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B.S. Physical
Education in Urban Schools (grades pre K-12)
(37 credits)
Optional Bilingual
Education Extension (7 credits)
Program
of Study:
Course Description
Teaching
and Learning 201 Teaching
Imagine the Possibilities
Offered every semester An introduction for the preprofessional student
to the possibilities and processes of professional life in diverse
inclusive urban schools through initial exploration of school contexts,
learning processes, roles of teachers, and the self as a prospective
teacher. Guided school visits, reflective writings, and seminal
readings enable students to examine the field of education from
historical, sociological and philosophical perspectives. Selected
Teaching and Learning faculty discuss such current trends as multiculturalism
and the inclusion of students with disabilities. For all students
considering teaching as a career choice. Fifteen hours of fieldwork
are required. Three credits. back
Teaching
and Learning 250 Development Psychology
An introductory study of the physical, cognitive, language,
social, emotional, and moral development of children, adolescents
and adults from birth through the lifespan. The relationship between
learning and development and the factors that may hinder or enhance
these processes are explored. Throughout the course, attention is
given to ways in which race, culture, ethnicity, language, class,
gender, sexual orientation, and disability play a role in development
and in the teaching and learning process. 3 credits. back
Teaching
and Learning 301 Observing and Describing
Children
Prerequisite: Teaching and Learning 201 Offered every semester An
introduction to a holistic method of observing and reflecting on
children. Throughout the semester, students observe a child in home,
school and community settings; this descriptive review process has
as its philosophical foundation the premise that children construct
knowledge and make meaning of their world. Students learn a descriptive
vocabulary and the skills necessary to write a full and balanced
portrayal of a learner that becomes fundamental to their teaching
practice. Twenty-five hours of fieldwork are required. Three credits.
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Teaching
and Learning 350 The Developing Child
Prerequisite: Teaching and Learning 301 or 302 Corequisites: Teaching
and Learning 351, 359.1 for Childhood; Teaching and Learning 401
or 359.2 for Middle Childhood and Adolescence Offered every semester
An introductory examination of the process of change from birth
to preadolescence in children from diverse backgrounds with a range
of abilities. Theories of development and learning and ways in which
they inform child rearing and educational practices are studied.
The relationship between learning and development and the factors
that may hinder or enhance these processes are explored. Throughout
the course, attention is given to ways in which race, culture, ethnicity,
language, class, gender, sexual orientation, and disability play
a role in development and in the teaching and learning process.
Students have fieldwork experience with children in different settings.
Four credits. back
Teaching
and Learning 351 Language and Literacy I Prerequisite:
Teaching and Learning 301 or 302 Corequisites: Teaching and Learning
350, 359.1 Offered every semester A focus on emergent literacy,
emphasizing the teaching of reading from a developmental socio-psycholinguistic
perspective and highlighting the relationship between language and
literacy. Different theories of teaching reading and writing are
discussed, and students become familiar with appropriate literature
for young children. Special attention is given to developing strategies
to meet individual learning needs within an inclusive model, including
the needs of bilingual students and English-language learners. The
role of assessment in planning instruction is also addressed. An
integrated fieldwork experience includes the home, community and
classroom teaching environments. Three credits. back
Teaching
and Learning 352 Sociology and Education
Prerequisite: Teaching and Learning 301 or 302 Offered every semester
A field-based course in which students use the results of sociological
research to inform their observation and analysis of schools and
society. Emphasis is placed on such variables as parental involvement
and home environment, race/ ethnicity, and social class as well
as school-related variables, including grouping and teaching practices,
teacher attributes and expectations, class and school size, and
curriculum. Students make an observational study in a classroom
setting that addresses a problem of significance. Fifteen hours
of structured fieldwork are required. Three credits. back
Teaching
and Learning 356 Bilingualism, Bilingual Education
and Multiculturalism
Prerequisite: Teaching and Learning 301 or 302 Offered every Fall
and Summer An introduction to the individual, social, cognitive
and linguistic nature of bilingualism, including issues related
to assessment and second language acquisition. The course also addresses
bilingual education policies, historical and legal foundations,
program models, and practices, including the impact of culture on
teaching and learning. Ten hours of fieldwork are required. Three
credits. back
Teaching
and Learning 359.1 Integrated Field Experience
I: Childhood Prerequisite:
Teaching and Learning 301 or 302 Corequisites: Teaching and Learning
350, 351 Offered every semester An integrated field experience that
focuses on the development of children and their language and literacy
development. Thirty hours. Pass/Fail only. Non credit.
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Teaching
and Learning 399 Preparing for the NYSTCE
Special Fee: $200.00 Prerequisites: Admission to the professional
stage; Teaching and Learning 201, 301 or 302 Offered every semester
A course that enhances students' ability to read critically and
write serious essays, while deepening the liberal arts and sciences
knowledge base required for the Liberal Arts Skills Test (LAST).
