Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies (TECS)
College of Education
TECS 312 (Alpha) Foundations in Curriculum and
Instruction (3) Objectives and organization of school curriculum;
methods, materials, and evaluation in instruction. Weekly observation
and participation in classroom. (C) elementary education; (D) secondary
education. Co-requisite: 317 for (C) only; 316 for (D) only.
TECS 313 Literacy and Literature I (3) Teaching
strategies based on current theories of language will be modeled within
an integrated whole language curriculum appropriate for multicultural
classrooms. Repeatable. Co-requisite: 317.
TECS 314 Literacy and Literature II (3) Teaching
strategies based on current theories of language will be modeled within
an integrated whole language curriculum appropriate for multicultural
classrooms. Pre: 313. Co-requisite: 317.
TECS 315 Field Experience (1) Supervised field
experience in schools. Minimum of 4 hours per week in conjunction with
professional education courses. Repeatable. CR/NC only.
TECS 316 Field Experience (2) Supervised field
experience in schools. Minimum of 8 hours per week in conjunction with
professional education courses. Repeatable. CR/NC only.
TECS 317 Field Experience (3) Supervised field
experience in schools. Minimum of 12 hours per week in conjunction with
professional education courses. Repeatable. CR/NC only.
TECS 318 Physical Education, Elementary (3) Experience
in using various methodologies and techniques, planning units and
lessons, selecting resources for elementary physical education.
Practical laboratory experience. Pre: KLS 333.
TECS 319 Children’s Literature (2) Acquaintance
with wide range of children’s books; criteria for evaluation
literature; using literature in the classroom.
TECS 322 Social Studies, Elementary (3) Purposes,
methods, materials, and evaluation in teaching social studies,
particular emphasis on developing children’s knowledge, skills,
self-concept, citizenship, inquiry/thinking, and values. Co-requisite:
317.
TECS 323 Science, Elementary (3) Science
education in elementary school; methods and materials; laboratory
activities selected from new science curricula. Co-requisite: 317.
TECS 324 Mathematics, Elementary (3) Inquiry-based
approach to concepts and algorithms of whole numbers and introduction to
geometry/measurement. Laboratory experiences on appropriate
manipulatives. Pre: MATH 100 or consent. Co-requisite: 317.
TECS 325 Mathematics, Elementary II (3) Inquiry-based
approach to concepts and algorithms of fractions, decimals, graphing,
and probability and statistics. Laboratory experiences on appropriate
manipulatives. Pre: 324 or consent.
TECS 326 Creative Art, Elementary (3) Scope
and organization of art in elementary school curriculum, creative use of
art media through laboratory experiences.
TECS 329 Creative Expression in Elementary
Education (2) Development of communication skills through creative
dramatics, rhythmic movement, related arts.
TECS 330 Language Arts, Secondary (3) Teaching
techniques and curriculum design in speaking, reading, writing, and
other areas of secondary language arts. Pre: 312D. Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 332 Social Studies, Secondary (3) Introduction
to teaching methods, instructional materials, and curriculum
organization for secondary social studies. Pre: 312D. Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 333 Science, Secondary (3) Purposes and
procedures; development of scientific attitude; review of major
generalizations of biological and physical sciences. Pre: 312D.
Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 334 Mathematics, Secondary (3) Purposes
and procedures; development of basic mathematical concepts. Pre: 312D
and MATH 311, MATH 351, or MATH 352. Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 335 Foreign Languages, Secondary (3) Methods,
techniques, and materials; aims, procedures, tests; motivation, infusion
of cultures in foreign language in secondary schools. Pre: 312D.
Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 336 Art, Secondary (3) Purposes and
procedures; the arts in relating to other curriculum areas. Pre: 312D.
Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 338 Secondary Career Guidance (3) Teaching
methods, materials, and curriculum design in secondary career guidance.
Pre: 312D and basic or professional secondary teaching certificate or
BEd and 12 credit hours in teaching concentration including EDCG 402 and
EDCG 613. Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 339 Speech-Communication, Secondary (3) Objectives,
materials, procedures for teaching speech-communication; speech
modification, development; selected speech activities. Pre: 312D.
Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 344 Methods and Techniques in Health Education
(3) Methods and techniques in teaching health education in secondary
schools; student-oriented and teacher-centered methods; common problems
in secondary health teaching. Skills, curriculum designs, and their
implications for methods and techniques. Pre: 312D and KLS 202, or
consent. Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 345 Literature for Adolescents (2) Literature
for secondary school level: helping students appreciate significance and
meaning of literature; materials suitable for varying levels of ability
and interests.
TECS 346 Methods of Instruction,
Industrial/Agricultural Education (3) Techniques of individual and
group instruction in laboratory and related classes, evaluation of
various methods. Pre: 312D. Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 347 Management of Industrial/ Agricultural
Facilities (3) Organization of instruction; handling supplies;
maintaining equipment and tools; purchasing materials; keeping records;
making inventories. Pre: 312D. Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 348 Teaching Business and Office Education (3)
Theory and methods of teaching business and office education
courses. Pre: 312D, ACC 201, ACC 202, and ICS 160. Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 349 Teaching Marketing and Distribution (3) Theory
and methods of teaching marketing and distribution courses. Pre: 312D,
MKT 300, MKT 315, MKT 341, or MKT 351. Co-requisite: 316.
TECS 353 Music in the Elementary School (2) Goals,
concepts, literature, materials, procedures, and evaluation for teaching
music in grades K-6. For students in elementary education. Not intended
for elementary music majors. Pre: 312C (or concurrent) and MUS 108.
TECS 354 Music Education: Elementary (2) Required
for K-6 music specialists. Scope and nature of music in children’s
lives; planning, teaching, learning, and evaluating music in elementary
curriculum. Not open to those with credit in 353. Pre: 312C (or
concurrent), MUS 150, and MUS 286; or consent.
TECS 355 Music: Secondary Instrumental (2) Objectives,
materials, procedures of instrumental music in secondary school. Pre:
312D (or concurrent), MUS 151-152, MUS 153-154, MUS 155-156, MUS 326 (or
concurrent), and MUS 354; or consent.
TECS 356 Music: Secondary Vocal/General (2) Objectives,
materials, procedures of general and choral music in secondary school.
Pre: 312D (or concurrent), MUS 121B, and MUS 150; or consent.
TECS 360 Introduction to Multicultural Education
(2) Concepts and methods to develop sensitivity and awareness of
cultural influences on behavior as these relate to the schooling
process. Field experience is an integral part of course. (Cross-listed
as EDEF 360)
TECS 371 Home Economics Education (3) Curriculum
design. Current educational philosophies and practices in home economics
education. Teaching materials and techniques.
TECS 380 Managing Classrooms (3) Analysis of
the factors that contribute to learning in the classroom and the
development of teacher behaviors that promote such learning.
TECS 390 (Alpha) Student Teaching (10) Full-time
supervised experience in school. Repeatable. CR/NC only. (C) elementary;
(D) secondary; (E) community college; (F) elementary and special
education. Pre: requirements for registration listed under “student
teaching.” Co-requisite: 391.
TECS 391 (Alpha) Seminar for Student Teachers (2) Seminar
relating current educational theories with experiences in student
teaching. Repeatable. CR/NC only. (C) elementary; (D) secondary; (E)
community college; (F) elementary and special education. Pre:
requirements for registration listed under “student teaching.”
Co-requisite: 390 or 392.
TECS 392 (Alpha) Student Teaching Modified (6) Modified
student teaching for individuals who have had prior extensive teaching
experience or wish to repeat student teaching. CR/NC only. (C)
elementary; (D) secondary. Pre: extensive teaching experience;
requirements listed under “student teaching”; approval of review
committee; consent. Co-requisite: 391.
TECS 399 Directed Reading (V) Individual
reading or research. Pre: senior standing, major with a minimum
cumulative GPA of 2.7 or a minimum GPA in education of 3.0, and consent.
TECS 410 Supervision of the
Observation-Participation Student (2) Basic guidelines for
developing effective team relationships between the professional teacher
and the observation-participation student. Pre: two years’ teaching
experience and consent.
TECS 415 Early Childhood: Foundations and
Curriculum (3) Two-course sequence of theory, methods, and materials
for teaching young children (21/2 to 5 years). Emphasizes foundations,
observation skills, and the design of learning environment. Pre: 312C.
TECS 415L Early Childhood: Foundations and
Curriculum Lab (3) Direct experience with children in early
childhood settings in order to apply concepts from 415 and develop
skills in observation, teaching, and classroom management. Co-requisite:
415.
TECS 416 Early Childhood: Foundations and
Curriculum (3) Continuation of 415: focuses on appropriate
curriculum for young children. Pre: 415.
TECS 416L Early Childhood: Foundations and
Curriculum Lab (3) Continuation of 415L. Co-requisite: 416.
TECS 417 Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Ages
3-8 (3) How to plan develop-mentally appropriate programs for young
children, including the design of the learning environment; integrated,
thematic planning; child guidance; assessment; and parent involvement.
Pre: 312C.
