EDU V03 — Introduction to Elementary Teaching
This course introduces students to the concepts and issues related to teaching diverse learners in today's contemporary schools, Transitional-Kindergarten through grade 12 (TK-12). Topics include teaching as a profession and career, historical and philosophical foundations of the American education system, contemporary educational issues, California's content standards and frameworks, and teacher performance standards. In addition to class time, the course requires a minimum of 20 hours of structured fieldwork with a program identified certificated teacher in an assigned California school classroom representative of the state’s diverse student population.