NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

356 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS EDUC 4500 Clinical Experiences (0 credits) Clinical experience required. This may require fingerprinting and security clearance depending on county requirements. This placement will be the setting for all clinical experience required with course taken throughout this 16-week period. This block of course requires university supervision of the clinical experience. Please refer to the Clinical Experience Handbook at www. fischlerschool.nova.edu/Resources/uploads/app/44/files/ ClinicalHandbook.pdf for a full explanation. EDUC 4501 Benchmark 5—Final Portfolio Review (0 credits) Benchmark IV requirement include completion of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam at the professional level, subject-area level, and the General Knowledge Test. Benchmark IV requirements also include continuation of the development of the portfolio through insertion of appropriate artifacts delineated in each course outline. Students register concurrently for EDUC 4501 Benchmark IV and EDUC 4500 Clinical Experiences, and Block #4 courses. Students must complete Benchmark IV before graduating. The final course for all education majors is EDUC 4570 Internship/Seminar. Participation in the internship is dependent on the results of the senior audit conducted by advisers to verify that all coursework and testing requirements have been satisfactorily completed. Pre-requisites: EDUC 3501 and EDUC 4001. EDUC 4502 Benchmark 5 Final Portfolio Review (0 credits) Benchmark 5 requirements include the completion of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam at the professional level, subject-area level, and the General Knowledge Test. Benchmark 5 requirements also include continuation of the development of the portfolio through insertion of appropriate artifacts delineated in each course outline. Students register concurrently for EDUC 4501 Benchmark IV and EDUC 4500 Clinical Experiences, and Block #4 courses. Students must complete Benchmark IV before graduating. The final course for all education majors is EDUC 4570 Internship/Seminar. Participation in the internship is dependent on the results of the senior audit conducted by advisers to verify that all coursework and testing requirements have been satisfactorily completed. Students enrolled in the Secondary Mathematics program must complete Benchmark V before graduating. Prerequisites: EDUC 3501 and EDUC 4001. EDUC 4580 Internship/Seminar (9 credits) This course offers a comprehensive review and practical application of educational philosophy, methods, and strategies through a 12-week internship that consists of two components: coursework and seminars. The central coursework is composed of a 12-week field experience, with a concurrent seminar serving as a supportive and reinforcing component. This is an ESOL infused course. During the seminar sessions, the intern will explore, in depth, such topics as school board rules, regulations, and policies; professional ethics; best practices; Professional Generic Competencies, Preprofessional Educator Accomplished Practiced; teaching strategies; current trends in education’ review and discussion of essential teaching competencies; Bloom’s taxonomy as it relates to comprehensive assessment; self-assessment; and assessment of the student teaching experience. EDUC 4600 MAP Internship Seminar I (0 credits) This course is designed to provide an overview for students wishing to pursue a master’s degree and obtain an additional area of expertise. EDUC 4900 Undergraduate International Arts & Culture Infusion (3–6 credits) This course introduces a unique interdisciplinary arts education methodology and demonstrates how its techniques and activities can be infused into an international setting. The Lovewell Method is an applied arts-education philosophy and pedagogy. This methodology not only trains students in creative, conceptual academic and performing arts skills, it develops higher levels of social, organizational and motivational skills. Interfacing with the culture and artists of the host country, participants will explore arts education built on authentic experience, cognitive thinking, and problem solving. Students will have the opportunity to observe three primary components of the Lovewell Process: the educational, the artistic, and the social/ therapeutic as they interweave various arts disciplines such as drama, music, design, dance, video, stage management and technology. This course provides an opportunity to experience the arts as a vehicle for learning in all subject areas. Prerequisite/s: None. EDUC 4910 Introduction to Drivers’ Education (3 credits) This course will be a study of basic content, methodology, and appropriate activities for the purpose of teaching high school students basic drivers’ education. Participants will review basic driving rules and procedures associated with driving as well as how to implement these procedures using engaging instructional strategies. Participants will be introduced to the highway transportation system and be provided with an in-depth study of the scope and nature of accident problems and their solutions. Teaching strategies to assist the participant with classroom implementation will be used throughout the course. Sample teaching strategies and curriculum connections are included in this syllabus. The course objectives will be taken from the Florida Department of Education Drivers’ Education outlined expectations. Prerequisite/s: None.