Oct 04, 2024  
The Elmira College Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year 
    
The Elmira College Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year
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EDU 5123 - Social Studies Practicum I


credits: 3.0
This practicum course is designed to facilitate candidates enrolled in the Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program’s practical application of curriculum design and implementation within a secondary social studies classroom. The emphasis of this course is social studies practices and themes. This course has both a seminar component and a field-based practicum component and is a co-requisite of EDU 5115 - Curriculum Design For Secondary Classroom . Objectives: A) Apply an advanced knowledge of social studies; B) Create learning experiences that engage learners in critical thinking and creativity; C) Design and implement learning activities aligned with New York State’s Social Studies Framework and the National Council for the Social Studies National Standards for the Preparation of Social Studies Teachers; D) Engage in reflective analysis to improve instructional planning and practice. Method of Instruction: Lectures, Discussions, Readings, Demonstrations, and Modeling. Method of Evaluation: Two formative assessments of teaching-200 pts; Two social studies learning segments (three-five lesson plans each)-100 pts; Participation in collaborative peer review sessions of learning segments; Collaborative Peer Review Report-100 pts; Presentation of social studies learning segment in seminar-100 pts.

Co-Requisite(s): with RDG 5300 .



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