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2012-2013 Academic Catalog and Handbook

Education (EDUC) Courses

EDUC 240 Perspectives in Education
2 hours. An overview of history and social issues in education and an exploration of teaching as a career. Introduction to the teacher education program at George Fox University. Includes 30 clock hours of field experience. Required for elementary teaching majors and music education majors.
Prerequisite: sophomore or junior status.

EDUC 250 Teaching as a Profession
2 hours. This is a one-semester introductory course on the teaching profession for those planning to enroll in an MAT program or considering teaching as a profession. Students will expand their understandings of the field of education and the role of teachers through class topics and experiences. They will also participate in a 30-hour classroom field experience. The George Fox University MAT program application process and requirements will be discussed. (This course is not part of the undergraduate elementary education major.)
Prerequisite: junior or senior status.

EDUC 275 Field Experience
1-2 hours. An elective field placement individually designed with approval of the instructor. Does not substitute for required field assignments; 40 hours fieldwork per credit is required.

EDUC 285 Selected Topics
1-3 hours. A seminar dealing with various topics as announced that represent current faculty interests and competencies.

EDUC 313 Elementary Mathematics Methods
2 hours. Examine and openly challenge knowledge, beliefs, and assumptions about the learning and teaching process. Engage in activities designed to enhance conceptual knowledge of selected topics. Explore what it means to teach mathematics in a standards-based system (i.e., using standards to plan instruction, using scoring guides to assess student work, critically examining curricula).
Prerequisites: MATH 211 & 212 Foundations of Elementary Mathematics I & II (8 semester hours or equivalent).

EDUC 321 Early Childhood Education
3 hours. Early childhood distinctives regarding growth, development, and learning, with attention to implications for classroom management and organization, parent involvement, and program operation.
Corequisites: EDUC 342 Inclusion, EDUC 370 Curriculum and Instruction, EDUC 373 Fine Arts Methods, and EDUC 401 Language Arts and Children's Literature.
Prerequisite: admission to elementary education major.

EDUC 322 Early Childhood Methods
3 hours. This methods course focuses on the formulation and implementation of developmentally appropriate curriculum, instruction, materials, and assessment for young children, ages 3-8 years. Student facilitators create and implement lesson plans with young children in an integrated curriculum in the content areas of art, health, language arts, math, music, and social studies.
Prerequisite: EDUC 321 Early Childhood Education and admission to Teacher Education Program.

EDUC 334 Health and Physical Education Methods
3 hours. This course examines and offers opportunities to apply health and physical education methods.
Prerequisite: sophomore status and admission to Teacher Education Program.

EDUC 341 Learning Theory
2 hours. A survey of learning theories and possible applications in the elementary classroom are explored.
Corequisite or prerequisite: PSYC 310 Lifespan Human Development or PSYC 311 Child Development.
Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program.

EDUC 342 Inclusion
2 hours. A survey of current knowledge about the diverse abilities of learners in the regular classroom, with an emphasis on methods for including students and assisting their learning processes. Attention given to needs of bicultural students with disabilities.

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and admission to elementary education major.

EDUC 351 Middle-Level Education
3 hours. Middle-level distinctives regarding growth, development, and learning, with attention to implications for classroom management and organization.
Prerequisite: permission required.

EDUC 352 Middle-Level Methods
3 hours. Developmentally appropriate methods and materials for facilitating instruction and integration of subject matter fields for middle-level students in both departmentalized and self-contained classroom organizational patterns. Issues of parent involvement and teacher collaboration.
Prerequisite: permission required.

EDUC 370 Curriculum and Instruction
3 hours. Generic methods of teaching, planning curriculum, and both formal and informal assessment of pupil learning as used in teaching. Needs of students from generational poverty are examined.
Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program.

EDUC 373 Fine Arts Methods
2 hours. Using the basic principles and elements of music and art, students will explore making connections between subjects in the elementary curriculum.
Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program.

EDUC 375 Student Teaching I and Classroom Management
2 hours. A laboratory experience consisting of general and specific tasks, managing and instructing pupils and assisting teaching in the classroom. Patterns of classroom management and organized community building will be discussed including responding to needs of the bicultural child. An additional one hour is required for students intending to add the middle-level authorization and is in addition to the two-hour requirement. Please see advisor.

EDUC 376 Student Teaching I for Middle-Level Authorization
1 hour. A laboratory experience consisting of general and specific tasks, managing and instructing pupils and assisting teaching in the classroom.
Prerequisites: EDUC 351 Middle-Level Education, EDUC 352 Middle-Level Methods, and EDUC 375 Student Teaching I and Classroom Management.

EDUC 380 Social Studies Methods
2 hours. Research-based methods for teaching social studies. Issues of cultural proficiency addressed.

EDUC 383 Science Methods
2 hours. Students will study, experience, and practice research-based science pedagogy appropriate to grades K-8 in a self-contained school setting. Activities include writing and research on science education, demonstration of science teaching practice, and supervised teaching experience. Students will develop, critique, and implement science curriculum.

EDUC 399 Cross-Cultural Study
3 hours. This course offers in-depth discipline specific cross-cultural study designed to enhance the intercultural emphasis of various academic majors. The course includes class meetings followed by travel to various locations throughout the world. Students will use core disciplinary knowledge to serve, learn and interact with other cultures. (Offered in May Term. Students must meet eligibility requirements.) Additional course fee is required.

EDUC 401 Language Arts and Children's Literature
4 hours. Survey of children's literature genre and uses. Methods and materials of language arts teaching in the areas of listening and speaking, and of spelling and handwriting instruction.

EDUC 402 Literacy Methods
4 hours. Methods and materials for language arts teaching in the areas of reading and writing, with an emphasis on the use of children's literature.

