UNCA EDUCATION 373:

Methods and Materials of Teaching

 In the 6-12 Classroom

For Lateral Entry Teachers

Course Description:   

                             This course is designed for teachers who have their own classrooms and are seeking alternative licensing through the Regional Alternative Licensing Center. The focus of the course is on  Best Practices as described in the literature of content areas (mathematics, social studies, sciences, language arts and foreign language), national organizations associated with each of the content areas, and the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.  Teachers will be required to create lesson plans as well as a unit that encompasses techniques for teaching and assessment, research national standards and best practices, and develop and analyze classroom practices related to classroom management by conducting a case study. 

                                                This course is the fourth in a group of courses offered collaboratively by A-B Technical Community College and UNC Asheville designed to meet the certification needs of lateral entry teachers employed in NC Schools.  There is consistency across classes with regards to requirements, grading and attendance policies.  Each course includes technology components, presentations, chapter outlines/tests, textbook assignments and assessment.

Competencies Addressed:  Instructional Methods

Instructors:           Ms. Nancy Reid, MA, UNCA Adjunct Professor

                                Ms. April Spencer, MA, WRESA Secondary Professional Development Coordinator

Dates/Time:            Tuesdays; March 16 – May 4, 2010   5:30 - 9pm

Delivery Mode:      Teleconferencing and On-line

Technology Requirements: Minimum: Microsoft Word, Internet access using Internet Explorer 5.0, Netscape 6.2, America on Line 7.0 or Mozilla 1.5

Locations:              Asheville:                UNCA Campus

Rhoades-Robinson Room 129, Steelcase Teleconferencing Center  

Hendersonville:     Blue Ridge Community College

                                                                College Drive, David Sink Bldg, Room 117

                                                                Flat Rock, NC  28731

                                Eastern North Carolina:  Sandhills Community College

Costs:                   A one time $20 non-refundable application fee for visiting students plus $267.30 for the three (3) credit hour course for in-state students.  Non-resident student tuition and technology fee is $1454.85 for a three (3) credit hour course. Those teaching in a North Carolina school are entitled to in-state tuition rates.

Registration:  An application is available at: www.unca.edu/distedu/ce/lateral.html or call UNCA Extension and Distance Learning at (828)232-5122. A RALC plan of Study must accompany the application or be on file in the UNCA Extension office.