Education Course Descriptions

EDU 125 Teaching Literacy Through Storytelling...3
Learn to communicate through the magic of storytelling. An auditory form of learning that can enhance curricula.

EDU 210 Teaching Profession With Field Experience … 3
Observe teaching and learning for thirty (30) hours or more in P-12 classrooms. Introduction to the requirements for teacher preparation and certification. Examination of characteristics of effective teaching. Students will be able to determine if a career in teaching is an appropriate goal. Corequisite: ENG 101.

EDU 211 Foundations of Education ... 3
Prerequisite: ENG 096 or ASSMT ENG 101. Examination of the historical, philosophical, sociological, political, economic, and legal foundations of the American public education system.  Nature of school environments, design, and organization of school curricula and characteristics of effective schools and instruction in grades P-12 will be explored. Educational structures, practices, and projections for the future will be studied. Corequisite: ENG 101.

EDU 220 Technology for Teachers... 3
Prerequisite: ENG 096 or ASSMT ENG 101. Focus on integration of instructional technology into the P-12 classrooms.  Variety of software programs, presentation technology, and telecommunication tools.  Concentration on social, ethical, legal, and human issues surrounding the use of technology.  Course fulfills A.A. general education requirement for computer literacy. Corequisite: ENG 101.

EDU 225 Literature for Children ... 3
Study of children's literature from preschool to eighth grade, with best forms of literature for children and to develop standards of judgment in selection of reading materials for children. Recommended for elementary education majors.

EDU 240 Education Psychology ... 3
Prerequisite: ENG 096 or ASSMT ENG 101. Relation of psychological principles to teaching, learning, and assessment, and the educational practice in P-12 classrooms.  Focusing on the learner and the learning process, teacher characteristics, and classroom processes that increase student motivation.  Student diversity and appropriate instructional strategies for students with special needs will also be introduced. Corequisite: PSY 101 or PSY 210.

EDU 242 Art for Children ... 3
Experience in teaching techniques of various appropriate media of visual arts and uses in elementary and middle school curricula.

EDU 244 Physical Education for Elementary Grades ... 3
For education majors. Understanding of child's total development with special emphasis on physical motor development. Overview of play, movement activities, teaching techniques, discipline, and working with individual differences.

EDU 246 Music for Children ... 3
For elementary education majors with no previous musical training. Introduction to methods to teach music through singing, playing the piano and other simple instruments, and rhythmic response to music. Emphasizes creative nature of music, with introduction to materials functional in classroom setting.

EDU 250 Education of Exceptional Learners . . . 3
Introduction to exceptional learners and their education in grades P-12.  Knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will enable students to work effectively with exceptional learners in general education or special education will be covered.  Corequisites:  EDU 240.

EDU 280 Practicum for Paraprofessionals … 2
Prerequisite: EDU 240 and permission of program coordinator. Culminating course for the A.A.S. for Paraprofessionals. Observation and participation in local P-12 classrooms. Investigation and discussion will relate to the profession. Students must be available to participate in local classrooms during the P-12 school day. Corequisite(s): EDU 250 or CDC 107.

EDU 290 Portfolio Assessment in Education ... 1
Prerequisite: 12 credit hours consisting of EDU 210, EDU 211, EDU 220, and EDU 240 with grade "C" or better, previously or concurrently. Compilation by pre-service teachers of portfolios of observations, descriptions, and reflections upon their studies in professional education as required by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education mid-preparation benchmarks of the MoSTEP standards. Portfolios will be presented to the four-year school to which the student transfers, and copies will be retained by the Education program as assessment evidence for accrediting bodies.