Education

Education Courses Taken at Manchester College:

MATH-101 B Math for Elem Teachers I: A course designed especially for the teacher of elementary school mathematics.  Topics include: problem solving, sets, logic, functions, numeration systems, computational algorithms, rational and irrational numbers, and number theory. (3 Credits)

MATH-102 B Math for Elem Teachers II:  Topics include: proportional reasoning, percent, descriptive statistics, probability, intuitive geometry, transformational geometry and measurement. (3 credits)

EDUC-111 Introduction to Teaching:  Introduction to the role of the teacher as a professional. Content includes: professional development, decision-making, effective teaching, family involvement, culture of and in schools, professional standards, collaboration and teachers as lifelong learners. (3 Credits)

EDUC-130 B Intro to Early Childhood:  An introduction to early childhood education by studying the history, theory and characteristics of various programs for young children. Also examines the parent teacher-child relationship. (2 Credits)

 EDUC-223 A Child Development: A study of the physiological, intellectual, sociological and psychological factors influencing the child from the time of conception to puberty. (3 credits)

EDUC-235 B Educational Psychology: Application of theories of learning. Content develops an awareness of the growth and development of learners from early childhood through adolescence. (2 Credits)

EDUC-340 A Literacy Block: Integrated study of the language arts. Emergence and development of listening, speech, writing and reading, including word recognition and comprehension strategies. Includes the evaluation and use of instructional and recreational reading materials, methods, curriculum, assessment and computer applications. Requires participation in school classrooms and wide reading in children’s literature. (8 Credits)

EDUC-465 A Internship: Students with junior or senior status will be placed with professionals in work environments related to their educational goals. This experience will extend knowledge to application in the actual career. The student will be supervised by a professional employed in the respective environment. May be repeated once in a different work environment for a maximum of six hours of credit.         (6 credits)

General Education Courses Taken at Manchester College:

ESS-111 A First Aid

ESS-145 A Motor Development

ESS-215 A Coach Volleyball

ESS-385 A Seminar: PE for Elementary Education Teacher

PE-100 L Introduction to Wellness

PE-10117 A Stress Reduction

PE-101O 2 Racquetball

PE-101U 1 Tennis: Beginner

MUS-100 A Beginning Piano

MUS-211 A Essential Skills

HUM-130 A Experiencing the Arts

ART-205 B Elementary Art Education Teacher

THTR-308 A Creative Dramatics

PSYC-110 A Introduction to Psychology

PSYC-220 B Child and Adolescent Psychology

 PSYC-325 A Behavior Disorders

REL-111 A Christian Traditions

REL-223 A Religions of India

BIOL-110 A Field Biology

BIOL-130 A Introduction Environmental Studies

CHEM-101 A Chemical Science

ENG-109 B Intro to Writing

ENG-110 G Writing Through Literature

COMM-110 E Foundations of Human Communications

COMM-256 A Intercultural Communications

HIST-100 A World Civilizations

HIST-214 A American History: Colonial to 1865

SPAN-111 A Elementary Spanish I

INTD-320 A Narrative Eye: Topics

SOWK-110 A Introduction to Social Services

SOC-101 A Introduction to Sociology

PHIL-201 B Introduction to Philosophy

PEAC-110 A Introduction to Peace Studies

Peac-218 A Mediation and Conciliation

IDIV-121 First Year Colloquium

POSC-121 A American National Politics