Rank 1
Elementary Education
PROGRAM COMPONENTS: 25-30 Hrs. Dependent Upon Previous Program
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSE - 12 Hrs. Required
| A. | EDU 601 | Seminar: Designing the Professional Development Plan (1 hour)-1st semester | |
| ELED 603 | Advanced Seminar Elementary Curriculum (Fall Semester) | ||
| EDU 604 |
Management of the Learning Environment (Spring Semester) |
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| ** Exceptional Child Education 516-The Exceptional Child: Perspectives and Issues (online) | |||
| EDU 698 | Evaluation of the Professional Development Plan (2 hours)-last semester | ||
| RELATED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES - 3-9 Hrs. Required - Dependent on Previous Program (Courses not listed are selected only with advisor approval.) | |||
| B. | Select 6 to 9 Hrs. from the Following Courses | ||
| Elementary Education 505 | Advanced Materials and Methods in Modern Mathematics for Elementary Teachers | ||
| Elementary Education 506 |
Seminar in Elementary School Science |
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| Elementary Education 507 | Advanced Materials and Methods in Social Studies | ||
| Elementary Education 509 | Advanced Methods and Materials for Early Childhood Education | ||
| Education 507 (online) *** | Geographic Concepts & Skills for Teachers | ||
| Education 522 | Educational Assessment | ||
| Education 524 | Fundamentals of Differentiatied Instruction | ||
| Elementary Education 544 (online) | Classroom Teaching Strategies | ||
| Elementary Education 545 |
(Departmental approval required) |
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| Elementary Education 570 |
Workshops in Elementary Education |
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| Middle Grades Education 571 | Foundations of Middle Grades Instruction | ||
| Environmental Education 585 | Environmental Education | ||
| Education 597 | The Organization and Supervision of Student Teaching | ||
| Literacy 519 (online) | Foundations of Reading Instruction | ||
| Literacy 523 | Diagnostic Reading Procedures for Classroom Teachers | ||
| Gifted & Talented Education 536 (online) |
Nature and Needs of the Gifted, Creative, & Talented Students |
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| Gifted & Talented Education 537 (online) | Curriculum, Strategies, and Materials for Gifted Students | ||
| *Gifted & Talented Education 538 | Practicum for Teachers of Gifted Children | ||
| C. | Select 3 Hrs. if 6 Hrs. are Selected From “B” Above | ||
| Counselor Education 551 |
Classroom Guidance |
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| Counselor Education 565 | Elementary Guidance Services | ||
| Educational Foundations 500 | Research Methods | ||
| Educational Foundations 576 | Social Foundations of Education | ||
| Educational Foundations 577 | Philosophy of Education | ||
| School Administration 677 |
School Law |
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| Reading Education 524 | Teaching Reading Skills in the Content Areas | ||
| Exceptional Education 518 | Seminar: Problems in Special Education | ||
| Exceptional Education 531 | Advanced Prescriptive Teaching | ||
| Secondary Education 484G | English as a Second Language | ||
| RELATED NON-PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES - 12 Hrs. Required (Courses not listed are selected only with advisor approval) | |||
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| D. | Psychology 422G/421G | Adolescent Psychology | |
| Psychology 432 G (online) | Psychology of the Gifted and Creative | ||
| Psychology 510 (online) | Advanced Educational Psychology | ||
| Psychology 511 | Psychology of Learning | ||
| +Psychology 519 | Psychological Perspectives on Classroom Behavior | ||
| Psychology 520 | Psychology of Individual Differences | ||
| Psychology 521 | Advanced Child Psychology | ||
| Psychology 540 | Behavior Problems of Childhood and Adolescence | ||
| Library Media Education 410G (online) | Storytelling | ||
| Library Media Education 411G (online) |
Creative Experiences for Elementary Children |
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| Library Media Education 535 (online) | Survey of Education Technology Practices | ||
| Library Media Education 537 (online) | Principles of Educational Technology | ||
| Library Media Education 518 (online) | Advanced Children’s Literature | ||
| Counselor Education 580 | Family Life Studies | ||
| Counselor Education 586 | Parenting Issues | ||
| Industrial Education 465G | Industrial Arts for Elementary Teachers | ||
| Geoscience 507 (online) *** | Geographic Concepts & Skills for Teachers | ||
| Journalism 481G | Newspaper in the Classroom Workshop | ||
| Economics 505W | Economics for Teachers | ||
| Public Health 444G | Death Education | ||
| Public Health 465G | Health and Safety in the Elementary Schools | ||
| Public Health 467G | Drug Abuse Education | ||
| Public Health 468G | Sexuality Education | ||
| Public Health 469G | Critical Issues in Health and Safety (Drug Abuse) | ||
ENDORSEMENTS INCLUDED
Gifted and Talented Education
Reading and Writing
English as a Second Language
NOTE: There is a limit of 9 hrs. of workshop/investigations credit that can be used
on a Rank I Program.
A total of 24 hrs. non-professional education courses are required for Rank II and
Rank I combined.
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Only students seeking endorsements in Gifted and Talented Education may take this course |
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An approved elective may be substituted if an Introductory Exceptional Child Education course is on student’s transcript |
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Crosslisted with GEOS 507/EDU 507 |
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Prerequisite PSY 510 |
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