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This course includes issues affecting teaching at the secondary level: Adolescent development, curriculum development, community building, and constructing disciplinary knowledge. Participation in this course requires completion of 30 hours of field work. Candidates will learn best practices for effective teaching and create a unit plan and lesson plans based on researched design models. Candidates will learn about the requirements for successful completion of new state licensure requirements.

This course addresses teaching biological sciences at the secondary level. It introduces the content and discipline of biological sciences as it pertains to general goals of secondary education. Participants will deepen pedagogical content knowledge, develop teaching materials (including lessons and unit plans) that solve instructional issues and employ science-specific teaching methods. Candidates will analyze the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science, STEM and Makerspaces initiatives as they apply to curricula, teaching and learning secondary biological sciences. The course will also prepare candidates to successfully fulfill state licensure requirements.

This course addresses methods of teaching English at the middle/high school level through an in-depth focus on curriculum, methods, and materials. Candidates will write lesson and unit plans using backward design and universal design for learning. Candidates will create documents on planning for instruction and assessment, instructing and engaging students in learning, and assessing student learning.

This course addresses methods of teaching mathematics at the middle/high school level through an in-depth focus on the curriculum, methods, materials, and technology. Candidates create instructional plans that build students’ conceptual understanding, procedural fluency and mathematical reasoning/problem solving skills and develop assessment plans that provide evidence of student learning. Candidates incorporate techniques to meet the needs of all students.

This course addresses teaching physical sciences at the secondary level. It introduces the content and discipline of physical sciences as it pertains to general goals of secondary education. Participants will deepen pedagogical content knowledge, develop teaching materials (including lessons and unit plans) that solve instructional issues and employ science-specific teaching methods. Candidates will analyze the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science, STEM and Makerspaces initiatives as they apply to curricula, teaching and learning secondary physical science. The course will also prepare candidates to successfully fulfill state licensure requirements

This course addresses methods of teaching social studies at the middle/high school level through an in-depth focus on curriculum, methods, and materials. Candidates will create inquiry-based learning unit and lesson plans stressing primary source document analysis using backward design and universal design for learning. Use of the Library of Congress digitized resources is required in developing learning experiences.

SECF 524 introduces current theories and practices of communicative language teaching for grades K-12. Candidates learn about second language acquisition development through reading and practicing in class a collection of strategies and tools for developing students’ communication skills in a second language. Candidates create a culminating unit of instruction that solidifies connections across curriculum design, instructional planning, and assessment. The course includes 40 hours of field experience. Observations and related assignments offer candidates practice for successful completion of new state licensure requirements.

This course provides candidates with opportunities to engage in field experiences with teachers in their linked placement school classrooms. The minimum number of field experience hours is forty (40) and will follow a progression from observing in classrooms to teaching a class. Candidates culminate their practicum by planning five sequential lessons and teaching 3-5 of these sequential lessons in at least one class. Students will select one of the Methods courses related to their Concentration: Biological Sciences Concentration - 581A, English/Language Arts Concentration - 581B, Mathematics Concentration - 581C, Physical Sciences Concentration - 581D, Social Sciences Concentration - 581E, or World Languages Concentration - 581F.

This course provides candidates with opportunities to engage in field experiences with teachers in their linked placement school classrooms. The minimum number of field experience hours is forty (40) and will follow a progression from observing in classrooms to teaching a class. Candidates culminate their practicum by planning five sequential lessons and teaching 3-5 of these sequential lessons in at least one class. Students will select one of the Methods courses related to their Concentration: Biological Sciences Concentration - 581A, English/Language Arts Concentration - 581B, Mathematics Concentration - 581C, Physical Sciences Concentration - 581D, Social Sciences Concentration - 581E, or World Languages Concentration - 581F.

This course provides candidates with opportunities to engage in field experiences with teachers in their linked placement school classrooms. The minimum number of field experience hours is forty (40) and will follow a progression from observing in classrooms to teaching a class. Candidates culminate their practicum by planning five sequential lessons and teaching 3-5 of these sequential lessons in at least one class. Students will select one of the Methods courses related to their Concentration: Biological Sciences Concentration - 581A, English/Language Arts Concentration - 581B, Mathematics Concentration - 581C, Physical Sciences Concentration - 581D, Social Sciences Concentration - 581E, or World Languages Concentration - 581F.

This course provides candidates with opportunities to engage in field experiences with teachers in their linked placement school classrooms. The minimum number of field experience hours is forty (40) and will follow a progression from observing in classrooms to teaching a class. Candidates culminate their practicum by planning five sequential lessons and teaching 3-5 of these sequential lessons in at least one class. Students will select one of the Methods courses related to their Concentration: Biological Sciences Concentration - 581A, English/Language Arts Concentration - 581B, Mathematics Concentration - 581C, Physical Sciences Concentration - 581D, Social Sciences Concentration - 581E, or World Languages Concentration - 581F.

This course provides candidates with opportunities to engage in field experiences with teachers in their linked placement school classrooms. The minimum number of field experience hours is forty (40) and will follow a progression from observing in classrooms to teaching a class. Candidates culminate their practicum by planning five sequential lessons and teaching 3-5 of these sequential lessons in at least one class. Students will select one of the Methods courses related to their Concentration: Biological Sciences Concentration - 581A, English/Language Arts Concentration - 581B, Mathematics Concentration - 581C, Physical Sciences Concentration - 581D, Social Sciences Concentration - 581E, or World Languages Concentration - 581F.

