Jul 01, 2025  
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EDUC 7114 - Intro To Teaching


Credit Hours: 3

The purpose of this course is to create an awareness of the teaching profession by reflecting about oneself, students, schools and classrooms as the foundations for becoming an educator. The course will also provide procedures and requirements for becoming a professional educator in three ways: 1) concerns and realities of entering the teaching profession, 2) the significance and value of student diversity, and 3) complex social, cultural, and academic realities of the classroom and school. This course is also designed to examine the institutional development of public education in the United States with an interpretation of political, philosophical, and social forces influencing general, special and inclusive education development including legal rights of students relative to special education. The scope of this course is to study the philosophical, historical and foundational roles of schools, teachers and American society, and to explore American educational systems and focus on the conflict of values and critical changes experienced in education. Additionally, the philosophical forces, roles, ethical standards and professional guidelines in education will be addressed.

Modality: Online



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