Overview of national trends in the middle school with an analysis of the relationship of early adolescent developmental characteristics to organization, curriculum, instruction, and teaching in the middle school level.

Reading foundations, curriculum, and assessments for teaching young adolescents across academic disciplines.

Examination of planning, implementation, and assessment of reading strategy instruction across disciplines and content areas in middle level classrooms. Restricted to: teacher candidates enrolled in the middle level degree program.

A study of methods, techniques, and materials of instruction appropriate to science teaching in the middle school.

A study of goals, content, methods, and materials of instruction in middle school social studies.

Introduces literacy assessment for individual and small groups or middle level students.

Introduces goals, content, and methods of teaching language arts at the middle level.

A study of methods, techniques, and materials of instruction appropriate to mathematics teaching in the middle school.

Inquiry into the issues that arise during internship B experiences including classroom management, adolescent development, legal/professional responsibilities, multicultural perspectives, and needs of exceptional children.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Internships

Application of effective teaching techniques and organization of instructional settings for middle school students.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Internships

Application of effective teaching techniques and organization of instructional settings for middle school students.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Internships

Experiential Learning: Experiential Learning Opportunity