THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 5207S
Date
of Senate Approval 04/12/07
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC Document 45: Add
DRAM 380, Methods and Management in Teaching Theatre,
Grades
6-12 (4); Change
Required Courses for Theatre Arts Licensure
Effective Date: Fall 2007
1. Add: On pg 102,
new course, DRAM 380
380 Methods
and Management in Teaching Theatre, Grades 6-12 (4)
Instructional planning, teaching methods, curricular development, classroom management, and assessment as applied to teaching theatre in co-curricular and extra curricular theatre/drama programs in middle and high school settings. Field experience is required. To be taken as part of the Professional Year prior to the Student Teaching Semester (EDUC 455 and 496). Prerequisites: EDUC 314; formal admission to the education department. Co-requisite: EDUC 396.
Impact: This course will replace EDUC 380 that is a current
requirement for Theatre Arts with Teacher Licensure students. This change will not require additional
faculty or resources, but will require balance in scheduling.
Rationale: Because content and pedagogy for K-6 versus 6-12
students are significantly different, it is essential that we provide our
Theatre Arts with Teacher Licensure students with at least one course focused
on each age range. Currently, DRAM 317 focuses on K-6 and the proposed DRAM 380
will focus on 6-12; these two courses allow the teacher candidates to develop
the skills and knowledge necessary for K-12 licensure.
Also,
because theatre arts licensure encompasses both co-curricular and extra
curricular programs it is essential that the teaching candidates have
experiences that will specifically prepare them to succeed as teachers in this
specialized field. A content specific
methods course is essential in meeting state standards.
2. Delete: On pg 99, under
Concentration in Theatre Arts with Teacher Licensure:
49 hours as follows: DRAM 104, 124, 212, 220, 317, 362,
462; 3 hours of DRAM at the
300-400 level; EDUC 310, 311, 314, 380,
396, 455, 496; PSYC 101, 318.
Add: On
pg 99, in place of deleted entry:
49
hours as follows: DRAM 104, 124, 212, 220, 317, 362, 380, 462; 3 hours of DRAM
at
the
300-400 level; EDUC 310, 311, 314, 396, 455, 496; PSYC 101 or 102, and 318.
Impact:
Theatre
Arts Licensure students will take DRAM 380 instead of EDUC 380.
Rationale: Editorial
change to reflect the addition of DRAM 380.
3. Delete: On pg 113, under Theatre Arts Licensure
(K-12), in item I:
I. Required courses in Education—24-25 hours,
including: EDUC 310, 311, either 313 or
both 317 and 318,
314, 380, 396, 455, 496.
Add: On
pg 113, in place of deleted entry:
I. Required courses in Education—17 hours, including:
EDUC 310, 311, 314, 396, 455,
496.
Impact:
Theatre
Arts Licensure students will take DRAM 380 instead of EDUC 380.
Rationale:
Editorial
changes to reflect the addition of DRAM 380.
Previous program changes from the 2006-2007 catalog require the
additional editorial change of removing “…either 313 or both 317 and
318,”. This change was approved last
academic year and removed from the Drama section of the catalog, but was not
updated in this section of the catalog.