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Transition to Teaching
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Course Descriptions

Full Course Descriptions

These are the courses that make up the IWU Transition to Teaching program. Through TTT's seven courses for those desiring to become Secondary teachers and ten for students desiring to become Elementary teachers, you will be taught a wide array of teaching strategies, theories, techniques, and methods to prepare you for the classroom.

The Transition to Teaching program at IWU was created to move students quickly through the program, yet at a pace where students can learn the material well and maintain personal time with their families. To accomplish this, the faculty members have created each Transition to Teaching course in an accelerated format.

  • Most courses are six to ten weeks long, meeting only on Saturdays or online.
  • Students take only one course at a time so they can focus their study on one topic at a time, except during the Student Teaching Experiences which cover the entire semester.
  • Students stay together as a group while they take the series of eight core classes, ten if they are seeking an elementary teaching license.
  • All students will be required to complete daily classroom experiences during the integrated student teaching experience courses. Students seeking an elementary license must complete three student teaching experiences, while students seeking a secondary license participate in two student teaching experiences to put into practice the teaching methods they are learning. Each student teaching experience lasts the entire semester.
  • Most of the course involve some contact with students during the school day in pre-student teaching field experiences.

Some of the courses are online.

Computer Requirements

  • Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 
  • Microsoft Office 2007 Standard (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • 1 GHz CPU
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 30 GB Hard Drive
  • DVD-ROM
  • Sound card and speakers
  • 1024 x 768 resolution monitor
  • Internet access with 56k modem (Broadband highly recommended)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, Netscape 7.1, or Firefox 2.0.x
  • Administrative access to a PC (in order to have the ability to install course-specific software.)
Note: Apple /Mac users will need access to a PC with Microsoft Windows because course texbooks have supplemental CDs/DVD that WILL NOT work on or install to Apple computers.

 

Transition to Teaching Elementary Education

PROGRAM OF STUDY
Foundational Phase
EDU 573 Assessment and Learning (onsite) 3 credit hours
EDU 574 Facilitating Learning through Technology (onsite) 2 credit hours
EDU 576* General Methods of Instruction (onsite) 3 credit hours
* EDU 576 course requirements include a 30 hour (5 hours per week for 6 weeks) pre-student teaching field experience in a local school.
 
Pre-Candidacy Requirements
All of the following musit be satisfactorily met before enrollment in the Pre-Candidacy Phase:
  1. Complete all foundational requirements and earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 with no grade below a “B-”.
  2. Provide passing scores for each of the Praxis I: Reading, Math, and Writing assessments.
  3. Provide passing scores for the Praxis II: Elementary Content Knowledge Test.
  4. Successful demonstration of professional dispositions through the courses and field experience components in the Foundational Phase.
 
Pre-Candidacy Phase
EDU 575 Student Teaching (onsite/online) 2 credit hours
EDU 580 Reading Instruction in the Elementary Grades (onsite/online) 3 credit hours
 
Candidacy Requirements
All of the following musit be satisfactorily met before enrollment in the Candidacy Phase:
  1. Complete all pre-candidacy requirements and earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 with no grade below a “B-” in regular courses and a grade of Credit for EDU 575.
  2. The candidate’s Instructor/Advisor recommends in writing that the candidate shows satisfactory promise to complete EDU 579 and has demonstrated dispositions to be a competent professional.
 
Candidacy Phase
EDU 570* Development of K-12 Education in USA (online) 2 credit hours
EDU 577 Methods of teaching the Elementary School Curriculum (onsite/online) 3 credit hours
EDU 579 Student Teaching Two (online) 2 credit hours

* EDU 570 may also be taken during the Reading Phase, according to the calendar.

All candidacy courses must be passed with a minimum grade of “B-” as well as EDU 579 with a grade of Credit as a prerequisite for enrolling in any Reading Phase courses. The candidate’s Instructor/Advisor must recommend in writing that the candidate shows satisfactory promise to complete EDU 579 and has demonstrated dispositions to be a competent professional.
 
