USC Rossier School of Education
Course Work
Education:
EDUC 120- Understanding the Relationship Between Teaching and Learning
Creates an opportunity to explore how teachers and teaching, formal
and informal, influence learning.
EDUC 200- Introduction to the Teaching Profession
Gateway to the minor in the Teaching Profession and the major in Bachelor
of Science in General Studies. Identification and discussion of current
issues and trends in schools and the teaching profession. Introduction
to the development of a professional portfolio.
EDUC 204- Sociological Foundations of Education
Introduction to the sociological foundations of education through focused
study of schools, teacher-student relations, and classroom processes
as they relate to social stratification.
EDUC 205- Child Development and Learning in Schools
Introduction to processes of development and learning in school aged
children, with an emphasis on school contexts.
EDUC 409- Foundations of Language Education
Overview of research and current theories in bilingual, second language,
and foreign language instruction.
EDUC 410- The Teaching of Reading and Writing
Analysis of reading/writing processes; methods/materials for teaching
literacy in elementary schools; issues in bi-literacy and instruction;
classroom observation/participation in small-group instruction. Admission
to the major or Teaching Profession minor.
EDUC 413- Methods and Models of Instruction for Language Minority Students
Curriculum materials and teaching strategies for use in successfully
teaching language minority students in both elementary and secondary
schools.
Education 415- Content to Pedagogy: Mathematics in the Elementary School
Bridging college-level mathematics content and elementary school curricula
to design developmentally appropriate mathematics instruction.
Education 416- Content to Pedagogy: Art in the Elementary Schools
Transformation of content in art to curriculum in the elementary classroom.
Education 417- Content to Pedagogy: From Science Content to Science
Curriculum
An overview of the goals and content of science instruction at the elementary
level coupled with appropriate science curricular and pedagogical models.
Education 418- Content to Pedagogy: From Social Sciences to Social
Studies
Content, concepts, methods, and values for integrating the social sciences
in the social studies.
Education 419- Content to Pedagogy: P.E. for Elementary Students
Transformation of content in Physical Education to curriculum in the
elementary classroom.
Education 424 A/B- Curriculum and Methods in Elementary Education
Curriculum materials and teaching procedures in the elementary school.
Education 425 A/B- Observation and Directed Teaching in Elementary
Schools
Observation and experience in teaching under supervision in elementary
schools (one semester at the kindergarten-primary level and one semester
in the intermediate or upper grades). This is the Student Teaching component
of the USC Education program
Curriculum, Teaching and Special Education:
CTSE 558- Culture Learning in Schools: Latino
History, values, beliefs, and the demography of Spanish-speaking people;
implications for the American classroom. Conducted in Spanish.
CTSE 560- Primary Language Instruction in a Bilingual Setting
Bilingual programs, their goals, personnel, teaching methods, and materials.
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