E ED 5053. Methods and Materials in Early Childhood Education. A study of needs of four- and five-year-old children and an examination of materials to determine appropriate instructional activities. Students will plan strategies, develop materials, and observe classroom instruction in kindergarten. As needed.
E ED 5063. Practicum in Early Childhood Education I. A program of observation and participation in kindergarten with a focus on the individual child. Children will be studied in terms of their individual physical, intellectual, and social needs. Strategies for meeting these needs will be planned, initiated, and evaluated. As needed.
E ED 5153. Early Childhood Education Curriculum. Prerequisites: E ED 5053 and 5063. The development of programs for young children based on the principles of child growth and development, learning theory, and community needs. Curricula will be studied, analyzed, and developed in terms of local needs. As needed.
E ED 5163. Practicum in Early Childhood Education II. Prerequisites: E ED 5053 and 5063. A program of observation and participation designed to provide for the study of the child as a participant in the social or group process. Teaching strategies will be planned to provide group instruction. Evaluation will be made in terms of the growth of individual children in the group process. As needed.
E ED 6013. Elementary School Curriculum. A course designed to explore current and experimental designs of elementary school curricula and instructional procedures, with emphasis on those curricular and instructional aspects which are broader than a single subject area. A research paper is required. Fall, Spring semesters.
E ED 6023. Project in Elementary Education. Prerequisites: One three-hour course in research and statistics; six semester hours of graduate work in the major area of study; and approval of a committee composed of the professor teaching the course, the student’s advisor, and the dean of graduate studies. A course designed to provide an in-depth study and critical evaluation of an educational idea or practice with major emphasis on the results obtained when the idea or practice is used in a local elementary school setting. A research paper is required. As needed.
E ED 6043. Seminar in Elementary Education. A course designed to explore and clarify several current and theoretical designs of elementary school curricula, and to encourage critical evaluation of these principles from the standpoint of logical and empirical evidence. A research paper or project from documented research is required. Spring, Spring, Summer
E ED 6053. Current Trends in English Language Arts. A study of approaches, methods, and research of language arts as a communication skill. As needed.
E ED 6063. Modern Trends and Practices in Social Studies and Economics Curricula in the Elementary Schools. This course emphasizes the study of current school social studies and economics. Research is done to determine the social and economic understandings and skills needed by successful elementary school teachers. It is also done in regard to social understandings and skills needed for construction of a curriculum to develop citizenship, curricula, and organization and presentation of subject matter and to create school community resources and projects. As needed.
E ED 6153. Seminar in Early Childhood Education. This is a directed study of current research, issues, trends, curricular designs, and organizational structures of early childhood education. Emphasis will be given to the practical application of findings to classroom use. As needed.
E ED 6911-6. Thesis: Elementary Education.