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 Education (EDU)


EDU-210   Foundations of Education, 3 cr.
An introduction to professional education providing a historical and philosophical background from which the student can examine his or her commitment to education.  Challenges and issues in education today will be discussed in the context of school organization, funding, curriculum, professionalism, legal issues and effective teacher characteristics.
(Formerly ED-136A)
                                                                        

EDU-212   Educational Foundations, 3 cr.
An introduction to professional education providing a historical and philosophical background from which the student can examine his or her own commitment to education.  Challenges and issues in education today will be discussed in the context of school organization, funding, curriculum, professionalism, legal issues and effective teacher characteristics.
(Formerly ED136A)                                                                         

EDU-215   Introduction to Education, 3 cr.
Introductory professional education course with an overview of the foundations of education in America, including current professional, social and philosophical issues in education.                    

EDU-217   Introduction to Education, 1 cr.
Students will complete 40 hours of observation and assistance in a K-12 setting.  

EDU-218   Initial Field Experience, 2 cr. 
Designed to provide experience in a live classroom to observe the way schools work, the role and responsibility of the teacher, and student behavior, and to increase the student's understanding of the teaching-learning process.  Students record experiences in a journal format as part of their portfolio.
(Formerly ED-102A)

EDU-235   Children's Literature, 3 cr.
Teaches the criteria for choosing the best children's literature and applies that criteria to evaluating materials to be used in the classroom. 
(Formerly ED-203A)

   

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