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EDUC
6 courses with the subject EDUC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
EDUC 1200Introduction to Education
Introduction to Education provides an overview of the education profession and the U.S. educational system including historical development, social founda- tions, and educational institutions. The course also provides an overview of the traditional education classroom and strategies to support the development of the student. This information is necessary for the development of the professional educator. Student Learning Outcomes: * Analyze the historical and philosophical foundations of education. * Describe the management and organizational structure of schools and school districts. * Identify factors in a student's family circumstances, community environments, health, and economic conditions that may influence student learning. * Define student rights and teacher responsibilities to equal education, and the appropriate education for students with disabilities. * Define student rights and teacher responsibilities to confidentiality, privacy, appropriate treatment of students, and reporting in situations of known or suspected abuse or neglect. * Explain how data are used in instructional decisions. * Apply verbal and nonverbal communication skills. * Describe the role of reflection in a teacher's professional development. * Identify Minnesota academic content standards for students in the scope of the preservice teacher's future classroom. * Describe the demographics of young children in her/his geographic area and the distinguishing features of different cultural groups. * Describe a strength-based approach to working with multilingual children and their families. Prerequisite(s): ENGL0900 and READ0900 or all three of these ESOL1120, ESOL1310, ESOL1330 or Appropriate Placement Score. (3 C: 3 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other) PLEASE NOTE: All program plans are preliminary and curriculum m 2026-2027 St. Cloud Technical & Community College
Multicultural Education introduces students to core concepts and approaches to multicultural education including issues related to student, family, and commu- nity diversity based on culture, language, race, class, gender, and sexual identity. Emphasis is placed on demonstrating the multicultural competence required of all successful teachers working with today's diverse youth. Awareness of the history, language, and cultural background of Minnesota-based American Indian tribes and various immigrant groups will also be addressed. Student Learning Outcomes: * Investigate identity formation and how the sense of self is formed in a social- cultural context. * Define dehumanizing institutional and personal biases, discrimination, preju- dices, racism and sexism. * Interpret multiple theories of race and ethnicity, including racial formation, processes of racialization, and intersectionality. * Assess how biases, perceptions, and academic training may affect teaching practice and perpetuate oppressive systems. * Analyze the histories and social struggles of historically defined racialized groups * Research the cultural content, world view, and concepts that comprise Minne- sota-based American Indian tribal government, history, language, and culture. * Investigate how ethnocentrism, eurocentrism, deficit-based teaching, and white supremacy undermine pedagogical equity. * Summarize how culture influences knowledge creation and ways of knowing. * Evaluate the influence of social groups and their role in student learning environments. * Strategize ways to align with a student's cultural background to make mean- ingful connections necessary for the construction of knowledge and acquisition of skills. Prerequisite(s): ENGL0900 and READ0900 or all three of these ESOL1120, ESOL1310, ESOL1330 or Appropriate Placement Score. (3 C: 3 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other)
Suggested Technical Studies Semester IV PLEASE NOTE: All program plans are preliminary and curriculum may change without notice. 2026-2027 St. Cloud Technical & Community College Page 60
