Questions #6

As you are trying to become a secondary school teacher there are many important courses one must take while in college. College will help you and lead you through the process of becoming a teacher. Not only will you need to take classes but you will also need training in a classroom. This is also known as in internship and will help one get the full experience and be well prepared. Today many schools have the latest technology and it is good if one has a classroom with technology involved to help teach. This way one can keep your students attention, and involved and make your teaching much more interesting. Since most public school are very diverse, it is recommended to take a class about social diversity. By taking this course you will have a better understanding of social diversity and it will help you to better deal with it. Preparing your assignments for class is an important deal of your classroom. It is your responsibility to have the right assignments and that they meet the syllabus or standards requirements. College offer a course that is mainly for preparing assignments and it is require to take in certain colleges. Below is what one's college courses may be like to receive their degree as a secondary teacher:

Freshman Year

First Semester
3- COMM 1500 Intro. to Human Comm. or 3 - COMM 2500 Public Speaking
2- ED 1050 Orientation to Education
3 - ENGL 1030 Accelerated Composition 3- foreign Language Requirement1
3- Mathematics Requirement2
14
Second Semester
3- BIOL 2000 Biology in the News3
3- ENGL 2120 World Literature
3- HIST 1730 The West and the World II 3- foreign Language Requirement1
4- Natural Science Requirement2

Sophomore Year
First Semester
3 - EDf 3010 Principles of American Education 3- EDf 3020 Educational Psychology
3- ENGL 3100 Critical Writing About Literature 3- Arts and Humanities (Non-Lit) Req.4
3- English Literature Survey Requirement5

Second Semester

1- EDf (CTE) 3150 Technology Skills for Learning EDf 3350 Adolescent Growth and Development ENGL 3860 Adolescent Literature6
3- English Literature Survey Requirement5
3-  HIST 3160 American Social History or
3 - HIST 3610 History of England to 1688 or 3 - HIST 3630 Britain Since 1688 or
3 - HIST 3650 British Cultural History

Junior Year
First Semester
3- EDSC 3240 Prac. in Teaching Secondary Engl.8 2- ENGL 3000 Professional Development
3- ENGL 4110 Shakespeare
3- English Literature Survey Requirement5
3- Literature Emphasis Area Requirement I9 3- Literature Emphasis Area Diversity Req.10
17
Second Semester
3 - English Literature Survey Requirement5
3 - Literary Theory Requirement11
3 - Literature Emphasis Area Requirement II12 3 - Literature Emphasis Area Requirement III13 3 - Social Science Requirement2

Senior Year

First Semester
3- EDSP 3700 Introduction to Special Education14 3- EDSC 4240 Teaching Secondary English14
3- ENGL 4850 Composition for Teachers14
3 - ENGL 4960 English Senior Seminar
3- EDLT 4980 Secondary Content Area Reading14 15
Second Semester
1 - EDf 4250 Instructional Technology Strategies15 9 - EDSC 4440 Teaching Intern. in Secondary
English15
3 - EDSC 4540 Secondary English Capstone Sem.15
13
121 Total Semester Hours