TECS 425 Working with Parents (3) Knowledge
and skills for relating effectively with families on behalf of the
child; context in which families and schools interact; communication,
problem solving, and increasing parental competence in settings for both
normal and handicapped children. Pre: FAMR 341 or consent. (Cross-listed
as FAMR 425 and SPED 425)
TECS 427 Classroom Teaching Models in Affective
Education (3) Different approaches to affective education within
conceptual framework useful to teachers. Teaching models include
non-directed, self-concept, consciousness expansion, group
communication, moral and value development, human relations training.
Conceptual framework includes theoretical orientation and major
theorists, activities and classroom applications, teacher’s role,
application to curriculum. Pre: observation/participation, and student
teaching or teaching experience; or consent.
TECS 430 Advanced Supervision of Student Teaching
(3) Advanced principles and methods: clinical supervision,
observation recording, analysis, interpretation of classroom teaching;
human resources supervision in student teaching. Pre: 420, successful
supervision of two or more student teachers, and consent.
TECS 431 Collaborative Language and Learning (3) Examination
of language (talking, reading, and writing) processes within a
collaborative teaching framework in the secondary curriculum. Field
experience may be required.
TECS 433 Interdisciplinary Science Curriculum (3) Fundamental
science concepts from the viewpoints of physical, biological, and Earth
sciences; integrative processes and conceptual schemes; methods, tools,
and models of different disciplines. Pre: introductory courses in
various sciences.
TECS 436 Cooperative Vocational Education (3) Planned
work-experience program for special areas of vocational technical
education. Acceptable type of wage-earning employment. Minimum of six
40-hour weeks or 240 work hours required. Repeatable. Pre: consent.
TECS 438 Foundations of Vocational Education (3) Historical
and philosophical foundations of vocational technical education,
overview of federal and state legislation and contemporary practices.
Special emphasis on vocational education program in Hawai‘i.
TECS 439 Office and Marketing Technology (3) Understanding
and use of word processing, spreadsheet, and database software for
business applications. Explore software across the office and marketing
content areas.
TECS 440 Curriculum Implications of Multicultural
Education (3) Examination of trends, issues, school practices, and
program in multicultural education and its related area of
study--bilingual-bicultural education.
TECS 441 Hawaiian Studies, Methods (3) Examination
of issues in Hawaiian and U.S. views of education and their application
to the teaching of Hawaiian studies. Field experience required. A-F
only. Pre: 312C, 312D, or consent. Co-requisite for BEd students: 317.
TECS 444 Education of Exceptional Children in
Regular Classroom (3) Practices that facilitate teaching special
needs students in regular classrooms. Techniques for meeting academic
needs, managing behavior, motivating students, increasing peer
interactions, communication between special and regular educators.
(Cross-listed as SPED 444)
TECS 445 Educating Exceptional Students in Regular
Classrooms, Secondary (3) Teaching secondary students with
disabilities and those who are gifted/talented. Meeting academic/social
needs, classroom management, motivation, peer interaction. Collaboration
between special and regular educators. (Crosslisted as SPED 445)
TECS 450 Lab Methods and Materials in Science (3) Selecting
and using lab methods and materials, demonstrations and simulations,
open-ended experimentation, inquiry and discovery, task analysis,
measurement tools and techniques, activities from various curricula,
opportunity for individualized goals and projects. Pre: 323, 333,
teaching experience, or consent.
TECS 451 Programs for Infants/Toddlers (3) Examination
of current theory, research, issues, and models in programs for infants
and toddlers, including criteria for evaluation and planning. Pre: FAMR
230 (or concurrent), FAMR 331 (or concurrent), or consent. (Crosslisted
as SPED 451)
TECS 457 Asian and Pacific Music in Education (2) Musical
concepts in songs, dances, and instrumental music of Asia, Hawai‘i,
and other Pacific Islands, appropriate for K-12. Pre: one of 353, 354,
355, 356, or consent. (Cross-listed as MUS 457)
TECS 471 Special Problems in Home Economics
Education (2) Individual and group problems selected according to
interests and needs of fourth- and fifth-year students in home economics
education. Development of teaching materials.
TECS 480 Issues in Computer Education (3) Integration
of microcomputers into school curriculum and key issues related to
microcomputer use in education. Pre: ETEC 442 or consent.
TECS 494 Problem Solving in Mathematics Education
(3) Experiencing and learning to teach heuristics of solving
mathematical problems; designing curricula, classroom organization,
evaluative measures for problem solving. Pre: 324 or 334, and teaching
experience in mathematics; or consent.
TECS 495 Difficulties in Learning Mathematics (3) Identification,
analysis, and remediation of difficulties in learning mathematics. Pre:
324 or 334.
