EDU 1100 Introduction to Education
Introduction to the teaching profession. A variety of experiences to facilitate exploration of the role of school and its relationship to society. The knowledge, skills, dispositions and performances necessary for an individual to become an effective teacher.
Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences
Department: Education
Repeatable Credit: No
Offered Online: No
Prereqs: NONE
Outcomes
- Describe legal and organizational context within which schools and teachers operate.
- Describe the process of professionalization and the roles of instruction in the career field of education.
- Apply a variety of curriculum theories and instructional methodologies including at least one established framework for teaching, i.e. NCATE approved college model.
- Analyze how schools reflect, reproduce, and seek to challenge social stratification, examining the influence of educational structures, policies, and practices on societal inequalities and pathways for reform.
- Describe the components and multiple categories of diversity. Identify the influence of diversity on teacher education.
Credit Hours: 3
Classroom Hours: 3