Course Number: ED210A
Course Title: Introduction to Professional Teaching

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

General

The student will:

1. Compare traditional Micronesian and modern education in the FSM.
2. Develop a concept of positive attributes for a Micronesian teacher.
3. Develop a basic understanding of education terminology.
4. Demonstrate basic understanding of FSM education curriculum in the elementary school.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of student learning outcomes.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of teaching strategies and methods used in elementary schools.
7. Demonstrate a basic understanding of group process and individualized instruction.
8. Demonstrate a basic understanding of elementary school student evaluation.
9. Write and teach a complete lesson plan.

Specific

1. The student will compare traditional Micronesian and modern education in the FSM.
    1a. Given lecture and research provide a summary comparing and contrasting traditional and modern education using the concepts
         of the environment, change and decision-making.
2. The student will develop a concept of positive attributes for a Micronesian teacher.
    2a. Given text readings and lecture provide a summary of positive teaching attributes of a good teacher.
3. The student will develop a basic understanding of education terminology.
    3a. Given terminology from the text and from lecture define and use specified education terms and jargon.
    3b. Define and use terminology at various levels of complexity
4. The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of FSM curriculum in the elementary school.
    4a. Given text readings, lecture and curriculum handouts, explain the various curricula found in the elementary school.
    4b.Explain curriculum in terms of curriculum standards.
    4c Explain curriculum at various levels of complexity.
5. The student will demonstrate an understanding of student learning outcomes.
    5a. Identify student learning outcomes as part of the cognitive, affective and/or psychomotor domains.
    5b. Given text readings, lecture and group practice write student learning outcomes at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.
6. The student will demonstrate teaching strategies and methods in the elementary school.
    6a. Given text readings, lecture and group practice, explain and be able to use correctly the following concepts: stimuli, motivation,
         physical skills, mental skills, manipulative skills, habits, conditioning, training, trial and error, insight, imitation, memorization and
         barriers to learning.
    6b. Demonstrate a lesson and relate the above terms to the education lesson.
    6c. Demonstrate an understanding of classroom management by demonstrating the concepts of fairness, uniform application of
         rules, consistent application of sanctions and the basic classroom rules for behavior
7. The student will demonstrate an understanding of group process and individualized instruction.
    7a. Summarize the basic concepts of group process
    7b. Summarize the basic concept of individualized instruction
    7c. Demonstrate completing class assignment in groups.
    7d. Demonstrate individualized instruction
8. The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of elementary school student evaluation.
    8a. Demonstrate an understanding of the various purposes of evaluation-centered around the theme "Evaluation is for
         Improvement."
    8b. Demonstrate the evaluation of a lesson from the lesson plan format.
9. The student will write and teach a complete lesson plan.
    9a. Write a lesson plan with at least five (5) knowledge level concepts to be learned.
    9b. Teach a lesson with at least five (5) knowledge level concepts to be mastered.