UTL - UTeach-Liberal Arts
UTeach-Liberal Arts: UTL
Lower-Division Courses
UTL X01. Introduction to the Teaching Profession.
Weekly seminar with a University faculty member plus a field experience in an area elementary school under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Course readings and instruction complement the field experience. Seminar topics include basic classroom management, lesson design, assessment, technology, diversity, and special student populations.
UTL X02. Introduction to Teaching in the Middle School.
Weekly seminar with a University faculty member plus a field experience in an area middle school under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Course readings and instruction complement field experience. Seminar topics include classroom management, lesson design, assessment, technology, diversity, special student populations, conferencing techniques, and school organization.
UTL X03E. Teaching English in the High School.
Weekly seminar with a University faculty member, plus field experience in an area high school under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Course readings and instruction complement field experience. Seminar topics include state and national standards, curriculum design and implementation, the role of technology in education, and teaching strategies with a special focus on innovative strategies for teaching literature and writing.
UTL X03L. Teaching Languages Other Than English in the High School.
Weekly seminar with a University faculty member, plus field experience in an area high school under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Course readings and instruction complement the field experience. Seminar topics include state and national standards and their implementation, teaching for proficiency, curriculum design, assessment, best practices, the instructional environment, and the role of technology in teaching languages other than English.
UTL X03S. Teaching Social Studies in the High School.
Weekly seminar with a University faculty member, plus field experience in an area high school under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Course readings and instruction complement the field experience. Seminar topics include social studies topics, standards, curriculum design and implementation, teaching strategies, technology, and vertical and horizontal teaming in social studies.
UTL X04. Middle School Teaching for Postbaccalaureate Certification.
Designed for college graduates seeking teacher certification. Students observe and teach in a middle school under the supervision of a mentor teacher, and participate in a weekly seminar. Seminar topics may include classroom management, lesson design, assessment, technology, diversity, special student populations, conference techniques, and professional development.
Upper-Division Courses
UTL X20. Topics in Teaching the Liberal Arts.
Introduction to various topics related to middle grades, secondary, and all-level teaching certification. Topics may include history, social studies, English language arts, and languages other than English.
UTL X40. Teaching in Secondary Schools.
Course readings and instruction complement the field experience. Seminar topics include theoretical foundations for subject-specific methods, state and national standards and their implementation, teaching for proficiency, curriculum design, assessment, best practices, the instructional environment, and the role of technology in teaching.
UTL X41R. Overcoming Reading Difficulties.
Subjects may include the basic terminology related to special needs students, recognizing differences in learning disabilities, evaluating teaching methods and materials, and teaching strategies that address the needs of special needs students, with a special focus on reading strategies.
UTL X60. Problems and Principles of Secondary Education.
Draws upon resources found in the directed-teaching environment; considers problems and issues in four broad areas: students in the school, the teacher's professional responsibilities, curriculum understandings, and administrative and organizational problems.
UTL X70. Directed Teaching in Secondary Schools.
Observation and teaching in secondary school classrooms as well as an exploration of other roles of the secondary school teacher, under the joint supervision of University and public school personnel.