Department of Education
102 Baker Building
Phone 368-2928; Fax 368-6557
John Kratus
The minor program in Education offers students the opportunity to prepare for a career in teaching at the high school level (grades 7 - 12). The program is administered cooperatively between Case Western Reserve University and John Carroll University.
Course work leading to teacher certification is available to B.A. students in the following majors: biology, chemistry, earth science (geology), English, French, history, mathematics, and physics. Students seeking certification in any of these areas complete a major in their chosen field and a minor in education. The minor consists of 27 credit hours in professional education, six of which are taken at Case Western Reserve and the remainder at John Carroll. Completion of a minor in education satisfies the minor requirement for the B.A. degree.
Teacher certification programs are also offered in art education and music education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and in school speech-language pathology at the graduate level. For further information about these programs, turn to the listings for the departments of art, music, and communication sciences.
A 3.0 grade point average must be maintained in all professional education courses, and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 in all course work is required to be recommended for Ohio teacher certification. Completion of the minor in education does not ensure that Ohio teacher certification will be awarded. The Ohio Department of Education also requires that certification applicants receive passing scores on the General Knowledge, Professional Knowledge, and Content Area subtests of the National Teachers' Examination. Once certified, teachers can transfer their Ohio certification to most other states with little or no additional work.
John Kratus, Ph.D. (Northwestern University)
Director of Teacher Certification, Associate Professor
Education (EDUC & EDJC)
EDUC 301. Introduction to Education (3).
The role of education in society. Contemporary practices and debates regarding schooling in the broad process of education. Includes observational field experiences in schools.
EDUC 304. Educational Psychology (3).
Application of psychological principles to education, relating topics of measurement and evaluation, learning, individual differences, and child and adolescent growth and development to decision making in the schools. Includes observational field experiences in schools.
EDJC 200. Professional Development Seminar (1)
Emphasis on program planning and the application of problem-solving skills and strategies to school-related situations.
EDJC 241L. Instructional Media Laboratory (1).
Development of a working knowledge of the various teaching aids, materials, and machines available to the classroom teacher and the methods of employing them to enhance instruction. Corequisite: EDJC 341
EDJC 327. Developmental Reading in the Content Area (3).
Discussion of the basic components of the reading process as it relates to reading in the upper elementary, middle and secondary schools. Emphasis placed on application of reading skills to subject matter in science, social science, math, and literature.
EDJC 341. Principles, Methods, and Materials (3).
Integration of effective teaching methods associated with student achievement into personal repertoire. Includes planning, implementing and evaluating specific instructional strategies. Classroom management and effective discipline procedures. Corequisite: EDJC 241L.
EDJC 405. Applied Educational Psychol-ogy (3).
An in-depth study of child development, student assessment and evaluation, and interpersonal relations with direct application in a field setting. Corequisites: EDJC 444S, EDJC 462B.
EDJC 444S. Secondary Student Teaching (6).
Teaching in an accredited secondary school under the direction of a master teacher and a campus supervisor, including scheduled seminars. Corequisites: EDJC 405, EDJC 462B.
EDJC 462A. Special Topics - Field Work (1).
Field work in a school setting to develop a better understanding of teaching methods and student achievement through guided practice.
EDJC 462B. Curriculum and Special Methods (3).
Curriculum construction and special methods of teaching the subject area for which certification is being sought. Guided by a practitioner with direct application of skills in a classroom setting. Analysis of lesson planning to integrate methods of effective teaching in an actual school setting. Corequisites: EDJC 405, EDJC 444S.
*EDUC 401. Introduction to Education (3).
*Graduate Students registered for these 400-level courses share class with undergraduates registered for the corresponding 300-level course. Students registered at the 400 level may be expected to attend an additional seminar and/or meet additional requirements beyond those demanded of students registered at the 300 level.
(See EDUC 301.)
*EDUC 404. Educational Psychology (3).
*Graduate Students registered for these 400-level courses share class with undergraduates registered for the corresponding 300-level course. Students registered at the 400 level may be expected to attend an additional seminar and/or meet additional requirements beyond those demanded of students registered at the 300 level.
(See EDUC 304.)
EDUC 410. College Teaching Seminar (3).
For prospective college teachers, regardless of academic discipline. Methods for organizing and implementing college instruction, including lecture and discussion formats. Approaches to planning syllabi, evaluating student achievement, and grading. Patterns of intellectual and moral development in college students. (Also listed as MUSC 410.)
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