Secondary Education Degree (B.A., B.S.)

Students will develop proficiency with a wide range of software applications and examine and evaluate educational software programs. Students will also examine emerging information technologies that show promise in the field of education and explore how these technologies might be of assistance in meeting the needs of diverse learners through differentiated learning. 

The physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of children and adolescents will be examined in this course. Motivational and learning theories and theorists will be explored, applying theory and research to today’s diverse classroom settings. 

This course is designed to help pre-service teachers organize an enriched learning environment and develop strategies for managing and motivating students to help them become better and more responsible learners. This course is an introduction to the theory and application of management techniques that provide the basis for an effective, efficient, and positive classroom climate. 

Students serve as interns in local secondary schools and work closely with cooperating teachers and university mentors for fifteen weeks to experience first-hand the responsibility for planning and implementing instruction in their major content field. Students initially observe, and then gradually assume responsibility for all classroom activities. The course is part of the Professional Semester.