Possible electives for Elementary Education Majors

ED 271: Adolescent Development (3 credits)

ED 241: Children’s Literature (3 credits)

ED 357: Early Childhood (3 credits; fall only)

ED 423: Practicum (1 credit= 40 hours; 2 credits= 80 hours; 3 credits= 120 hours)

LS 300: Technology for Teachers (1 credit: must be taken concurrently with ED 300 or with permission of the instructor)

LL 210: Methodology of Second and Foreign Language Teaching (3 credits: Spring)

MA 381: Math Education Seminar (1 credit; probably offered every other year—next in Spring 2008)

Study Abroad in Bath through ASE: education electives; check with ASE program.

GED: Graduate Education courses offered to seniors in “good standing” (B or better GPA; judged able to do grad level work; strong “dispositions”). Registration priority goes to grad. students already in a degree program.

      Sample graduate level courses;

                GED 517 Non-fiction in the Elementary School Classroom

             For more information contact Dr. Valerie Bang-Jensen at vbang-jensen@ smcvt.edu   

             GED 649 Arts; The Creative Process

             GED 603 Art, History, and Social Studies for the Elementary Classroom

             GED 763 Bookmaking for Educators

             GED 502 Media Literacy

             GED 667 Words Come Alive: Drama in the Classroom

             GED 673 Exploring Cultures Through Clay

             For more information contact Dr. Jonathan Silverman at: jsilverman @smcvt.edu            

At least 2 Education Elective courses are required for a total of at least 5 credits.