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Middle School Teacher Certification
PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS *
Foundations for Teaching (18 hours)
- EDU 500 Behavior Management Techniques or EDU 529 Positive Behavioral Supports (3 hours)
- EDU 339 Middle School Philosophy Curriculum and Philosophy (2 hours)
- EDU 541 Frameworks for Learning (3 hours)
- EDU 542 The Teacher as Leader (3 hours)
- EDU 586 Studies in Disability and Exceptionality (3 hours)
- PSY 200 Developmental Psychology (3 hours)
Teaching Methods (15 hours)
- CIS 103 Microcomputers in Education (3 hours)
- EDU 223 Introduction to Classroom Assessment (3 hours)
- EDU 549 Foundations of Reading Instruction (3 hours)
- EDU 550 Reading in the Content Areas (3 hours)
- EDU 597 The Instructional Process (3 hours)
Methods Course Applicable to Certification Area (Select one in the chosen certification area)
- BIO 370 Teaching Science in Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle School (2 hours)
- ENG 386 Teaching of English in the Middle and Secondary School (3 hours)
- HST 252 Methods of Teaching History and Social Studies in the Middle and Secondary School (3 hours)
- MTH 360 Teaching Mathematics in the Middle and Secondary School (3 hours)
Clinical Experiences (13 hours)
- EDU 531 The Contemporary Classroom (3 hours)
- EDU 456 Student Teaching at the Middle School Level (10 hours)
* Middle school certification candidates must complete an appropriate program of at least 21 hours in Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Science. A minimum of six (6) hours must be taken at Fontbonne University.