Reading Phase
EDU 581 Student Teaching Three (online) 2 credit hours
EDU 582 Diagnostic Practices and Implications in the Teaching of Reading (onsite) 2 credit hours
 
Student Teaching
EDU 575 and EDU 579 require 17 weeks of student teaching at 5 hours per week. EDU 581 requires 15 weeks at 5 hours per week and 2 full weeks of all-day experience. This is three semesters of student teaching. The candidate and cooperating teacher decide how the 5 hours will be met each week, whether it is 5 days for 1 hour per day, 2 days for 2.5 hours per day, or 1 day for 5 hours.
 
TTT COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS
  • A minimum grade of “B–” earned in each course and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in all required courses.
  • Passing scores on all Praxis tests.
  • Submission of portfolio demonstrating satisfactory competence in required standards.
  • Recommendation from candidate’s Instructor/Advisor.
  • Recommendations from candidate’s supervising teachers.
  • A minimum grade of Credit for EDU 575, EDU 579, and EDU 581.
  • Payment of all tuition and fees.
 
LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible to be recommended for licensure, a student must:
  1. Complete all course requirements with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and no grade lower than a “B-”.
  2. Pass all student teaching courses with a grade of Credit.
  3. Provide passing scores for all required Praxis tests.
  4. Provide a copy of a recent Limited Criminal History background check.
  5. Provide a copy of your valid CPR certification.


 

Transition to Teaching Secondary Education

PROGRAM OF STUDY
Foundational Phase
EDU 573 Assessment and Learning (onsite) 3 credit hours
EDU 574 Facilitating Learning through Technology (onsite) 2 credit hours
EDU 576* General Methods of Instruction (onsite) 3 credit hours
* EDU 576 course requirements include a 30 hour (5 hours per week for 6 weeks) pre-student teaching field experience in a local school.
 
Pre-Candidacy Requirements
All of the following musit be satisfactorily met before enrollment in the Pre-Candidacy Phase:
  1. Complete all foundational requirements and earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 with no grade below a “B-”.
  2. Provide passing scores for each of the Praxis I: Reading, Math, and Writing assessments.
  3. Provide passing scores for the Praxis II: Elementary Content Knowledge Test.
  4. The candidates’ Instructor/Advisor recommends in writing that  the candidate shows satisfactory promise to complete EDU 579 and has demonstrated dispositions to be a competent professional.
 
Pre-Candidacy Phase
EDU 575 Student Teaching (onsite and online) 2 credit hours
EDU 578 Content Methods of Instruction in the Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Setting (online) 3 credit hours
 
Candidacy Requirements
All of the following musit be satisfactorily met before enrollment in the Candidacy Phase:
  1. Complete all pre-candidacy requirements and earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 with no grade below a “B-” in regular courses and a grade of Credit for EDU 575.
  2. The candidate’s Instructor/Advisor recommends in writing that the candidate shows satisfactory promise to complete EDU 579 and has demonstrated dispositions to be a competent professional.
 
Candidacy Phase
EDU 570 Development of K-12 Education in USA (online) 2 credit hours
EDU 572 The Exceptional Child (online) 1 credit hour
EDU 579 Student Teaching Two (online) 2 credit hours
 
Student Teaching
EDU 575 and EDU 579 require 17 weeks of student teaching at 5 hours per week. EDU 581 requires 15 weeks at 5 hours per week and 2 full weeks of all-day experience. This is three semesters of student teaching. The candidate and cooperating teacher decide how the 5 hours will be met each week, whether it is 5 days for 1 hour per day, 2 days for 2.5 hours per day, or 1 day for 5 hours. Candidates will have one student teaching experience at the Junior High/Middle School level and one student teaching experience at the High School level.
 
LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible to be recommended for licensure, a student must:
  1. Complete all course requirements with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and no grade lower than a “B-”.
  2. Pass all student teaching courses with a grade of Credit.
  3. Provide passing scores for all required Praxis tests.
  4. Provide a copy of a recent Limited Criminal History background check.
  5. Provide a copy of your valid CPR certification.
 
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