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Teaching Students with Exceptionalities in an Inclusive Classroom

EDU 443 - Teaching Students with Exceptionalities in an Inclusive Classroom

Prerequisite:
C or better in SPED 360

Studies principles and practices of educating elementary students with disabilities in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) to ensure that they reach full potential while engaged in learning alongside students without disabilities.

Foundations of Inclusive Schooling

SPED 360 - Foundations of Inclusive Schooling

Prerequisites:
Admission in BAEE Program
C or better in SPED 261

Examines the development and delivery of special education programs in inclusive environments. Develops strategies and utilizes methods proven effective in the teaching of students with special needs. Promotes reflection and exploration in the world of disabilities.

Categories
Academics Elementary Education

Personal and Social Health Skills

IDS 428 – Personal and Social Health Skills

Prerequisites:
Completion of AS or AA degree from an accredited institution
Completion of all 300 level BAEE classes
Or Permission of instructor

Emphasizes planning, training, assessment, and reflection on health issues. Develops interactive resources for personal and social responsibility for health. Analyzes the functions and relationships between bodily systems, nutrition, and exercise.

Elementary Seminar for Student Teaching

EDU 497 – Elementary Seminar for Student Teaching

Prerequisites:
Completion of all BAEE courses with a C or Better Co-requisite:
EDU 496 Elementary Student Teaching

Relates current educational theories and practices with students’ experiences in education coursework and application in the student-teaching experience. Contemporary ethical issues presented and analyzed.

Elementary Student Teaching

EDU 496 – Elementary Student Teaching

Prerequisite(s):
Completion of EDU 416, 427, 444, & IDS 428 C or better Or with Permission of Program Coordinator

Provides teacher candidates with full-time supervised elementary student teaching experience in an elementary school as knowledgeable, effective, ethical, and caring teachers. Students will gradually be expected to be responsible for all aspects of the classroom.

Categories
Academics Elementary Education

Evaluation and Assessment in Education

EDU 444 – Evaluation and Assessment in Education

Prerequisite(s):
Completion of AS or AA degree from an accredited institution
Completion of all 300 level BAEE classes
Or Permission of instructor

Examines the principles, types, and shifting paradigms of evaluations and assessments used in education. Course also examines the roles that educational evaluations and assessments have in directing learning, feedback provisions to students, feedback strategies to augment delivery of instruction, and curriculum evaluation to ensure that standards are achieved. Course will also analyze some of the underlying philosophies of selected curricula models/frameworks.
Categories
Academics Elementary Education

Physical Education & Elementary School Art

EDU 427 – Physical Education & Elementary School Art

Prerequisite(s):
C or better in all 300-level courses OR with Permission of Instructor.

Consists of two components the first of which is Physical Education (PE). Focuses on the development and progress of an individual’s participation in kinesthetic movements to enrich the quality of human life. Component two centers on the apparatus, supplies, and skills appropriate to assist elementary teachers to support the creative development of children through art.
Categories
Academics Elementary Education

Teaching with Curriculum Materials

EDU 416 – Teaching with Curriculum Materials

Prerequisite(s):
Completion of AS or AA degree from an accredited institution
Completion of all 300 level BAEE classes Or Permission of instructor

Equips teachers with strategies and materials for engaging elementary students in reading, writing, listening, and speaking integrated throughout the content areas. The RMI PSS curricula will be examined and enhanced through a comparison with a variety of professional sources.
Categories
Academics Elementary Education

Classroom Management II

EDU 341 – Classroom Management II

Prerequisite(s):
Completion of AS or AA degree from the College of the Marshall Islands or acceptance to the CMI BAEE degree.

Develops choices and skills that extend knowledge of the scope of classroom management. Students will examine a number of strategies and approaches to help elementary teachers and their students develop a learning community.
Categories
Academics Elementary Education

Elementary Mathematics II

EDU 325 – Elementary Mathematics II

Prerequisite(s):
C or better in EDU 324

Provides students with knowledge of effective approaches to teaching whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, geometry, measurement, probability, and statistics. Includes strategies for supporting student learning through the use of manipulatives and teaching strategies to accommodate diverse learners. Second of two courses in mathematics methods to prepare students as teachers of mathematics.