Education

Course numbering is being revised, for most accurate course numbers please refer to class schedules.

EDUC 131
HEALTH, NUTRITION AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE (3)
Explore current health, nutrition, and issues involved in working with young children. Topics include: state and federal standards establishing safe environments and social competence. Also offered as EDEC 131.

EDUC 190
COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE (1-12)
Cooperative Work Experience allows students to apply classroom learning to on-the-job settings. Credit is earned for new and continued learning taking place in the work environment. Reaching set learning objectives and development of positive work habits are emphasized. The Cooperative Education Coordinator, (the student employee and the worksite supervisor) arrange (the) Cooperative Work Experience. 60-360 hours on the-the-job per quarter. Prerequisite: Attendance at a Work Experience Seminar is required of Co-op students. You must take the Work Experience Seminar before or in the same quarter as the Co-op course. Instructor's permission required.

EDUC& 201
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION (3)
Designed to explore the role of education in our society and to investigate teaching as a career. Both the historical perspective and current trends in education are discussed.

EDUC 202
CLASSROOM OBSERVATION (2)
Designed to assist the student to review teaching as a career. Students observe classrooms in action at area schools and attend seminars to discuss their findings. Prerequisite: EDUC 201 or concurrent enrollment.

EDUC 210
FUNDAMENTALS OF TUTORING (2)
Examination of the core issues of individual learning; learning theories and styles, conferencing and assessment techniques, and developing sensitivity to diverse student populations.

EDUC 275
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (3)
An examination of the nature, scope, and sequence of curriculum to include discussion of course goals, content and evaluation.

EDUC 280
TEACHING ON-LINE (4)
Experience what it is like to be an online student, make the transition from typical "face to face" instruction to teaching online, learn to use online instruction tools, become familiar with the basics of Blackboard, and begin creating an online course.