Course Descriptions 2023-2024 School Year EDUCATION EDF2085  Teaching Diverse Populations  3.0   P This course provides prospective educators the opportunity to develop their understanding of student diversity and its impact on teaching and learning. Students will explore personal attitudes towards diverse student groups, and examine issues that arise in diverse classrooms. They will develop their knowledge of the influence membership in a diverse student group has on the educational experience, analyze specific ways that teachers actions influence students and learning of diverse student populations within local, national, and international context, and begin to acquire the skills necessary for working with diverse student populations. This course requires students to volunteer for a minimum of 30 hours of field-based experience over a. Full Description EDF1005  Introduction to Education  3.0   P This course examines the United States educational system using the historical, philosophical, and sociological foundations of education. Topics include the governance and financing of public schools, legal and ethical issues of teaching, school reform, and diverse student populations. This course requires students to volunteer for a minimum of 15 hours of field-based experience over a specified time, in a public-school classroom, under the supervision of a certified teacher during the semester of enrollment in the course. Students must meet all volunteer requirements of the school board or agency with which they are completing their field-based experience. This course is a pre-requisite course required for admission to any Florida state un Full Description EDF1006  Educational Field Experience     P The Educational Field Experience course allows students to work in an educational setting for a semester and meet in a seminar to discuss experiences. These settings include SF Little School and early childhood classrooms in the community. Before the first semester of student teaching (Practicum), students must complete the background screening requirements of the specific center where they will be placed. The requirement will change as the student changes centers each semester. The student is responsible for the cost of state, local and federal background screening.... Full Description EME2040  Introduction to Educational Technology  3.0   P This course will introduce students to current and emerging instructional technologies. To acquire the basic technological insights and skills necessary for future teachers, students will survey state of the art technologies and investigate the impact of these technologies on the teaching and learning experience. Students will engage in hands-on activities that are designed to move them from a consumer-oriented view of technology to that of a prospective teacher designing effective instruction. Legal and ethical issues related to technology and the rapidly expanding information-base will be discussed. This course may be taken as an elective to fulfill the credits for an Associate of Arts degree.... Full Description