EDUCM - Education, Middle School & Secondary Option, A.A.

Recognize, analyze, and evaluate the roles and characteristics of the successful classroom teacher including: ● Skill in classroom management ● Culture and global competencies ● Sensitivity to diversity and students with disability needs in inclusive and general education ● Use of appropriate teaching and learning strategies in academic-based settings ● Promotion of integrated literacy [language development and English literacies, Mathematics literacies] ● Mastery of subject matter ● Knowledge of child growth and development as applied to a variety of theoretical and philosophical perspectives (birth through adolescence) ● Appreciation of ongoing professional development

Demonstrate an understanding of the essential components of teaching and learning processes as the are articulated in diverse early childhood educational settings.

Think critically to analyze and evaluate cultural, societal, and historical influences that affect early childhood education today.