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Curriculum Programs

Curriculum Programs

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Elementary Education
Special Support Education
Language and Culture Education
Social Studies Education
Fundamental Mathematics Education
Natural Science Education
Health and Physical Education
Music Education
Art Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Characters of Our Programs

 

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Awareness and Knowledge for the Teaching Profession

 We aim to encourage students to have self-awareness as specialists and to understand the social mission of the teaching profession by providing them with an extensive k0nowledge of juvenile education and educational planning. Students can learn a range of skills and abilities such as leadership, communication and collaboration, using information and communications technology and performance of the teacher as an active participant at different levels of society.

 

Scientific Thought and Spirit of Inquiry
 Leading students to become competent using a scientifically based method, we inspire them to systematically master a good grounding in expert knowledge in the form of teaching content, and to understand the guiding technique of subjects
and how to organize a curriculum. Students are also required to have broad expertise in both major and minor courses and to submit their graduation thesis in a major subject.

 

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Teaching Experience and Clinical Mind

 We encourage students to properly understand children and to gain practical experience, which is indispensable to the teaching profession. We provide them with a systematic, on-going and close relationship with children, on-the-job teaching practice and clinical training in school education. Students are required to improve their ability to selfreflect by completing portfolio tasks under close supervision.

 

 

The Major and Minor Course System

 At the beginning of the second semester, freshmen decide which major and minor subjects to take; this leads to at least two certifications for teaching different subjects. Students must complete the courses for both major and minor subjects.

 

1,000-hour Experiential Program

 

 

 How can teachers work with children and their parents? How can they plan and carry out extracurricular activities? It is difficult to learn these practices simply by studying text books.


 The 1,000-hour Experiential Program immerses students in hands-on experiences where they meet and talk with people, especially with children from the communities surrounding Shimane University. This special program consists of three subprograms: “Introduction to the Practicum,” which puts students in direct contact with children in various environments; the “Practical Education Program,” where
students practice teaching at school; and the “Practicum in Counseling,” which develops and enhances basic skills in clinical psychology, including counseling.
 The profile sheet system provide both an objective evaluation and a self-assessment of students’ accumulated experiences, accompanied by radar charts.

 

 

The Program for the Natural Science & Environmental Education-Kankyo Terakoya

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 Children’s “losing interest in science” is now a major social problem. We have this special program so that teachers can become well-versed in the natural sciences and environmental education.
 By developing their basic knowledge concerning the natural sciences and the physical environment, students can learn how to plan and carry out diverse activities and experiments relating to natural science education. The program also cultivates their leadership skills. We intend for graduates to be able to arouse children’s interest in the natural sciences and the environment.

 

 

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