Ozarks Technical 
Community College

This course provides students an opportunity to observe teaching and learning for thirty (30) hours or more in P-12 classrooms. Students are introduced to the requirements for teacher preparation and certification. Students will examine characteristics of effective teaching. The course is designed to assist students in determining if a career in teaching is an appropriate goal. A background check is required.

This course is designed to examine the historical, philosophical, sociological, political, economic and legal foundations of the American public education system. Students will explore the nature of school environments, design and organization of school curricula and characteristics of effective schools and instruction in grades P-12. Educational structures, practices and projections for the future will also be studied.

This course relates psychological principles to teaching, learning and assessment and the educational practice in P-12 classrooms. It focuses on the learner and the learning process, teacher characteristics and classroom processes that increase student motivation. Student diversity and appropriate instructional strategies for students with special needs will also be introduced.

This course is an introduction to exceptional learners and their education in grades P-12. Students will attain knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will enable them to work effectively with exceptional learners in general education or special education.

This course entails a supervised work experience in the major discipline, providing the student with the opportunity to make practical application of the skills and knowledge attained through coursework. An individual application and instructional management plan will determine goals.