This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class.  Please email me with a brief summary about yourself to confirm your participation in the course. Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.  Thank you very much.

Lemov, Doug and Norman Atkins.  (2015) “Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College”. Josey-Boss Publishers.  ISBN-13: 978-1-118-90185-4

2 hours. Expansion of knowledge, skills, and competencies of pre-service educators. Topics include successful teacher characteristics and behaviors, communication, classroom management, assessment, job search preparation, and current societal, cultural, and legal issues in education. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ED101/102, PY210, and PY223. Successful passage of MoGEA. Junior standing. This course should be taken the term prior to student teaching.

COURSE RATIONALE: The intent of this course is to give final preparation of the pre-service teacher for their student teaching experience.

Upon successful completion of the course, each participant should be able to:

1. Know characteristics of effective teachers
2. Understand what to expect the first day and first year of teaching
3. Develop lesson plans, unit plans with consideration to the Missouri Learning Standards, grade level expectations/course level expectations. (MoSPE: 1C4, 2C3, 2C5, 3C1)
4. Communicate learning objectives. (MoSPE 6C1)
5. Have a working knowledge of the basics of classroom, time, and behavior management. (MoSPE 5C1, 5C3, 5C4)
6. Navigate the teacher certification process
7. Prepare letters of inquiry or application, and resume. Participate in the job interview process.
8. Express knowledge and understanding of school organizational structures at the building, district and state levels
9. Articulate an understanding of the laws pertaining to the teaching process and the implication of these laws as they relate to the professional responsibility of teachers, including: professional ethics and confidentiality, recognizing and reporting child abuse, teacher tenure and rights and responsibilities relating to teacher contracts.
10. Basic knowledge of teacher evaluation, mentoring, professional development
11. Develop strategies for assessing student progress. (MoSPE 7C1, 7C4)
12. Develop an understanding of four Mo-PTA tasks.
13. Demonstrate an understanding of how to work with parents and involve them in their student’s education (MoSPE 9C1, 9C3)
14. Demonstrate the ability to use professional resources related to teaching, including various classroom techniques
15. Demonstrate an understanding of the strategies essential to secure a teaching position by completing a job placement folder that will include a personal philosophy of education and discipline, a letter of inquiry, and a resume.