Elementary Education

A study of elementary school mathematics topics to promote a deep understanding in the areas of problem solving; set theory, history of numbers, number theory (whole, integers, rational and irrational numbers) and operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division); algebra and functions; students will learn to apply the technology. Students will become familiar with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) resource Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.

A continuation of MT 105. Study of the central concepts and tools of inquiry of algebraic thinking, geometry and spatial sense (planar and 3 dimensional figures; transformation, symmetries and tiling; and congruence and similarity), measurement (length, area, perimeter, volume, surface area), probability, statistics and data analysis and finance. Students will become familiar with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) resource Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.

This course prepares students who use the knowledge of how children develop from birth through early childhood planning educational programs. Students learn to devise learning episodes that embrace a variety of learning styles, cultural differences and developmental levels of children. This course examines the role of the family in child development and considers the readiness factors relevant to preschool and kindergarten programs. Current trends and practices such as inclusive and diversity programs in early childhood education are investigated.

This course is designed to help teacher candidates understand the child in the context of family and community. Teacher candidates will become familiar with social and health services available for families in the community. The course will provide opportunities to demonstrate knowledge of basic health, safety and nutritional needs of young children. Students will acquire an understanding of the interrelationships among the child’s exposure to cultures, language and through the function of the home in language development. Students will experience working with interdisciplinary, interagency and intraagency teams of professionals.

This course is an interdisciplinary survey of social studies (culture, geography, U.S. and world history, economics, and civics) stressing methodology, fundamental concepts and preparing teacher candidates for the Ohio Assessment for Educators.

The Foundations of Literacy course provides a scientifically based foundation in the cognitive socio-cultural, linguistic, and motivational influences on literacy and language development. The course presents the key scientifically based reading research foundations needed to understand how reading develops and effective methods and strategies used to teach literacy skills to young children through young adults. Topics include understanding reading research, cognitive psychology’s contributions to understanding the reading process, language development, the sequence of learning to read, the essential components of reading instruction, and an introduction to the most effective approaches to teaching reading across the grade bands.