DANC 5140 Secondary Methods of Teaching II: Dance Methods

DANC 5140 Secondary Methods of Teaching II: Dance Methods
Secondary Methods of Teaching II: Dance Methods
A seminar and practicum course providing opportunities for secondary teacher candidates to acquire skills in teaching methodologies and strategies specific to dance instruction. Topics include organization of subject matter, weekly and unit lesson planning, development of assessments, utilizing information technology for instruction, and working with diverse populations of students. Course activities include observation in college classrooms, conferences with content field specialists, teaching in a secondary classroom, discussion/reflections, demonstration of effective use of standards documents, inquiry activities and a review of effective pedagogical and school improvement literature. This course requires fifty hours of field experience in a middle or high school classroom.
Notes: Education undergraduates must also register for the within course service learning/practicum component EDUC 5890-06.
Pre-requistites: EDLA 2000, EDLA 2890 or EDUC 3250, PSYC 3200, PSYC 3390, EDUC 3400, 3500, 3800, 3820, DANC/EDLA 3610 and progress towards dance degree requirement of Tulane University, including intermediate or advanced proficiency in ballet or modern dance, dance history, survey/language of performance, advanced proficiency in dance composition, performance experience, production and design, and production practicum.
credit hours: 3