Teacher Certification Pathways

This course will focus on development of youth from pre-adolescence to late adolescence and emerging adulthood. The interrelationship of physical, social, emotional development with cognition and learning will be examined. Implications for pedagogical approaches and varied curriculum components will be evaluated. This course would be of value for in-service teachers, case workers, youth ministry and other adults who interact with teenagers. Prerequisite: PSY 110

A pragmatically oriented study of learning processes and factors that stimulate and impede those processes. Psychological testing, methods of measuring and evaluating learning. Special needs of learners with exceptionalities and racial and ethnic minorities. Techniques of interpersonal relations and classroom management. Observation in local schools and other institutions. Prerequisite: PSY 110.