Education

Acclimatizes new Evangel students to the University. As such, it serves as an intellectual and practical orientation to the challenges and opportunities of the University life and learning. Students are introduced to Evangel’s Christ-centered, integrational, exploratory, and global ethos. They build relationships with departmental contexts as well as across the campus. They are encouraged to understand that they are being prepared not only for a career but for life.

Introduces students to strategies designed to cultivate a Christian influence on K-12 school culture. Activities and topics include analyzing K-12 school culture as a reflection of societal culture, discussing the history and current state of Christian influence on K-12 school culture, comparing a secular approach to a Christian approach in education, and incorporating meaningful Christian ideology into lesson planning and classroom management.

Includes classroom observation in the public schools.

Provides an orientation to the American public school system. Emphasis is placed on legal, philosophical and sociological foundations of education and on individual evaluation of suitability for membership in the profession. Students will investigate lesson planning aligned with state and local curriculum requirements. They will also be introduced to strategies involved in the effective engagement of learners, development of critical thinking skills, and classroom management. Required for all education majors. Should be taken concurrently with EDUC 220 Level 1 Practicum the first semester of the sophomore year. Successful completion of EDUC 225 and EDUC 220 is required for admission into the Teacher Education Program.

Provides an overview of the elementary instructional process. Emphasis is placed on using instructional strategies to create and facilitate effective and engaging experiences for diverse learners. Admission to teacher education program required.

Explores middle grades philosophy, organization, and instructional processes. Topics include key components of school organization and instructional strategies to create and facilitate effective and engaging experiences for diverse learners in the middle grades. Admission to teacher education program required.

Introduces the area of literacy instruction in elementary and middle level schools. Explores development and early literacy instruction including reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Admission to teacher education program required.

Provides an overview of the unique needs of individuals with disabilities covered under IDEA, the culturally diverse, the gifted, and the English Language learner. Emphasizes teaching diverse individuals in elementary, middle, and secondary school settings.

Required for all education majors. LEC 1 and LEC 2 meets the Exceptional Learner state certification requirements for all education majors.  LEC 1 is 3 credits.  LEC 2 is 2 credits, and does not include the 1 credit English Language Learner section. LEC 3 is 1 credit and is for those students who have not met the ELL requirement for state certification through EDUC 271 or other ELL coursework.

Explores the characteristics, needs, and development of children ages birth to 24 months. Students are assigned to an infant/toddler program for 3 hours per week and gain practical experience through observation and direct involvement.

Examines the types and functions of various early childhood programs. Topics include the mechanics of setting up a high-quality childcare or preschool program in compliance with state licensing regulations.

Examines current trends and theoretical approaches to teaching students with learning disabilities, behavior/emotional disabilities, autism, developmental disabilities, and physical and health impairments. Topics include characteristics, etiology, student diversity, legislation, and educational needs of students. In addition to class, Education majors are enrolled in EDUC 321 and are assigned an internship with a minimum of 6 hours per week in an elementary Special Education environment to work with students with disabilities.

Explores varied genres of children's literature with discussion of literary-critical interpretations; narrative and visual literacy; text-to-self, community, and world connections; and historical and contemporary values of children's literature with applications for the various grade levels. Elementary and Early Childhood Education majors (only) may use this course to meet the "Reading and Imagination" requirement in the Core Curriculum. The course does not count for the "Humanities" option in the Core Curriculum.

Provides 4 hours per week of practicum experience in the public schools.

Stresses appropriate strategies and materials for teaching basic math concepts, operations, and problem solving. Topics include the proper use of manipulative materials and remediation procedures in teaching math to student's pre-K through grade 6.

Discusses methods for special education minors. Topics include effective teaching techniques and strategies of the basic math operations, concepts, and problem solving and the proper use of manipulative materials in teaching math.

Provides Special Education minors the skills in conferencing and collaborating with community resources, parents, teachers, and students.

Prepares the prospective teacher in methods for developing students' reading skills in conjunction with knowledge in subjects other than reading. Topics include instruction in the reading needs of the student in content areas, readability of textbooks, study skills for each content, comprehension skills, and writing in the content area classroom. Admission to teacher education program required.

Provides field experiences for major specialty area of middle school education emphasis. Field experience of 4 hours per week at an assigned school is required. First time enrollment in EDUC 354 course. Two sections of this course are required, one for each area of emphasis. Must be taken con-currently with MATH 336, SSCI 336, GSCI 336, or ENGL 336 Instructional Methods in Content Area (or equivalent course). Admission to teacher education program required.

See EDUC 360.

Provides students with a mid-level experience for secondary education students. Students are assigned to a school for 4 hours per week in the subject area specialty.

Discusses current issues in education. Conducted by University supervisors for all student teachers. (Special Education, Early Childhood and Middle School majors must enroll in the Elementary section). (K-12 majors must enroll in the secondary section).

Covers the development, grading, and interpretation of cognitive, performance, and authentic assessments. Topics include interpretation of standardized test results along with their use in making educational decisions, elementary statistics including descriptive statistics, normal probability distributions, and hypothesis testing. Satisfies the Math Proficiency requirement for Education students.

Recommended semester before student teaching. Admission to teacher education program required. 

To enroll, a student must be formally admitted by the Teacher Education Committee for Standards and Approval. The student observes and then teaches under the direction of the cooperating teacher and University supervisor. Sections are offered for all levels of student teaching.

Discusses current trends, issues, materials and methods of literacy instruction in the pre-K and elementary classrooms.

Provides students with a field experience for 4 hours per week or 3 days each week for year-long internship. The experience will be in English Language Arts subject area.

Provides practicum experience for students assigned to a school for 3 hours per week (1 credit) or 3 days per week for year-long internship (3 credits) in the subject area specialty.