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Secondary Education
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SE 201 General Teaching Methods (3) Prereq.: At least “C” in ED 101 and sophomore or above with a major in secondary education or education minor or emphasis. This course is designed as a foundational teaching skills course and involves the student in current reading, various methods of instruction, and the operation and use of classroom visuals and equipment. Observation and peer teaching are important elements of this course. This course is a prerequisite to all 300- and 400-level secondary education courses.
SE 210, 310, 410 Secondary Education Practicum (2 each) Prereq.: At least “C” in SE 201; and a major in secondary education, or education minor or emphasis. This course has been designed to expose the secondary education major to practical experience in an approved local Christian junior high or high school under the supervision of a classroom teacher. The course requires spending a minimum of 45 hours spread over 10 consecutive school days working in actual grades 7–12 teaching responsibilities along with a variety of other projects in the student’s two teaching fields. These courses are offered during Interterm and normally can be taken in the vicinity of the student’s home.
SE 304–317 Prereq. for all SE 300-level courses: at least “C” in SE 201, junior or senior, major in secondary education, and 12 hours in a teaching field with at least “C ” must be completed before taking the 300-level teaching methods course in that field. Other unique prereqs. noted beside applicable courses below. Secondary education majors observe, learn, practice, and perform the traditional methodology pertaining to each field. Included are philosophy, teaching tools, and techniques for each field as well as classroom management techniques, test and visual construction, and lesson planning. Important components of each methods course are the observation of experienced teachers and the peer teaching experiences. The goal is a thorough preparation for the teaching internship and ultimately the Christian school secondary classroom.
SE 304 Teaching English (2) Additional prereq.: EN 360
SE 305 Teaching Spanish (2) Spring sem.
SE 306 Teaching History (2)
SE 307 Teaching Mathematics (2) Fall sem.
SE 308 Teaching Science (2) Spring sem.
SE 309 Teaching Speech (2) Spring sem.
SE 311 Teaching Music (1)
SE 313 Teaching Technology (2) Spring sem.
SE 315 Teaching Bible (1)
SE 316 Teaching Art (2) Additional prereq.: AR 221. Spring sem.
SE 317 Teaching PE (2) Additional prereq.: MA 100 or place into MA 121. Fall sem.
SE 321 Teaching Reading Skills for the Secondary Student (2) Prereq.: Open to all Juniors and Seniors. Students will learn how to improve oral reading and comprehension skills in older students. The course includes an overview of phonics, language-acquisition helps, reading-remediation techniques, and comprehension studies. Students in the course will be provided opportunities to teach and to work with student readers.
SE 420 Secondary Teaching Internship (6) Prereq.: ED 211, 419, SE 210, a methods course in each teaching field, senior, concurrent enrollment in BI 318, ED 301, ED 415, SE 421, and explicit approval of the Chair of the Education Department. A minimum of one-half semester during either semester of a student’s senior year will be spent in supervised classroom teaching. Begins Pre-term in the fall.
SE 421 Secondary Teaching Seminar (1) Coreq.: SE 420.