This course provides candidates with opportunities to engage in field experiences with teachers in their linked placement school classrooms. The minimum number of field experience hours is forty (40) and will follow a progression from observing in classrooms to teaching a class. Candidates culminate their practicum by planning five sequential lessons and teaching 3-5 of these sequential lessons in at least one class. Students will select one of the Methods courses related to their Concentration: Biological Sciences Concentration - 581A, English/Language Arts Concentration - 581B, Mathematics Concentration - 581C, Physical Sciences Concentration - 581D, Social Sciences Concentration - 581E, or World Languages Concentration - 581F.

This course combines a seminar with student teaching. The seminar supports candidates as they implement a variety of planning models, formative and summative assessments, and instructional strategies to support student learning consistent with professional and curriculum standards. Reflective practice in light of research and mentoring by seminar instructor, university supervisor, and cooperating teacher(s) drive candidate growth in professional decision-making and interaction with students, parents, school staff and seminar colleagues. School-based and seminar experiences result in candidates advancing their understanding of environments that encourage a community of all learners and collegial relationships in the school. Students will select one of the Methods courses related to their Concentration: Biological Sciences Concentration - 590A, English/Language Arts Concentration - 590B, Mathematics Concentration - 590C, Physical Sciences Concentration - 590D, Social Sciences Concentration - 590E, or World Languages Concentration - 590F. Note: Florida Reading Endorsement Competency 5 embedded.

This course combines a seminar with student teaching. The seminar supports candidates as they implement a variety of planning models, formative and summative assessments, and instructional strategies to support student learning consistent with professional and curriculum standards. Reflective practice in light of research and mentoring by seminar instructor, university supervisor, and cooperating teacher(s) drive candidate growth in professional decision-making and interaction with students, parents, school staff and seminar colleagues. School-based and seminar experiences result in candidates advancing their understanding of environments that encourage a community of all learners and collegial relationships in the school. Students will select one of the Methods courses related to their Concentration: Biological Sciences Concentration - 590A, English/Language Arts Concentration - 590B, Mathematics Concentration - 590C, Physical Sciences Concentration - 590D, Social Sciences Concentration - 590E, or World Languages Concentration - 590F. Note: Florida Reading Endorsement Competency 5 embedded.

This course combines a seminar with student teaching. The seminar supports candidates as they implement a variety of planning models, formative and summative assessments, and instructional strategies to support student learning consistent with professional and curriculum standards. Reflective practice in light of research and mentoring by seminar instructor, university supervisor, and cooperating teacher(s) drive candidate growth in professional decision-making and interaction with students, parents, school staff and seminar colleagues. School-based and seminar experiences result in candidates advancing their understanding of environments that encourage a community of all learners and collegial relationships in the school. Students will select one of the Methods courses related to their Concentration: Biological Sciences Concentration - 590A, English/Language Arts Concentration - 590B, Mathematics Concentration - 590C, Physical Sciences Concentration - 590D, Social Sciences Concentration - 590E, or World Languages Concentration - 590F. Note: Florida Reading Endorsement Competency 5 embedded.

This course combines a seminar with student teaching. The seminar supports candidates as they implement a variety of planning models, formative and summative assessments, and instructional strategies to support student learning consistent with professional and curriculum standards. Reflective practice in light of research and mentoring by seminar instructor, university supervisor, and cooperating teacher(s) drive candidate growth in professional decision-making and interaction with students, parents, school staff and seminar colleagues. School-based and seminar experiences result in candidates advancing their understanding of environments that encourage a community of all learners and collegial relationships in the school. Students will select one of the Methods courses related to their Concentration: Biological Sciences Concentration - 590A, English/Language Arts Concentration - 590B, Mathematics Concentration - 590C, Physical Sciences Concentration - 590D, Social Sciences Concentration - 590E, or World Languages Concentration - 590F. Note: Florida Reading Endorsement Competency 5 embedded.

This course combines a seminar with student teaching. The seminar supports candidates as they implement a variety of planning models, formative and summative assessments, and instructional strategies to support student learning consistent with professional and curriculum standards. Reflective practice in light of research and mentoring by seminar instructor, university supervisor, and cooperating teacher(s) drive candidate growth in professional decision-making and interaction with students, parents, school staff and seminar colleagues. School-based and seminar experiences result in candidates advancing their understanding of environments that encourage a community of all learners and collegial relationships in the school. Students will select one of the Methods courses related to their Concentration: Biological Sciences Concentration - 590A, English/Language Arts Concentration - 590B, Mathematics Concentration - 590C, Physical Sciences Concentration - 590D, Social Sciences Concentration - 590E, or World Languages Concentration - 590F. Note: Florida Reading Endorsement Competency 5 embedded.

This course combines a seminar with student teaching. The seminar supports candidates as they implement a variety of planning models, formative and summative assessments, and instructional strategies to support student learning consistent with professional and curriculum standards. Reflective practice in light of research and mentoring by seminar instructor, university supervisor, and cooperating teacher(s) drive candidate growth in professional decision-making and interaction with students, parents, school staff and seminar colleagues. School-based and seminar experiences result in candidates advancing their understanding of environments that encourage a community of all learners and collegial relationships in the school. Students will select one of the Methods courses related to their Concentration: Biological Sciences Concentration - 590A, English/Language Arts Concentration - 590B, Mathematics Concentration - 590C, Physical Sciences Concentration - 590D, Social Sciences Concentration - 590E, or World Languages Concentration - 590F. Note: Florida Reading Endorsement Competency 5 embedded.