EDG: Education: General

EXPLORING CAREERS IN EDUCATION Students will explore a variety of careers within the field of K-12 education. Course experiences will introduce students to career and life planning theories and concepts and how to apply these to their own lives.

EDUCATION CAPSTONE Prerequisite: Minimum of 30 credits with a 2.5 minimum GPA, OR department permission. This comprehensive FTCE General Knowledge Review course is for students in teacher preparation programs to receive the skills and information needed in an effort to obtain high scores on the FTCE General Knowledge exam's English Language Skills, Reading, Essay and Mathematics sections. Students will learn test strategies, complete a review, and take practice tests of the General Knowledge Test required for transfer to teacher education programs and employment in K-12 education.

STUDENT-CENTERED CLASSROOM LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS Prerequisite: Admission to the BS in Elementary Education or admission to the EPI program or department approval. This course provides Florida Educator Accomplished Practices-aligned knowledge and skills for teachers and prospective teachers to establish positive classroom learning environments in diverse settings that are safe, organized, equitable, flexible, inclusive, and collaborative for all students.

SELECTED TOPICS IN EDUCATION Prerequisite: EDF 2005 or departmental approval. For students interested in special topics that explore further field of education through research, discussion and observation. May be repeated for credit and grade forgiveness cannot be applied.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN EDUCATION Prerequisite: EDF 2005 Students will learn about the field of education through a variety of field experiences. Course experiences will rely heavily on students' engagement in these targeted field experience placements and their structured reflections.

INTERNSHIP EXPLORATION IN EDUCATION Corequisite: EDG 2701 or Departmental Approval Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of all mandated courses in Reading, Mathematics, English, and English for Academic Purposes; a minimum 2.5 overall GPA; and 12 credits including EDF 2005 or EME 2040. The Program Director/Program Chair/Program Coordinator or Internship Placement Office has the discretion to provide override approval as it relates to the waiver of required program/discipline-related courses. This course is a planned work-based experience that provides students with supervised career exploration activities and/or practical experiences to assist in confirming their education plans. Each earned credit hour of Internship requires a minumum of 80 clock hours of work. Multiple credit course. May be repeated for credit, but grade forgiveness cannot be applied. (Internship Fee: $10.00).