Elementary Education

Characteristics of the Learner

A course in human growth and development from birth through adolescence. Students learn about the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of children and how to use this knowledge to guide learning experiences and relate meaningfully to students. Includes discussion of social and individual differences that affect interaction including developmental disabilities, attention deficit disorders, gifted education, substance abuse, child abuse, and family disruptions. Offered every semester.

Classroom Management and Teaching Strategies

Provides teacher candidates with classroom management content and skills that create positive classroom behavioral supports through strategies, effective teacher behaviors, and student assessments and interventions. Candidates develop a classroom management plan. A required 10-hour field experience assignment supports the application of the management skills. Offered every spring and summer.

Teaching Reading and the Language Arts I

Candidates study theories and strategies for the assessment and teaching of reading and writing for emergent and beginning readers. Instruction leads to understanding the complex nature of language acquisition and reading from phonological awareness to comprehension, ELL, language-based learning disabilities, and instructional strategies to meet children's individual needs to promote progress with the VA Standards of Learning. Prerequisites: EDUC 225 and INST 202. Offered every semester.

Teaching Reading and the Language Arts II

Candidates study theories and strategies for the assessment and teaching of reading and writing for transitional to intermediate/advanced level readers. Instruction focuses on fluency and vocabulary, comprehension strategies, language-based learning disabilities, ELL, multicultural literacies and literature, and instructional strategies to meet children's individual needs to promote progress with the VA Standards of Learning. Prerequisites: successful completion of ENG 105 with a grade of C or higher and EDUC 320. Offered every spring.

Teaching Math for Diverse Learners

Candidates develop discipline-specific pedagogical knowledge and skills to plan and implement curriculum, instruction, and assessment that meet the needs of diverse learners and address the nature of mathematics, the five mathematical processes, and the contributions and role of math in culture and society. Focus is on addressing local, state, and national standards. Prerequisite: INST 202, EDUC 225, and EDUC 266. Offered every spring.

Curriculum and Instruction PreK-6

Provides elementary teacher candidates with an understanding of the principles of learning; the application of skills in discipline-specific methodology; communication processes; selection and use of materials, including media and computers; and evaluation of pupil performance including interpreting and analyzing valid assessments to make teaching decisions. Includes teaching methods for English language learners, gifted and talented students, and students with disabling conditions (PreK-6), and promotes student progress and preparation for the Virginia Standards of Learning assessments. Students learn methods of improving communication and involvement between schools and families, including the Foundation Blocks for Early Learning. Prerequisite: INST 202 and EDUC 225. Offered every fall.

Elementary Practicum

A teaching practicum that provides an opportunity to apply teaching methods, practice skills in teaching specific subjects, and learn how to implement classroom management strategies. The placements are in diverse school settings. A supervised field experience in a primary classroom is provided. The student must request a placement from the Coordinator of Clinical Experiences early in the registration process. Prerequisites: INST 202, EDUC 225, EDUC 320 and consent. Prerequisite/Corequisite: EDUC 329. Offered every fall. Course fee: $27.00.

Assessment and Data-Driven Instruction

Provides teaching candidates knowledge and skills required to develop, implement, analyze, and interpret valid and reliable assessments (formative and summative) for diverse learners to inform instruction. Candidates will develop knowledge of formal and informal accountability systems for student and teacher evaluation and legal and ethical implications of preK-12 assessment. Prerequisites: INST 202, EDUC 225. Offered every spring.

Elementary Pre-service Teaching I

A student teaching experience in grades 1-3. Placements are in diverse school settings. Candidates must submit application for placement to the Coordinator of Clinical Experiences the semester before student teaching. Includes an integrated seminar. Prerequisite: Consent only. Offered every semester.

Elementary Pre-service Teaching II

A student teaching experience in grades 4-5. Placements are in diverse school settings. Candidates must submit application for placement to the Coordinator of Clinical Experiences the semester before student teaching. Includes an integrated seminar. Prerequisite: Consent only. Offered every semester.

The School and Society

CATALOG DESCRIPTION NOT FOUND IN SOURCE MATERIAL. Required pre-admission course for all three TEP undergraduate majors. Flagged for Academic Affairs.

Introduction to Physical Science

CATALOG DESCRIPTION NOT FOUND IN SOURCE MATERIAL. Required core course for all three TEP undergraduate majors. Flagged for Academic Affairs.

Physical Geography

CATALOG DESCRIPTION NOT FOUND IN SOURCE MATERIAL. Required core course for TEP undergraduate majors. Flagged for Academic Affairs.

Foundations and Legal and Ethical Issues in Special Education

CATALOG DESCRIPTION NOT FOUND IN SOURCE MATERIAL. No SPED course catalog exists anywhere in source material. Required for Elementary Education major. Flagged for Academic Affairs.