EDUC 2113 - Principles of Secondary Education

Credits: 3

The foundational information taught in this class intends to enable secondary candidates to understand ways educational thought and practice have developed and changed over time. The course includes educational policies, theories, and methods that help to prepare secondary candidates as they enter the teaching profession. Candidates will be encouraged to consciously think about and put into written form their developing personal philosophy of education, the integration of their personal faith into their philosophy, and identify with which philosophies and theories studied during coursework in which their personal philosophy most aligns. The course includes a minimum of 15 hours of observing/assisting in public schools.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission.