Education: Secondary Education
EDSC 205 3
Credits
Introduction to Secondary Education
Introduction to the profession of teaching in middle/high
school. Incorporates historical, cultural and sociological factors, with
attention to the Alaska context influencing current practice. Students will
have the opportunity to explore current issues and reform facing educators
today and to observe master teachers in the field. (Prerequisites: ENGL 111X
with a C grade or better, sophomore standing or permission of instructor
required before enrolling in this course.) (3 + 0 + 2)
Offered Spring
EDSC 402 3
Credits
Methods of Teaching in the Secondary School
Focus on methodologies appropriate for teaching middle and
high school students in a variety of settings. Candidates explore the structure
of schools, the nature of their audiences and will plan, implement and assess
both teacher and student centered instructional strategies. Includes Alaska
Content/Performance Standards. (Prerequisites: Admission to the secondary
post-baccalaureate program or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall
EDSC 407 3
Credits
Developing Literacy in the Content Areas
Preparation for secondary teachers (middle school, junior and
senior high school) to integrate listening, speaking, reading, writing and
viewing strategies into a content area of the classroom. Candidates examine and
evaluate learning theories related to literacy development and varied methods
of instruction and assessment to help design and develop and appropriate
pedagogical model for teaching. (Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate
secondary post-baccalaureate program or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Summer
EDSC 414 3
Credits
Learning, Development and Special Needs Instruction
(Stacked with EDSC 614)
Provides a survey of learning theory, adolescent development
and special needs instruction. Attention will be given to the cognitive, social
and moral theories of development, and to current theories of learning. Consideration
will be given to cultural and individual differences among learners including
those with special needs. Graduate candidates complete different requirements
to justify graduate credit. (Prerequisite: Admission to the secondary
post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Summer
EDSC 415 3
Credits
Foundations of Modern Educational Practice
Historical, political, sociological and curricular
foundations of secondary education in the U.S. with particular attention to Alaska.
For pre-service teachers to understand and reflect on the teaching profession
at the secondary level and to explore current issues and controversies
confronting education at national, state and local levels. (Prerequisite:
Admission to the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission
of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Summer
EDSC 424 3
Credits
Culturally Responsive Small School Programs for Alaska
Exploration of effective programs in small rural schools and
in urban schools using school-within-a-school and multi-age models. Emphasis on
interdisciplinary models and innovative programs with multi-cultural
perspectives. (Prerequisite: Admission to the secondary post-baccalaureate
licensure program or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered
Spring
EDSC 431 3
Credits
Secondary Instruction and Assessment in the
Content Area
(Stacked with EDSC 631)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in the
candidate's specific content area. Course is taught by content specialists. Discusses
current issues, methodologies and teaching strategies specific to the various
disciplines. Graduate candidates complete different requirements to justify
graduate credit. A maximum of 9 credits may be earned. (Prerequisite: Admission
to the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of
instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
EDSC 432 3
Credits
English/Language Arts Secondary Instruction and Assessment
(Stacked with EDSC 632)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in
English/language arts. Course is taught by content specialists. Includes discussion
of current issues, methodologies and teaching strategies specific to
English/language arts. (Prerequisite: Admission to the secondary
post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall
EDSC 433 3
Credits
Mathematics Secondary Instruction and Assessment
(Stacked with EDSC 633)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in mathematics.
Course is taught by content specialists. Includes discussion of current issues,
diverse methodologies and practical application lessons for teaching
mathematics. (Prerequisite: Admission to the secondary post-baccalaureate
licensure program or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
EDSC 434 3
Credits
Science Secondary Instruction and Assessment
(Stacked with EDSC 634)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in science.
