PED 3303 Tch Middle Sch Env Science READ 3309 Tch Rdg in Content Areas SOSE 3310 Crit Soc Studies Ed Content area course by Advisement
NS 3312 Life Sciences Studies (prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program) PED 3304 Aesthetic and Physical Development PED 3314 Children’s Literature in Spanish (prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program) READ 3306 Language and Literacy (prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program and READ 3305) SPANISH (9 hours of Spanish beyond 1401 and 1402. Placement does not equal hours credit.) SPAN 2311 Spanish for Native Speakers SPAN 2312 Spanish II for Native Speakers SPAN 3301 Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition
SOSE 4304 Current Issues in Urban Teaching Total: 126 SCH
Fourth–Eighth Grade Generalist (125 SCH) Common Core Requirements See listing under Common Core Requirements in this catalog. Preparatory Requirements and Non-Field-based Courses for the Educational Component (Interdisciplinary Blocks I, II, and III
Professional Development (27 hours) The Professional Development courses require concurrent enrollment in specific field-based blocks of courses. A minimum of 60 clock hours of fieldwork per semester is required for Blocks I and II. Block III represents a full-semester, full-day student teaching experience. In order to successfully complete each block, students must demonstrate mastery of the content; thus it is highly recommended that preparatory and academic courses be taken before beginning the Blocks. Admission to these blocks is approved by the advisor/coordinator of the Urban Education Department.
These courses are requirements for the degree and are in addition to the core curriculum. These courses fulfill the Preparatory Requirements and include other courses that are not field-based for students in the 4-8 Generalist certification program. READ 3305 Foundations of Literacy SOSE 3306 Culture of Urban Schools ETC 3301 Educational Technology (Prerequisites: CS 1305 or CIS 1301, or demonstrated competency) MATH 3321 Math Concepts I (Prerequisites: MATH 1301 or MATH 1310, admission to teacher education) MATH 3322 Math Concepts II (Prerequisites: MATH 1301 or MATH 1310, MATH 3321, admission to teacher education) SOSE 3320 Assessment and Evaluation of Children
Block I (Prerequisites: admission to the Teacher Education program, ECH 2313, READ 3305, PED 3314, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312, SPAN 3301, and may take one of the following courses concurrently: SOSE 3306, ETC 3301) Concurrent enrollment in BED 3301, BED 3311 and READ 4306 BED 3301 Understanding the Second Language Learner BED 3311 Foundations of Bilingual/ESL Education READ 4306 Literacy Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment in Bilingual/ESL
Academic Major and Non-Field-based Courses These courses are preliminary requirements for the degree and are in addition to the core curriculum. These courses fulfill the Academic Major requirements and include other courses that are not field-based for students in the 4-8 Generalist certification program.
Block II (Prerequisites: Successful completion of Block I, MATH 3321, MATH 3322, pre- or concurrent enrollment NS 3310, NS 3312. Concurrent enrollment in BED 4301, BED 4311, and READ 3317) BED 4301 Teaching Language Arts and Reading in Spanish BED 4311 Integrating Curriculum in a Bilingual/ESL Classroom READ 3317 Language Arts Instruction for the Bilingual / ESL Classroom
PED 3301 Introduction to Special Populations (Prerequisite: SOSE 3306) PED 3302 Teaching Middle School Mathematics PED 3303 Effective Teaching Strategies in Environmental Science Education READ 3307 Language Arts Instruction (Prerequisites: READ 3305, admission to Teacher Education) READ 3309 Reading in the Content Areas 4-12 (Prerequisites: READ 3305, admission to Teacher Education) NS 3310/3312 Physical Science Studies/Life Science Studies (either course) (Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education) NS 3311Earth and Environmental Science Studies (Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education)
Block III (Prerequisites: Successful completion of Block II and must have completed all other courses on degree plan. EED 4303 Student Teaching in the Bilingual/ESL Classroom EED 4304 Student Teaching in the Early Childhood Classroom SOSE 4303 Current Issues in Urban Teaching III. IV.
Block III with THECB Educational Aide Exemption Approval Declared majors who are exempt from student teaching are required to take SOSE 4304 and must choose two courses (6 SCHs) from those listed below to substitute for the 6 SCHs of student teaching. Prerequisites: Successful completion of Block II and completion of all other courses on degree plan. Select two Courses (6 SCHs): SPAN 3302 Professional Writing PED 3302 Tch Middle Sch Math
SOC/BEH (any one of the following courses) SOSE 3310 Critical Social Studies Education ECON 1301 (Prerequisite: ENG 1301) GEOG 1302 HIST 2303 (Prerequisite: Enrollment in or completion of ENG 1301) POLS 3309 (Prerequisites: POLS 2303, 2304, and junior standing) SOC 3304 (Prerequisites: SOC 1303 and junior standing)
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