TECS 499 Directed Activity (V) Individual work
supervised by instructor. May consist of reading, research, teaching,
and/or projects. Pre: consent of division director.
TECS 550 Newspaper in the Classroom (2)
TECS 563 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Bilingual/Bicultural (1) For in-service teachers to
upgrade subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 564 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Bilingual/Bicultural (2) For in-service teachers to
upgrade subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 565 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Bilingual/Bicultural (3) For in-service teachers to
upgrade subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 566 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Career Education (1) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 567 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Career Education (2) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 568 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Career Education (3) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 569 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Computer Science (1) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 570 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Computer Science (2) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 571 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Computer Science (3) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 572 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Humanities (1) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 573 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Humanities (2) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 574 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Humanities (3) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 575 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Language Arts (1) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 576 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Language Arts (2) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 577 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Language Arts (3) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 578 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Mathematics (1) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 579 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Mathematics (2) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 580 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Mathematics (3) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 581 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Natural Science (1) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 582 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum Development:
Natural Science (2) For in-service teachers to
upgrade subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 583 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Natural Science (3) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 584 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Occupational Development (1) For in-service teachers to
upgrade subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. CR/NC only. Repeatable. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 585 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Occupational Development (2) For in-service teachers to
upgrade subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. CR/NC only. Repeatable. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 586 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Occupational Development (3) For in-service teachers to
upgrade subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. CR/NC only. Repeatable. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 587 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Social Science (1) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 588 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Social Science (2) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 589 (Alpha) Practicum in Curriculum
Development: Social Science (3) For in-service teachers to upgrade
subject matter and develop teaching methods and materials for
instruction. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 618 Early Childhood Education: Advanced Topics
(3) Analysis and practical application of selected early childhood
education program and/or instructional materials. Restricted to majors.
Repeatable. Pre: TECS 415 and 416, or consent.
TECS 619 Children’s Literature in the Elementary
Curriculum (3) In-depth examination of traditional and modern
literature for children, with emphasis upon genre, historical
development, research, curriculum development. Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 620 Critical Literacy (3) Current theories
and teaching strategies of reading throughout the life span within
various social contexts. Topics include emergent literacy, critical
comprehension, meta-linguistic awareness, monolingual-bilingual
literacy, evaluation. Must have had student teaching or teaching
experience. Pre: undergraduate course in reading.
TECS 621 Language Arts: Integrated (3) Examines
language and literacy learning in the context of an integrated language
arts approach to curriculum and instruction. Emphasis on oral and
written language. Must have student teaching or teaching experience.
Pre: undergraduate course in language arts.
TECS 622 (Alpha) School Curriculum (3) Development
and improvement of curriculum. (B) early childhood; (C) elementary; (D)
middle school; (E) secondary; (F) community college. Pre: TECS 312 or
equivalent, and teaching experience; for (F) only: EDEA 657, EDEF 657,
or community college teaching experience; and consent.
TECS 623 Elementary Science Curriculum (3) Application
of recent developments in science, curriculum construction, and learning
theory to elementary school. Science content and methodology stressed.
Pre: teaching experience.
TECS 624 Elementary Mathematics Curriculum (3) Analysis
of research relating to teaching and learning arithmetic, application of
research findings to classroom procedures. Appraisal of recent
curricular trends; critical examination of assumptions underlying
proposed changes. Pre: TECS 324 and teaching experience.
TECS 625 Elementary Social Studies Curriculum (3) Examination
and evaluation of social science content, societal values and research
findings as basis for development and revision of social studies
materials, texts, curriculum guides, methodology. Pre: TECS 322 or
equivalent, or social studies teaching experience.
TECS 626 Art in Elementary Education (3) Principles
of and problems in teaching art in elementary school; curriculum
development and current approaches in art education; laboratory
experiences in art media. Pre: student teaching or teaching experience.
TECS 628 Function of Play in Early Childhood
Education (3) Review of research and theory illuminating the nature,
purposes, and meanings of play as a critical aspect of early childhood
education. Restricted to majors. Pre: TECS 415 and 416, or consent.
TECS 631 Content Area: Language and Learning (3) Examines
the role that language plays in the social construction of knowledge
within various disciplines, K-adult. Collaborative group learning
strategies will be modeled. Pre: student teaching or teaching
experience.
TECS 632 Qualitative Research Methods (3) Methods
of qualitative research in education or related social science from an
interdisciplinary framework.
TECS 637 Art in Secondary Education (3) Principles
of and problems in teaching art in secondary school; current approaches
in teaching art. Pre: consent.
