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This advanced course integrates educational theory, practice based theory and understanding with field-based experience and methods courses. It is the first in two consecutive quarters of integrated coursework and field-based experience. This course continues to expand the candidates’ work with the NCE Adaptive Cycles of Teaching, an experiential based curriculum designed to help teacher candidates plan, implement, reflect and analyze a core teaching practice. The concurrent field experience provides an opportunity to bridge theory and practice. Candidates meet weekly in seminar to explore and analyze their varied experiences and broaden their base of professional knowledge prior to student teaching. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to National College of Education. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 quarter hours

This advanced field-based experience integrates knowledge from ELE 410 Practicum II Seminar, RLL 478 Literacy Methods I, and MHE480A Methods of Mathematics. The Practicum II field-based experience is the first in two consecutive quarters of field-based experience and integrated course work that provides an opportunity to bridge theory and practice. The candidate is actively involved two full days per week in a field-based practicum experience. This course will continue to expand the candidates’ work with the NCE Adaptive Cycles of Teaching, an experiential based curriculum designed to help teacher candidates plan, implement, reflect and analyze a core teaching practice. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): ELE 410, RLL 478 and MHE 480A. 2 quarter hours

An advanced course that integrates educational theory, practice based theory and understanding with field-based experience and methods courses. ELE 420 is the second in two consecutive quarters of integrated methods course work and field experience. This course will continue to expand the candidates’ work with the NCE Adaptive Cycles of Teaching, an experiential based curriculum designed to help teacher candidates plan, implement, reflect and analyze a core teaching practices. The concurrent experience provides an opportunity to bridge theory and practice. Candidates meet weekly in seminar to explore and analyze their varied experiences and broaden their base of professional knowledge prior to student teaching. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to National College of Education. A grade of C or better in ELE 410, ELE 415, MHE 480A and RLL 478. Co-requisite(s): ELE 425, RLL 479, SCE 480A and CIS 480A. 3 quarter hours

An advanced field-based experience integrating knowledge from ELE 420, Practicum III Seminar, RLL 479, Literacy Methods II, CIS 480A, Methods of Teaching Social Studies and SCE 480A, Methods of Teaching Science. The Practicum III is the second of two consecutive quarters of field-based experience and integrated course work that provides an opportunity to bridge theory and practice. The candidate is actively involved two full days per week in a field-based practicum experience. This course will continue to expand the teacher candidates’ work with the NCE Adaptive Cycles of Teaching, an experiential based curriculum designed to help teacher candidates plan, implement, reflect and analyze core teaching practices. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to National College of Education. A grade of C or better in ELE 410, ELE 415, MHE 480A and RLL 478. Co-requisite(s): ELE 420, RLL 479, CIS 480A, and SCE 480A. 2 quarter hours

This is the final course in the professional sequence of the Elementary Education program leading to certification for teaching in elementary and middle level classrooms. The course combines university and field experiences focusing on active involvement in a classroom under the supervision of a cooperating teacher and university supervisor. The course advances the candidate's professional growth through study and application of instruction to support the learning of individuals and groups, completion of a web-based professional portfolio, and additional opportunities to bridge theory and practice. Candidates advance their understanding of school environments that support learning and collegial relationships in the school. Prerequisite(s): Earning a grade of "C" or better in ELE 410, ELE 415, ELE 420 and ELE 425, and all four methods courses. Passing score on State of Illinois Content Area Test for Elementary and Middle Level [110]. 12 quarter hours

This is the final field–based experience course in the professional sequence of the Elementary Education program a teaching license with an elementary education endorsement. This course will continue to expand the teacher candidates’ work with the NCE Adaptive Cycles of Teaching, an experiential based curriculum designed to help teacher candidates plan, implement, reflect, and analyze core teaching practices. In this field-based experience, the teacher candidate will advance their professional the teacher candidate will advance their professional environments which incorporate culturally responsive pedagogy. Pre-requisite(s): A grade of B or better in ELE 410, ELE 415 ELE 420, ELE 425, RLL 478, RLL 479, MHE 480 A, CIS 480 A, and SCE 480 A. Admission to National College of Education. Passing score on the State of Illinois Content Test – 110. Co-requisite(s): ELE 470B. 10 quarter hours

This is the final seminar course in the professional sequence of the Elementary Education program which leads to a teaching license with an elementary education endorsement. This course will continue to expand the teacher candidates work with the NCE Adaptive Cycles of Teaching, an experiential based curriculum designed to help teacher candidates plan, implement, reflect and analyze core teaching practices. Pre-requisite(s): Earning a grade of B or better in ELE 410, ELE 415, ELE 420, ELE 425, RLL 478, RLL 479, MHE 480A, SCE 480A, and CIS 480A. Admission to National College of Education. Passing score on State of Illinois Content Test. Co-requisite(s): ELE 470A. 2 quarter hours

1-6 semester hours

1-6 semester hours

1-6 semester hours

Special topic courses are developed to meet emerging learning needs. The specific topic is indicated on the transcript. There is no limit on the number of 495 courses which can apply to the degree, although each topic may be taken only once. 1 to 6 quarter hours.