EDFD 2020 - Foundations of Education
This course utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to provide a critical examination of educational thought and practice in the United States for prospective teachers. This course gives students a knowledge and understanding of theories and trends in education. It gives students an opportunity to evaluate their interests and aptitudes in the area of teaching. Students examine, analyze, and evaluate social issues affecting education today as well as legal questions related to education and the historical background of education. Students considering teaching as a viable career examine various philosophic concepts and begin the development of their own philosophy of education. Sheridan students will be required to complete field hours in the Education Lab (Lab School).
Credits: 3
Instructional Method Lecture
Prerequisites:
Completion of ENGL 1010 English I or enrollment in ENGL 1010 English I.
Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of EDFD 2020 Foundations of Education, the student will:
Taken from the InTASC Standards, (Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium, 2013)
Standard 1. Learner Development.
1. (c) The teacher collaborates with families, communities, colleagues, and other professionals to promote learner growth and development.
Standard 2. Learning Differences.
2. 2(j) The teacher understands that learners bring assets for learning based on their individual experiences, abilities, talents, prior learning, and peer and social group interactions, as well as language, culture, family, and community values.
Standard 3.Learning Environments.
3. 3(c) The teacher collaborates with learners and colleagues to develop shared values and expectations for respectful interactions, rigorous academic discussions, and individual and group responsibility for quality work.
Standard 4. Content Knowledge.
4. 4(o) The teacher realizes that content knowledge is not a fixed body of facts but is complex, culturally situated, and ever evolving. S/he keeps abreast of new ideas and understandings in the field.
Standard 5. Application of Content.
5. 5(i) The teacher understands the ways of knowing in his/her discipline, how it relates to other disciplinary approaches to inquiry, and the strengths and limitations of each approach in addressing problems, issues, and concerns.
Standard 6. Assessment.
6. 6(k) The teacher understands the range of types and multiple purposes of assessment and how to design, adapt, or select appropriate assessments to address specific learning goals and individual differences, and to minimize sources of bias.
Standard 7. Planning for Instruction.
7. 7(g) The teacher understands content and content standards and how these are organized in the curriculum.
Standard 8. Instructional Strategies.
8. 8(f) The teacher engages all learners in developing higher order questioning skills and metacognitive processes.
Standard 9. Professional Learning and Ethical Practice.
9. 9(j) The teacher understands laws related to learners’ rights and teacher responsibilities (e.g., for educational equity, appropriate education for learners with disabilities, confidentiality, privacy, appropriate treatment of learners, reporting in situations related to possible child abuse).
Standard 10.Leadership and Collaboration.
10. 10(l) The teacher understands schools as organizations within a historical, cultural, political, and social context and knows how to work with others across the system to support learners.
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