EDU-S 504: Literacy Strategies for Secondary Teachers

Overview

Middle and secondary educators can no longer simply consider themselves teachers of a particular content area like math, science, literature, or history. Instead, they are being challenged with teaching students how to read, write, and interpret information in the content area they teach. This is a major paradigm shift for middle and secondary teachers, one that means teachers must adapt day-to-day instruction to more effectively meet the needs of their students.

The purpose of the course is to assist the educator with the leap from theory to practice and to enhance present knowledge in reference to this process. Content of the course includes teaching models, teaching strategies and approaches, and the application of personal and cognitive developmental theories. Also, the course provides assessment and feedback on original curriculum designed by program participants.

NOTE: This course is available in 8-week and 16-week formats. In the 8-week format, students complete one module per week. In the 16-week format, students complete one module every two weeks. The 16-week format is for Induction students only.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of educational teaching models and potential application of each to educational practice.
• Explore personal and cognitive developmental theories, concepts, research, principles and the application to practice.
• Actively engage in reflective practice with peers, including Looking at Student Work as an ongoing means of improving instructional practice
• Design and implement curriculum based on assessment and evaluation results to teach all students.
• Incorporate approaches to reading and writing across the curriculum, including Readers'/Writers' Workshop, whole language, cooperative learning, and development continuum models.

Course Requirements

Real One Player and either speakers or headphones

Required Texts
EDU-S 504 texts are available from the JIU/MBS bookstore