ECED 488: Senior Seminar II

Class Program
Credits
5
Clinical Hours None
Weekly Contact Hours
5
Meets Degree Requirements For
Restricted Elective
Description

Participate in seminars and professional learning communities designed to inform and enhance practice. Identify current issues and trends in the field and identify evidence-based classroom practices to support all learners.

Grading Basis
Graded
Prerequisites

Admission into the BAS-Teaching Program and minimum 2.0 on all previous 300- and 400-level ECED and EDUC courses.

Course Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Problem Solving: Graduates will be able to assess and analyze student learning and create learning experiences that demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop. Graduates will employ pedagogical knowledge in a variety of areas, including classroom management, teaching through experiential learning, and effective planning, to create inclusive learning environments.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Problem Solving: Graduates will be able to assess and analyze student learning and create learning experiences that demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop. Graduates will employ pedagogical knowledge in a variety of areas, including classroom management, teaching through experiential learning, and effective planning, to create inclusive learning environments.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Problem Solving: Graduates will be able to assess and analyze student learning and create learning experiences that demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop. Graduates will employ pedagogical knowledge in a variety of areas, including classroom management, teaching through experiential learning, and effective planning, to create inclusive learning environments.

  2. Communication: Graduates will be able to effectively and appropriately interact with students through oral and written communication. Graduates will be able to utilize oral and written communication skills to collaborate and interact with colleagues, parents, administration, and community members.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Problem Solving: Graduates will be able to assess and analyze student learning and create learning experiences that demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop. Graduates will employ pedagogical knowledge in a variety of areas, including classroom management, teaching through experiential learning, and effective planning, to create inclusive learning environments.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Problem Solving: Graduates will be able to assess and analyze student learning and create learning experiences that demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop. Graduates will employ pedagogical knowledge in a variety of areas, including classroom management, teaching through experiential learning, and effective planning, to create inclusive learning environments.

  2. Communication: Graduates will be able to effectively and appropriately interact with students through oral and written communication. Graduates will be able to utilize oral and written communication skills to collaborate and interact with colleagues, parents, administration, and community members.

  3. Social Interaction: Graduates will be able to integrate culturally responsive teaching practices in their learning environments. Graduates will be able to integrate cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity into the daily curriculum.

  4. Inquiry: Graduates will be able to research and apply current pedagogical theories, to include theories of language use and language acquisition with a specific focus on the language demand of academic content, to design curricula.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Social Interaction: Graduates will be able to integrate culturally responsive teaching practices in their learning environments. Graduates will be able to integrate cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity into the daily curriculum.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Social Interaction: Graduates will be able to integrate culturally responsive teaching practices in their learning environments. Graduates will be able to integrate cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity into the daily curriculum.

Core Topics

  1. Social-Emotional Health:
    a. Behavior and classroom management
    b. Getting to know your classroom (students and space)
    c. Self care
    d. Teachers as advocates for students and for themselves
  2. STEM:
    a. Student talks and analysis of student work
    b. Lesson planning, teaching, and reflection
    c. Curriculum Integration
    d. Report cards