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Administrative Unit: Education Department
Course Prefix and Number: EDUC 102
Course Title: Introduction to Education I
Number of:
Credit Hours 1
Lecture Hours 1
Lab Hours 0
Catalog Description:

Introduction to the Teacher Certification Program at Columbia College, including preparation for the CBASE. Topics include certification requirements, content area majors information, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education information, portfolio requirements, the examination of teaching as a profession and schooling as it currently functions in the United States and an examination of one's beliefs, motivations and goals. $30 lab fee. Corequisite: EDUC 103.
 
Prerequisite(s) / Corequisite(s):

Corequisite: EDUC 103.
 
Course Rotation for Day Program:

Offered Fall (1st 8 weeks) and Spring (1st 8 weeks).
 
Text(s): Most current editions of the following:


Texts will consist of various articles and departmental, local, and national documents including:




Teacher Education Handbook
(Columbia College)
Recommended
Field Experience Handbook
(Columbia College)
Recommended
Portfolio Guidelines
(Columbia College)
Recommended
MODESE Curriculum Frameworks

Recommended
 
Course Objectives
  • To understand what is meant by being a qualified and competent teacher.
  • To develop awareness of the rationale and content of the Teacher Certification Program content areas.
  • To begin to develop an initial statement of educational philosophy.
  • To test level of interest as a teacher.
 
Measurable Learning Outcomes:
  • Describe the multiple roles of a teacher.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the teacher certification requirements.
  • Explain the portfolio.
  • Explain different careers available to teaching profession.
  • Explain requirements for the content area major and college graduation requirements.
  • Synthesize information from teacher educator interview.
  • Investigate, plan for, and study release CBASE test items.
 
Topical Outline:
  • Review of Columbia College teacher certification requirements and handbooks
  • MODESE Curriculum Frameworks
  • Classroom observations
  • Written observation reporting
  • Interview Guidelines
  • Article reviews
  • Analysis of current state and national organizations and "hot topics" in education
  • Meyers-Briggs Personality Inventory
  • Learning Styles Inventory
  • CBASE and PRAXIS II testing information
  • Portfolio construction
 

Recommended maximum class size for this course: 25
 
Library Resources:

Online databases are available at http://www.ccis.edu/offices/library/index.asp. You may access them from off-campus using your CougarTrack login and password when prompted.
 
Prepared by: Paul Hanna Date: December 15, 2010
NOTE: The intention of this master course syllabus is to provide an outline of the contents of this course, as specified by the faculty of Columbia College, regardless of who teaches the course, when it is taught, or where it is taught. Faculty members teaching this course for Columbia College are expected to facilitate learning pursuant to the course objectives and cover the subjects listed in the topical outline. However, instructors are also encouraged to cover additional topics of interest so long as those topics are relevant to the course's subject. The master syllabus is, therefore, prescriptive in nature but also allows for a diversity of individual approaches to course material.

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