaging all students regardless of reading ability in reading and writing activities as the means to learning content material. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. (Fall)
EDU 3801 Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience I
The student is placed in a public school classroom for practical experience as an observer/participant under the supervision of classroom teachers and college faculty. Students will attend on campus seminars as scheduled and will spend a minimum of 20 hours in a public school classroom. Prerequisite for EDU 3801: EDU 2003, 2.5 overall GPA. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association is required for placement. (Fall and Spring)
EDU 3901 Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience II
The student is placed in a public school classroom for practical experience as an observer/participant under the supervision of classroom teachers and college faculty. Students will attend on campus seminars as scheduled and will spend 25 hours in a public school classroom. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association is required for placement. (Fall and Spring)
EDU 4053 Diagnostic Reading
This course is designed to aid teachers in evaluating and identifying students with reading difficulties. The course will include the use of assessment and screening measures for language proficiency, phonemic awareness, decoding, word recognition skills, comprehension skills and other related skills and how to include their use in an integrated curriculum. Teaching methods and materials are based on requirements found in the Virginia Standards of Learning for Reading and English. A 15-hour field experience in the public schools will be required as part of the class work. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association (SVEA) is required. Prerequisites: EDU 3053, formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. (Spring)
EDU 4341: Classroom Management
This course, taken during the semester of student teaching, provides opportunities for students to study theories of classroom and behavior management including current research about classroom behavior, interventions, and case studies. Using analyses of their own classroom experiences and knowledge of effective approaches for students with diverse needs, student teachers will develop a serviceable classroom management plan consistent with the school environment. Prerequisite: Must be taken in the same semester with EDU 4608, EDU 4708, or EDU 4908 (Student Teaching).
EDU 4101 Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience III
The student is placed in a public school classroom for practical experience as an observer/participant under the supervision of classroom teachers and college faculty. Students will attend on campus seminars as scheduled and will spend 30 hours in a public school classroom. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association is required for placement. (Fall and Spring)
EDU 4501, 4502, 4503 Special Topics in Education
Prerequisite: Junior/Senior Standing.
EDU 4608 PreK-12 Student Teaching
Student teaching is a semester of continuous full-time professional activities in a public school under the supervision of public school and college personnel. VCLA and Praxis II must be taken prior to beginning student teaching. 12 semester hours credit. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association is required for placement. Prerequisite: Formal admission to student teaching. (Fall, Spring)
EDU 4708 6-12 Student Teaching
Student teaching is a semester of continuous full-time professional activities in a public school under the supervision of public school and college personnel. VCLA and Praxis II must be taken prior to beginning student teaching. 12 semester hours credit. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association is required for placement. Prerequisite: Formal admission to student teaching. (Fall, Spring)
EDU 4908 PreK-6 Student Teaching
Student teaching is a semester of continuous full-time professional activities in a public school under the supervision of public school and college personnel. VCLA, Praxis II, and VRA must be taken prior to beginning student teaching. 12 semester hours credit. Membership in the Student Virginia Education Association is required for placement. Prerequisite: Formal admission to student teaching. (Fall, Spring)
