Maricopa Community Colleges  EDU205   19956-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
EDU205 19956-20086 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Self-Assessment for Teaching
An exploratory course for students considering a teaching career. Examination of the field of education in the United States through field experiences, self-assessment activities and career information.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
EDU205   19956-20086 Self-Assessment for Teaching
1. Identify the changing role of teachers, school administrators, and support staff. (I)
2. List examples of teacher management skills. (I)
3. Using a flowchart, illustrate the development of a new program from idea to implementation. (II)
4. Describe the characteristics of contracts, special education, and learning modalities. (III)
5. Define behavior, expository teaching, and incidental teaching. (III)
6. Choose and describe six most observable characteristics of teachers. (IV)
7. Discriminate between observation, recording, and appraising in a classroom profile. (IV)
8. Evaluate reasons for the decision to become a teacher. (V)
9. State personal goals to be attained in supervised teaching experience. (V)
10. Distinguish between rights and responsibilities in the teaching profession. (V)
11. State the steps in the process of reporting suspected child abuse. (VI)
12. Describe the benefits of multicultural education. (VI)
13. Analyze case studies and situations in terms of interaction strategies. (VII)
14. Prepare research reports on classroom management and special education. (VII)
15. Evaluate field experience. (I, V, VII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
EDU205   19956-20086 Self-Assessment for Teaching
    I. The Profession of Teaching
        A. The changing role of teachers, school administrator, support staff
        B. The public school structure
        C. Teacher management skills
        D. Certification and licensing procedure for teachers
      II. Programs in Education
          A. From idea to implementation
          B. Head Start, open enrollment, magnet schools, special programs
        III. Area of Specialized Knowledge
            A. Contracts, special education, and learning modalities
            B. Expository teaching, incidental teaching and staff development
          IV. Observation of Teachers and Students
              A. Cooperative learning, group dynamics, learning environment
              B. Observation, recording, and appraising in a classroom profile
            V. The Decision to Become a Teacher
                A. Data collection in making informed decision
                B. Personal goals to be attained
                C. Rights and responsibilities of the professional teacher
              VI. Societal Issues in Teaching
                  A. Support system in child abuse situations
                  B. Importance of multicultural education
                VII. Utilization of Interaction Strategies
                    A. Group processes and decision making
                    B. Sharing of research findings
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