EDUC 430 History and Foundations of Literacy Learning
2 hours. Thoughtful classroom practice depends on sound theory. This course examines some current competing theories, looks at the implications of various literacy theories as they impact classroom decision making, and, through reading and discussion, helps develop a personal understanding of literacy processes. The linguistic framework of reading and its place in the language arts will also be explored.

EDUC 431 Analysis of Reading and Writing Assessments
2 hours. Classroom teachers become acquainted with a wide variety of methods for assessing student progress in reading and writing. Administration and scoring of these tests will be explored. Information about how testing results can facilitate teaching and learning is the goal.

EDUC 432 Advanced Strategies in Literacy Instruction: Assessment and Remediation
2 hours. This course focuses on current methods and materials for reading/literacy instruction. The strategies used by proficient readers will be explored and teaching methods will be modeled and implemented. Methods of assessment and strategies for remediation will also be explored.

EDUC 433 Advanced Studies in Children's and Adolescent Literature
2 hours. This course focuses on a critical examination of children's literature as literature, considers curriculum development based on children's literature, and on a further development of a broad understanding of literacy learning issues.

EDUC 434 Issues and Application of Literacy Instruction
2 hours. This course focuses on the issues related to public and school-based concerns about literacy learning. The discussion of issues will lead to research-based applications that can be translated into the classroom practice at the elementary, middle, or high school level.

EDUC 436 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas
2 hours. This course focuses on the reading and writing needs of the student at the middle level and in the high school. The teaching of critical reading and writing strategies will be included as well as assessment tools. This course is required for those pursuing the middle level and high school authorizations of the Reading Endorsement, but is appropriate for teachers of all levels.

EDUC 437 Emergent Literacy
2 hours. This course explores theoretical principles and practices based on current research. Emphasis is on strategies for coming to print, print conventions, and reading aloud. Shared, guided, and independent reading and writing is also explored. These strategies are based on theoretical assumption from the psychology of language and cognition development and linguistics.

EDUC 438 Organization of Reading Programs
3 hours. The content of this course includes: the organization of reading programs within the context of state and federal regulation and within the structure of the school-wide program; the types of testing used to diagnose and monitor student progress; the methods that can be used to involve parents, paraprofessionals, and volunteers; and the methods available to assess program effectiveness. Observations in a variety of school settings will be organized.

EDUC 439 Early Childhood and Elementary Reading Practicum
2 hours. The reading practicum will provide a context in which to apply methods, assessment techniques, and teaching strategies in a school setting. It will also provide opportunity for an observation of a reading program in application. The practicum setting must include assessment, teaching, and evaluation of students at both authorization levels. Pass/No Pass.
Prerequisites: EDUC 430 History and Foundations of Literacy Learning, EDUC 431 Analysis of Reading and Writing Assessments, EDUC 432 Advanced Strategies in Literacy Instruction, EDUC 438 Organization of Reading Programs, or by permission.

EDUC 470 Applied English Linguistics: Oral and Literary
3 hours. Examines the fundamental elements, processes, and patterns of oral and written language for the teacher of English to speakers of other languages. Topics include phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, morphology, orthography and writing conventions, syntax, semantics, and discourse analysis. English is the primary focus of the course, with reference to other languages commonly spoken by students in Oregon classrooms.

EDUC 471 Second Language Acquisition and Development
2 hours. Examines various factors, concepts, and theories about first and second language acquisition processes and their interrelationships. The course also focuses on the application of this knowledge in ESOL classes for maximizing ESOL students' language development and academic achievement.
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: EDUC 470 Applied English Linguistics: Oral and Literary.

EDUC 472 Intercultural Communication in the ESOL/Bilingual Context
2 hours. Examines the diverse and dynamic role of culture in the ESOL student's language development and academic achievement. The course also emphasizes the application of this knowledge for instruction and the involvement of community and its resources for maximizing ESOL students' academic achievement.

EDUC 473 Planning and Managing the ESOL/Bilingual Curriculum
3 hours. Examines strategies for planning, managing, and teaching English as a second language and discipline-focused content to ESOL students. Emphasis is placed on curriculum, teaching, and learning approaches that accommodate a diverse population within the classroom. This course also focuses on strategies for collaborating with educators and community members in order to provide comprehensive, challenging educational opportunities for ESOL students.

EDUC 474 Assessing ESOL/Bilingual Student Learning and Language Proficiency
3 hours. Examines principles, issues, and approaches useful for assessing the English competencies of ESOL students. Emphases are placed on developing appropriate assessment tools for the ESOL classroom and on properly interpreting tests that are used for program placement.

EDUC 475 Student Teaching II
12 hours. A full-time laboratory experience in which principles and methods of teaching are applied under supervision of a classroom teacher and college supervisor. Pass/No Pass.

EDUC 478 ESOL/Bilingual Practicum - Early Childhood/Elementary
2 hours. A supervised practicum in an approved early childhood and elementary school demonstrating knowledge and strategies developed in the ESOL/bilingual courses. Candidates set goals for professional growth in the English-language teaching field. Course is offered on a Pass/No Pass basis only.
Prerequisites: successful completion of all required ESOL/bilingual courses (or their equivalent) and approval of the faculty advisor.

EDUC 485 Selected Topics
1-3 hours. A seminar dealing with various topics as announced that represent current faculty interests and competencies.

EDUC 490 Senior Seminar
3 hours. Seminar discussion of current trends and issues in education, as well as job transition and related issues.

EDUC 495 Special Study
1-3 hours. Directed independent study open to upper-division students only. May not be used to substitute for required courses.
Prerequisite: instructor's permission.

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