Student Handbook and Catalog 2021-22 V2

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Education and Training
The Education and Training program is designed to prepare
students to meet the demands of an increasingly competitive and
intellectually challenging future through educational and personal
growth, practical skills development, academic courses and career
preparation.The program is composed of educational classes with
technical labs for hands-on learning and allows students to gain
specialized training in one of the four developed educational areas
of emphasis listed below: Bilingual Education, Early Childhood
Education, Special Education, or General Education (emphasis in
Reading and Writing). Students will require two courses from the
correspondent Area of Emphasis as listed below. The students will
create and develop instructional materials ready to be used in
the school setting utilizing a variety of state-of-the-art media and
technical resources. For quicker entry into the industry, a certificate
is also available. It requires that the student take one course from
their corresponding area of emphasis.
Education and Training is 100% online. Students will be required to
take the Student Online Learning Orientation course (SOLO 100).
First-Year Seminar Requirement
Students are required to enroll in the First-Year Seminar course,
TSTC 1101, in their first semester attending TSTC unless they
have completed more than 24 credit hours. Please see detailed
information regarding the course and exemptions in the Advising
section under First-Year Seminar course.
Education and Training
Associate of Applied Science
Semester 1
Credits
EDTC 1301 Educational Systems 3
EDTC 1341 Instructional Technology and 3
Computer Applications
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
HIST 1301 United States History I 3
Semester Totals 12
Semester 2
Credits
CDEC 1359 Children with Special Needs 3
EDTC 2311 Instructional Practices and Effective 3
Learning Environments
HIST 1302 United States History II 3
SPCH 1315 Public Speaking 3
Semester Totals 12
Semester 3
Credits
EDTC 1307 Introduction to Teaching Reading 3
TECA 1354 Child Growth & Development 3
GOVT 2305 Federal Government 3
(Federal constitution & topics)
MATH 1314 College Algebra (3 SCH version) 3
WECM X3XX Area of Emphasis Course 1 3
Semester Totals 15
Semester 4
Credits
EDTC 1374 Teaching Math & Science in the Elementary School 3
EDTC 2317 Guiding Student Behavior 3
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3
WECM X3XX Area of Emphasis Course 2 3
Semester Totals 12
Semester 5
Credits
EDTC 1364 Practicum (or Field Experience) - 3
Teacher Assistant/Aide
CDEC 1318 Wellness of the Young Child 3
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3
Semester Totals 9
Program Totals 60
Capstone Course(s:)
EDTC 1364 - Practicum (or Field Experience) -
Teacher Assistant/Aide
Area of Emphasis Courses
Emphasis in Billingual Education
Credits
(2 courses required)
EDTC 1321 Bilingual Education 3
EDTC 1325 Multicultural Education 3
Emphasis in Early Childhood Education
Credits
(2 courses required)
CDEC 1321 The Infant and Toddler 3
CDEC 1356 Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood 3
Emphasis in General Education
Credits
(2 courses required)
EDTC 1373 Writing Problems 3
EDTC 2305 Reading Problems 3
Emphasis in Special Needs Education
Credits
(2 courses required)
CDEC 2340 Instructional Techniques for 3
Children with Special Needs
EDTC 1375 Issues in Special Needs Education 3
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