Description
This course will encourage students to put theory into practice. The emphasis is on application of concepts, skills, and knowledge, specifically as they relate to the P-5 setting in the areas of English/Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics (M). Candidate designs an integrated unit addressing one grade level, P-5, and incorporates ELA and M standards and activities within the unit. Focus is also on the incorporation of Children's Literature in the ELA and M curricula. Learning from the campus classroom is the practiced in the candidate's placement school. The course includes conceptual and methodological perspectives, delivery of instruction, use of curriculum standards, assessment within a lesson, and the role of reflective practice in the effective classroom.