ELED 350 Middle School Methods

This course deals with the study and application of curriculum, integration of curriculum and the middle school philosophy. Students will develop necessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions to teach all middle level students. Students will use state/national standards, lesson planning fundamentals, and a variety of models of teaching to develop and implement lessons and units. The curriculum focus is on teaching language arts, social studies, and the creative arts in a culturally responsive manner. This course includes intense university classroom practice as well as a required weekly field experience at the middle school level in which students apply the planning and teaching skills developed within the university classroom setting.

Credits

3 credits

Distribution

Advanced

Notes

140-UG Level 4 Advanced