Secondary Education Licensure Courses
Pre-Professional Education
The Teaching Profession I | | EDU 30731 (3 credits)
Explores current and future teaching profession. Introduces Ottawa University’s mission and teacher education program’s conceptual framework. Learn about topics such as reflective inquiry, standards driven classrooms, use of technology, and diversity of learners. Skills assessed in relation to profession.
Educational Psychology | EDU 31233 (3 credits)
Designed to acquaint students with knowledge gained from educational psychologists in learning theory and practice, motivation and management, and effective instruction. Meets required competencies in research, teaching methods and materials, media and technology, teaching effectiveness, interpersonal relations, educational ethics, understanding the learner, teaching-learning process, learning styles, and understanding the relationship between school and home. Emphasis placed on understanding methods needed to maintain an effective learning environment through classroom management strategies and motivational techniques.
Foundations of Schools in a Diverse Society | EDU 33035 (3 credits)
Provides candidate with understanding of historical, philosophical and social foundations of education in the United States. Addresses legal and ethical issues. Learn how educational policy is formulated and affects classroom practice. Provides opportunities to learn from a variety of professionals from diverse backgrounds.
The Exceptional Child | EDU 31132 (3 credits)
Become familiar with various emotional and behavioral disorders, health and physical impairments, and intellectual deviations associated with children (birth through high school age) who are identified as exceptional. Addresses strategies for meeting academic, social and emotional needs of these children within the confines of the classroom (including IEPS). Examines criteria for effectively working with administrators, specialists, support personnel, and family who impact the educational experiences of these children. Field experience required.
Secondary Education Methods and RICA | EDU 34500 (3 credits)
Learn to design, implement, and evaluate materials and instructional techniques for early through late adolescent learner. Topics include assessing readability of materials, evaluating student reading skills, teaching vocabulary, comprehension and study skills, working with at risk students, and incorporating writing into curriculum.
Secondary Specialized Methods/Practicum | EDU 34600 (3 credits)
Observe, develop, and practice skills under the guidance of a classroom teacher in the student’s major area of interest.
The Teaching Experience | EDU 34550 | (0 or 1 credit) This course will help students explore strategies for instruction, inclusion, classroom organization, data management and student engagement. Student will also gain experiences with research-based strategies, project-based instruction, global collaboration, and reflective practices, which assumes use of technology and universal design. Course is required prior to taking a practicum course. Students who have taken EDU 30731 can take this course for 1 or 0 credits. If a student transfers in a substitution for EDU 30731, they must take this course for credit.
Foundations of Instruction in English Language Learners | EDU 36003 | (3 credits)
The study of philosophical and theoretical frameworks of English language learners (ELL) building on the foundation of the science of reading including aspects of SEI programs and phonetic programs. The review of historical and legislative foundations, teaching strategies/methods, culture related factors used in determining educational strategies and interventions (including tools for dyslexia), assessment/placement, special education/ gifted ELL programs, and parent/community programs.
Clinical Practice-Licensure
Secondary Student Teaching I | EDU 49021 (4 credits)
Capstone field experience for secondary pre-service teachers. Gives opportunity to observe and teach in a secondary school setting. Consult Education Department for placement information.
Secondary Student Teaching II | EDU 49022 (4 credits)
Capstone field experience for secondary pre-service teachers. Gives opportunity to observe and teach in a secondary school setting. Consult Education Department for placement information.
Licensure Areas
Work with your advisor on content specific to licensure areas and additional state-specific requirements.
- Business
- English
- History
- Mathematics
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