EDU 213 - Introduction to Education

1. Analyze teaching as a profession  
2. Recognize that each learner has unique learning needs 
3. Apply critical reading, thinking, and communication skills to current issues impacting education  
4. Self-assess dispositions related to effective teaching and develop personal goals for growth  

Course Objectives

1. Reference the resources, support, and process involved in obtaining a teaching license.
2. Recognize the roles, responsibilities, and daily expectations of teachers and paraprofessionals.
3. Describe teaching as a profession and identify professional organizations for teachers.
4. Interpret the legal aspects of education, including rights and responsibilities of teachers and students.
5. Document and draw conclusions from an interview with a classroom teacher. 
6. Recognize the different developmental stages of students.
7. Discuss how stages of development can be impacted by social class, home environment, stressful or traumatic experiences, and heredity versus environment.
8. Construct a personal and professional philosophy of education that demonstrates an understanding that all students can learn.
9. Describe some of the diversity and challenges that exist in society and schools.
10. Research and report on the impact of a societal problem or educational topic as it impacts education.
11. Synthesize information from course readings with experience in educational settings.
12. Describe characteristics of a high-quality school and high-quality teachers.
13. Evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses as applied to becoming a teacher and managing a classroom.
14. Establish a personal plan for improvement.