Patricia Tempesta, Coordinator of Teacher Education
The teacher education program coordinates the teaching option for all students in Humanities and Sciences who are working for New York State provisional certification.
The following required core program is for all teacher education candidates in H&S applying for certification before February 2, 2004. Courses are listed in the suggested sequence in which they should be taken.
327-21900 |
Elements of Tutoring |
3 |
330-21000 |
Educational Psychology (Prerequisites: A course in general psychology selected from the following: 330-10300 through 330-12100, or either 330-20300 or 330-20400. See psychology course listings.) |
3 |
395 -34000 |
Social Foundations of Education (core course for all provisional certification candidates) |
3 |
327-30800 |
Methods of Teaching on the Secondary Level |
3 |
327-30400 |
Special Methods of Teaching Speech Communication: Directing Speech Activities or |
|
327-30500 |
Special Methods of Teaching Mathematics or |
|
327-31000 |
Special Methods of Teaching Science or |
|
327-31100 |
Special Methods of Teaching English or |
|
327-31200 |
Special Methods of Teaching Social Studies or |
|
327-31300 |
Special Methods of Teaching Modern Languages |
2-3 |
327-49800 |
Professional Semester in Education. |
12 |
|
Total required |
26-27 |
All core education requirements must be completed before student teaching.
Foreign Language Requirement - All students applying for New York State secondary certification must have completed one year of college-level study in a foreign language. Students may fulfill this requirement by achieving the appropriate level on the language proficiency test offered through the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. Some departments may require more than one year of a foreign language; please consult your department for specific language requirement.
Humanities and Sciences candidates seeking a provisional teaching certificate in New York State must attain a satisfactory level of performance on two components of the test battery: the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST), and the Written Assessment of Teaching Skills (ATS-W). Registration information for these exams is available in the Office of Career Planning and Placement.
Students must register for the teaching option with the coordinator of teacher education, 211 Muller Faculty Center. This should be done at the same time the student registers for a major.
During their second year in the teaching option, students are expected to participate in a second-year review as part of their advising. Information on this review can be obtained from the coordinator of teacher education, Muller 211.
395-11000 Child Abuse Identification and Prevention Workshop
All students applying for New York State secondary certification must complete a two-hour, noncredit workshop in the identification and prevention of child abuse. This workshop is offered on campus once each semester. For workshop dates and more specific information, see the coordinator of teacher education for the School of Humanities and Sciences.
395-11100 Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Identification and Prevention Workshop
All students applying for New York State secondary certification must complete a two-hour, noncredit workshop in the identification and prevention of drug and alcohol abuse. This workshop is offered on campus once each semester. For workshop dates and more specific information, see the coordinator of teacher education for the School of Humanities and Sciences.
327-21900 Elements of Tutoring U LA
Though designed primarily for students considering teaching as a career, this course is open to all interested students. It is a coordinated offering between Ithaca College and the Ithaca City School District. The primary focus is to introduce the student to the public education system in an extended tutoring experience. Each student devotes four hours per week to actual tutoring. 3 credits. (F-S)
Methods courses are not necessarily offered every semester. Students should check with their department chair or the coordinator of teacher education to secure specific information on the appropriate methods courses and frequency of offerings. This is particularly important for students planning a semester abroad.
