EDE 4226C - Integrated Language Arts, Social Science, and Literature with Practicum

4 credit(s)
Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Bachelor of Science in Education program or special permission from the Dean of the School of Education
Prior to enrolling in any upper level course (course number beginning with a 3 or 4), students must complete the following courses with a grade of “C” or better: ENC 1101 English Composition I, ENC 1102 English Composition II, and three semester hours of college level mathematics; or permission from the appropriate academic dean.
Required: This course requires 35 hours of practicum in an elementary classroom setting over a minimum of ten weeks.
This course is designed to prepare teacher candidates to teach language arts and social science in elementary classrooms. Teacher candidates will employ the pedagogical tools to integrate literature, language arts, and social science content through thematic instruction. Constructivist principles and methodology are emphasized. Teacher candidates will design and lead standards-based language arts and social science lessons that are appropriate for diverse populations of students including English language learners (ELLs) and students with exceptionalities. This course requires thirty-five (35) hours of practicum in a K-6 classroom setting.