Department of Education
Virginia Wesleyan College
1584 Wesleyan Drive
Norfolk, Virginia 23502-5599
Dr. Karen A. Bosch
Professor
Coordinator, Dept. of Education
Office: Blocker 20
Phone: (757) 455-3403
Office Hours:
Monday and Wednesday 9:30 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m.
Introduction:
Karen A. Bosch, Ph.D. came to Virginia Wesleyan College in 1993. She formerly taught at Old Dominion University. She has written two books, The First Year Teacher (1994, 2000) and Reflecting on Classroom Management for Change (1999). She has published over 25 articles in such journals as Middle School Journal, Current Issues in Middle Level Education, Schools in the Middle, Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, ClearingHouse, and Journal of Research on Computing in Education. Dr. Bosch has presented research at national and state conferences on topics such as redesigning field experiences in teacher education, classroom management, and lesson planning for improved student learning. She is active in public education, serving on the Virginia Beach City Public Schools, First Colonial High School Planning Council.
Courses Taught:
INST 202 School and Society
EDUC 225 Characteristics of the Learner
EDUC 320 Teaching of Reading and Language Arts
EDUC 322 Secondary Methods
EDUC 368 Upper Elementary teaching Methods
EDUC 369 Upper Elementary Practicum
EDUC 338 Middle Education Teaching Methods
EDUC 339 Middle Education Practicum
EDUC 434 Elementary Preservice Teaching I
EDUC 435 Elementary Preservice Teaching II
EDUC 433 Elementary Preservice Teaching Semimar
INST 482 Issues in Education