Course is taught by content specialists. Includes discussion of current issues,
diverse methodologies, inquiry-based lessons, laboratory experiences and field
trips for teaching science. (Prerequisite: Admission to the secondary
post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Fall
EDSC 435 3
Credits
Social Studies Secondary Instruction and Assessment
(Stacked with EDSC 635)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in social
science. Course is taught by content specialists. Includes discussion of current
issues, diverse methodologies, project-based activities and
community-as-laboratory experiences for teaching social studies. (Prerequisite:
Admission to the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission
of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
EDSC 436 3
Credits
Art Secondary Instruction and Assessment
(Stacked with EDSC 636)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in art. Course is
taught by content specialists. Includes discussion of current issues, methodologies
and teaching strategies specific to arts. Graduate candidates complete
different requirements to justify graduate credit. (Prerequisite: Admission to
the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of
instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
EDSC 437 3
Credits
World Language Secondary Instruction & Assessment
(Stacked with EDSC 637)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in world
languages. Course is taught by content specialists. Includes discussion of
current issues, diverse methodologies, and current application of teaching
strategies and assessment specific to world languages. (Prerequisites:
Admission into the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission
of instructor required before enrolling in this course.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall As Demand Warrants
EDSC 442 2
Credits
Portfolio Preparation: Integrating Theory and Practice
(Stacked with EDSC 642)
Continued systematic collection of selected work. Portfolios
document and provide evidence of professional development and achievement as
beginning teachers relative to Alaska Teacher Standards and Alaska Student
Content Standards, integrated with Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools.
Portfolios show a wide range of knowledge, dispositions and skills using a
variety of technologies including digital storage on CD. (Prerequisite:
Admission to the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission
of instructor.) (2 + 0) Offered Spring
EDSC 457 4
Credits
Multicultural Education and School-Community Relations
(Stacked with EDSC 657)
Focuses on the philosophy and theories underlying
multicultural education as well as the development of positive school-community
relationships. Encourages pre-service educators to identify their own
philosophy and culture and to recognize their cultural background as they
instruct, assess and manage their students. Helps educators clarify the value
of diversity in the classroom setting. Candidates discern the influence of
diversity factors on students' educational careers and the value of diversity
to the Alaskan community. Acquaints candidates with teaching in rural Alaska.
Explore models for effective teaching, means of village socialization, cultural
information and programs that are particularly effective in rural and small
school settings. Graduate candidates complete additional requirements to
justify graduate credit. (Prerequisite: Admission to the secondary
post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0 + 1) Offered Spring
EDSC 458 3
Credits
Classroom Organization and Management
(Stacked with EDSC 658)
Focus on establishment of a positive learning environment,
development of a successful discipline plan consistent with an educator's
philosophy of education and a review of the major discipline models. Candidates
will examine the role that factors such as culture, gender, interest, ability
and exceptionality play in student's behavior. Techniques to maintain positive
student-teacher interactions in the classroom and establish a positive
relationship with parents developing strategies to incorporate local knowledge
and community culture in to classroom practice. Graduate candidates complete
different requirements to justify graduate credit. (Prerequisite: Admission to
the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of
instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
EDSC 471 3
Credits
Secondary Teaching: School Internship I and Seminar
Supervised observation and teaching in secondary schools
approved by the School of Education. Seminar topics may include special attention
to school-community relations, special needs, curriculum development, teaching
strategies and the integration of technology across the curriculum. The School
of Education may limit enrollment, determine assignments and cancel
registration of candidates doing unsatisfactory work. Candidates serving
internships are charged a $150 fee per semester. (Prerequisite: Admission to
the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of
instructor.) (1 + 0 + 25) Offered Fall
EDSC 472 3
Credits
Secondary Teaching: School Internship II and Seminar
Supervised observation and teaching in secondary schools
approved by the School of Education. Seminar topics may include special attention
to school-community relations, special needs, curriculum development, teaching
strategies and the integration of technology across the curriculum. The School
of Education may limit enrollment, determine assignments and cancel
registration of candidates doing unsatisfactory work. Candidates serving
internships are charged a $150 fee per semester. (Prerequisite: Admission to
the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of
instructor.) (1 + 0 + 35) Offered Spring
EDSC 614 3
Credits
Learning, Development and Special Needs Instruction
(Stacked with EDSE 414)
Survey of learning theory, adolescent development and special
needs instruction. Attention will be given to the cognitive, social and moral
theories of development and to current theories of learning. Consideration will
be given to cultural and individual differences among learners including those
with special needs. Graduate candidates complete different requirements to
justify graduate credit. (Prerequisite: Admission to the secondary
post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Summer
EDSC 631 3
Credits
Secondary Instruction and Assessment in the
Content Area
(Stacked with EDSC 431)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in the
candidate's specific content area. Course is taught by content specialists. Discusses
current issues, methodologies and teaching strategies specific to the various
disciplines. Graduate candidates complete different requirements to justify graduate
credit. A maximum of 9 credits may be earned. (Prerequisite: Admission to the
secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Fall
EDSC 632 3
Credits
English/Language Arts Secondary Instruction and Assessment
(Stacked with EDSC 432)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in
English/language arts. Course is taught by content specialists. Includes discussion
of current issues, methodologies and teaching strategies specific to
English/language arts. (Prerequisite: Admission to the secondary
post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Fall
EDSC 633 3
Credits
Mathematics Secondary Instruction and Assessment
(Stacked with EDSC 433)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in mathematics.
