EDUC 524 - Secondary Teaching and Learning I

Prerequisite, credential student. Corequisite EDUC 524P. It is recommended that students take EDUC 504 during the same semester. This course covers the historical background and present functions and organization of the American secondary school, characteristics of and appropriate methods of teaching and learning in the 12-18 age group, methods of assessing student progress, classroom management models, and the creation of instructional environments appropriate for the development of language and content literacy in the multicultural, multiethnic, multilingual, classroom. Guided by the California Teacher Performance Expectations (TPEs), students will 1) create a long-range curriculum plan incorporating integrated or thematic teaching/learning and other SDAIE strategies founded upon the need for students to be social and communicative in their learning; 2) acquire the ability to thoughtfully critique and construct educational assessments in their content area; 3) consider implications for the creation of a positive, safe classroom environment; and, 4) develop a classroom organization and management plan. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits