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NC Teach Curriculum

NC TEACH classes are online and one Saturday per month (unless the university moves all face-to-face classes to remote learning due to COVID-19 restrictions). The affordable program is part-time and consists of 6 education classes completed in 3 semesters. NC TEACH can be started in either Spring or Summer.

Education Coursework*: 18 hours over 3 semesters

Semester I (Summer start or Spring Start – there is no Fall Start)

  • ECI 471 (Spring): Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory: Topics related to human psychological development. Cognitive, social, physical changes, and their interaction among adolescence.
  • ECI 472 (Spring): Interaction of Classroom Management and Instruction: Topics related to teaching in the content area and classroom management. Lesson planning, principles applied to education, measurement and evaluation procedures, behavior therapy, and student motivation.

Semester II (Fall)

  • ECI 473: Subject-Specific Methods: Topics related to cultural factors and how they affect teachers and students in the classroom. Instructional techniques and the development of instructional plans that enhance schooling experiences of culturally diverse students.
  • ECI 474: Curriculum and Instruction Practices I: Topics related to essential skills and concepts needed by beginning teachers. The class focuses on questioning, test preparation, discussion skills, familiarity with national standards, multiple teaching strategies, and assessment and evaluation of students.

Semester III (Spring)

  • ECI 475: Peer Mentoring in Alternative Licensure: Topics related to observing and evaluating fellow teachers in relation to the national state teaching competencies. Lessons in advanced topics such as Special Education, ESL, and Assessment. Projects include a Peer Pedagogy Project.
  • ECI 476: Curriculum and Instruction Practices II: Topics related to inquiry, activity based instruction, and constructivist principles. Analysis of principles, strategies and application of new teaching approaches.

*Additional subject-area coursework may be needed based on a transcript review