6 courses with the subject EDF, 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.
EDF 100Introduction to Education3
Catalog Description: Provides a basic knowledge of curriculum, teacher ethics, career awareness, student diversity, and current issues related to the operation of schools. Topics include current learning standards, lesson plan components, teaching strategies, certification requirements, and professional expectations. Students will have the opportunity to complete a guided field observation under the supervision of a certified teacher.
and Writing Catalog Description: Focuses on what children should know and be able to do in beginning reading and provides research- based strategies, activities, and assessments to support the paraprofessional in improving students' reading and writing abilities with a particular emphasis on strategies for one-on-one and small group instruction. Includes phonological and phonemic awareness, alphabet recognition and phonics, decoding, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and writing. Designed for teaching assistants seeking New York State certification, paraprofessionals with instructional duties in schools, and those interested in pursuing a degree in teaching. Prerequisite: ENG101
Catalog Description: Provides knowledge, understanding, and skill from the study of the key foundational elements of the American educational system: historical development, philosophical assumptions, learning theory, school governance, and societal/cultural implications. Analyzes the interrelatedness of these elements and the influences each has on education. Prerequisites: Sophomore status or
Catalog Description: Examines and analyzes key elements of and issues that affect the interaction taking place between teacher and student within the public school classroom. Focuses on goals and objectives, instructional strategies, classroom management, and evaluation of student progress. Students gain first-hand practical experience related to the learning interactions within the context of a guided classroom field observation blended with classroom content and content gained in Educational Foundations I. Prerequisites: EDF 201 or permission of the instructor and a G.P.A. of 2.5 or higher.
