SBS 2921 - Introduction to Education

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Sullivan County Community College

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Description:

This course provides an overview of schools and schooling for students in grades Pre K-6. It is organized around the principle themes of school, teacher, and curriculum. Topics include preschool, primary and intermediate grade cultures, staff roles, special population needs, issues related to student diversity and multiculturalism, teaching skills, classroom management, and introduction to instructional strategies, state curricula, and current reforms. This course is a gateway course designed to allow students to determine if becoming an early childhood or elementary school educator is an appropriate career choice. Students are asked to view early childhood and elementary education through the lens of a professional teacher, perhaps for the first time. Prerequisites: SBS 1500 and SBS 1502

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sunysullivan.edu/

Phone Number:

(845) 434-5750

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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