Introduction to the Teaching Profession
Course Code: EDF1005
Credit Hours: 3
Effective beginning: Fall 2020
Course Description:This is a survey course including historical, sociological, and philosophical foundations of education, governance and finance of education, educational policies, legal, moral and ethical issues and the profession of teaching. Students will be provided information on the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices, state-adopted standards, and the Professional Educator Competencies. The students will complete a minimum of 15 hours of field-based experience with students in schools.
Course Details
Required textbooks/ course materials:
Sadker, D.M., and Zittleman, K.R. Teachers, Schools, and Society (Florida Edition), 10th ed. New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN: 9780077411152
Assignment/course outline:
See your Instructor First Day Handout for individual instructor assignment schedule.
Discipline-level learning outcomes:
E – 1 Designs and plans effective instructional lessons.
E – 2 Maintains a student-centered learning environment that is safe, organized, equitable, flexible, inclusive and collaborative.
E – 3 Delivers and facilitates effective instruction.
E – 4 Analyzes and applies data from multiple assessments to diagnose learning needs and inform instruction.
E – 5 Designs purposeful professional goals for continuous improvement to strengthen instructional effectiveness and impact student learning.
E – 6 Practices professional responsibility and ethical conduct and fulfills expected obligations to students, the public, and the education profession.
Course-level student learning outcomes | Discipline-level learning outcomes | Assessment methods |
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E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4, E-5, E-6 |
Pre- and Post-Tests, Case Study, Discussion Board, Practicum, Project, Report/Presentation, Skills Demonstration, Writing Assignments, Objective Tests, Unit Tests, Quizzes, Final Exam |
- Attend and participate in class regularly.
- Read all assigned material before class.
- Study in-class notes and on-line materials.
- Complete assigned projects in a timely manner to enable reflections and revisions on the final product.
- Collaborate with peers and other education professionals.
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