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THE TEACHING PROFESSION

MRS. PAT REECE, CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR

SED 300 COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The objectives of this course are to introduce prospective teachers to current classroom management and instructional strategies in addition to lesson planning and implementation.

PREREQUISITES:

  • Psych 300
  • TASP/THEA Score of 250 or above

TOPICS ADDRESSED:

  • Diversity in the Classroom
  • Classroom Management
  • Classroom Environment, Rules
  • Instructional Strategies, Questioning Techniques
  • Student Motivation
  • Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Lesson Cycle
  • Lesson Planning
  • TEKS
  • PPR Testing Strategies

PROJECTS:

  • Lesson Cycle (Cooperative)
  • Interdisciplinary Lesson Planning (Cooperative)
  • Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Lesson Planning (Cooperative)

ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapters 1-6 in text – reading as well as written assignments
  • Annotated Resource Bibliography
  • Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions
  • Five Journals of Classroom Observations

MANDATORY EARLY FIELD EXPERIENCE:

  • Each student will be required to experience 30 clock hours of secondary public school classroom observation. 

COURSE MATERIALS:

  • Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES Preparation Manual) Download from TEA for free at http://texes.ets.org/texes/prepMaterials/ (grades 8-12) or
    (grades 4-8).
  • Kellough, R. D. and Noreen G. Kellough.  Secondary School Teaching:  A Guide to Methods and Resources.  Third Edition, NJ, Prentice-Hall. 1999.
  • Three-hole binder with dividers
  • E-mail account and internet access (services provided free to all students)
  • SED 300 Copy Packet (purchase at the campus copy center)