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COURSES OF STUDY
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2014-2015
ED 340 Methods for Teaching English Language Arts in Secondary
Schools (¼)
Provides knowledge of current trends and issues in teaching English
Language Arts in grades 6-12 classroom settings. Teacher candidates
will demonstrate an ability to interrelate the teaching of listening,
speaking, reading, and writing using a variety of instructional activities.
Prerequisites: enrollment in ED 323 and admission to Teacher
Education Program. Fall.
ED 341 Methods for Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Secondary
Schools (¼)
Provides knowledge of current trends and issues in teaching Spanish
in grades 6-12 classroom settings. Teacher candidates will demonstrate
knowledge of strategies for teaching and evaluating language skills
with appropriate attention to the integration of the foreign language
skills. Prerequisites: enrollment in ED 323 and admission to Teacher
Education Program. Fall.
ED 342 Methods for Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools (¼)
Provides knowledge of current trends and issues in teaching
mathematics in grades 6-12 classroom settings. Teacher candidates will
demonstrate knowledge of effective use of math manipulatives, inquiry,
technology, a variety of teaching strategies that address the needs of
students, a mathematics curriculum that integrates mathematical
concepts across all disciplines, and co-curricular activities, such as
mathematics tournaments and clubs. Prerequisites: enrollment in ED
323 and admission to Teacher Education Program. Fall.
ED 343 Methods for Teaching Social Studies in Secondary Schools (¼)
Provides knowledge of current trends and issues in teaching
social science and social studies in grades 6-12 classroom settings.
Teacher candidates will demonstrate knowledge of key concepts,
generalizations, and methods of inquiry appropriate to the study of the
target social science. Prerequisites: enrollment in ED 323 and admission
to Teacher Education Program. Fall.
ED 344 Methods for Teaching Visual Arts in Secondary Schools (¼)
Provides knowledge of current trends and issues in teaching visual arts
in grades 6-12 classroom settings. Teacher candidates will demonstrate
knowledge of teaching and learning theories related to art education,
professional literature, methods, and materials of contemporary art
education including technology, fiscal management of an art program,
and the role, responsibilities, and impact of various educational and
community agencies on art education. Prerequisites: enrollment in ED
323 and admission to Teacher Education Program. Fall.
