About April Zuber

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Contact Information

    E-mail:    ALZuber@Manchester.edu

     Mail:      April Zuber

                604 E. College Avenue Box 1096

                North Manchester, IN

                                46962

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Personal Information

    I was born and raised in Fort Wayne, IN.  When school is not in session, I live with my parents, brother, and sister.  My mother, Sara Zuber, is a Math Facilitator for Fort Wayne Community Schools, and my father, Michael Zuber, pours cement for Erie Haven Inc.  My sister, Amanda, is 19 years old and is studying Dental Hygiene at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.  My brother, Kenny Zuber, is 15 years old and is currently a freshman at Elmhurst High School in Fort Wayne, IN.  In my free time I enjoy going to our lake cottage on Hamilton Lake in Hamilton, IN, reading, playing volleyball, swimming, scrapbooking, and spending time with my friends and family.

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Education

    2002- Graduated with honors from Elmhurst High School

     2006- Anticipating a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from Manchester

            College

What we have learned from others

becomes our own reflection.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Classes

(Completed or to be completed by Spring 2006)

111 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION 

3 hours

An 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. Field experience required. Required for all teacher certification programs. Fall. January. Spring.

130 INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD

2 hours
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. Field experience is required. Spring.

206 FOUNDATIONS OF EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS

3 hours
An introduction to 13 areas of exceptionality with concentration on characteristics, etiology, treatment, and implication for educational programming. Fall.

223 CHILD DEVELOPMENT

3 hours
A study into the physiological, intellectual, sociological, and psychological factors influencing the child from the time of conception to puberty.  Field experience is required. Spring.

235 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (W)

2 hours           
Application of theories of learning. Content develops an awareness of the growth and development of learners from early childhood through adolescence.  Prerequisite:  EDUC 111; ENG 110.  May require a field experience.  Fall. Spring.

251 CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND MEDIATION IN  ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 

1 hour
The study and practice of skills and processes for effective conflict resolution and mediation in elementary schools. Fall.

301 CORRECTIVE READING

3 hours
Study of the informal and formal assessment of children's reading disabilities, uses and interpretation of standardized and teacher constructed tests, and remedial techniques. Includes tutoring experience in diagnosis and correction. Taken as part of the Elementary Methods Block. Prerequisites: EDUC 340; EDUC 235. Fall.

319 NATURAL SCIENCE/SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODS

3 hours
The study of curriculum, methods, computer applications, materials, and assessment for the elementary school natural and social science programs. Taken as part of the Elementary Methods Block, where field experiences are a required component. Fall.

331 EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM AND METHODS

3 hours
The study of the curriculum, methods, and materials used to teach young children. Field experience in preschool or kindergarten is required. Prerequisite: EDUC 131. Fall.

340 LITERACY BLOCK  

8 hours

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.  Spring.

360 CLASSROOM BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT 

2 hours

The study of current models of classroom discipline and techniques to manage individual and group behavior.  Taken as part of the Methods Block.   Field experience required.  Fall.

410 THE TEACHER IN TODAY'S SCHOOL

2 hours
An examination of critical issues facing teachers in today's schools. Topics are variable but will include classroom management, conflict resolution, and legal rights and responsibilities of teachers. Taken concurrently with student teaching. Spring.

474 EARLY AND MIDDLE CHILDHOOD STUDENT TEACHING

7-13 hours

Full-time teaching experiences in the public schools. Initial experiences include observing the classroom teacher and working with small groups. These experiences are gradually expanded until the student is in complete charge of the learning experiences of an elementary school classroom. Taken as a part of the Professional Term in elementary education. Prerequisites: EDUC 301, 317, 319; MATH 303. Spring.

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