EDUC 330 - Intro to Secondary Schooling

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Hours: Two hours lecture/discussion and two hours field observations per week Prerequisite: Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4) or Consent of Instructor Corequisite: English majors must be concurrently enrolled in at least one upper division English class; other majors are recommended to be concurrently enrolled in a core course in their major Through this course students are introduced to secondary school concepts and issues. Topics include middle school and high school organization and structures, the roles of school personnel, and teaching in specific content areas. Students will be placed in local middle and high schools classrooms in their content major and have seminars with university educators and content specialists to discuss subject matter coverage and teaching at various grade levels. It is recommended that students be concurrently enrolled in a core content course in their major. Field experience in secondary schools required.

Units: 3.00
Grading: Letter Grade