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(Fall Semester, 1999 - Prince George)

Instructor: ?

Teresa Saunders

Time: ?

11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Schedule: ?

Monday/Wednesday,

Every second week

Beginning Sept. 13

Concluding Nov. 29

Phone: 562-6418

Site: ?

Harwin Elementary

Office Hours: By Appointment

Pre-Requisite and Other Conditions:

Pre-requisite: 30 Credits

Students with credit for Education 401 or holding a teaching certificate may not take this

course for credit.

Course Description:

EDUC 252 provides opportunities for prospective teachers to begin their development as

reflective practitioners. Through readings, classroom activities and discussions, and

interactions with students and practicing teachers, students will be exposed to various

educational issues and questions. They will be given time to explore their own values and

beliefs about education and teaching. Time will be spent observing in a selection of local

schools, and there will be opportunities to work with children individually, and in small

and large groups.

Course Outcomes:

Students will:

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examine and begin to articulate their values and beliefs about education, learning,

teaching, schools, communities;

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become more aware of the strengths they bring to teaching and of the areas in which

they need to grow;

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explore and respond to a range of educational questions related to teaching,

learning, curriculum, teachers, students and schools;

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consider the purpose of and context for education in the post-modern era and global

village; and

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observe and reflect on learning/teaching experiences in the public school setting

Required Text:

Wassermann, S.

Getting Down to Cases: Learning to Teach with Case Studies.

New

York: Teachers College Press. 1993.

Assignments and Evaluation:

Will be discussed and negotiated at the first class.