Undergraduate Elementary/Middle
Undergraduate Elementary/Middle
2025 Fall Term
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INTEGRATING THE CREATIVE ARTS INTO TEACHING CURRICULUM
ELEMMID 318
This course will serve as a foundation for integrating arts across K¿9 Curriculum. Students will explore principles, methods, and materials for infusing the arts into school¿wide curricular, specifically language arts, mathematics, the sciences, and history/social studies. Students will experience music, movement, visual arts, storytelling, and drama through process¿oriented experiences to support teaching and learning in the content areas.
TEACHING OF SCIENCE IN THE ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL
ELEMMID 324
This course considers different teaching models, metacognitive tools, inquiry structures, assessment approaches, curriculum design, use of computer technology in elementary and middle school science instruction, and state and national science education standards. Issues of safety and accessibility are addressed as a part of curriculum planning for the science classroom.
THE TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL
ELEMMID 363
This course prepares preservice teachers to organize the social studies curriculum, construct strategies for instruction and to teach problem solving in the elementary and middle school. Additionally, the course gives attention to methods of pupil assessment, selection of instructional materials, use of different instructional media to facilitate learning among students with a wide range of abilities and various cultural backgrounds.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SEMINAR: FOCUS ON ASSESSMENT
ELEMMID 418
This course will reflect upon the field experience in middle school grades by the student. Reflection on planning, instruction, and assessment using verbal and written assignments will promote transformative growth as a future teacher.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEMINAR: FOCUS ON CULTURALLY RELEVANT PRACTICES
ELEMMID 419
This course will reflect upon the field experience in elementary school grades by the student. Reflection on planning, instruction, and assessment using verbal and written assignments will promote transformative growth as a future teacher. Reflection on culturally relevant practices as related to classroom management and assessment will be special topics of focus.
TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN THE ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE GRADES
ELEMMID 425
The student will be instructed in how to assist the elementary/middle pupil in their understanding of mathematics, will become acquainted with different pedagogical techniques to be used in the contemporary mathematics classroom and will be taught to devise evaluation techniques to measure their effectiveness.