Teacher Prep (EDTE)

EDTE 3000  Introduction to Education  (3)  

This course provides early field experience to candidates pursuing a Multiple or Single Subject Credential. Through this course, candidates are provided with opportunities to observe, first-hand, the various learning characteristics of diverse learners across educational settings and to actively participate in a variety of instructional delivery systems that serve diverse student populations. This course is designed to provide the prospective teacher with a frame of reference for further work and study in a professional teaching career. This course will be conducted using face-to-face seminars, a minimum of 45 hours of field experience in educational settings, and online learning. Completion of EDTE 3000 course, or EDTE 3000 waiver, or EDTE 3100 course, is a prerequisite for the Single or Multiple Subject Credential program.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring  
EDTE 3100  STEM Practicum  (3)  

This course provides early field experience to candidates pursuing a Multiple or Single Subject Credential. Through this course, candidates are provided with opportunities to observe, first-hand, the various learning characteristics of diverse learners across educational settings in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and to actively participate in a variety of instructional delivery systems that serve diverse student populations. This course is designed to provide the prospective teacher with a frame of reference for further work and study in a professional teaching career. This course will be conducted using face-to-face seminars, a minimum of 45 hours of field experience in educational settings, and online learning. Completion of EDTE 3000 course, or EDTE 3000 waiver, or EDTE 3100 course, is a prerequisite for the Single or Multiple Subject Credential program.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring  
EDTE 3200  California Mini Corps  (1)  

The purpose of this course is to provide undergraduate California Mini-Corps students participating in the Credential Programs Pathway for California Mini-Corps with multi-faceted pre-service training experience that is methods oriented, pedagogically sound and that references the California Mini-Corps tutoring experiences. This course explores supporting academic achievement of culturally and linguistically diverse students, including tutoring migrant students, and also prepares undergraduates for entrance to the credential programs. Enrollment is restricted to Mini-Corps students who have obtained consent of instructor. This is a service learning course. May be repeated up to a maximum of 8 units.

Repeatable for Credit: Yes, up to 8 units  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring  
EDTE 3308  Socio-Cultural Foundations of Education  (3)  

This course is a general introduction to American education and the profession of teaching. It includes the history of American education, the study of current issues including student diversity, theories and conditions in education, the requirements of the profession, as well as credentialing in America as it applies to a diverse, multicultural environment. This course will reinforce written communication skills focusing on personal reflection while exploring the diverse social experiences of public K-12 educational institutions. Prerequisites: Complete at least 45 units; prerequisite or corequisite GE A2. Satisfies general education requirement Junior Year Diversity and Reflection.

Requisite(s): Prerequisites: Complete at least 45 units; prerequisite or corequisite GE A2  
General Education Attribute(s): Junior Year Diversity Reflection  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer  
EDTE 4100  Teaching English Language and Special Populations  (3)  

This course is designed to promote foundational knowledge and pedagogical skills necessary for working with diverse learners. In particular, candidates will develop relevant knowledge an instructional skills necessary for responding to sociocultural, academic, cognitive, linguistic, and individual needs of all students in inclusive classrooms including English Learners, students with special needs, and gifted learners. The course also focuses on the landmark and current trends and practices in light of the principles of second language acquisition and bilingual discourse, the evolution of legal entitlements of English Learners and students with special needs, the integration of culturally conducive and equitable instructional and assessment differentiation, the implementation of new English Language Development and Common Core State Standards, along with relevant adaptations in lesson planning and delivery.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring  
EDTE 4200  Technology for Educators  (3)  

This course is an introduction to using technology with emphasis on the enhancement of both technology as a tool to facilitate instruction and learning in the educational setting. Topics include technology concepts, use of technologies as a communication tool, instructional strategies, materials and adaptive technology for use with children with exceptionalities, digital citizenship, digital literacy and digital ethics as participants are introduced to a wide variety of K-12 hardware, software, websites and applications, and explore pedagogical issues raised by the use of computers for students, teachers and school administrators. This course meets the technology standards for the preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer  
EDTE 4300  Project Based Learning  (2)  

This course on Project-Based Learning (PBL) will introduce the principles for PBL, the Engineering Design Process (EDP), and will provide strategies for integration of these methodologies into a K-12 class setting. Participants will be introduced to many of the fabrication tools found in CSU-Bakersfield's FABLAB and will learn how these tools can be integrated within PBL lessons to support the achievement of students with diverse needs in the K-12 classroom. This course will consist of 16 sessions. During these interrelated activities in program coursework and lab work, participants of this course will design and integrate activities that will promote critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration with their own future students in K-12 classrooms.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring  
EDTE 4350  TPA Cycle 1  (3)  

This course is for candidates to receive support and assistance on their first Teaching Performance Assessment - Learning About Students and Planning Instruction. Instructional Cycle 1 represents a complete teaching cycle (plan, teach and assess, reflect, and apply) for one content-specific lesson that you will develop and teach within a school placement. Candidates are expected to complete the task and submit it to the ETS testing center by the end of the semester. This course may be repeated in combination with EDTE 4810 (TPA 1 Remediation) for a maximum of 3 times. Prerequisite: Admitted to the Multiple Subject or Single Subject Credential Program. Corequisite of clinical practice - EDEL 5800 or EDSE 5800 or EDTE 5800.

