EDU 464, 474, 484, 494: Supervised Teaching.* Observation and practice of lesson planning, classroom teaching, classroom management, and assessment of learning under the guidance of a supervising teacher and a university supervisor. Other appropriate placements for IECE majors will be designed. The nine Kentucky New Teacher Standards are emphasized. Prerequisite: Admission to Supervised Teaching. CREDIT: TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS.
EDU 464: Supervised Teaching, IECE (Ages 0-5).* CREDIT: TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS.
EDU 474: Supervised Teaching in Elementary Education (P-5).* CREDIT: TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS.
EDU 484: Supervised Teaching in Elementary and Secondary Education (P-12).* CREDIT: TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS.
EDU 494: Supervised Teaching in Secondary Education (8-12).* CREDIT: TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS.
EDU 495: Post-Baccalaureate Capstone. This course is designed to be a culminating experience for teacher candidates who have worked on provisional or probationary certificates or in private schools. This course is not open to degree-seeking students. Grading is pass/fail. CREDIT: TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS.
ESP 501: Special Topics in Education. This course is designed as a seminar course to accommodate a variety of professional development topics. Examples of topics are: PRAXIS II Preparation, Senate Bill I, and other Educational Reform Topics such as the Common Core Academic Standards. For participants in the School of Education's On-line Professional Development Center, Seminar credit may be aligned with Professional Development threads for academic credit that may be transferred into the degree program. For more information, log-on at education@kysu.edu. The student may enroll in this course up to three times under different topics. CREDIT: ONE TO THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
ESP 502: Legal and Parental Issues in Special Education. This course reviews pertinent legislation concerning human and constitutional rights and parental issues related to special persons. Teachers' specific responsibilities and liabilities are described and related to current requirements for development of appropriate educational programs. Emphasis is given to how, through active parent participation, teachers can facilitate each student's developmental progress. The resources and methods for dealing with the problems confronted by parents of exceptional children are considered, field hours required. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
ESP 504: Theories of Reading & Educational Practices P-12. This course will concentrate on the best practices for teaching reading to students with learning and behavioral difficulties. Candidates will conduct research on literacy problems in the United States and examine reading approaches for students with reading difficulties. Understanding of best practice strategies for teaching of reading will be applied through a research paper project, field hours required. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
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