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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or equivalent. May be taken for credit without ENL 2012. Corequisite: ENC 1102. This course is an introductory survey of British literature. Emphasis is on thematic content and structural importance of poetry, fiction and drama of major authors of the period, including Wordsworth, Byron, Blake, Keats, Tennyson, Arnold, Browning, Joyce, Lawrence and Beckett. Please note that English Literature I is not a prerequisite.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; satisfactory criminal background check and finger-printing process. Corequisite(s): EPI 0002, EPI 0003 and EPI 0004. This course module prepares the participant to set up a classroom, establish classroom policies and procedures, create objective-based lesson plans, utilize various styles of presentation, employ varied teaching strategies, develop and administer various forms of assessment, integrate sunshine state standards into lesson development, establish and maintain cooperative relations with parents, research professional literature to seek the best practices, and to hone the craft of effective instruction. A major focus of this course module is the ethical and legal obligations of the teaching profession. Participants will build a developmental, assessment and professional portfolio demonstrating mastery of competencies. Topics covered in this portion of Module 1 include: record keeping, classroom management, school safety, sunshine state standards, creating content area objective based on lesson plans, conducting parent conferences, assessment techniques, implications of FCAT and other standardized tests, professional ethics, and school law and the teacher.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; satisfactory criminal background check and finger-printing process. Corequisite(s): EPI 0001, EPI 0003 and EPI 0004. This course module prepares the participant to set up a classroom, establish classroom policies and procedures, create objective-based lesson plans, utilize various styles on presentation, employ varied teaching strategies, develop and administer various forms of assessment, integrate sunshine state standards into lesson development, establish and maintain cooperative relations with parents, research professional literature to seek the best practices, and to hone the craft of effective instruction. A major focus of this course module is the ethical and legal obligations of the teaching profession. Participants will build a developmental, assessment and professional portfolio demonstrating mastery of competencies. Topics covered in this portion of the module include: learning styles, blooms taxonomy, lesson plan development, varied instructional presentation styles, cooperative learning, group learning, contextual learning, projectbased learning, behavioral management and accommodations for exceptional students.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; satisfactory criminal background check and finger-printing process. Corequisite(s): EPI 0001, EPI 0002 and EPI 0004. This course module prepares the participant to set up a classroom, establish classroom policies and procedures, create objective-based lesson plans, utilize various styles on presentation, employ varied teaching strategies, develop and administer various forms of assessment, integrate sunshine state standards into lesson development, establish and maintain cooperative relations with parents, research professional literature to seek the best practices, and to hone the craft of effective instruction. A major focus of this course module is the ethical and legal obligations of the teaching profession. Participants will build a developmental, assessment and professional portfolio demonstrating mastery of competencies. Topics covered in this portion of the module include: computer-based record keeping, multimedia presentations, content area instructional strategies, Internet resources, web quests, web page development, computer-aided instruction, integration of technology and learning process, and copyright and fair use guidelines.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; satisfactory criminal background check and finger-printing process. Corequisite(s): EPI 0001, EPI 0002 and EPI 0003. This course module prepares the participant to set up a classroom, establish classroom policies and procedures, create objective-based lesson plans, utilize various styles on presentation, employ varied teaching strategies, develop and administer various forms of assessment, integrate sunshine state standards into lesson development, establish and maintain cooperative relations with parents, research professional literature to seek the best practices, and to hone the craft of effective instruction. A major focus of this course module is the ethical and legal obligations of the teaching profession. Participants will build a developmental, assessment and professional portfolio demonstrating mastery of competencies. Topics covered in this portion of Module 1 include: stages of theories development, learning theories, motivation and persistence, intelligence, exceptionalities, standardized thinking, critical thinking, multiple intelligences and second language acquisition.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. This course teaches language structure and function, and cognition of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. This instruction is grounded in scientifically-based research.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; satisfactory background check and finger-printing process. This course provides substantive knowledge of language structure and function, and cognition of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Further, it provides knowledge of the integration of the reading components. Instruction in this module is grounded in scientifically-based reading as a mechanism to inform instructional practice. Topics covered in Module 2 include: evidence about learning to read, introduction to phonemes, morphemes, inflection, derivations, strategies for teaching basic decoding, building vocabulary, techniques for building fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension, the reading and writing connection, and reading content areas.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours per week. Principles of traditional and alternative assessment. Topics include integrating assessment and instruction to support learning, reporting assessment results and assessing student progress, content measured by state achievement tests, reading and interpreting data, and using data to improve student achievement.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; satisfactory background check and finger-printing process; EPI 0001, EPI 0002, EPI 0003, EPI 0004 and EPI 0010. This course provides the foundation for becoming a productive member of the teaching profession. The participants will gain understanding of the organization and administration of the public school, the laws governing teachers, the code of ethics, and the purpose of schools. This course develops a professional perspective and creates a sense of grounding in the profession of teaching. Topics covered in this portion of Module 3 include: history, philosophy, school governance, school finance, school law, ethics and excellence, purpose of schools, and continuing professional development.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; satisfactory background check and finger-printing process; EPI 0940. This course provides the participant with an understanding of the variety of backgrounds and cultures that may be found in a typical classroom. Field experiences give a broader view of the social aspects of diversity and cause the participant to reevaluate personal beliefs and prejudices that may adversely affect the learning process. Topics covered in this portion of Module 4 include: social class, religious, language, gender differences, culture and ethnicity, physical differences, prejudice, and multicultural teaching.
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