PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS

PDS PARTNERS/SCHOOLS

EDU 311-The Teaching of Reading & the Other Language Arts in the Elementary School  6 crs.

Builds and supports pedagogical content knowledge developed in EDU/EDF201 and EDU211.  In-depth curricular, theoretical, and practical educational frameworks are explored through field-based teaching in school settings.  Students will plan, implement and evaluate language arts lessons incorporating the New York State standards for English Language Arts; practice and evaluate assessment tools and processes; become reflective practitioners; and demonstrate effective teaching abilities. This course is taught at a PDS site.

These partner schools host sections of EDU311W (not all schools will be operative in all semesters):

Enterprise Charter School 

Cayuga Heights 

Saint Amelia School  

School #54

Hoover Elementary School 

Hyde Park 

Winchester Elementary School

Potters Road School

West Elementary

Campus West BPS #96

EDU 511 METHODS OF TEACHING ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
3, 3/0 Prerequisite(s): Graduate status

Building methodological practice from the theoretical scaffold of literacy knowledge and teaching. Students participate in classroom practice for at least 40 hours while exploring in-depth curricular, theoretical, and practical educational frameworks. Participants learn and practice the pedagogy required for teaching language arts across the curriculum; plan, implement, and evaluate lessons incorporating the New York State standards for English language arts; practice and evaluate assessment tools and processes; become reflective practitioners; and demonstrate effective techniques for instructional organization. EDU 511 will be held at:

Westminster Charter School