HIST 478

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Practicum in Secondary Education

History College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Course Description

Implementing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance.

When Taught

Fall and Winter

Min

1

Fixed/Max

1

Fixed

0

Fixed

3

Other Prerequisites

Concurrent enrollment in Hist 477 or comparable major course.

Title

Learning-centered Classrooms

Learning Outcome

Prospective teachers will consider the characteristics of learning-centered classrooms that are based on current theories of learning

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Reearch-supported Teaching Methods

Learning Outcome

Students will study and apply research-supported teaching methods that foster students' content knowledge, content and literacy skills, and learning and democratic dispositions.

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Teaching Resources

Learning Outcome

Students will be assisted in the preparation of the teacher work sample and a multiple text inquiry activity.

Title

Teacher Work Sample

Learning Outcome

They will be assisted in the preparation of the teacher work sample and a multiple text inquiry activity.

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Assessing Students

Learning Outcome

Students will consider various methods of assessing student learning.

Title

Critical Analysis Assessment Reflection

Learning Outcome

The course will provide a forum to coordinate and reflect on the prospective teachers' clinical experiences.