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Tim Shuckerow

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 29 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 coursework 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.

PROGRAM FACULTY

Tim Shuckerow, M.A. (Case Western Reserve University)

Director of Teacher Certification

Michael Bell, Ph.D. (Florida State University)

Assistant Professor

Education (EDUC & EDJC)

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

EDUC 301, Introduction to Education, 3

The role of education in society. Contemporary practices and debates regarding schooling in the board 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. Includes observation field experience in schools.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

EDJC 200, Professional Development Seminar II, 1

Taken near the middle of the teacher education program. Continuation of personal and professional development, including program planning and problem-solving processes with clinical experience.

Prerequitites: EDUC 301 and EDUC 304

EDJC 327, Teaching Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum, 4

Understanding the theories and processes of reading and writing across the curriculum; learning and practicing literacy instructional strategies in the various disciplines of the elementary, middle and secondary school curricula.

Prerequisites: EDUC 301 and EDUC 304

EDJC 341, Principles, Methods, and Materials, 3

Format acceptance into the teacher education program. This course is taken prior to EDJC 462A. Introduction to the principles of lesson planning and implementation. Introduction to the principles of lesson planning and implementation. Includes integration of effective teaching methods with research on student achievement, and evaluating specific instructional strategies.

Prerequisites: EDUC 301 and EDUC 304

EDJC 386, Using Instructional Technology in the Classroom, 2

Principles and techniques affecting technology in instructional settings. Includes examination of emerging technologies and selection, utilization, and production of instructional materials. (Lab fee $30)

Prerequisites: EDUC 301 and EDUC 304

GRADUATE COURSES

EDUC 401, Introduction to Education, 3

(See EDUC 301)

EDUC 404, Educational Psychology, 3

(See EDUC 304) EDJC 200, Professional Development Seminar II, 1

Taken near the middle of the teacher education program. Continuation of personal and professional development, including program planning and problem-solving processes with clinical experience.

Prerequisites: EDUC 301 and EDUC 304

EDJC 405, Seminar in Teaching, 3

Continued study of child and adolescent development, learner achievement and assessment. Includes opportunity for student teachers to examine and reflect on problems and issues related to their teaching experiences. Development of the Professional Portfolia and preparation for job interviewing. Field experience during first five weeks of the professional semester with the exception of those seeking kindergarten certification. EDJC 405, 444S and 462B are taken concurrently during the student's Student Teaching semester of course work.

EDJC 444S, Secondary Student Teaching, 6

A ten-week experience, teaching in an accredited secondary school under the direction of a classroom teacher and a university supervisor, including scheduled seminars. (fee: $100). EDJC 405, 444S and 462B are taken concurrently during the student's Student Teaching semester of course work.

Prerequisite: EDJC 462A

EDJC 462A, Special Methods, 1

Taken by secondary and all-grades certification program students the semester preceding student teaching. Special methods of teaching the subject area(s) for which certification is being sought. Practical application of theory in field setting.

Prerequisite: EDJC 462A

EDJC 462B, Advanced Special Methods and Curriculum, 3

Application and analysis of special methods in content and classrooms. Emphasis on the influence of special methods in learning. EDJC 405, 444S and 462B are taken concurrently during the student's Student Teaching semester of course work.




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