Single Subject Credential Courses

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TEC 600. Teaching, Learning and Technology (2 units)
Introduction to the California Teacher Performance Expectations (TPE) as the basis for organizing credential candidate portfolios. Explores state subject matter standards and the use of technology as a tool to support student learning and expression, lesson planning and teacher productivity tools. Students must have basic skill in using word processor, email and internet search tools.

TEC 601. Teacher Portfolio Development (1 unit)
Review of evidence collected by students as mastery of the California Teaching Performance Expectations (TPE) and construction of students' final summative portfolio. Completed portfolios will be used to support assessment of students' teaching achievement.

TEC 610. Learning and Teaching (3 units)
Application of theories and principles of learning, motivation, social behavior, human development, individual differences, and educational measurement to the analysis of instructional problems in school settings. May require fieldwork outside of class time at an approved school site, arranged with course instructor.

TEC 611. Education of Bilingual Children: Theory and Practice (3 units)
Examination of key aspects of bilingual cross-cultural education: theories of first and second language development; legal basis and evaluation; school programs for second language learners; effective instructional strategies; empowerment and deficit issues. May require fieldwork outside of class time at an approved school site, arranged with course instructor.

TEC 614. Single Subject Curriculum and Instruction: English & Social Science (3 units)
Study of scope and sequence, pedagogical approaches, methods, materials, media and technology appropriate for teaching English and Social Science within the middle and high school curriculum.

TEC 615. Single Subject Curriculum and Instruction: Math & Science (3 units)
Study of scope and sequence, pedagogical approaches, methods, materials, media and technology appropriate for teaching Math and Science within the middle and high school curriculum.

TEC 618. Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice (3 units)
Examination of schooling in contemporary U.S. society through a comparative analysis across diverse cultures. Cross-cultural contact and interactions within the classroom, school site, and society. Exploration of how trends in migration and immigration influence schooling.

TEC 622. Single Subject Curriculum and Instruction: Academic Literacy (3 units)
Focus upon the academic skills and practices in middle and high schools to strengthen the reading, writing, listening, speaking, and critical thinking abilities essential for functioning in an increasingly complex world. Exploration of the development of reading and writing proficiently for acquiring knowledge across all content areas.

TEC 625. Teaching Adolescents (3 units)
Adolescence is a unique stage of life between childhood and adulthood which presents today's youth - as well as their teachers - with daunting challenges. This course provides Single Subject credential candidates with the theoretical and practical tools to understand adolescence as experienced by students in U.S. secondary schools. Central themes addressed in this course are: examining adolescent development, exploring cultural identity, valuing youth popular culture, getting to know students and their interests, creating an engaging curriculum, and building a safe classroom community.

TEC 628. Single Subject Curriculum and Instruction: English (3 units)
Study of scope and sequence, pedagogical approaches, methods, materials, media and technology appropriate for teaching English writing, grammar, and literature within the middle and high school curriculum.

TEC 629. Single Subject Curriculum and Instruction: Social Science (3 units)
Study of scope and sequence, pedagogical approaches, methods, materials, media and technology appropriate for teaching the social sciences within the middle and high school curriculum.

TEC 635. Language and Culture: Emphasis: Spanish (2 units)
Study of the language and culture of Latino populations in the U.S. Focuses on Spanish language characteristics and Latino culture, both origin and contemporary: origins and characteristics, migration and immigration in U.S. and California, contributions, relationship between Latino culture and the dominant culture, relationships among different Latino groups. Instruction is conducted bilingually in English and Spanish.

TEC 636. Methods and Materials in the Language of Emphasis: Spanish (2 units)
Study of methodology and materials in primary language instruction. Focuses on the teaching of Spanish as a subject and using it as a medium of instruction. Instruction is conducted solely or primarily in Spanish.

TEC 642. Health Education (1 unit)
Study of the subject-matter content and instructional methods, materials, media, and technology used in teaching personal, family, and community health, including hygiene, nutrition, and the psychological and social effects of the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and dangerous drugs. CPR Certificate Not Included.

TEC 643. Education of Exceptional Children (2 units)
Introduction to special education that recognizes the differences and the similarities of the needs of exceptional and non-exceptional pupils, utilizes nondiscriminatory assessment of such needs, and applies diagnostic information toward modification of school curricula and instructional methods and materials.

TEC 655. Single Subject Student Teaching II - Fieldwork (4 units)
Full-time classroom teaching and other related school activities carried out under the supervision of a master teacher and a university supervisor. Includes weekly on-campus seminar. Students must be cleared/authorized before registering for this course.

TEC 656. Single Subject Student Teaching III - Fieldwork (4 units)
Continuation of Student Teaching II. Includes weekly on-campus seminar. Students must be cleared/authorized before registering for this course.

TEC 657. Single Subject Student Teaching III - BCLAD - Fieldwork (4 units)
Continuation of Student Teaching II for BCLAD candidates, which must be done in an approved BCLAD classroom. Instruction must be delivered in the language of emphasis. Prerequisites include completion or concurrent enrollment in language of emphasis courses, as well as demonstrating proficiency in the language of emphasis.

TEC 660. Single Subject Student Teaching I - Fieldwork (2 units)
Methodological principles and teaching practices from Curriculum and Instruction courses applied in classroom observation, unit preparation and instruction. Observation and participation two half-days per week (8 hours total) for 12 weeks, in middle or high school classrooms, culminating in the development and teaching of a least one unit of instruction. Methodological principles and teaching practices from Curriculum and Instruction courses will be applied in classroom observation, unit preparation and instruction. Includes a weekly on-campus seminar. Students must be cleared/authorized before registering for this course.

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