TECS 639 Business and Marketing Education
Curriculum (3) Theory, philosophy, objectives, and development of
business and marketing education curriculum. Pre: TECS 390D or consent.
TECS 640 (Alpha) Seminar in Teaching Field (3) Study
in trends, research, and problems of implementation in teaching field.
(B) business and marketing education; (C) English; (F) home economics;
(G) industrial education; (H) mathematics; (I) reading; (J) science; (K)
social studies; (M) interdisciplinary education; (N) art; (O) physical
education; (P) health education. Pre: teaching experience or consent,
and undergraduate special methods course in appropriate teaching field;
for (B) only: 390D or consent; for (O) only: KLS 390, KLS 391, KLS 643,
and teaching experience; or consent.
TECS 641 (Alpha) Seminar in Foreign Language (3) Study
in trends, research, and problems of implementation of language
education instruction. (B) French; (C) German; (D) Japanese; (F)
Spanish. Pre: TECS 335, teaching experience, and consent.
TECS 642 Seminar in Issues in Multicultural Middle
Level Education (1) Examination of principles of multicultural and
middle-level education. Restricted to middle-level related area of
master’s in Secondary Education. Repeatable. Pre: consent.
TECS 643 Public School Curriculum for Physical
Education (3) Detailed examination of contents of adequate
curriculum for physical education in public schools, K-12. Pre: KLS 343,
TECS 390, and TECS 391; or consent. (Cross-listed as KLS 643)
TECS 646 Reading Difficulties (3) Causes,
prevention, and correction. Evaluation and remedial practices useful to
classroom teacher. Pre: course in teaching reading and teaching
experience.
TECS 647 Clinical Procedures in Reading (3) Diagnosis;
methods and materials for improvement of an individual’s reading
ability. Repeatable. Pre: 646, consent, and teaching experience.
TECS 649 Theory/Practice in Cooperative
Occupational Education (3) Theory and practices of coordinating
cooperative education in high school and community college. Pre:
teaching experience or consent.
TECS 653 Geometry in the Schools (3) School
geometry, K-12. Curricula and techniques; trends and issues; theory and
research. Pre: TECS 324 or TECS 334, and TECS 494; or consent.
TECS 655 Music in Childhood Education (3) Principles
and programs in teaching music to children in early childhood settings
and elementary school. Curriculum development, analysis of research, and
current approaches. Pre: MUS 353 or MUS 354, teaching experience, and
graduate standing. (Cross-listed as MUS 655)
TECS 667 (Alpha) Seminar in Curriculum (3) Curriculum
trends and issues related to school organization, program,
administration, faculty. Required for Plan B MEd candidates in their
final semester or summer session. Repeatable once. (B) early childhood;
(C) elementary; (D) middle-level; (E) secondary. Pre: teaching
experience, 622, or consent.
TECS 677 Curriculum Design in Early Childhood
Education (3) Designed to help classroom teacher understand sources
and principles of curriculum in early childhood education and to provide
experience in evaluating, selecting, and developing appropriate
curriculum for young children.
TECS 699 Directed Reading and/or Research (V) Individual
reading and/or research. Pre: written consent.
TECS 732 Qualitative Data Analysis (3) Advanced
seminar in qualitative research methods with an emphasis upon
qualitative data analysis, theory construction, data presentation and
reporting. Pre: 632, a course in introduction to qualitative research
methods, or consent.
TECS 737 Foundations in Art Education (3) Advanced
study in development and growth of art in secondary education. Pre:
student teaching or teaching experience. Recommended: PHIL 420.
TECS 760 Research on Teaching and Teacher Education
(3) Examination of alternative approaches and multidisciplinary
perspectives on research on teaching and learning in and out of school,
on educational change, and on teacher education and professional
development. Pre: 632 and EDEA 602 or EDEP 611, or equivalent, doctoral
status; or consent.
TECS 767 Issues and Trends in Curriculum (3) Uses
problem-centered approach and field experiences. Topics include
historical review of curriculum development since 1900, examination of
current curriculum practices at all levels of education, and prediction
of future directions in curriculum theory and design. Pre: classified
EdD student or written consent of graduate field chair.
TECS 768 Seminar in Curriculum and Instructional
Theories (3) Analysis and critical examination of models and
curriculum theory and theories of instruction leading to generation of
theories by seminar members. Pre: 667B or 667C, and consent.
Recommended: EDEP 408 and EDEF 673.
TECS 769 Curriculum Evaluation (3) Analysis
and critical examination of theoretical positions on curriculum
evaluation and of models of the process of curriculum evaluation. Pre:
consent. Recommended: EDEA 602, EDEP 408, or EDEP 608.
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