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/August 26 Introductions & Most Memorable Teacher; Do the Introduction Blog
Week 2/September 2 NO CLASS - Labor Day
Week 3/September 9 Teaching Foundations: An Introduction to Lesson Planning
Week 4/September 16 Teaching Foundations: Lesson Planning Tips; The ABCD Method of Writing Behavioral Objectives; Accommodations; Lesson Plan format
Week 5/September 23 Teaching Foundations: Read the Teacher Reflection article; Listen to CSUDH grads Marcos & Melodi
Week 6/September 30 Historical Foundations: Overview of History; The Story of American Public Education (Parts 1-3); DUE: Lesson Plan anytime this week up until Friday by 5pm at jsapp@csudh.edu
Week 7/October 7 Historical Foundations: Primary documents from our own families; The Story of American Public Education (Parts 4-6)
Week 8/October 14 Historical Foundations: Introduction to your Historical Blog assignment; Segregation and Integration; Do the History Blog
Week 9/October 21 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 10/October 28 Philosophical Foundations: Read Sapp’s Holistic Education article; How to write a philosophy statement; Creative examples from former students in TED 400
Week 11/November 4 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 12/November 11 NO CLASS - Veterans Day
Week 13/November 18 Legal Issues in Education: Teacher Dispositions; Creative Commons; Legal Issues in Education overview; Mandated Reporter Link
Week 14/November 25 NO CLASS - Fall Break
Week 15/December 2 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/December 9 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?