Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Identify and describe the licensure/certification requirements for teacher education (pre K-12).
2. Summarize, reflect upon and outline their field experiences in the public school systems during their 40 hour field placement.
3. Compare and analyze principles, theories, and history of education in the US to actual practice in the classroom.
4. Summarize and give examples of their understanding of the field of education; focusing on the inter-relationship of teaching, learning, students, and society.
5. Illustrate and explain their understanding of assessment techniques in the public school systems.
6. Prepare and compose topics related to practice in a variety of communities; identifying students of differing ages and with culturally diverse and exceptional populations.