Description
EDUC 2301 ? FOUNDATIONS OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION (3 hrs.) Designed to provide students seeking admission into the teacher education program with an overview of the expectations, duties, and responsibilities of a professional educator. It highlights the process of becoming an educator in Texas and exposes students to current issues in education at the state and national levels. In addition, students learn about the structure of the state educational system, as well as, legal and ethical implications of teaching as a profession. The course requires a minimum of 12 hours of observation in P-12 classrooms in order for the students to experience, first hand, the intricacies of real-life teaching and to assess their ?fit? with the profession. Students begin and continue to develop their teaching philosophy which culminates into their portfolios by the time of program completion. (Prerequisite: SOCI 1100 First-Year Seminar).