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Education<br />
to work on pr<strong>of</strong>essional identity and dispositions. Offered spring semester. Prerequisites: ED301 and<br />
concurrent with ED307.<br />
ED307 Educational Technology 1 credit<br />
This course is designed to prepare future teachers to utilize technology in the classroom as a tool for<br />
improving student learning. Pre-service teachers learn how to identify and apply technology resources<br />
to enable and empower learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics and abilities in order to<br />
deliver instruction at different levels and paces and to stimulate advanced levels <strong>of</strong> learning. The courses<br />
focuses on management <strong>of</strong> technology resources within the context <strong>of</strong> learning activities and develops<br />
strategies to manage student learning in a technology-integrated environment. Prerequisite: concurrent<br />
with ED306.<br />
ED301, ED302, ED306, ED307, and acceptance into the Teacher Education Program are<br />
prerequisites for the courses that follow. Additional specific prerequisites may be noted as<br />
appropriate for individual courses.<br />
ED310 Music Methods: K-8 1 credit<br />
This course emphasizes further work in kindergarten, elementary and middle level philosophy, curriculum<br />
and instructional strategies. An emphasis is placed on the integration <strong>of</strong> music into various curriculum<br />
areas to meet the needs <strong>of</strong> diverse learners. Students are actively engaged in: 1) understanding the<br />
creative developmental characteristics <strong>of</strong> children and adolescents; 2) designing and teaching appropriate<br />
lessons; 3) musical production; 4) using music as an alternative assessment tool; and 5) the reflection<br />
process as a means <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional development. The pre-service teacher is expected to demonstrate<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional dispositions <strong>of</strong> a principled and purposeful instructional decision-maker. Offered spring<br />
semester. Prerequisites: ED301, ED306 and acceptance into the teacher education program.<br />
ED316 Science Methods: K-8 2 credits<br />
This course is designed to help pre-service teachers develop knowledge, methods, and evaluative tools<br />
to become competent in teaching science in kindergarten through eighth grade. Students learn how<br />
to plan science programs, to choose from a range <strong>of</strong> effective teaching techniques, and to evaluate<br />
student learning using the <strong>Minnesota</strong> science content standards for primary, intermediate and middle<br />
school. Topics include lesson and unit planning, the <strong>Minnesota</strong> content standards, national standards<br />
and questioning skills. Offered spring semester. Prerequisites: ED301, ED306 and acceptance into the<br />
teacher education program.<br />
ED317 Social Science Methods: K-8 2 credits<br />
This course is designed to help the student develop knowledge, learning objectives, methods and<br />
evaluative tools to become competent in teaching social science in kindergarten through eighth grade,<br />
become familiar with a variety <strong>of</strong> instructional techniques and demonstrate an ability to evaluate<br />
student learning. An emphasis is placed on developmentally appropriate practices and addressing<br />
diverse needs <strong>of</strong> learners at primary, intermediate and middle school levels using the <strong>Minnesota</strong> social<br />
science standards for curriculum planning. Offered spring semester. Prerequisites: ED301, ED306 and<br />
acceptance into the teacher education program.<br />
ED320 Art Methods: K-8 1 credit<br />
This course emphasizes further work in kindergarten, elementary and middle level philosophy, curriculum<br />
and instructional strategies. An emphasis is placed on the integration <strong>of</strong> art into various curriculum areas<br />
to meet the needs <strong>of</strong> diverse learners. Students are actively engaged in: 1) understanding the creative<br />
developmental characteristics <strong>of</strong> children and adolescents; 2) designing and teaching appropriate lessons;<br />
3) artistic production; 4) using art as an alternative assessment tool; and 5) the reflection process as a<br />
means <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional development. The pre-service teacher is expected to demonstrate pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
dispositions <strong>of</strong> a principled and purposeful instructional decision-maker. Offered spring semester.<br />
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