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Freshman Composition (ENGL 100)

Must include but are not limited to:

1. Elements of effective classroom environments consistent with the California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP) and state adopted Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs)
2. Examination of one’s beliefs and assumptions about and experiences with teachers and teaching
3. The teaching profession, including an emphasis on professional standards, ethics, and professionalism
4. The history, governance and finance of public schooling
5. Purposes and roles of schooling and their community contexts
6. Overview of contemporary issues in schools: e.g., standards, inclusion, high stakes testing, bilingual education, social issues, standardized curriculum; standards and frameworks
7. Roles and functions of teachers and other school personnel both in general and special education
8. Protocols for visiting schools and entering classrooms
9. Methods and ethics of conducting and reporting classroom observations
10. Overview of the CSTPs and the TPEs
11. Introduction to California Academic Content and Performance Standards
12. Basic strategies for accommodating diverse learning needs

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Identify personal meanings related to teaching, reflecting upon why they want to become a teacher, examining personal characteristics, assumptions and beliefs, subject matter knowledge, experiences and goals which could affect their development as a teacher;
2. Articulate basic purposes of schooling and trace the history of their development;
3. Describe the multiple roles and functions of teachers and other school personnel in meeting the diverse needs of students;
4. Demonstrate knowledge of professional standards, ethics, and professionalism in classroom and school visits;
5. Demonstrate an understanding of educational issues in a global context;
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of cultural contexts on learning;
7. Analyze ecological challenges outside the classroom that impact student learning and identify school and community resources that address these challenges;
8. Demonstrate skill in implementing established protocols for visiting schools and classrooms;
9. Demonstrate skill in implementing observation protocols;
10. Relate course content to real classrooms through satisfactory completion of a minimum of 45 hours of approved fieldwork including structured assignments, observations, and reflections that demonstrate the observer’s ability to
    1. Recognize and describe examples of teaching events that implement some elements of the CSTP and TPEs;
    2. <>Observe the use of state adopted academic content and performance standards;
    3. Compare and contrast classroom environments;
    4. Recognize and describe individual differences among students and identify strategies and accommodations used to address these differences;

• Quizzes
• Exams
• Field Experience
• Written assignments
• Portfolio Development
• Group presentations

Kauchak & Eggen - Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional

Sadker & Zittleman - Teachers, Schools and Society

Armstrong - Teaching Today: An Introduction to Education