Teacher Education Program

Courses

The following courses are offered by the TEP faculty. Students are advised to consult with a TEP adviser to determine which courses satisfy credential requirements. Undergraduate students may enroll in graduate seminars with the consent of instructor.

Upper-Division

COHI 124. Voice: Deaf People in America (4)    The relationship between small groups and dominant culture is studied by exploring the world of deaf people who have for the past twenty years begun to speak as a cultural group. Issues of language, communication, self-representation, and social structure are examined. Prerequisite: Com/HIP 100 or consent of the instructor.

TEP 105. Teaching and Learning Physics (4)    (Same as PHYS 180.) A course on how people learn and understand key concepts in Newtonian mechanics. Reading in physics and cognitive science plus fieldwork teaching and evaluating K–12 students. Useful for students interested in teaching. Prerequisite: Phys. 1A, 2A, or 4A or consent of the instructor.

TEP 109. Teaching Physical Education (4)    This course is designed to assist future elementary teachers and recreation fitness leaders develop quality physical education programs for children. Instruction focuses on theory and practice of movement activities that are physically and emotionally safe, health promoting, and developmentally appropriate. (S)

TEP 114. Cognitive Development and Interactive Computing Environments (4)    Learning and development considered as an evolving interplay between “internal representations” and “external representations” of the world, with special attention devoted to the design, history, and educational implications of computer-based tools and learning environments. Prerequisite: TEP 180 or consent of instructor. (W)

TEP 115. Cognitive Development and Education (4)    This course examines the development of thinking and language in preschool and elementary school children, with implications for education. Themes include facilitating children's learning, and individual differences in cognition. Examples of topics covered are word learning, mathematical knowledge, and scientific thinking. Letter grade only. (W)

TEP 116. The Psychology of Teaching and Structures of Information for Human Learning (0-4)    College students tutoring college students. Curriculum: basic applied learning principles, specifying objectives, planning and designing instruction, testing, evaluation, interpersonal communication skills, study skills. Objectives will be assessed by project completion and practicum feedback. This course is not creditable toward professional preparation requirements for the multiple subject credential. Prerequisite: departmental approval (consent of instructor)—department stamp restriction. (F,W,S)

TEP 117. Language, Culture, and Education (4)    (Same as Soc/B 117) The mutual influence of language, culture, and education. Explanations of students’ school success and failure that employ linguistic and cultural variables, bilingualism, and cultural transmission through education are explored. (F,W,Su)

TEP 118. Adolescent Development and Education (4)    This course introduces prospective secondary teachers to the cognitive, social, and emotional development of adolescents, including developmental learning theory, the teaching/learning process, effective learning environments, and cross-cultural variation in development. Implications for classroom practice are drawn. (W)

TEP 125. History, Politics, and Theory of Bilingual Education (4)    This course provides a historical overview and models of bilingual education in the United States. Students will examine sociocultural, theoretical, and policy issues associated with native language and second-language instruction, and legal requirements for public bilingual program.

TEP 126. Social Organization of Education (4)    (Same as Soc/C 126) The social organization of education in the U. S.. and other societies; the functions of education for individuals and society; the structure of schools; educational decision-making; educational testing; socialization and education; formal and informal education; cultural transmission. (S,Su)

TEP 127A-B-C. Practicum in Interactive Computing (4-4-4)    The course focuses on interactional computing in teaching/learning. Course work concentrates on interactive computing, application to teaching, learning, bilingualism, and communication. Concurrent with course work, students are assigned to a school or community field site implementing interactive computing. Students will write research reports integrating course work and field experience. (F,W,S)

TEP 128 A-B. Introduction to Teaching and Learning (Elementary) (4-4)    This course series is for undergraduates who are exploring a career in elementary school teaching. Topics addressed include: theories of teaching and learning; research on cognition and motivation; and the cultural context of classroom teaching and learning. TEP 128A focuses on the learner in the teaching-learning interaction and TEP 128B focuses on the teacher in the teaching-learning interaction. Prerequisites: department stamp required; TEP 139 must be taken as corequisite. TEP 130 or 134 must be completed before TEP 128A, and 128A for 128B. TEP 128A and TEP 128B are restricted for students applying to the TEP M.Ed/Multiple Subject Credential Program.

