EDG 1319 PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT 1 credits

This course is a series of modmester courses, each one on a topic of a specific interest to early childhood professionals. Among the topics offered are: Guidance and Discipline of the Young Child, The Creative Teacher, Play as Learning, Computers and Young Children, Understanding Violence in the Lives of Young Children and others as developed. Counts as Early Childhood Education credit with the Pinellas County License Board. 16 contact hours per topic per credit. A maximum of 3 credit hours per session. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.

EDG 3321 PAIDEIA I 1 credits

This course is a special session centering around a specific topic designed to enhance specific professional skills: character education and counseling skills for teachers with the intent of establishing an environment of respect and rapport. PAIDEIA is the ancient Greek word for education . It is the process of acquiring knowledge. It is also the result of that process, learning and culture. A common cultural tradition is created and renewed by generations of persons who have learned. SPC's College of Education recognizes that life in community depends on centuries of shared wisdom. 17 contact hours.

EDG 3341 EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR UNDERACHIEVING STUDENTS 2 credits

The purpose of this course is to examine the complexities of teaching in schools that qualify for free or reduced-priced meals, have high rates of teacher turnover and produce low gains in student achievement. The course will address these issues by examining historical materials and contemporary understanding of the impact of these variables on attitude, motivation, and learning. This course will engage students in both learning and teaching in that preservice teachers will acquire knowledge about teaching strategies tailored for this type of school environment and have opportunities to practice them as part of their field experience in these neighborhood schools. Field experiences required. 32 contact hours.

EDG 3410 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION K-12 2 credits

Prerequisites: EDF 3214 and Admission to the College of Education BS Program or Impact Program. This course covers basic skills and knowledge for creating a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction and effective communication among members of the learning community. The course emphasizes attitudes, language patterns, values, and behaviors for eliciting and maintaining student learning as well as on-task behaviors. The course also includes methods and strategies for consulting with other school professionals and parents. 32 contact hours.

EDG 3620 CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 3 credits

Prerequisite: Admission to the Elementary Education BS program or permission of the Dean. This course is an introduction to major concepts, assumptions, debates, processes of inquiry, and ways of knowing within the school curriculum. Preservice teachers create coherent, meaningful learning experiences using the major philosophical foundations of education to develop learners' competence in subject matter knowledge. Preservice teachers evaluate the suitability of the content against learner intellectual, social, emotional, physical characteristics. This course is writing intensive. 47 contact hours.

EDG 4322 PAIDEIA II 1 credits

This course is a special session centering around a specific topic designed to enhance specific professional skills. PAIDEIA is the ancient Greek word for education. It is the process of acquiring knowledge. It is also the result of that process, that is, learning and culture. A common cultural tradition is created and renewed by generations of persons who have learned. SPC’s College of Education recognizes that life in community depends on centuries of shared wisdom. Professional seminars include readings, discussion, and presentations in “mental toughness” with the aim of helping future teachers manage themselves, their circumstances and students in effective ways. 17 contact hours.

EDG 4343 COGNITIVE STRATEGIES INSTRUCTION IN THE CLASSROOM 3 credits

Prerequisite: DEP 3305 or EDF 3214. Corequisite: EDG 4943. This course is designed for middle grades pre-service teachers to develop reflective practice in the areas of communication, planning, instruction, and assessment. In this course, pre-service teachers will learn how to help middle grade learners (grades 5-9) acquire essential meta-cognitive strategies and responsible behaviors to prepare them for high school. 47 contact hours.

EDG 4943 COGNITIVE STRATEGIES INSTRUCTION IN THE CLASSROOM PRACTICUM 1 credits

Prerequisite: DEP 3305 or EDF 3214. Corequisite: EDG 4343. This course is designed to give practical experience to students through school-based experiences in public and approved private school classrooms. Students work directly with middle and high school teachers in grades 5-9 and have an opportunity to teach both large and small group activities, particularly in the content areas of math and/or science. This course is designed to develop competencies relative to program planning, instruction, daily scheduling, record keeping, evaluation, communication, classroom management, reporting to parents, professional organizations, and teacher ethics. Students spend a minimum of sixty (60) school-based hours (SBH) in a middle or high school classroom. 17 contact hours.