Secondary Education
SE 201 General Teaching Methods (3) Prereq.: At least “C” in ED 101 and sophomore or above with a major in the department of 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 the department of 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 304–321 Prereq. for all SE 300-level courses: at least “C” in SE 201, junior or senior, major in the department of 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 (2)
SE 313 Teaching Computers/Business Subjects (2) Spring sem.
SE 315 Teaching Bible (1)
SE 316 Teaching Art (2) Additional prereq.: AR 221.
SE 317 Teaching Physical Education (2) Additional prereq.: MA 111. Fall sem.
SE 321 Teaching Reading skills for the Secondary Student (2) Special prereq.: 12 hours completed in any teaching field or a teaching English broad field.
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 department of secondary education. 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.
