MEDAILLE COLLEGE | Undergraduate Catalog | 2010–2011 ●● Motivate students to want to learn individually, collaboratively, and cooperatively through a variety of successful and differentiated teaching strategies; ●● Integrate media and technology to enhance learning; ●● Explain and adapt to the influences of society, culture, community, and family on school; ●● Demonstrate a comprehension of and adaptability to student diversity: ethnic, gender, social class, race, religion, region, disability, and its implications; ●● Create an effective, positive, and active learning environment with high expectations for student achievement; and, ●● Respond to student behavior in positive, safe, and educationally productive ways. Assessment ●● Keep records to determine and report student progress; ●● Evaluate student learning and development through a variety of appropriate formative and summative assessment instruments, including standardized and teacher-constructed tests as well as alternative measures; ●● Understand and utilize curriculum-based and authentic assessment practices across a range of student learning styles; ●● Use assessment to improve student learning, teaching effectiveness, and the learning environment; and, ●● Reflect upon and improve professional performance based on professional standards, student, peer and supervisor feedback, and best practices. Professionalism and Relationships ●● Develop a personal philosophy of education that will serve as a basis for professional decisions; ●● Demonstrate knowledge of the American public school system; ●● Practice professional and ethical behavior consistent with recognized educational standards and codes of ethics; ●● Engage in research, reflection and life-long learning to assure continued personal and professional development; ●● Acquire skills necessary for the effective problem solving of issues that may occur in collaborative and consultative professional relationships; ●● Be able to co-teach and engage in professional collaboration in the inclusive classroom; ●● Exhibit a genuine sense of responsibility and service to students and teaching, valuing all aspects of students’ well-being; and, ●● Build collaborative and respectful relationships with colleagues, supervisors, students, parents, and community members. Adolescent Teaching: Biology 7–12 with Special Education
Pedagogy Core (48 credit hours) CIS 165 Computer Applications in Secondary Education (3) EDU 237 The Adolescent Reader and Writer (3) EDU 236 Content Area Literacy with Fieldwork (3) EDU 365 Adol. Teaching Biology Methods with Practica (3) EDU 469 Foundations of Education (3) EDU 480 Student Teaching (11) EDU 481 Student Teaching Seminar (1) ESP 230 Intro to Special Education (3)/EDU 340 Child Abuse, Drug Awareness, etc. (0) ESP 276 Positive Behavioral Support Approaches to Classroom Management and Instruction (3) ESP 328 Education and Assessment of Children with Mild to Moderate Disabilities with Practica (3)
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