327-30400 Special Methods of Teaching Speech Communication: Directing Speech Activities NLA
Must be taken with 327-30800 Methods of Teaching on the Secondary Level. Provides speech education majors with information about the curricular and cocurricular activities that are commonly the responsibility of the speech communication specialist in secondary schools: debate, symposium discussions, and reader's theater as well as individual events such as oral interpretation and persuasive, informative, and impromptu speeches. This course is cross-listed with 319-30400. Students may not receive credit for both 327-30400 and 319-30400. Prerequisites: 319-11000, 319-14900, 319-23000; 327-21900, 395-34000; and 330-21000. Corequisite: 327-30800. 3 credits. (S,E)
327-30500 Special Methods of Teaching Mathematics NLA
Must be taken with 327-30800 Methods of Teaching on the Secondary Level. Examines the teaching of mathematics on the secondary level, including current knowledge on the learning of mathematics, the New York State mathematics curriculum, professional journals and organizations, supplemental instructional techniques, and actual practice in teaching. Prerequisites: 327-21900, 395-34000; 330-21000; and junior standing or above in the major. Corequisite: 327-30800. 2 credits. (F,Y)
327-30800 Methods of Teaching on the Secondary Level U NLA
Develops the necessary skills to teach on the secondary level. Includes instruction in lesson planning, discipline techniques, questioning skills, classroom management, appropriate testing strategies, short- and long-range planning, presentation skills, motivation. The course also addresses the special needs of middle school students, minority cultures in the classroom, students with handicapping conditions, and students who are gifted. Prerequisites: 327-21900, 395-34000; and 330-21000. Corequisite: The special methods course in the discipline. 3 credits. (F,S,Y)
327-31000 Special Methods of Teaching Science U NLA
Must be taken with 327-30800 Methods of Teaching on the Secondary Level. Examines the teaching of science on the secondary level, including current knowledge about the learning of science, classroom demonstrations, safety, laboratory instruction, professional journals and organizations, and the New York State science curriculum. Prerequisites: 327-21900, 395-34000; and 330-21000. Corequisite: 327-30800. 2 credits. (S,Y)
327-31100 Special Methods of Teaching English U NLA
Must be taken with 327-30800 Methods of Teaching on the Secondary Level. Examines the teaching of English on the secondary level. Special emphasis is on the New York State curriculum, on current journals dealing with the teaching of English, and on actual practice in teaching and correcting students' work. Prerequisites: 327-21900, 395-34000; and 330-21000. Corequisite: 327-30800. 2 credits. (Y)
327-31200 Special Methods of Teaching Social Studies U NLA
Must be taken with 327-30800 Methods of Teaching on the Secondary Level. Emphasizes teaching social studies in grades 7-12 with special reference to the New York State social studies curriculum. Examines and applies subject-specific methods and materials, including the evaluation of student work; teaching students of varying needs, interests, and levels of preparation; and conceptualizing, organizing, presenting, and evaluating social science content. Mastery of both theoretical concepts and their application in the classroom is essential. Prerequisites: 327-21900, 395-34000; and 330-21000. Corequisite: 327-30800. 2 credits. (Y)
327-31300 Special Methods of Teaching Modern Languages NLA
Must be taken with 327-30800 Methods of Teaching on the Secondary Level. Examines the teaching of modern languages in grades 7-12 including the New York State curriculum, current journals and organizations in the area of modern languages, supplemental teaching methodologies, and the correction of student work. Prerequisites: 327-21900, 395-34000; and 330-21000. Corequisite: 327-30800. 2 credits. (IRR)
327-49800 Professional Semester in Education NLA
One full semester (15 weeks) of observation and supervised teaching. 12 credits. (F-S)
327-41200 Problems in Teaching Seminar LA
Can only be taken in conjunction with 327-49800 Professional Semester in Education. Emphasis on analysis of problems encountered in teaching, problems related directly to the teaching process itself, and problems related to the teaching profession in general. Individual research and class discussion. 3 credits. (F,S,Y)
327-49700 Fieldwork in Education NLA
Directed fieldwork under a teacher education program faculty member's supervision, culminating in a major paper or comparable product. Written proposal to the teacher education program is required, describing the terms of the particular project. Open only to juniors and seniors who have completed one or more courses at level 3 or 4 in education. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Variable credit. (F-S)
327-49900 Independent Study in Education LA
Study, with faculty members, of specific problems in education. Written proposal to the coordinator of the teacher education program is required describing the terms of the particular project. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 3 credits. (F-S)