TEP 129 A-B-C. Introduction to Teaching and Learning (Secondary) (4-4-4)    This course series is for undergraduates who are exploring a career in teaching secondary school. Topics addressed include: theories of teaching and learning processes and motivation for science, mathematics, and English instruction. TEP 129A focuses on the analysis of the needs of individual learners and small group instruction techniques; TEP 129B emphasizes the various roles of the classroom teacher and planning individual lessons; and TEP 129C emphasizes the assessment of student work and longer-range curriculum planning. Prerequisites: department stamp. TEP 139 must be taken as corequisite. Must have successfully completed TEP 136, 138, or 129A for 129B, and 129B for 129C. TEP 129B and 129C are restricted for students applying to the TEP M.Ed./Single Subject Credential Program.

TEP 130. Introduction to Academic Mentoring of Elementary/School Students (4)    This course focuses on the role of undergraduate mentors in raising academic expectations for students and families traditionally underrepresented at the university. The relationship between the school and community, the social and political organization of elementary schools, and the academic achievement of elementary children are examined. Prerequisites: department stamp required. TEP 139 must be taken as a corequisite.

TEP 134. Introduction to Literacy and Numeracy Tutoring (4)    This course examines effective practices for language arts and mathematics learning for elementary school children. The field experience and seminar focus on the tutor/student relationship, teaching and learning processes for literacy and numeracy, and community service. Prerequisites: department stamp required. TEP 139 must be taken as a corequisite.

TEP 136. Introduction to Academic Tutoring of Secondary School Students (4)    This course focuses on the role of undergraduate tutors in building academic resiliency in secondary students traditionally underrepresented at the university. The relationship between the school and community, the social and political organization of secondary schools, the philosophical, sociological, and political issues which relate to the U.S. secondary educational system, and the academic achievement of secondary children are examined. Prerequisites: department stamp required. TEP 139 must be taken as a corequisite.

TEP 138. Introduction to Academic Tutoring at the Preuss School (4)    This course focuses on effects of the Charter School movement on public education in the U.S., the role of the research universities in K-12 education, the social and political organization of the schools, the philosophical, sociological, and political issues which relate to the U.S. secondary educational system, and the academic achievement of secondary children. Students investigate the role of undergraduate tutors in building academic resiliency in secondary students traditionally underrepresented at the university. Prerequisites: department stamp required. TEP 139 must be taken as a corequisite.

TEP 139. Practicum in Teaching/Learning (2)    Students are placed in local schools and work with students in classrooms and the community. Students work on educational activities with K–12 students a minimum of four hours/week. Prequisites: department stamp required. One of the following courses (may be taken concurrently) TEP 109, or TEP 127A-B-C, or TEP 128A-B, or 129A-B-C, or 130, or 134, or 136, or 138.

TEP 142A. ASL-English Bilingual Education Practices (4)    Students will examine the history, current theory, philosophy, legislation, and trends in deaf education. Methods of first- and second-language development, communication, and literacy skills for deaf and hard-of-hearing children will be introduced. Prerequisites: TEP 115, TEP 117, TEP 126, TEP 128A, TEP 128B. Must be a TE81 major. (F)

TEP 142B. ASL-English Bilingual Education Practices (2)    Students will investigate formal and informal assessment techniques used for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, bilingual/multicultural education practices across the curriculum, effective learning environments and approaches for educating and interacting with families and communities. Prerequisites: TEP 142A, TEP 161A. Must be a TE81 major. (W)

TEP 142C. ASL-English Bilingual Education Practices (2)    Students will continue to investigate formal and informal assessment techniques used for deaf and hard of hearing children, bilingual/multicultural education practices across the curriculum, effective learning environments and approaches for educating and interacting with families and communities. Prerequisites: TEP 142A, TEP 142B, TEP 161A. Must be a TE81 major.

