Course Description
Use of problem-solving techniques in teaching and to develop a repertoire of strategies.
Athena Title
Teaching in Elementary Schools
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Provide preservice teachers with tools to enhance their professional development, to recognize and explore the issues of elementary classrooms, and to expand upon their development as a teacher-scholar. Work together as a community of learners sharing responsibility for the success and learning of the class. Focus on teaching, which includes meeting individual needs, motivating students to learn, determining what students should learn, instructing and assessing learning, organizing and managing time, resources, and students' behavior, and understanding the social culture in which we teach and learn.
Topical Outline
Building a community of learners, engaged pedagogy, engaging learners, beyond tolerance, media, culture and technology, managing the learning environment, curriculum and pedagogy, children, safety, and problem-solving, space and time, diverse learners and collaborative learning, evaluating learning, action research.