Successful test-taking strategies. Required of all students who
have not passed the LAST. Forty-five hours. Pass/Fail only. Non-credit.
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Teaching
and Learning 407 health Concerns and Optimal
Wellness for Physical Education Teachers Prerequisites:
Teaching and Learning 350, 351 Offered every semester A study of
critical issues in health for the physical education teacher, including
nutrition, stress, injury prevention, consumer and community health,
environmental health, asthma, fitness, and sex education. Students
learn methods and materials for teaching health education, including
approaches to instructional planning and assessment, literacy in
the content area, and the use of varied media and technology. The
role of home, school and community interaction in developing good
health practices is addressed. Emphasis is placed on the role of
critical thinking in making personal choices about health issues.
State-mandated training in child abuse identification and reporting,
substance abuse, fire safety, and abduction prevention is also provided.
Three credits.
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Teaching
and Learning 417 Teaching in the Native Language
in Bilingual Classrooms
Prerequisites: Teaching and Learning 350, 351 Corequisite:
Teaching and Learning 418 Offered every Summer and Spring An exploration
of teaching models and strategies used to develop native language
literacy (reading, writing, speaking and listening) and to use the
native language in teaching content areas (mathematics, science
and social studies). Students evaluate and select a wide variety
of culturally appropriate native language curricula and resources
to enhance literacy and content skills. In addition, students become
knowledgeable about children's literature and media in the native
language. Five hours of fieldwork are required. Two credits. back
Teaching
and Learning 418 Teaching in English in Bilingual
Classrooms Prerequisites: Teaching and Learning
350, 351 Corequisite: Teaching and Learning 417 Offered every Summer
and Spring An introduction to TESOL methods and materials. Students
also learn strategies for teaching English language literacy and
content area subject matter through the second language. Special
attention is given to building on the native language knowledge
base. Students evaluate and select a wide variety of culturally
appropriate English language curricula and resources to enhance
literacy and content skills, including children's literature and
media. Five hours of fieldwork are required. Two credits. back
Teaching
and Learning 470 Student Teaching in Physical
Education (Pre-K through 6)
Prerequisites: Teaching and Learning 350, 351, 352, 359.1
Offered every semester A student teaching semester that prepares
reflective teachers who work to create excellent classrooms and
schools for all urban students. Students participate in every aspect
of practice, including planning, implementation and assessment of
curriculum and instruction in physical education at the elementary
level. They immerse themselves in the life of a school, recording
and thinking about the purposes, complexities and consequences of
what they do as teachers in order to learn from their experiences.
Students are supervised by a University faculty member and a cooperating
teacher in the participating school. Schools and classrooms are
chosen with special attention to diversity. Student teaching in
physical education at the elementary level consists of 60 half days
during the 15-week semester. Six credits.
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Teaching
and Learning 471 Organization of Physical
Education Activities for Pre-K to Elementary School
Prerequisites: Teaching and Learning 350, 351, 352, 359.1 Corequisite:
Teaching and Learning 470 Offered every Fall A study of the basic
principles, content, organization and curriculum in physical education
for children at the pre-K through elementary level. Students acquire
the knowledge and skills necessary to establish and maintain personal
physical fitness and health and to be able to impart the knowledge
and skills to others. They also acquire the ability to help create
and maintain a safe and healthy environment and to help students
manage personal and community resources related to health and wellness.
Included are methods, teaching strategies, assessment techniques
and program evaluations. Fieldwork and observation in local elementary
schools are required. Three credits.
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Teaching
and Learning 475 Student Teaching in Physical
Education (7-12) Prerequisites: Teaching and Learning
350, 351, 352, 359.1 Offered every semester A student teaching semester
that prepares reflective teachers to create excellent classrooms
and schools for all urban students. Students participate in every
aspect of practice, including planning, implementation and assessment
of curriculum and instruction in physical education at the secondary
level. They immerse themselves in the life of a school, recording
and thinking about the purposes, complexities and consequences of
what they do as teachers in order to learn from their experiences.
Students are supervised by a University faculty member and a cooperating
teacher in the participating school. Schools and classrooms are
chosen with special attention to diversity. Student teaching in
physical education at the secondary level consists of 60 half days
during the 15-week semester. Six credits.
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Teaching
and Learning 476 Teaching Physical Education
to Adolescents Prerequisites: Teaching and Learning
350, 351, 352, 359.1 Corequisite: Teaching and Learning 475 Offered
every semester A study of the basic principles, content, organization
and curriculum in physical education for the middle and secondary
schools. Students learn how to impart the knowledge and skills necessary
for participation in a range of activities and for the establishment
and maintenance of personal fitness and health. Included are methods
and teaching strategies, assessment techniques, program evaluation
and peer teaching. Instruction focuses on individual and dual sports
such as tennis and badminton, while applying principles learned
to other types of physical education experiences. Three credits.
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