EDUCATION
The Hamilton Holt School and the Department of Education offer two options for students who wish to enter the teaching profession. The Department of Education offers certification in selected secondary (6-12) subjects (Music, Social Science, and English) and the Accelerated Program for Learning to Educate (APLE) for students who plan to teach in grades kindergarten through six. Admission to the Teacher Education Program requires a passing score on the General Knowledge Test of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) and a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher.
I. Certification in Selected Secondary (6-12) Subjects
As soon as a student decides to seek certification, he or she must apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program. Applications (Form I-S) are available in the office of the Hamilton Holt School. A student must be admitted to Teacher Education before enrolling in courses for certification.
Course of Study
Students seeking teacher certification at the secondary level must see Scott Hewit, Director of Teacher Education, for advisement before being admitted to the Teacher Education Program. They must then complete the major in Music or English, or a series of courses in the Social Sciences, together with courses required to meet Florida’s Core Curriculum.
- Core courses in professional education.
- Appropriate secondary course sequence.
- Clinical experience, including Student Teaching.
A. Core Courses
EDU 271 School and Society
EDU 272 Educational Psychology
EDU 280 Diversity in American Education
EDU 324 Curriculum Development for Diverse Learners
B. Secondary Course Sequence
EDU 335 Content Area Reading in Secondary Schools
EDU 407 Teaching and Learning in Diverse Secondary Schools
EDU 417 Teaching (Particular Subject) in Middle and Secondary School
EDU 417L Teaching (Particular Subject) in Middle and Secondary Schools Lab
*EDU 417 and 417L must be taken concurrently
Students pursuing certification in Music (K-12) must also complete EED 317 Music for Elementary Schools.
By completing this sequence, English majors seeking certification in English 6 – 12 also complete the coursework required for the ESOL endorsement.
C. Student Teaching
A teaching internship in the area in which the student is to be certified is required. All requirements and prerequisites must be met before placement as a student teacher, including the submission of passing scores on the General Knowledge (GK) and Professional Education (PED) tests of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE), a minimum GPA of 2.5, and satisfactory progress toward completion of the Expanded Teacher Education Portfolio (ETEP). Students are encouraged to complete the Subject Area Exam (SAE) prior to Student Teaching. Information and applications for Student Teaching are available in the Hamilton Holt School and Department of Education offices. To ensure placement, the application for Student Teaching must be completed and submitted to the Department of Education by the following dates:
February 20 Fall Placement
September 20 Spring Placement
The forms are filed with and reviewed by the Director of Student Teaching.
Students seeking secondary certification and who are approved for Student Teaching must enroll in EDU 491 Student Teaching: Secondary. The Student Teaching experience consists of placement as a full-time teacher for a fourteen-week period in an approved area school. All student teachers must also take EDU 470, Competencies for the Beginning Teacher, with the student teaching experience. Students seeking certification must pass all sections of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) including the General Knowledge Test (GK), the Professional Education Exam (PED), and Subject Area Exam (SAE), prior to graduation.
II. The Accelerated Program for Learning to Educate (APLE)
This program represents a joint effort between the Hamilton Holt School and Graduate Studies in Education. It provides students the opportunity to earn credits toward Florida Teacher Certification in Elementary Education (K- 6) while completing their bachelor of arts degree in a Holt School major area of study.
A. Course of Study: Professional Education Courses*
Sophomore/Junior Year
EDU 271 School and Society
EDU 272 Educational Psychology
EDU 280 Diversity in American Education
EDU 324 Curriculum Development for Diverse Learners
Senior Year
A maximum of six (6) credit hours in undergraduate methods courses.
Selections include either:
EED 363 Social Studies for Elementary Schools and
EED 364 Social Science for Elementary Schools
or:
EED 317 Music for Elementary Schools (2) and
EED 318 Art for Elementary Schools (2) and
EED 367 Health and Physical Education Programs in Elementary Schools (2)
*These courses are cross-listed with evening graduate courses.
Undergraduate students must apply to the Teacher Education Program (Form I-S) and submit passing scores on the General Knowledge (GK) test of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE) before completing their first course in the Department in order to take courses toward Florida Teacher Certification in Elementary Education (K – 6). Formal application to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Elementary Education will be made in the student’s senior year. (Please see a Graduate Studies Coordinator for admission procedures.)
Remaining graduate courses after completion of the bachelor’s degree:
EDU 500 Pre-Internship Field Experience (1)
EDU 509 Foundations of Reading (3)
EED 512 Instructional Strategies for the Diverse Elementary School (3)
EDU 533 Student Teaching: Elementary (one semester - nine semester hours
of credit), taken with
EDU 540 Seminar in Classroom Management (3)
EED 536 Research in Elementary Education (3) Prerequisite: 9 credits in
the program
EED 560* Laboratory in Elementary School Music (2)
EED 561* Laboratory in Elementary Art (2)
EED 563 Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School (3)
EED 563L Elementary School Mathematics Lab (1)
EED 564* Teaching Elementary School Science (3)
EED 566* Teaching Elementary School Social Studies (3)
EED 567* Health and Physical Education Programs in Elementary Schools (2)
EED 568 Language Arts and Content Area Instruction (3)
Prerequisite: EDU 509
EED 569 Literature for the Elementary School Child (3)
EDU 575 Diagnostic Techniques in Reading (3)
*May be taken as undergraduate courses in the APLE Program
Course descriptions for graduate-level courses may be found in the Graduate Studies Catalog. Undergraduate students interested in the APLE should first consult with Scott Hewit, Program Adviser, in order to develop an individual plan of study.
