SED 615 - Middle School: Theory & Practice (Education)

3 Credit(s)

This course focuses on the philosophy, functions, and curricula of young adolescent education as implemented in grades four through eight with emphasis on the Pennsylvania State Standards. Relationships between pupils’ developmental/cognitive characteristics and school programs in the middle level are investigated. Pedagogical best practices of delivery and assessment, as supported by current research and the National Middle School Association, are analyzed. Field experience in grades 4-8 is required. Tubercular check, Act 33 Child Abuse, Act 34 Criminal Record check, Act 114 FBI Federal Criminal History Record, and PDE-6004 (Arrest or Conviction Report and Certification Form) required. Fall semester.