College Catalog Cover Design 2 - Pima Community College

EDU 119A Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault Training 8th-12th
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Overview and strategies for violence prevention education in the 8th-12 grades. Includes the analysis of social, gender,
cultural and societal norms regarding sexual violence, dynamics, and laws and statutes regarding sexual violence in the
United States and Arizona. Also includes best practices in sexual assault prevention curriculum, analysis of gender norms
and violence, exploration and analysis of healthy versus destructive relationships, and analysis and application of media
and gender messages.
Information:
May be taken for professional development purposes.
This course is designed to train 8th - 12th grade teachers in the delivery of Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual
Assault’s prevention curriculum.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EDU 129 How to Write Competitive Grant Proposals
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Strategies to develop effective, competitive grant proposals. Includes identifying and qualifying funding sources,
interpreting and utilizing the funding agency’s solicitations, developing the proposal format, and writing the proposal
narrative.
Information: May be taken for Professional Development purposes.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EDU 134 Survival Strategies for the Substitute Teacher
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Techniques to prepare substitute teachers for the tasks they face in elementary, middle school and high school classrooms.
Includes classroom management, interpreting and implementing lesson plans, and district procedures and policies.
Information: May be taken for Professional Development purposes.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EDU 138 Stress Management for Teachers
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Overview of teacher stress causes, effects, and interventions. Includes theories of stress, recognizing personal stress,
stress and brain functioning, work related sources of stress, and a variety of stress management techniques.
Information: May be taken for Professional Development purposes.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EDU 161 The Arizona Community College: A Learning Institution
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to the community college system. Includes history, mission, governance, organization, finance, curriculum,
and current challenges. Also includes student characteristics, support services, faculty characteristics, roles,
responsibilities and evaluation, and an introduction to teaching, learning and assessment in the community college.
Information: Meets Pima Community College teaching requirement.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EDU 161C Teaching and Learning in the Community College
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
An introduction to teaching, learning, and assessment of students and student learning outcomes as currently practiced in
community colleges.
Information: May meet Pima Community College teaching requirement under certain circumstances.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EDU 177 Motivating Students
.25-1 cr. hrs. .25-1 periods (.25-1 lec.)
Motivating students to learn. Includes theoretical background, motivating factors and strategies, intrinsic and extrinsic
theories, classroom factors, behaviors associated with high motivation, affective factors in classroom climate, and practical
suggestions for motivating students.
Information: May be taken for Professional Development purposes.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EDU 200 Introduction to Education
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Provides students with an initial perspective of Education. Topics include: purposes of schooling and schools; effective
schools; diversity and its effects on schools, teachers, and students; social problems affecting schools; comparative
education; curriculum issues and controversies; and technology’s impact on schools and schooling. Also, philosophical,
legal, and financial issues facing today’s schools; history of American education; and current trends in education reform.
Information:
This class requires 30 hours of classroom experiential involvement in local schools.
May be taken for Professional Development purposes.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
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