Requisite(s): Prerequisite: Admitted to the Multiple Subject or Single Subject Credential Program. Corequisite of clinical practice - EDEL 5800 or EDSE 5800 or EDTE 5800.  
Repeatable for Credit: Yes, up to 6 units  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer  
EDTE 4360  TPA Cycle 2  (3)  

This course is for candidates to receive support and assistance on their second Teaching Performance Assessment - Assessment-Driven Instruction. Instructional Cycle 2 represents a complete teaching cycle (plan, teach and assess, reflect, and apply). This cycle emphasizes the interaction between standards, assessment, and instructional decision making. Candidates are expected to complete the task and submit it to the ETS testing center by the end of the semester. Prerequisite: Completion of EDTE 4350 or EDTE 4810 with credit. This course may be repeated in combination with EDTE 4820 for a maximum of 3 times.

Requisite(s): Prerequisite: Completion of EDTE 4350 or EDTE 4810 with credit.  
Repeatable for Credit: Yes, up to 6 units  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring  
EDTE 4810  Remediation TPA 1  (1)  

This independent study course is designed to assist credential candidates who did not pass the Teaching Performance Assessment with a score of 3 or 4. In this course, candidate's areas of need are identified and assistance unique to that area of need is provided to the candidate in an effort to promote successful revision of the exam and passage of the specific TPA. Candidates will be allowed to revise and resubmit their TPA task. This course may be repeated in combination with EDTE 4350 for a maximum of 3 times.

Repeatable for Credit: Yes, up to 3 units  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer  
EDTE 4820  Remediation TPA 2  (1)  

This independent study course is designed to assist credential candidates who did not pass the Teaching Performance Assessment with a score of 3 or 4. In this course, candidate's areas of need are identified and assistance unique to that area of need is provided to the candidate in an effort to promote successful revision of the exam and passage of the specific TPA. Candidates will be allowed to revise and resubmit their TPA task. Prerequisite: Completion of EDTE 4350 or EDTE 4810 with credit. This course may be repeated in combination with EDTE 4360 for a maximum of 3 times.

Requisite(s): Prerequisite: Completion of EDTE 4350 or EDTE 4810 with credit.  
Repeatable for Credit: Yes, up to 3 units  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer  
EDTE 5800  Intern/Resident Clinical Practice  (6)  

This is a clinical practice course taken by candidates who have an intern teaching placement in a K-12 district as the teacher of record or are in a residency program. Candidates will be supervised in their placement by a university supervisor in a public-school setting. Intern candidates will be required to log hours of support and supervision. May be repeated up to a maximum of 24 units. Prerequisite: must be admitted to either the Multiple or Single Subject Credential Intern/Residency Program. This is a service-learning course.

Requisite(s): Single or Multiple Subject  
Repeatable for Credit: Yes, up to 24 units  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring  
EDTE 5810  Intern/Resident Final Clinical Practice  (8)  

This is a clinical practice course taken by candidates who have an intern teaching placement in a K-12 district as the teacher of record or are in a residency program. Candidates will be supervised in their placement by a university supervisor in a public school setting. Intern candidates will be required to log hours of support and supervision. This is a service-learning course. Repeatable once, maximum 8 units. Prerequisite: Must be admitted to the Multiple Subject or Single Subject Credential Intern/Residency Program and completed EDTE 5800 or EDEL 5800 or EDSE 5800 with credit, and EDTE 4350 or EDTE 4810 with credit.

Requisite(s): Prerequisite: Must be admitted to the Multiple Subject or Single Subject Credential Intern/Residency Program and completed EDTE 5800 or EDEL 5800 or EDSE 5800 with credit, and EDTE 4350 or EDTE 4810 with credit.  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring  
EDTE 5820  Extended Intern Clinical Practice  (6)  

This is a clinical practice course taken by candidates who have an intern teaching credential and are in an approved placement in a TK-12 district as the teacher of record. Candidates will be supervised in their placement by a university supervisor in a public school setting. Candidates will be required to log 94.5 hours of support and supervision each semester. Candidates are required to enroll in EDTE 5820 their final term participating in the intern program if they have not completed all requirements to apply for their preliminary credential. Prerequisite: Must be in either the Multiple or Single Subject Credential Intern/Residency Program and have completed EDTE 5810 with credit, and EDTE 4350 or EDTE4810 with credit. May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 units. This is a service-learning course.

Requisite(s): Prerequisite: Must be in either the Multiple or Single Subject Credential Intern/Residency Program and have completed EDTE 5810 with credit, and EDTE 4350 or EDTE4810 with credit.  
Repeatable for Credit: Yes, up to 18 units  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer