CHDV 105 — Introduction to Elementary Education
This course introduces students to the concepts and issues related to teaching diverse learners in today's contemporary schools; kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12). As this course is a requirement for the AA-T in Elementary Teacher Education, there is a specific emphasis on grades K-6. Topics include: teaching as a profession and career; historical and philosophical foundations of the American education system; contemporary educational issues; California's content standards and frameworks; and teacher performance standards. In addition to class time, the course requires a minimum of 45 hours of structured fieldwork/observation in a public school elementary general education classroom that represents California's diverse student population, and includes cooperation with at least one carefully selected and campus-approved certificated classroom teacher. C-ID EDUC 200.