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EDCUR 898.3, 899.6
Individual Reading - Special Problems in School Subjects
1/2(3R),1&2(3R)
In order to provide an opportunity for individual study in an area of the student's own interest, a number of individual studies are offered. Each calls for intensive reading or a curriculum project under the guidance of a faculty supervisor. A paper is required. A proposal, representing a contract for the extent and nature of the work to be done, must be approved by a committee consisting of three members of faculty and other professionals of recognized experience and authority in the area. An oral defense of the completed work will be processed by that committee.
EDCUR 990
Seminar in Curriculum Research
A required seminar for Master's and Ph.D. graduate students in Curriculum Studies, taken by all full-time students throughout the academic year. Ongoing research and development projects of faculty and students form the focus of first term seminars, while readings and student-identified issues form the basis for second term seminars. This seminar also provides students with information and guidance to help them profit from their program of studies, and to utilize computer technology effectively. Separate seminars are arranged for Master's and Ph.D. students. Registration in EDCUR 990 seminar is required for one year only.
EDCUR 992.6
Project
Research or curriculum project which is required on the project option for the M.Ed. Each project calls for intensive reading, under the guidance of a staff supervisor. A minor thesis may be required. Alternate requirement may be a curriculum project. The proposal for the minor thesis or for the project, and the oral defense, will be processed by a committee constituted in the same fashion as for a thesis committee.
EDCUR 994
Research
A student undertaking research leading to a Master's thesis must register in this course each year until the thesis is completed.
EDCUR 200.3
Curriculum and Instruction
1&2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): EDFDT 101(or corequisite for Sequential Program students).
Introduces students to the fundamental processes of curriculum development and teaching. Sets out a conceptual framework (the transmission, transaction and transformation modes of curriculum) and uses that structure to present and critique the K-12 core program of the province. The laboratory component provides students with experiences in learning how to teach, resource-based learning, and the preparation of pedagogical materials.
Note: Students cannot receive credit for both EDCUR 200 and 201.
EDCUR 201.3
Curriculum and Instruction for Teacher Associates
1&2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): EDFDT 101(or corequisite for Sequential Program students).
Introduces students in the Teacher Associate Certificate
Program to the fundamental processes of curriculum development
and teaching. Provides students with experiences in learning how to
present material through a variety of teaching strategies.
Note: Students cannot receive credit for both EDCUR 200 and 201.
EDCUR 301.6
Teaching Procedures in the Elementary School
1&2(3L) or IS/SS(10L)
An overview and critical assessment of existing practices and of new movements in elementary education. Students will be required to do a considerable amount of reading of the literature in selected journals. Topics include: Children, their needs and motives; Society's concern for education; The content of elementary education; Planning for instruction: Selecting objectives, Utilizing staff resources, Utilizing space and curriculum resources, Meeting individual differences, Methods in selected subjects of the curriculum, Measurement and evaluation, Reporting.
EDCUR 305.3
Methods of Teaching in Multi-grade Classrooms
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): EDCUR 200
Introduces students to the "Multi-grade Classroom" as an organizational unit for instructional purposes in rural and urban school districts. Emphasis is on the instructional strategies utilized by multi-grade classroom teachers and on the management and organizational skills necessary for teaching in such classrooms.
EDCUR 401.3
Teaching and Learning in Community Education
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the Extended Practicum.
This course provides students who have completed their Extended Practicum with additional practical experience in community education in the Saskatchewan context. Students study issues of intercultural education in urban settings, and are expected to spend at least twenty hours working in community schools and other organizational settings.
EDCUR 402.3
Language, Schools and Society
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): EDFDT 101.
Provides students with a solid understanding of the nature of language, language and learning, language in schools and society, and language as a human construct.
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