2013-2014 College Catalog | Mount Aloysius College ED 406 Field Placement....................................................................................................270 Hours Internship/6 Credits For the senior student who is not interested in Pennsylvania State teacher certification, the field placement will be customized to suit individual needs regarding professional development and career plans. Students will be placed in educational settings and will assume supervisory roles in those settings. Admission by permission to second-semester seniors and successful completion of all previous academic coursework. ED 412 Strategies for Reading Assessment, Diagnosis and Intervention............................................................3 Credits In this course, students will acquire a comprehensive understanding of the reading process and research concerning reading difficulties. The course is designed to provide opportunities for pre-service teachers to apply appropriate procedures in assessment and develop appropriate instructional strategies to meet the needs of individual students. Strategies for English Language Learners (ELL) are integrated throughout the course. This course is part of the pre-student teaching experience. ED 414 Creating and Adapting Curriculum.........................................................................................................3 Credits Students will plan and adapt developmentally appropriate curriculum and instructional practices for diverse student populations using constructivism as a philosophical foundation. A field placement is required. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. ED 435 Assessment Strategies................................................................................................................................3 Credits This course is a study of assessment techniques, technology, and appropriate scaffolding in practical classroom applications. Students will reflect on methods employed in the classroom and the role of teacher as decision maker. ED 445 Methods of Science Education..................................................................................................................3 Credits This course prepares students to evaluate and appropriately use materials and basic teaching strategies employed by science teachers in the middle grades and secondary schools. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. ED 455 Methods of Secondary English Education................................................................................................3 Credits This course prepares students to evaluate and appropriately use materials and basic teaching strategies employed by English teachers in the middle grades and secondary schools. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. ED 461 Methods of Teaching Science....................................................................................................................3 Credits This course will provide the student with information about the philosophy, curricula, methodology, strategies, and materials used in developing science units and projects for early level elementary education classrooms. Emphasis will be placed on the curriculum content, instructional methods, and assessments used for teaching science. A field experience is required for this course and it includes an ELL component. Prerequisite: ED435 ED 462 Methods of Teaching Social Studies..........................................................................................................3 Credits This course will provide the student with information about the philosophy, curricula, methodology, strategies, and materials used in developing social studies units and projects for elementary education classrooms. Students will develop and will help children develop positive dispositions toward social studies. Emphasis will be placed on the curriculum content, instructional methods, and assessments used for teaching social studies. A field study will be required for this course. The study of concepts related to geography, history, economics, civics and government, and citizenship is also included. ED 465 Methods of Secondary Social Studies Education.....................................................................................3 Credits This course prepares students to evaluate and appropriately use materials and basic teaching strategies employed by social studies teachers in the middle grades and secondary schools. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. ED 475 Reading in the Content Area.....................................................................................................................3 Credits This course is designed to provide elementary, middle, and high school pre-service teachers with the academic and practical skills necessary to improve students’ abilities to read, listen, speak, and write across content areas. This course will be informed throughout by evidence-based practices for helping learners in grades 4-12. Prerequisite: ED 375.
(EE) Educational Enrichment Note: Required Educational Enrichment coursework is determined by the College’s placement test. While students earn institutional credits by successfully completing Educational Enrichment courses, these credits are not counted toward graduation requirements.
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