SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
FED 200
Introduction to Teacher Education - 2 hrs. A general overview of teaching in public schools with a
supervised practicum. The course is designed as a personalized exploration of the profession for those
students interested in teaching as a possible career and anxious for an accurate picture of what is
entailed in teaching in American schools today as well as the qualities and skills required for those
who teach.
2-hour lab requirement for Early Childhood, Elementary, Early
Childhood Special Education, and Collaborative Teacher K-6 until candidates demonstrate a
passing score on Praxis II. Prerequisite: 2.50 Grade Point Average (Offered Fall, Spring, and
Summer)
FED 212
Human Growth and Development - 3 hrs. A study of the ontogenesis of human growth and
learning from adolescence to young adulthood. Emphasis is placed on the cause and effect
interrelationship between natural growth and maturational processes and environmental forces,
influences, and expectations. Prerequisite: PSY 201, 2.50 Grade Point Average (Offered Fall,
Spring, and Summer)
FED 215
Instructional Technology - 3 hrs. A course designed to emphasize traditional current and
emerging instructional technology in the classroom. Students will learn various techniques for
designing instructional materials, applying and integrating technology in instruction, and using
microcomputer and software applications to promote effective teaching and learning. The course
offers pre-service teachers the opportunity to design lessons, select appropriate media formats, and
conduct informal and formal evaluations on the effectiveness of selected media on the learning process.
Also, students will become knowledgeable of educational applications in both
microcomputer platforms Macintosh and Windows. Prerequisites: 2.50 Grade Point Average
(Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)
FED 300
Foundations of Education - 2 hrs. A study of the growth and development of education in the
United States, together with a consideration of the effects of the purpose of education on organization
administration curriculum, and teaching procedures.
2-hour lab requirement for Secondary
Education majors until candidates demonstrate a passing score on Praxis II. Prerequisites:
Formal admission to the teacher education program (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)
SED 307
Materials & Methods of Teaching in Secondary Schools - 3 hrs. A course designed to acquaint the
student with fundamental educational principles and practices in secondary schools and current
acceptable methods, devices, and techniques of learning that enhance and facilitate the teachinglearning process. The course also provides for supervised practicum. Prerequisite: Formal
admission to the teacher education program (Offered Fall and Spring)
FED 404
Tests and Measurements - 3 hrs. A study of the current methods of educational measurement and
evaluation, the development of a scientific attitude toward the ideas of statistics and testing, the study
and selection of various tests, and the solution of individual problems through the administration and
interpretation of illustrative tests. Prerequisites: Formal admission to the teacher education
program (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)
SED 409
Reading in the Content Area - 3 hrs. A course focusing on the basic reading and study skills that
students need, regardless of the content area. It also provides concrete suggestions for ascertaining
reading interests and activities of secondary students. The course will be presented in a non technical
manner that stresses a practical approach. Prerequisites: Formal admission to the teacher
education program (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)
SED 421
Materials and Methods of Teaching English in Secondary Schools - 3 hrs. An
analysis of
objectives of the high school curriculum in English and a study of methods and practices effective in
the teaching of language and literature.
Prerequisite:
Formal admission to the teacher
education program (Offered Fall and Spring)
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SED 422
Materials and Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools - 3 hrs. A methods course
designed for persons interested in teaching mathematics in high schools. Emphasis will be given to
the logic of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. The following topics are representative of the areas to
be covered: mathematics as a study which contributes to the realization of the general aims of
education, the specific aims of mathematics teaching, the proper place of mathematics in the
secondary school curriculum, sources of materials and aids in the teaching of mathematics;
mathematics organizations (professional and student), mathematics literature (professional and lay),
and tests in mathematics. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the teacher education program
(Offered Fall and Spring)
SED 423
Materials and Methods of Teaching the Social Sciences in Secondary Schools - 3 hrs. A study of the
aims and function of the social sciences in the modern secondary school and the curriculum and
methods appropriate to the attainment of these objectives. Prerequisites: Formal admission to the
teacher education program (Offered Fall and Spring)
SED 424
Materials and Methods of Teaching Science in Secondary Schools - 3 hrs. A study of the present
methods of teaching subjects such as biology, physics, chemistry, and general science, the basic
concepts of various sciences, fundamental laws and principles, and the development in study of
scientific attitudes. Topics representative of the area to be covered include: the contributions of
science to the realization of the aims of education; the aims of science teaching; the use of technology,
demonstrations, and experiments; and science materials and their sources. Prerequisite:
Formal admission to the teacher education program (Offered Fall and Spring)
SED 495
Internship - 12 hrs. One semester of full-time teaching under the immediate direction of
supervising teachers in off-campus public schools. Upon return to the campus, students share their
experiences, discuss problems, and develop new techniques in a professional seminar. Prerequisites:
Formal admission to the internship (Offered Fall and Spring)