EDUC100P Foundations of Education (Paired Section)
Department of Social & Behavioral Science: Education
- I. Course Number and Title
- EDUC100P Foundations of Education (Paired Section)
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- Corequisites
- Reading Placement Test score Level 2 and enrollment in a paired section of READ110
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- None
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course is primarily for students interested in pursuing a career in education. This course provides a survey of the history and philosophy of education with emphasis on current problems in education, on significant educational innovations, and on the school as a social institution. Students complete five hours of observation.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
- Provide an opportunity for prospective teachers and other interested persons to have an overview of the history, current problems, and future trends of public education;
- Provide each student with an opportunity to explore the responsibilities for, and significance of oneself in relation to American public education as a: teacher, parent, student, and taxpayer;
- Help students in the decision-making process for those who are considering teaching as a profession;
- Demonstrate mastery of the topics by passing tests, writing reports, presenting oral reports, or demonstrating applications of principles, such as mini lesson presentations;
- Provide students with sufficiently broad and detailed exposure to the realities and intellectual context of teaching;
- Describe models in effective teaching, including direct teaching, cooperative learning, mastery learning, and project-based instruction;
- Analyze the role of local, state, and federal governments in the governance of America's schools;
- Identify the sources of state and local education funding and examine advantages and disadvantages of alternative school funding methods; and
- Identify the contributions of major philosophers and the key educational philosophies and practices of the United States, as well as those of several Western and non-Western countries.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- Effective Teaching Methods
- Student Diversity
- Rules, Rituals, and Routines of Schools
- The Curriculum and Its Shaping Forces
- History of American Education
- School Governance: Local and State Structures
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- School Finance
- Philosophy of Education
- Contemporary Social Problems and the Influences on Education
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
Departmentally selected textbook. Details provided by the instructor of each course section.
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Review/Approval Date -2/99; Paired Syllabus approved 8/14; New Core 8/2015