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This course provides an overview of Florida’s educator certification pathways and career options in education in accordance with Florida Statutes. Topics include: key educational philosophies; professional ethics; legal responsibilities, including mandatory reporting for child abuse and neglect; the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAP); key instructional practices associated with effective teaching of students with exceptionalities; Florida’s state academic standards; and historical, legal and financial foundations of the Florida education systems. Students will explore effective teaching strategies in classroom management, educational technology and the foundations of all student learning needs. Includes a minimum of 15 hours of required clinical experience in a variety of school settings. Open to all students.
Credit Hours: 4
The course introduces the topic of human development, integrating basic concepts of physical, intellectual, cognitive, and psychological development of children, youth and adults at each major life stage, adopting a developmental psychology perspective. Theoretical viewpoints and recent research are considered with respect to the practical application of psychosocial theory emphasizing the interaction of human development and learning. Open to all students.
Credit Hours: 4
Students will investigate primary source data for philosophical orientations to teaching that include progressivism, perennialism, essentialism, social reconstructivism and existentialism. Students will apply that data in the process of responding to contemporary teaching/learning scenarios and in developing their own teaching philosophy. Students will also explore teacher-learner relationships and their impact on the quality of learning encounters. Can be used to satisfy an education minor.
Credit Hours: 4
This course is designed to provide pre-education candidates with the opportunity to conduct careful and systematic field-based observations in a school setting and engage in seminar discussions regarding those experiences. Seminars will also focus on the district's teacher evaluation framework and what the descriptors mean in practice. During EDU 211 Pre-Education Practicum, candidates will complete eight essential research-based tasks required of those doing observations and fieldwork in school and classroom settings. Candidates will 1) observe, 2) notice, 3) notate, 4) predict, 5) generate, 6) analyze, 7) critique, and 8) reflect. Employing the use of these eight (8) tasks to guide classroom observations efforts promotes the critical analysis of classroom life and facilitates the development of a realistic perspective of the realities of teaching.
Credit Hours: 2
This introductory-level course adopts a developmental psychology perspective with an emphasis on the new neuroscience of the exceptional brain. The course presents the types of disability in concert with the nature and needs of children and youth with disability. The course considers the intellectual, cognitive, psychological, developmental, physical, and learning characteristics of children and youth with special needs, including gifted and talented children and youth. Children's literature is also used to explore the aspects of disability.
Credit Hours: 4
This course provides foundational knowledge of the science of reading and the structure of the English language to support early literacy development. Candidates learn to develop students’ phonological and phonemic awareness, teach systematic and sequential reading approaches, and apply decoding and multisensory intervention strategies to support diverse learners, including those with dyslexia or its characteristics. Emphasis is placed on understanding how language and literacy interrelate to foster proficient reading and writing. Candidates also examine the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in instructional planning and practice effective strategies in clinical experiences. Clinical hours required.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
Elem K-6 majors and Pre-majors
This course is designed to provide pre-service teachers at the undergraduate level with a knowledge base in applied linguistics; a broad understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of the field of second language acquisition; and familiarity with issues in language in society, language instruction, and assessment in order to meet the educational, linguistic, and learning needs of English Language Learners (ELLs) as mandated by the ESOL Consent Decree in the state of Florida. The course will address theoretical constructs of the field as well as exemplify research-based practical applications in the classroom for meeting the academic and communication needs of English Language Learners.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
Pre-majors.