Calendar 2005-2006 - The University of Akron

College of
Education
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
5000:
301 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 0 credits
(May be repeated) For cooperative education students only. Work experience in business, industry
or governmental agency. Comprehensive performance evaluation and written report required.
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
AND LEADERSHIP
5100:
150 DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION 3 credits
Based on an interdisciplinary inquiry, this course examines varied theories and practices of democratic
education.
205 FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER SKILLS 1 credit
Elective Course: Computer Skills for education majors with little or no computer experience. Includes
word processing, databases, graphics and communications. Cannot substitute for any required course.
210 CHARACTERISTICS OF LEARNERS 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of all College of Education program admission requirements; Corequisite:
211. Describe cognitive, psychosocial, physical, language, and moral development of learners
Pre-K through adult. Identifies learner needs, roles of teachers and schools in fostering optimal
development. (10 hours of field experience included.)
211 TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES 3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of all College of Education admission requirements; Corequisite: 210.
From course content and activities, students will recognize, select, and practice various instructional
models. Students will acquire and apply appropriate learning and motivational strategies. (10
hours of field experience included.)
410 PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION 3 credits
Prerequisites: 5050:310, 5050:311, 5050:320, 5050:330. Course work applies social and philosophical
foundations of education to current and historical issues in education with attention to roles and
responsibilities of contemporary teachers.
412/512 DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 3 credits (20 clinical hours)
Design, adaptation, and preparation of instructional materials using graphics, transparency production,
video equipment, computer authoring software, mounting and laminating processes, photography,
and other procedures.
420/520 INTRODUCTION TO INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTING 3 credits
Prepares the student in the use of instructional technologies in educational and business settings.
Segments of the course are offered in an online format.
430 SENIOR HONORS PROJECT: FOUNDATIONS 1-6 credits
(May be repeated for a total of six credits) Prerequisites: senior standing in Honors College and permission
of student’s preceptor. Carefully defined individual study demonstrating originality and sustained
inquiry.
480 SPECIAL TOPICS: EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS 1-4 credits
(May be repeated with a change in topic) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Group study of
special topics of critical, contemporary concern in professional education.
490/590 WORKSHOP 1-3 credits each
Individual work under staff guidance on curriculum problems, utilization of community resources,
planning of curriculum units.
497 INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-3 credits
(May be repeated for a total of six credits) Prerequisites: permission of department head and
instructor. Specific area of study determined in accordance with program and professional goals.
5200:Early Childhood Education 2005-2006 255
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
5200:
100 ORIENTATION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 0 credits
Corequisite: 5100:210/211. Orientation to the information and strategies necessary for a student
to be successful in the program, including portfolio development.
215 THE CHILD, THE FAMILY, AND SCHOOL 2 credits (10 clinical/field hours)
Prerequisite: 5100:210, 211; admission to Teacher Education Program. The purpose of this course
is to learn about why we create reciprocal working relationships with parents and methods of creating
these types of relationships.
310 INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 3 credits (10 clinical hours)
Prerequisite: 7400:265. Provides the student with background information on who is serviced,
types of programs available, role of the adults and goals of early childhood education.
315 ISSUES AND TRENDS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 3 credits (10 clinical hours)
Prerequisite: 7400:265. In-depth examination of issues impacting on children from birth to kindergarten,
their families and the early childhood three to grade three educational process.
316 KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 4 credits
Prerequisite: 7400:265, 5100:210 and 211, admission to Teacher Education Program.
Developmentally appropriate curriculum for five- and six-year old children will be explored. The
educational, social and political issues impacting kindergarten programming will be identified.
319 INTEGRATED EXPRESSIVE ARTS 3 credits (5 field hours and 10 clinical hours)
IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education and 7100:210 or 7500:201. Use of expressive arts
as a means for young children to represent their thinking and to enhance their learning of curriculum
content.
321 INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: MODERN LANGUAGES – K-8 3 credits
Focus on theories of language acquisition, models of instruction suited to teaching foreign languages
and cultures in the elementary school (K-8), and strategies that promote appropriate levels
of language proficiency and competency for young learners.
325 ADVANCED EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM 4 credits (33 field and 27 clinical hours)
Prerequisite: admitted to teacher education program and 5500:310, 311; 7400:265, 270, and 280.
To teach skills for curriculum development for half- and full-day programs for children 3-6 with an
emphasis on authentic assessment, projects, and state/national standards.
333 TEACHING SCIENCE TO YOUNG CHILDREN 3 credits
Prerequisites: 5500:310, 311 or instructor permission. Development of a point of view toward
science teaching and study of methods of presenting science material.
338 TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES TO YOUNG CHILDREN 3 credits
Prerequisites: 5500:310, 311 or instructor permission; admission to Teacher Education Program.
Trends in social studies instruction in early childhood/middle level classrooms will be discussed
as well as varied means of implementing programs.
342 TEACHING MATH TO YOUNG CHILDREN 3 credits
Prerequisites: 5500:310, 311 or instructor permission; admission to Teacher Education Program.
Trends in mathematics instruction in early childhood/middle level classrooms. Procedures for the
development of mathematics concepts and skills.
355 LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD 3 credits
Prerequisite: 5500:310 and 7400:265. A framework for the development of literacy from birth to age 8.
Factors influencing emerging literacy will be explored. Emphasis on young children’s literature.
360 TEACHING IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER 2 credits (10 clinical hours)
Prerequisite: 7400:280, 270. Corequisite: 370. Assists students with the integration of knowledge, skills,
attitudes and values learned in the pre-kindergarten program as they participate with young children.
365 COMPREHENSIVE MUSICIANSHIP FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD 3 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Designed to afford a prospective
classroom teacher the opportunity to develop individual musical skills in creativity, performance,
and listening as a means of enhancing teaching through use of music.
370 EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER LABORATORY 2 credits (53 clinical hours)
Prerequisites: 7400:280, 270. Corequisite: 360. This lab is an integrated practical experience in the
University’s Center for Child Development under the direction of experienced teachers.
395 FIELD EXPERIENCE 1-3 credits
Independent field work in area selected by student’s advisor, based on student’s needs.
420 INTEGRATED PRIMARY CURRICULUM 4 credits (25 field and 35 clinical hours)
Prerequisite: admission to teacher education program, and 5100:210, 211; 5500:310, 311. Course
models an inquiry-based format that integrates math, science, social studies, and technology standards
where students learn how to create, implement, manage, and evaluate student-centered
learning environments.
425 ADVANCED INTEGRATED PRIMARY CURRICULUM 4 credits (25 field and 35 clinical hours)
Prerequisite: admission to teacher education program; 420. This course further explores an inquirybased
format that integrates math, science, social studies, and technology standards by having students
implement, manage, and evaluate their own and their students’ learning.
430 SENIOR HONORS PROJECT: EARLY CHILDHOOD 1-6 credits
Prerequisites: senior standing in Honors College and permission of student’s preceptor. Carefully
defined individual study demonstrating originality and sustained inquiry. (May be repeated for a
total of six credits).
450 INTEGRATED CURRICULUM APPLICATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3 credits
Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program. Focus on the design and presentation of
integrated lessons and on becoming an effective decision maker in delivering integrated, multidisciplinary
instructional programs to diverse populations.
480 SPECIAL TOPICS: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION 1-4 credits
(May be repeated with a change in topic) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Group study of
special topics of critical, contemporary concern in professional education.