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EDUC1108 Seminar designed to integrate professional and personal development, professional practice and academic growth in the following areas: human relations in the school and community education in American society; and organizational process and behavior within the context of the school and community.

EDUC2209 Seminar designed to integrate professional and personal develop- ment, professional practice and academic growth in the following areas: teacher as a reflective practioner, teacher as a profes- sional and teacher as a functionary in the school bureaucracy.

EDUC2401 On-site field experience (30 hours)each in public schools and classrooms, focusing on their function, structure and curricula. EDUC 1108 Seminar in Professional Practice I: Teacher's Role in School and Community, EDUC 2209 Seminar in Professional Practice II: Teachers as Educational Leaders and EDUC 3309 Seminar in Professional Practice III: The Functions of Teaching are to be taken prior to field experience relating to appropriate seminar.

EDUC2402 On-site field experiences (30 hours each) in public schools and classrooms, focusing on their function, structure and curricula. Concurrent with freshman and sophomore educational seminars: EDUC1108 Seminar in Professional Practice I: Teacher's Role in School and Community, EDUC2209 Seminar in Professional Prac- tice II: Teachers as Educational Leaders and EDUC3309 Seminar in Professional Practice III: The Functions of Teaching.

EDUC3309 Seminar designed to integrate professional and personal develop- ment, professional practice and academic growth in the following areas: teacher/student learning styles; dealing with diversity; teacher as decision-maker, manager, problem solver;curriculum issues and assessment.

EDUC3403 On-site field experience (60 hours) in public school classrooms, focusing on curricula, instruction and students involved in the learning process; concurrent with junior-year graduate-level education course work in elementary or secondary specialization. Students are assigned a teacher mentor and are expected to pre- pare and teach formal lessons and conduct a student case study.

EDUC3404 Field experience in senior year designed as a culminating experience to undergraduate course work prior to apprenticeship (student) teaching. Emphasis on application of field research and the knowledge base developed in previous course work and field experiences to classroom/instructional practice. The student is placed in a school(s) with an assigned school-based teacher men- tor. While in the field (minimum 60 hours), the preservice teacher conducts a research study on the topic of his/her choice (subject to adviser approval) and is required to prepare a final research report on the study and its application to the classroom and instructional practice. An on-site visit/observation of formal teaching also is required by a School of Education faculty supervisor.

EDUC6584 This course will focus on how technology can be used in the classroom to address the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. Students will learn how to use applications such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel to support classroom instruction. The Internet will be explored as a tool. Students will explore how instructional technology can be integrated into classroom curriculum to support state and national standards.

EDUC6651 An introduction to current theory, strategies and practices designed to meet the reading and language arts needs of students of varying abilities and cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Students will acquire a knowledge of techniques and materials used in the development of reading and language arts skills.

EDUC6818 Recent research and findings in language development and literacy and its application in elementary education will be the focus of this course. Literacy skills in reading and language arts across grade levels for students with varying abilities and cultural and linguistic backgrounds will be included.

EDUC6819 Recent research and findings in language development and literacy and applications in social studies and science in the elementary school will be the focus of this course. Literacy across the curriculum will be emphasized.

EDUC6820 This course introduces recent research in critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, problem solving, and interdisciplinary problem-based strategies as they apply to mathematics and their application across all elementary subjects. Emphasis is placed on standards-based mathematics curriculum development and instruction in elementary classroom aligned with the NCIM and NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards, highlighting national and statewide efforts to reshape mathematics content, instruction and assessment. Additional emphasis is placed on the central role of mathematics in science instruction and integrating appropriate use of calculators, computers and other technologies as learning tools that are routinely used in instruction and assessment.

EDUC6893 This course emphasizes the use of multiple methods to assess student learning in K-12 classrooms, development and assessment of portfolios and performance-based tasks, and objective and standardized tests. Analysis of assessment information and self-/ peer assessments to enhance teaching and address individual student learning needs is integral to the course. Strategies for evaluation and grading and the use of rubrics are addressed. Emphasis is placed on standards-based instruction and assessment using the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and statewide assessments as reference points.

EDUC7763 This course emphasizes a theoretical and practical framework for decision-making, social problem solving, and conflict resolution strategies as learning experiences that promote student self- management and social responsibility, effective classroom management and positive interactions, among students and adults.