TEP 149. Deaf Education Specialist Student Teaching Practicum (9)    Education specialist credential candidate performs student teaching in participating schools for a minimum of seven weeks full-time under the supervision of a cooperating teacher and university supervisor. The field experience provides professional preparation and diversified teaching responsibilities for post-baccalaureate students pursuing the California Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist and BCLAD Credential. Prerequisites: must be a TE81 major only—an affirmed Multiple Subject candidate at UCSD who has advanced to student teaching.

TEP 151. Teaching the English Language Learner (4)    Students will examine the principles of second language acquisition and approaches to bilingual education. They will develop a repertoire of strategies for teaching in elementary or secondary content areas. Prerequisite: TE81 or TE85 major code. (F)

TEP 152A. Bilingual Instructional Practices (2)    History and models of bilingual education; socio-cultural issues associated with second language instruction, legal requirements for public school bilingual programs, native language and ESL teaching methods. First course in a two course sequence. Prerequisite: TE85 major code. (F)

TEP 152B. Bilingual Instructional Practices (2)    History and models of bilingual education; socio-cultural issues associated with second language instruction, legal requirements for public school bilingual programs, native language and ESL teaching methods. Prerequisite: TE85 major code. (Su,W)

TEP 161A. Innovative Instructional Practices (6)    First course in a three course sequence. It provides pedagogical methods for multiple subject teaching. Diverse subject areas (math, science, fine arts, P.E., and social studies) are integrated into a single intercurricular course of study by emphasizing activity/inquiry techniques of instruction. Prerequisite: must be a TE81 or TE85 major. (F)

TEP 161B. Innovative Instructional Practices (6)    Second course in three course sequence. It provides pedagogical methods for multiple subject teaching. Diverse subject areas (language arts, English language development, health education, mathematics, sciences, social studies, fine arts, and physical education) are integrated into a single intercurricular course of study by emphasizing activity/inquiry techniques of instructions. Prerequisities: TEP 161A; TE81 or TE85 major.

TEP 161C. Innovative Instructional Practices (4)    Last course in a three course sequence. It provides pedagogical methods for multiple subject teaching. General teaching methods are integrated into a single intercurricular course of study by emphasizing activity/inquiry techniques of instruction. Prerequisites: TEP 161B, must be a TE81 or TE85 major. (S)

TEP 169 A-B. Multiple Subject (Elementary) Student Teaching Practicum (9-9)    The elementary credential candidate performs student teaching in participating schools for seven to eight weeks full-time for each course (fifteen weeks total) under the supervision of a cooperating teacher and university supervisor. The student teaching experience offers professional preparation and diversified teaching responsibilities for post-baccalaureate students pursuing the California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. Prerequisites: TE81 or TE85 major. Affirmed Multiple Subject Credential candidate at UCSD who has advanced to student teaching.

TEP 173. Secondary English Teaching Practices (4)    The course introduces prospective secondary teachers to principles and strategies of teaching English language arts. Topics include: writing processes, reading processes, integrated language arts, assessment, the second language learner, the classroom community, the California English Language Arts Framework. Prerequisite: TE85 major code or consent of instructor. (Su)

TEP 174. Secondary Mathematics Teaching Practices (4)    Mathematics teaching techniques including, curriculum design, California Model Curriculum Standards, instructional methods, computer applications, selection and use of textbooks, student assessment, lesson planning, and classroom organization. Professional matters including curriculum planning, professional organizations, para-professionals, professional ethics, education law, and parent involvement are addressed. Prerequisite: TE85 major code or affirmed credential candidate or approval of instructor. (Su)

TEP 175. Secondary Science Teaching Practices (4)    Science teaching techniques, including science curriculum design, California Model Curriculum Standards, instructional methods, computer applications, selection and use of textbooks, student assessment, lesson planning, and classroom organization. Professional matters including curriculum planning, professional organizations, para-professionals, professional ethics, education law, and parent involvement are addressed. Prerequisite: TE85 major or approval of instructor. (Su)

TEP 176. Language and Learning Instruction (4)    This course satisfies the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing requirement for preparation in reading theory and methods for all credential candidates. Theories of reading development, integration of the language arts, reading and writing in the content areas, teaching methods, and literature. Prerequisite: TE85 major code. (Su)