Course is taught by content specialists. Includes discussion of current issues,
diverse methodologies and practical application lessons for teaching
mathematics. (Prerequisite: Admission to the secondary post-baccalaureate
licensure program or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
EDSC 634 3
Credits
Science Secondary Instruction and Assessment
(Stacked with EDSC 434)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in science.
Course is taught by content specialists. Includes discussion of current issues,
diverse methodologies, inquiry-based lessons, laboratory experiences and field
trips for teaching science. (Prerequisite: Admission to the secondary
post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Fall
EDSC 635 3
Credits
Social Studies Secondary Instruction and Assessment
(Stacked with EDSC 435)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in social
science. Course is taught by content specialists. Includes discussion of current
issues, diverse methodologies, project-based activities and
community-as-laboratory experiences for teaching social studies. (Prerequisite:
Admission to the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission
of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
EDSC 636 3
Credits
Art Secondary Instruction and Assessment
(Stacked with EDSC 436)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in art. Course is
taught by content specialists. Includes discussion of current issues, methodologies
and teaching strategies specific to arts. Graduate candidates complete
different requirements to justify graduate credit. (Prerequisite: Admission to
the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of
instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
EDSC 637 3
Credits
World Language Secondary Instruction & Assessment
(Stacked with EDSC 437)
Methodologies of instruction and assessment in world
languages. Course is taught by content specialists. Includes discussion of
current issues, diverse methodologies and current application of teaching
strategies and assessment specific to world languages. (Prerequisites:
Admission into the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission
of instructor required before enrolling in this course.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall As Demand Warrants
EDSC 642 2
Credits
Portfolio Preparation: Integrating Theory and Practice
(Stacked with EDSC 442)
Continued systematic collection of selected work. Portfolios
document and provide evidence of professional development and achievement as
beginning teachers relative to Alaska Teacher Standards and Alaska Student
Content Standards, integrated with Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools.
Portfolios are to show a wide range of knowledge, dispositions and skills using
a variety of technologies including digital storage on CD. (Prerequisite:
Admission to the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission
of instructor.) (2 + 0) Offered Spring
EDSC 657 4
Credits
Multicultural Education and School-Community Relations
(Stacked with EDSC 457)
Focuses on the philosophy and theories underlying
multicultural education as well as the development of positive school-community
relationships. Encourages pre-service educators to identify their own
philosophy and culture and to recognize their cultural background as they
instruct, assess and manage their students. Helps educators clarify the value
of diversity in the classroom setting. Candidates discern the influence of
diversity factors on students' educational careers and the value of diversity
to the Alaskan community. Acquaints candidates with teaching in rural Alaska.
Explore models for effective teaching, means of village socialization, cultural
information and programs that are particularly effective in rural and small
school settings. Graduate candidates complete additional requirements to
justify graduate credit. (Prerequisite: Admission to the secondary
post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0 + 1) Offered Spring
EDSC 658 3
Credits
Classroom Organization and Management
(Stacked with EDSC 458)
Focus on establishment of a positive learning environment,
development of a successful discipline plan consistent with an educator's
philosophy of education and a review of the major discipline models. Candidates
will examine the role that factors such as culture, gender, interest, ability
and exceptionality play in student's behavior. Candidates will study techniques
to maintain positive student-teacher interactions in the classroom and
establish a positive relationship with parents. Developing strategies to incorporate
local knowledge and community culture into classroom practice. (Prerequisite:
Admission to the secondary post-baccalaureate licensure program or permission
of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall