Curriculum

The following is a brief selection of the topics that will be covered throughout the year:
* Community as school
* Students’ rights and responsibilities
* Teacher effectiveness
* Student standards
* Teacher standards
* Parent-Teacher conferences
* Presentation skills
* Civic responsibility
* Lesson design
* Multiple Intelligences theory
* Cultural diversity
* Using technology in the classroom
* Child development
* Classroom management and discipline
* Differentiated instruction
* Personal finance
* The role of government in economics
* School budgeting
* Participation in Government with school superintendents
* The requirements for becoming a teacher
* Literature through the ages
* Writing: Description, analysis, and reflection
* Quality research
* Field experiences Pre-K – college