1) Review, analyze, and reflect upon the MoSPE Standards.

2) Identify the role of education in American Society.

3) Investigate major historical, philosophical, legal, and social issues affecting American education.

4) Clarify the roles, expectations, and ethics of professional educators.

5) Be introduced to the Missouri Learning Standards.

6) Identify and reflect upon life and school experiences that will impact the beginning educator’s development and effectiveness

7) Recognize the relationship of child/adolescent development and how home and society can place students at risk.

8) Be acquainted with, recognize, and draw conclusions about the behaviors of effective educators.

9) Be introduced to learning, motivational, behavioral, and management theories.

10) Be made aware of legislation specialized services and their responsibility as teachers to the special needs learner.

11) Be informed of how culture, gender, intellectual, social, and physical ability differences affect the learner.

12) Be exposed to a number of media communication tools utilized by the professional educators.

13) Evaluate and reflect their influence on student learning.

14) Recognize the social, ethical, and legal issues of technology in the classroom.

15) Be informed of the importance of practicing professional ethics and its impact on the future as a professional educator.

16) The student will participate in a practicum experience for 12-18 hours.