All APLE students and English majors with teacher certification must successfully complete the coursework required for the ESOL endorsement. Coursework for APLE students includes, but is not limited to, EDU 271, EDU 280, and EDU 324. ESOL coursework for English Majors with teacher certification includes EDU 271, EDU 280, EDU 324, EDU 335, and EDU 407. These courses are part of the state-approved teacher certification programs in Elementary Education and English with teacher certification.
Course Descriptions:
Education
EDU 271 School and Society
Chronicles the social, political, economic, and historical background of the contemporary American school system. Demonstrates how social forces have shaped the curriculum, organization, and purposes of formal education. ESOL infused course. Prerequisite: APLE or secondary certification only.
EDU 272 Educational Psychology
Covers child development; learning, evaluation, and assessment; and psychology of teaching. Focuses on motivation, perception, personality, intelligence, and learning. Prerequisite: APLE or secondary certification only.
EDU 280 Diversity in American Education
Examines cultural pluralism in the classroom: multicultural education, diversity and teaching, bilingual education, racism, tracking, and teacher preparation. ESOL stand alone course. Prerequisite: APLE or secondary certification only.
EDU 309 Foundations of Reading
Examines the foundations of reading instruction from historical, linguistic, social, psychological, cognitive, and curricular perspectives. Theoretical base for reading and language arts methodology courses. Explores basic phonics instruction, reading programs in use, nature of reading and writing processes, and balanced approach to reading instruction. Prerequisite: APLE
EDU 311 Teaching Writing in Elementary Schools
The primary purpose of this course is to learn about the nature of the writing process and how to develop learning activities where the development of good writing will be facilitated. In that the course deals with the “writing process,” there will be an emphasis on what skillful writers actually do when creating a written work. The developmental nature of learning how to write will be a major consideration in this course.
EDU 324 Curriculum Development for Diverse Learners
Addresses organization and curriculum development in elementary and secondary schools including instructional goals and basic teaching strategies. Requires nonteaching field component. ESOL stand alone course. Prerequisite: APLE or secondary certification only.
EDU 335 Content Area Reading in Secondary Schools
This course is designed to prepare teachers in content areas with the tools needed to help students with reading skills. Pre-service teachers will learn strategies to improve vocabulary, comprehension, and writing skills so students can better learn content materials. ESOL infused course. Prerequisite: secondary certification only; two courses from among EDU 271, 272, 280 and 324.
EDU 350 Strategies for Classroom Management
Practical classroom management based on a variety of models being used in schools today. Video observations and critiques, reading and sharing ideas, and the development of a classroom management notebook may be incorporated into a seminar-type format.
EDU 385 Teaching Children with Special Needs
Emphasizes useful strategies for teaching special populations, including students with learning disabilities, mental disabilities, emotional disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, communication disabilities, and giftedness. Includes field component.
EDU 407 Teaching and Learning in Diverse Secondary Schools
Emphasizes planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction in an increasingly diverse school environment based on current research. Includes teaching field experience. ESOL infused course. Prerequisite: secondary certification only; two courses from among EDU 271, 272, 280 and 324.
EDU 417 Teaching (Particular Subject) in Middle and Secondary Schools
Explores selection, evaluation, and use of instructional materials to adapt a college major to middle and secondary school. Corequisite: EDU 417L. Prerequisite: Secondary certification only. EDU 407
EDU 417L Teaching (Particular Subject) in Middle and Secondary School Lab
Requires preinternship field experience of at least four hours weekly in middle and secondary school. Corequisite: EDU 417.
EDU 470 Seminar in Classroom Management
The survey course, taken during the student teaching semester, helps to prepare future teachers in the planning of instruction, organization of classrooms, and the management of student learning. Not only are day-to-day items facing the teachers explored, but also the course examines topics pertaining to teaching such as child abuse, assessments, and job-hunting skills. The ETEP portfolio based on the Florida Competencies must be completed at the performance beginning teacher level. Corequisite: EDU 491.
EDU 491 Student Teaching-Secondary
Provides full-time experience integrating and applying skills in an approved local school under direction of a master teacher. Corequisite: EDU 470.
EED 317 Music for Elementary Schools
Presents basic concepts, literature, and methods for teaching music in the elementary classroom. Workshop. Required for certification in music. Prerequisite: music certification or APLE only.
EED 318 Art for Elementary Schools
Examines use of art to foster child development and supplement learning in curricular areas. Explores sensory experiences, aesthetics and aesthetic education, management of classroom art center, and adult’s role in child art. Participants experience an array of media and conduct art activities with children. Prerequisite: art certification or APLE only.
EED 363 Social Studies for Elementary Schools
Delves into foundations for social studies, exploring human experience, environmental studies (including conservation), teaching strategies for inquiry learning, problem solving, and concept development. Prerequisite: APLE only; two courses from among EDU 271, 272, 280 and 324.
EED 364 Science for Elementary Schools
Stresses major concepts and processes of science: process skills, inquiry strategies, problem solving, environmental and ecological issues, and science in today’s society. Prerequisite: APLE only; two courses from among EDU 271, 272, 280 and 324.
EED 367 Health and Physical Education for Elementary Schools
Discusses methods for physical activities for children, concepts and materials of health education, and values underlying programs of personal fitness for children. Prerequisite: APLE only.
EED 369 Literature for the Elementary School Child
Survey of the genres of literature for elementary school-aged children. Emphasis on techniques used to implement literature across the elementary school curriculum. Reviews recent research, major authors and illustrators, and literature circles as means of instruction. Prerequisite: APLE
Last Update: October 9, 2007
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