Middle Level Education 404 - Developing Communication Skills (Three semester hours)

A field-based course that focuses on instructional strategies and practices to develop the written, verbal, non-verbal, and technical communication skills of the middle-level learner. Also examines the culture and dynamics of communication within the classroom and the school. Focus will include: process writing; writing in all areas of the curriculum, communication assessment, communicating with technology; and how to guide the middle-level learner in asking critical questions.

Prerequisites: Admission to the Teacher Education Program and placement in a NET CPDT Center.