TEP 179 A-B-C. Single Subject (Secondary) Internship Practicum (8-8-8)    The secondary credential candidate teaches approximately one academic quarter for each course in this series (one public school academic year) under the guidance of a university supervisor with additional support provided by an on-site teacher. The internship offers extensive professional preparation and diversified teaching experience under actual classroom conditions for post-baccalaureate students pursuing the California Single Subject Teaching Credential. Prerequisites: TE85 major. Affirmed Single Subject internship credential candidate at UCSD.

TEP 181. Health Education (4)    This course satisfies the Commission on Teacher Credentialing requirement for Health Education. Topics include: physical education, substance abuse, sex education, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, nutrition, and first aid. Prerequisite: TE81 or TE85 major code. (F,Su)

TEP 182. Inclusive Educational Practices (4)    This course satisfies the Commission on Teacher Credentialing requirement for Special Education. Topics include: teaching methods for accommodating special-needs students in the regular classroom, developing an Individual Education Plan, characteristics of special-needs students, lesson planning to accommodate individual differences, and legislated mandates. Prerequisite: TE81 or TE85 major code. (S)

TEP 183. Current Issues in Teaching and Learning (4)    This course addresses curricula and teaching practices in the K–12 schools. Specific course topics will be developed in cooperation with local school faculty working with TEP on preservice, staff development, and research activities. General issues will include second language acquisition, uses of technology in schools, language arts, mathematics and science instruction, integrated curriculum, and alternative assessment. Prerequisite: TE79 or TE80 major code. (Su) (not offered 2002–2003).

TEP 190. Research Practicum (1-6)    Supervised research studies with individual topics selected according to students’ special interests. Students will develop a research proposal and begin to gather and analyze data. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (F,W,S)

TEP 195. Apprentice Teaching (2-4)    Advanced TEP students are prepared in effective methods of supervising the preparation of UCSD students serving as paraprofessionals in K-12 classrooms. Topics covered include: classroom management, interpersonal relations, supervision techniques, multi-cultural and multi-lingual education, politics in the school, and curriculum development. Each student serves as a discussion leader and conducts at least two workshops. Prerequisites: department stamp required and TE79 or TE80 major code.

TEP 198. Directed Group Study (4-2)    Directed group study, guided reading, and study involving research and analysis of activities and services in multicultural education, bilingual education, the teaching-learning process, and other areas that are not covered by the present curriculum. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

TEP 199. Special Studies (4)    Individual guided reading and study involving research and analysis of activities and services in multicultural education, bilingual education, the teaching-learning process, and other areas that are not covered by the present curriculum. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Graduate

Sociology 270. The Sociology of Education (4)    A consideration of the major theories of schooling and society, including functionalist, conflict, critical, and interactional; selected topics in the sociology of education will be addressed in a given quarter, including: the debate over inequality, social selection, cultural reproduction and the transition of knowledge, the cognitive and economic consequences of education. Major research methods will be discussed and critiqued.

TEP 201. Introduction to Resources for Teaching and Learning (4)    This course introduces students to educational resources, both in print and on-line. Students compile and evaluate research studies, curricular materials, and instructional approaches in preparation for future projects in developing and evaluating various approaches to teaching and learning. Prerequisite: students must be registered TEP graduate students.

TEP 203. Technology, Teaching, and Learning (4)    This course will review current literature on effective applications of technology in the classroom. Students will also become fluent in the use of productivity tools, presentation software, and Web development for teaching and learning; critique software relevant to their area of teaching; and develop an educational activity based on their review of the literature that harnesses the power of technology. Prerequisite: students must be registered TEP graduate students.

TEP 204. Technology and Professional Assessment (4)    Advanced techniques for using network-based resources for teaching and learning will be introduced. Students will review relevant research on advanced technologies related to assessment of professional performance and student achievement. Students will present a Web based professional Teaching Performance Assessment Portfolio that reflects teaching performance during their student teaching or internship field experience. Prerequisite: students must be registered TEP graduate students.

