I education course. Students must have experience working with children in grades PreK-6. An overview of teaching strategies including formulating behavioral objectives, planning lessons, assessing students' progress, developing questioning skills, and managing the classroom. A two hour weekly observation in a high-need, diverse school district must be completed. This introductory course presents an overview of the philosophical, historical and sociological influences on American education.
Special reference is made to outstanding educators, events and movements.
Students are expected to develop a personal philosophy of education and to demonstrate an awareness of the interaction and interdependence of society and education by objectively analyzing and criticizing educational issues. An overview of the laws affecting teachers and students with special emphasis on special education legislation as it pertains to both regular education and special education classroom teachers. A critical examination of problems affecting the modern classroom. Field trips to various agencies dealing with the subject matter are required. Whole language, balanced literacy, basal, individualized and language experience are some of the approaches studied in-depth.