Undergraduate Secondary Education
Undergraduate Secondary Education
2024 Spring Term
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INQUIRY IN BROADFIELD SOCIAL STUDIES
SECNDED 340
This course focuses on how to teach major disciplinary strands within Social Studies, explores the standards, by grade band, for each social science discipline, and integrates the major topics and questions of inquiry addressed by each discipline. In addition, it will prepare students to consider the interdisciplinary nature of Social Studies.
TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES
SECNDED 425
This course is designed to prepare students to teach social studies subjects (e.g. history, geography, economics, government), with a focus on grades 4-8. Educators are responsible for creating classroom environments that provide students with opportunities to explore complex, dynamic interdisciplinary issues concerning social studies. The goal for this semester is to learn to create such a classroom by embracing new ways of knowing and understanding the teaching of social studies, our pluralistic society, and our roles as educators.
METHODS OF TEACHING ACCOUNTING & PERSONAL FINANCE
SECNDED 441
This course examines the methods of teaching accounting and personal finance content using research-based strategies. Students will be introduced to theory-based principles and techniques of teaching various learners with an emphasis on lesson planning, classroom instruction, and proficiency assessment.
METHODS OF TEACHING BASIC BUSINESS SUBJECTS
SECNDED 444
This course examines the methods of teaching business and marketing content using research-based strategies. Students will be introduced to theory-based principles and techniques of teaching various learners with an emphasis on lesson planning, classroom instruction, and proficiency assessment.
SECONDARY FIELD STUDY SEMINAR
SECNDED 460
Designed to support students in field study during the Secondary Methods Block with opportunities for focused reflection, discussion, and close supervision of preparation for performance assessment tasks. Offered on a satisfactory/no credit basis only.
LITERACY IN THE DISCIPLINES
SECNDED 466
Students will develop an understanding of the role of literacy within and across the disciplines. They will design secondary classroom literacy materials according to a theoretical framework of how learners use multiple literacies, with emphasis on the application of skills within the disciplines in order to maximize student learning.