REQUIRED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 1.  Describe the purpose of education.

 2.  Discuss current social trends and issues related to education.

 3.  Analyze the historical and political influences that affect education in the United States.

 4.  Identify the governmental bodies that influence education policy.

 5.  Summarize contemporary education reform initiatives.

 6.  Demonstrate comprehension of school funding at the federal, state, and local levels.

 7.  Highlight the impact of historical and current legal and ethical issues involving schooling.

 8.  Explain school and teacher accountability related to professionalism and codes of ethical conduct promoted by various teacher unions or teacher associations.

 9.  Compare and contrast different professional organizations and teacher unions.

 10. Synthesize how contributions from multiple fields contribute to current understanding of the process of learning.

 11. Identify how culture, socialization, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, implicit bias, and equity affect teachers, students, and schools in the United States.

 12. Describe current assessment practices in schools.

 13. Explain the role and value of technology as it relates to classroom instruction.

 14. Summarize requirements for becoming a teacher in the state of Colorado.

 15. Formulate a personal philosophy of education through exploration of educational theories, philosophies, and self-reflection.

 REQUIRED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 I.    Why teach?

        a.  Purpose of education

        b.  Historical and political influences

        c.  Why do you want to teach?

 II.   Structure and organization of educational funding

        a.  Federal

        b.  State

        c.  Local

 III.  What the education field looks like

        a.  How learning works

        b.  Who do we teach?

        c.  What do we teach?

        d.  Using technology to facilitate learning

        e.  Accountability

          i.    State academic standards

          ii.   Professional standards

          iii.  Ethical standards

          iv.   Others

        f.  Assessment

 IV.   The professional educator

        a.  Professionalism

        b.  Professional organizations

        c.  Legal and ethical issues

        d.  Colorado teaching requirements

        e.  Philosophy of education