Secondary Education - TCH (65)
Administered by Department of Educational Studies and Secondary Education
Effective Fall, 2004
65.351 Teaching Communication in the Secondary School (Fall) (3) - Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: 60.201, 60.251, 60.291, 60.301, 60.393; junior standing in an area of concentration in secondary education.
65.355 Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School (Fall) (3) - Prerequisites: 60.201, 60.251, 60.291, 60.301, 60.393; junior standing in an area of concentration in secondary education
65.358 Teaching Foreign Language in the Secondary School (Spring) (3) - Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: 60.201, 60.251, 60.291, 60.301, 60.393; junior standing in an area of concentration in secondary education.
65.411 Seminar in Secondary Education (3) - Activities center around concerns and problems encountered in secondary education. The range of activities is determined by individual need and by levels of professional competency including diagnosis, mutual development of objectives and self evaluation. Three hours lecture per week.
65.431 Independent Study in Secondary Education (1-3) - Requires consent of department chairperson.
65.452 Teaching of Math (3) - Theory, research, trends, issues and techniques in the teaching of mathematics at the middle and high school levels. This course focuses on the teaching and preparing a mathematics curriculum for individuals to be certificated in middle school and high school mathematics. Prerequisites: 60.206, 60.251, 60.291, 60.393. Three hours lecture per week.
65.453 Teaching of Science (3) - Theory, research, trends, issues and techniques in the teaching of science at the middle and high school levels. This course focuses on the teaching and preparing a science curriculum for individuals to be certified in physics, chemistry, biology, earth and space science or general science. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: 60.206, 60.251, 60.291, 60.393.
65.513 Administrative Leadership in Education (3) focuses on theories of educational leadership; models of special education inclusionary practices; the role of the administrator as an instructional leader; and school effectiveness, accountability & improvement. The course is designed to help candidates meet the PDE requirements of "an instructional leader who focuses on teaching and learning." Three hours lecture per week.
65.530 Curriculum Development and Instructional Strategies in the Middle and Junior High Schools (3) - Inquires into the role of early secondary education by analyzing historical trends, curricular patterns, instructional designs, and personnel structure of this organization unit. Emphasis on teacher behavior, student values and attitudes, and instructional designs peculiar to junior high, middle, and intermediate schools. Three hours lecture per week.
65.552 Teaching of Math (3) - Theory, research, trends, issues and techniques in the teaching of mathematics at the middle and high school levels. This course focuses on the teaching and preparing a mathematics curriculum for individuals to be certificated in middle school and high school mathematics. Three hours lecture per week.
65.553 Teaching of Science (3) - Theory, research, trends, issues and techniques in the teaching of science at the middle and high school levels. This course focuses on the teaching and preparing a science curriculum for individuals to be certified in physics, chemistry, biology, earth and space science or general science. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: 60.206, 60.251, 60.291, 60.393.
65.560 Development of the Secondary School Curriculum (3) - Problems related to development, experimentation, and improvement of curriculum practices in the secondary school. Three hours lecture per week.
65.571 Evaluating Teaching in Middle and Secondary Schools (3) - Improvement of instruction through self analysis. Micro-teaching techniques, planning dimensions, self-appraisal techniques. Designed for teachers with special reference to the work of cooperating teachers. Three hours lecture per week.
65.581 Independent Study in Secondary Education (1-6) - Provides an opportunity for public school teachers to pursue in-service projects in cooperation with a faculty adviser. The teacher submits a "learning contract" to an adviser designated by the department chairperson. Contract includes details of the academic goals, descriptions of the project in its relation to the goals and of a proposal for a final report, a reading list, and the proposed credit. Permission to register for the course granted upon approval of the contract. Evaluation based on the written report and an examination by a committee appointed by the adviser and/or department chairperson. Students may register at any suitable time; the duration of the experience is flexible.
65.583 Seminar in Secondary Education (1-6) - Provides the opportunity for a group of teachers engaged in a common in-service project to use the resources of the university and its faculty. A "learning contract" similar to that of 60.581 is submitted by the group as a basis for permission to register. Papers relate to aspects of the project and to the literature designated in the contract. Discussion and criticism in seminar meetings under the direction of a faculty member. Evaluation is based on the seminar reports and a final comprehensive written report by the student.
65.597 Graduate Practicum (6) - This is a six-credit, 16 week student teaching experience that is part of the secondary certification track of the curriculum and instruction master's program. It includes all of the required INTASC standards and the framework for teaching and learning now required by both the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Required for teacher certification.