TEP 205 A-B. Reflective Teaching Practice (2-2)    This course introduces principles and practices of reflective teaching. Student teachers and interns will systematically document their practice teaching and analyze observation data to improve performance. Students will collaborate with supervisors and expert teachers throughout the yearlong preservice teaching experience. Prerequisite: students must be registered TEP graduate students.

TEP 206. Teaching Performance Assessment Portfolio (4)    This course introduces the use of a Teaching Performance Assessment Portfolio for assessment of teaching performance. Student teachers and interns will design an electronic portfolio that demonstrates acceptable performance on essential credential standards. National Board of Professional Teaching Standards will also be introduced. Prerequisite: students must be registered TEP graduate students.

TEP 229. Introduction to Educational Resources (4)    This course prepares K-12 teacher-researchers to design, implement, and evaluate classroom research. Students learn how to access and evaluate research studies, curricular materials, and instructional approaches both on-line and in print. Prerequisite: students must be registered TE76 majors.

TEP 230A-B-C. Research on Curriculum Design (4-4-4)    A year-long course sequence which provides an extensive overview of curriculum design principles appropriate for K–12 instruction. Consensus and model building methods will be discussed using case studies of curriculum research and development projects appropriate for various subject areas and grade levels. Participants will design, implement, and evaluate a curriculum project in their own classrooms. Prerequisite: must be TE76 major or consent of instructor. (F,W,S)

TEP 231. Advanced Instructional Practices (4)    Selected advanced topics in K–12 instructional practices in various subject areas. Techniques for teaching higher-level cogni-tive processes and advanced applications of computers and other technology will be stressed. Participants will conduct a field study of promising teaching practices appropriate to their grade level(s) and subject area(s) of instruction. Prerequisite: must be TE76 major or consent of instructor. (Su)

TEP 232. Special Topics in Education (4)    This course explores topical issues in education. It focuses on recent developments which have broad implications for research and practice in teaching and learning. Course topics will vary each time the course is offered. Prerequisite: must be TE76 major or consent of instructor. (Su)

TEP 233A-B. Topics in Education Research and Design (2-2)    Current topics and issues in education and educational research methodology, including action research, participant observation, ethnography, and survey research. Prerequisite: must be TE76 major or consent of instructor.

TEP 240A-B-C. Research in ASL English Bilingual Education (4-4-4)    A three-course sequence in which participants conduct an overview of research and design and conduct a study related to bilingual, bicultural education for deaf children. Prerequisite: must be TE81 major or consent of instructor. (F,W,S)

TEP 241. Advanced Topics in Deaf Education (2)    Topics in human development and education that relate to deaf and hard-of-hearing children and the relationship between home, community/culture, and classroom. Prerequisite: must be TE81 major or consent of instructor. (S)

TEP 250. Equitable Educational Research and Practice (4)    This course introduces students to research studies and educational practices of educational equity, both in general and within specific content areas. Research studies relevant to educational equity will be examined, as will practices that have attempted to enable all students to achieve to the best of their abilities. Prerequisite: students must be registered TEP graduate students.

TEP 290. Research Practicum (1-6)    Supervised research studies with individual topics selected according to students’ special interests. Students will develop a research proposal appropriate for M.A. thesis, begin to gather and analyze data. Prerequisites: M.A. candidate and consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.)

TEP 295. M.A. Thesis (4)    The student will work on the M.A. thesis under the direction of the students’ thesis committee chair. Prerequisites: M.A. candidate and consent of committee chair. (S/U grades only.)

TEP 297. Directed Group Study (1-6)    Study and analysis of specific topics under the guidance of a faculty member. Offered for repeated registration. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

TEP 298. Independent Study (1-6)    Individual guided study and/or independent research in an area not covered by present course offerings. Offered for repeated registration. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

TEP 500. Apprentice Teaching in Education (2-4)    The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in teacher education courses, includes discussion of teaching theory and practice, instructional materials, organization of discussion sections, liaison with participating schools, and methods of evaluation/grading under the supervision of the instructor of the course.