EDG 4004 - Special Topics in Education I

1 credit
Prerequisites: Admission into the Bachelor of Science in Education Program or special permission from the Dean of the School of Education; and prior to enrolling in any upper level course (course number beginning with a 3 or 4), students must complete the following courses with a grade of “C” or better: ENC 1101 - Composition I, ENC 1102 - Composition II, and three semester hours of college level mathematics; or permission from the appropriate academic Dean
Required: Service learning component. The baccalaureate degree program requirement for service learning is 30 hours- 10 hours will be completed each semester beginning with EDG 4004. The culmination and validation of all service learning hours will be part of the final internship portfolio for each student.
This course is designed to prepare individuals for the Education Program. This seminar course allows teacher candidates opportunities to explore qualitative and quantitative research skills, as related to the Education profession. Students will also explore current library and technology resources available to teacher candidates. This course also includes a survey of topics to include creating a pre-professional teacher portfolio and issues of teacher certification in the State of Florida.