Introduction to the Teaching Profession Syllabus for 2015-2016
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Course

EDUC-1301-001 Introduction to the Teaching Profession

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: RDNG 0331-minimum grade of C or a score on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading skills

Course Description

An enriched, integrated pre-service course and content experience that provides active recruitment and institutional support of students interested in a teaching career, especially in high need fields. The course provides students with opportunities to participate in early field observations at all levels of P-12 schools with varied and diverse student populations and provides students with support from college and school faculty, preferably in small cohort groups, for the purpose of introduction to and analysis of the culture of schooling and classrooms. Course content should be aligned as applicable with State Board for Educator Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities standards; and the course must include a minimum of 16 contact hours of field experience in P-12 classrooms.

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Department Expectations

Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

1. Identify current issues influencing the field of education and teacher professional development.
2. Analyze the culture of schooling and classrooms from the perspectives of language, gender, socioeconomic, ethnic, and disability-based academic diversity and equity.
3. Provide examples from classroom observations and course activities that demonstrate understanding of
4. educational pedagogy and professional responsibilities of teachers.
5. Evaluate personal motivations, educational philosophies, and factors related to educational career decision making.
6. Recognize the various multiple intelligences/learning styles in order to be able to implement instructional practices that meet the needs of all students.

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Hours

(3 sem hr; 3 lec, 1 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

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Textbooks

Required Textbooks:

1)  . Kaplan, Leslie.  (2015)  Educational Foundations, 2nd Edition. Cengage Learning

You can only purchase this textbook through AC's Bookstore.  Bundled with this textbook, there will be an access code in order to view the course in Cengage Brain.  You will enter the access code within the Blackboard EDUC 1301 course to view Cengage's online course resources.

2) Bingham, T. (2012).  TEACHING TEXAS:  A Complete and Practical Approach to Understanding and Applying the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) TExES, 3rd Edition, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company,  ISBN:  978-1-4652-0251-2  (This textbook is also used in EDUC 2301 Introduction to Special Populations)

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