This course is an introduction to our beloved profession!
Everything you need to succesfully complete the course is right here.
Just so you know, Introduction to Education is a foundations class in this credential program. A typical Introduction to Education course is based on four pillars of our profession - the history, philosophy, psychology, and sociology of education.
I’ve added a fifth pillar, which is the Teaching Foundations that you’ll do first, as a way to introduce you to the importance of lesson planning. You will see in your other Phase 1 courses that faculty across Phase 1 have planned together to give you an introduction to lesson planning and then as you go to each course this semester, every professor will build upon what you learn here in TED 400 to help you become more and more nuanced in the science and art of lesson planning. We are deliberate in preparing you to do well in this area!
There is a link right below to each week. Click on the week’s link to find every…single…thing…you need to be successful.
Also Friends, I am a simple email away. Do not ever hesitate to reach out at jsapp@csudh.edu.
Click on Week 1 and let’s begin!
Week 1/January 22 CSU IS ON STRIKE, NO CLASSES THIS WEEK!
Week 2/January 29 Introductions & Most Memorable Teacher; Do the Introduction Blog
Week 3/February 5 Teaching Foundations: An Introduction to Lesson Planning
Week 4/February 12 Teaching Foundations: Lesson Planning Tips; The ABCD Method of Writing Behavioral Objectives; Accommodations; Lesson Plan format
Week 5/February 19 NO CLASS, PRESIDENT’S DAY
Week 6/February 26 Teaching Foundations: Read the Teacher Reflection article; Listen to CSUDH grads Marcos & Melodi
Week 7/March 4 Historical Foundations: Overview of History; The Story of American Public Education (Parts 1-3)
Week 8/March 11 Historical Foundations: Primary documents from our own families; The Story of American Public Education (Parts 4-6)
Week 9/March 18 Historical Foundations: Introduction to your Historical Blog assignment; Segregation and Integration; Do the History Blog; DUE: Lesson Plan anytime this week up until Friday by 5pm at jsapp@csudh.edu
Week 10/March 25 Philosophical Foundations: Read Johnson chapter on the Philosophies of Education; Philosophy notes synthesized; Take philosophical surveys/inventories; DUE: Historical Foundations sheet & blog by Friday at 5pm
Week 11/April 1 NO CLASS, SPRING BREAK
Week 12/April 8 Philosophical Foundations: Read Sapp’s Holistic Education article; How to write a philosophy statement; Creative examples from former students in TED 400; Read Gender presentation; Read Sapp’s A Sissy Speaks to Gym Teachers
Week 13/April 15 Psychological Foundations: Watch Straightlaced documentary; Watch Reviving Ophelia documentary; DUE: Philosophy of Education due to jsapp@csudh.edu by Friday at 5pm; Do the Gender Blog
Week 14/April 22 Legal Issues in Education: Teacher Dispositions; Creative Commons; Legal Issues in Education overview; Mandated Reporter Link
Week 15/April 29 Sociological Foundations: My Multicultural Self activity; Project Implicit link; Read Gorski’s The History of Multicultural Education; Great Resource links to explore; Luis Moll’s Funds of Knowledge; DUE: Legal Issues Paper and Mandates Reporter Certificate by Friday at 5pm
Week 16/May 6 Sociological Foundations: Read the Ending Curriculum Violence article; Enjoy the academic work of Helena Donato-Sapp; Read Au’s Decolonizing the Classroom article; Do the Curriculum Blog; DUE: Documentation of Field Experiences filled out and sent to jsapp@csudh.edu by Friday at 5pm; What have we learned?