Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0036
Organization's ID:
Education 101
Organization:
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
Self-paced. 12 weeks (30 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Foundations Of Education or Education
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide students with a historical and theoretical foundation for contemporary teaching practices, including landmark court cases and influential figures.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Examine the impact of several well-known pioneers in the field of education throughout history and modernity
  • Breakdown the major thinkers and theories presented by Jerome Bruner, Alfred Binet, B.F. Skinner and Howard Gardner, Bloom's Taxonomy, the 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development, Piaget's Cognitive Development theory and Thorndike's behavioral theory
  • Compare and contrast the role the local Board of Education, the state and federal government play in public education
  • Summarize education in colonial times, the Freedmen's Bureau, school desegregation, the impact of the Space Race on math and science education, modern divisions of public schools and describes standardized testing efforts in the 21st century
  • Appraise philosophies as behaviorism, constructivism, critical theory and humanism and present practical teaching applications for information processing theory, Jeffersonianism, pragmatism, realism and progressivism
  • Explain the impact of A Nation at Risk, the Education For All Handicapped Children's Act, Goals 2000 and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Morrill Land-Grant Acts and discusses No Child Left Behind and Title IX
  • Describe the function and purpose of Individualized Education Plans, Section 504 regulations for public schools, and current efforts in improving gender equality in education
  • Identify requirements and political activism of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers

General Topics:

  • History of education in the United States
  • Pioneers of education
  • Psychology's impact on education
  • Major philosophies of education
  • Education court cases, legislation, and federal documents
  • School and system governance
  • Special and inclusive education
  • National professional organizations in education
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials