The curriculum introduces the many facets of teaching from the foundation of designing instruction, classroom management and assessment to specialized topics such as, teaching diverse populations, and integrating the Arts into instruction.
MAJORS:
Based on Teacher Area at Secondary School
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
5 CSEC passes including English A, specific requirements for specialization in various subject areas – A Level or CAPE – 2 Units or an Associate Degree in specialist subject and at least CSEC or equivalent in the Minor; Social Studies is not done at A Level and as such the following passes will be accepted as it requirements: A
level Geography or History, OR CAPE – 2 unites in either Geography or History or Sociology. Each Applicant will be interviewed.
CORE COURSES
- English for Communication 1
- Adolescent Development & Learning
- Intro. to the Social & Cultural Foundations of Education
- Seminar Series in Technology in Educ.
- Teaching Language in the Caribbean Context
- Issues in Teaching & Learning Maths
- Planning & Teaching Geography in Sec.Sch.
- The Nature and Purpose of History
- An Introduction to Issues, Approaches & Methods in the Teaching/Learning of
- Foreign Languages
- Introduction to Social Studies Education
- Secondary Science & Technology Teaching 1
- English for Communication II
- Principles of Assessment for Secondary Teachers
- Managing Instruction & Classroom
- Dynamics at the Secondary Level
- Content Area Reading & Writing for Secondary Teachers
- Teaching Adolescent Literature
- Developing Number & Algebra Concepts in the Lower Secondary Classroom
- Catering to Struggling Students in Mathematics Classrooms
- Managing Field Studies in Geography
- Regional Environments: Issues & Challenges for the Caribbean
- Perspectives on Themes in West Indian Post-Emancipation History
- Using Instructional Media, Interactive & Multi-Modal Techniques in History
- Foreign Language Methods & the Principles of Second Language Acquisition
- Applied Methodologies: Strategies in the Teaching if Foreign Languages
Instruction & Assessment in Secondary - School Social Studies
- Social Studies for Our Contemporary Social
- Environment
- Basic Physical Sciences 1 & 2
- Reading & Writing Across the Curriculum
- Techniques in Classroom Investigation
- Integrating Literature in the Language Classroom
- Assessment in English
- Developing Geometry & Trigonometry
- Concepts in Secondary Classrooms
- Advanced Concepts in Mathematics
- Geography for Sustainability
- Skill Development in Geography Education
- Teaching History: Pedagogy & Practice
- The Teaching of History for CXC General Proficiency
- The Teaching of Foreign Languages for the CSEC Examinations
- The Teaching of Foreign Languages for the CAPE Exams in French and Spanish
- Methods of Inquiry & Fieldwork in Secondary Social Studies
- Understanding Caribbean Societies
- Secondary Science & Technology Teaching II
- Basic Life Sciences
- Seminars for Reflection on Classroom Practice
- Extended Classroom Practicum