NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: INTRO TO THE TEACHING PROFESSION
Course prefix, number, and section number: EDUC 1301.340
Semester/Year of course: SP/2022
Semester start and end dates: 01/18/22 – 05/14/22
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Asynchronous Online
Class meeting location, days, and times: N/A
Lab meeting location, days, and times: N/A
Semester credit hours: 3
Course description:
An enriched, integrated pre-service course and content experience that provides active recruitment and institutional support of students interested in a teaching career, especially in high need fields. The course provides students with opportunities to participate in early field observations at all levels of P-12 schools with varied and diverse student populations and provides students with support from college and school faculty, preferably in small cohort groups, for the purpose of introduction to and analysis of the culture of schooling and classrooms. Course content should be aligned as applicable with State Board for Educator Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities standards; and the course must include a minimum of 16 contact hours of field experience in P-12 classrooms.
Course prerequisites: None
Required course materials:
Textbook: Building Teachers: A Constructivist Approach to Introducing Education, 2nd Edition. By David Jerner Martin & Kimberly S. Loomis.
Published by Cengage
ISBN: 9781133943013 Hardcopy (The access code is not required.)
Name of instructor: Mrs. Dawn Watts
Office location: Corinth Campus – Room 204
Telephone number: 940-498-6223
E-mail address: dwatts@nctc.edu
Office hours for students:
Monday and Wednesday: 7:00am – 9:30am; 5:00pm – 6:00pm (Online)
Tuesday and Thursday: 9:30am – 11:00am – Corinth Campus Office
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments:
8 Quizzes 200 points
6 Video Quizzes (The Teaching Channel) 100 Points
5 Discussion Board Assignments 100 points
3 Teaching and Learning Activities 100 Points
3 Research Projects 250 points
1 Philosophy of Education Paper 100 Points
3 Field Experience Assignments (Required to Pass Course) 150 Points
Total Points 1,000 Points
Final grade scale:
A = 900 – 1,000 Points
B = 800 – 899 Points
C = 700 – 799 Points
D = 600 – 699 Points
F = 0 – 599 Points
Late work policy:
- Late work is not accepted in this course. Students are given a generous amount of time to complete all assignments by the due dates.
- Students cannot pass this course without completing the field experience requirements.
- Students will not complete their field experience observations in Texas public and private schools this semester due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Instead, students will complete their field experience observations by viewing assigned videos from The Teaching Channel. There are no exceptions to this for any student for any reason.
- The Module 4 quizzes cannot be made up or turned in late for any reason.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy:
It is each student’s responsibility to refrain from infractions of academic integrity and from conduct that may lead to the suspicion of such infractions. Infractions of academic integrity include, but are not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, fabrication, facilitating infractions of academic integrity, academic interference, and any other act designed to give unfair academic advantage to the student or to another individual.
The instructor may document and determine whether it is more probably true than not true that a student has engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in an infraction(s) of academic integrity. Consequences for infractions of academic integrity vary but may include a grade of zero for the assignment, a reduced grade for the course, a final grade of F for the course, a formal hearing with a college administrator, and/or expulsion from the course.
Attendance Policy:
Regular class attendance is expected of all students who are enrolled in this course. Attendance in this course is determined by the submission of coursework. Students must submit a minimum of one graded assignment for the week by the assigned due date to be counted present for that week. Students who fail to submit one graded assignment for the week by the assigned due date will be counted absent for that week. Logging into this course online does not constitute class attendance.
The instructor is responsible for judging the validity of any reason that a student gives for absence. The instructor decides whether a student’s absences become excessive.
Excessive absences will result in either failing the course or being dropped from the course. A student with excessive absences may be dropped from the course if the student’s grade falls below passing. See the NCTC Student Handbook for additional information.
Withdrawal Policy:
A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.
Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: April 4th, 2022
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Identify current issues influencing the field of education and teacher professional development.
- Analyze the culture of schooling and classrooms from perspectives of language, gender, socioeconomic, ethnic, and disability-based academic diversity and equity.
- Provide examples from classroom observations and course activities that demonstrate understanding of educational pedagogy and professional responsibilities of teachers.
- Evaluate personal motivations, educational philosophies, and factors related to educational career decision making.
- Recognize the various multiple intelligences/learning styles in order to be able to implement instructional practices that meet the needs of all students.
Associate of Arts in Teaching Programmatic Objectives:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the teaching profession’s main tenets.
- Identify the major ideas and influences of major educational theorists.
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