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 * Welcome to Highland Community College ** ** ED 110 Introduction to Education ** **Wednesdays, 1-4 pm HCC-Perry**

This class is for those students interested in becoming educators. We will explore why you want to become an educator in addition to learning what teachers do, how schools work, how schools change, and are influenced by society, politics and reform.

The textbook for this class is "//Those Who CAN, Teach" -// 12th Edition, by Ryan Cooper, 2007.

This wiki will be a place for resources for you to access, including class handouts, videos, and other items that might be useful or interesting to you as you learn more about education as a career. You can access the wiki by using the link VickiBHCC.wikispaces.com.

** ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ** These questions will drive the learning for this course. Also keep in mind the Course Competencies as listed on the First Day Handout.
 * 1) What qualities and skills make a teacher great?
 * 2) What is the most important role of a teacher and why?
 * 3) What does professional behavior look like in education?
 * 4) What are the most significant challenges facing teachers when they deal with diverse students? Provide examples on how to deal with those challenges.
 * 5) Does school = education? Why or why not?
 * 6) Does education influence society or society influence education?
 * 7) What are the greatest challenges facing education today?


 * Assignment Checklist: ** Look at this information to see if you are current with assigned work and to see what is coming up.




 * REFLECTION INFORMATION: ** Ideas and expectations for weekly rubrics.


 * REFLECTION RUBRICS: ** The expectations for reflection papers.


 * Teacher/Principal Interview Information ** (requirements and rubric)


 * School Board Assignment ** (2 options)


 * COURSE HANDOUTS: **

You can access other resources that I have created that might give you additional information about teaching and learning:
 * ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: **

I have personal wiki (**VickiBWiki**) that I use for teaching and my consulting business: VickiBWiki@wikispaces.com


 * Teaching and Learning Consulting Network, LLC** (my business): [|www.teachingandlearningnetwork.com]