Welcome to Cleveland Community College Foundations

of Teaching Program

What We Will Do

• EDU 217 – Foundations in Education• EDU 146 – Child Guidance• Field Experiences– Observations– Interactions

• Inclusion Activities?• Winterfest?

Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork!

• Please fill out the Field Experience Information form with the requested information.

• Please write school, grade, and teacher choices in the order in which you think are most interested in working.

• If you prefer field experience at North Shelby, please indicate age groups in the order in which you are most interested.

Who Are You?

• Please introduce yourself and briefly tell us why you think you are interested in teaching.

• Complete “Fact or Fiction”.• Let’s guess

Who Am I?

• 20 questions (or 1 or 2)• It’s your turn to ask me ?????? What do you

want to know about me?

• Cleveland Community College Career and College Promise

• College Credit• Coursework• Required forms

Why Are We Here?

• Continue with your thoughts you shared a few minutes ago about why you think you might want to teach

• Complete “I Think. . .”• Let’s share – write your motives for becoming a teacher

and one for choosing another profession on the side board.

• Share your strengths with a classmate who has the same type shoes as you. How many do you have in common? Write your shared strengths on the board.

Field Experience Handbook

• VIP Handbook !!!• This guide will answer most of your questions

related to our internship placements• Your chance to plan and teach!• Be prepared for a quiz before the week is out!

Classroom Covenant (Professionalism at its best)

• We will function as a mature, responsible group of individuals who respect each other’s feelings, opinions and thoughts. NO PERSON in this class, at any time, will feel threatened, isolated or unappreciated. ALL PERSONS will feel valued, wanted, and free to be the best he/she can be without infringing on the rights and freedoms of another.

Development of Classroom Rules

• Rules should – Reflect the Classroom Covenant– Make learning optimal for all students– Be stated in positive language– Be briefAs individuals, brainstorm positive classroom rules.In small groups, choose your group’s 5 favorite classroom

rulesFinally, as the large group, we will choose the rules for our

classroom.

What other rules and policies????

• Cleveland County Schools and Burns High School rules– Cell phones – Food in classrooms– Attendance and tardy policies

• Cleveland Community College– Any and all that are applicable to us

EDU 216

• What is Blackboard?• Where is the Syllabus?• What is this course about?

HOMEWORK • Review handbook and get

signed by parent• Complete field trip

permissions (front and back)

Review

• What are the key components of Foundations of Teaching?

• What does it mean to act like a professional?• What materials are you required to have for

this class?• What is your homework for tonight?

Exit Ticket• Answer the following questions on a sticky note:

What most excites you about this class?What most worries you about this class?