EFF TCHING & PROFESSIONAL GROW

Catalog description

Effective Teaching and Professional Growth. Three semester hours. This course contains the body of knowledge necessary for understanding the relationship between effective teaching, professional growth, and lifelong learning. This course emphasizes theories and issues of education that are directly related to professional development including: site-based management, professional ethics, school environment issues, communication issues, education research, and political influences. Students will exhibit an understanding of the Texas teacher standards on professional development as assessed by TExES. Enrollment is limited to students working as educational aides. Prerequisites: Minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and must have passed TSI.