EDME 408 - Content Standards and Strategies

Credits: (4)

Instructional Method: Four hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education Program and a minimum 2.5 GPA.
In this course the pre-service teacher studies the teaching/learning processes through examining models of teaching. Teacher decision making in planning is a primary focus as students learn how to plan, how to accommodate diverse learning styles and how to evaluate learning.

Each prospective middle school teacher selects two content areas in which he/she will be licensed to teach. Students study national and state standards in those content areas and learn teaching methods/strategies for instruction. Mathematics – 2 credit hours; Science – 2 credit hours; Social studies –2 credit hours; English – 2 credit hours. Each content area is four weeks of classes – students must take two content areas for a total of four credit hours. Sections are offered at differing days/times to accommodate any combination of content areas.