Academics
Course Description
Basic introduction to professional education; an on-campus exploratory course to aid participants in deciding whether or not to become teachers. The course also provides the basic information and attitude development necessary for successful teaching. A focused introduction will be provided in the appropriate instruction of English Language Learners. Students in this course are required to take a disposition assessment.
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Tech communications is a survey course in the basic principles of oral communication. This includes the study of the use of the body, voice, speaker/listener relationships, and verbal and nonverbal communications. Students will be taught how to present themselves professionally and confidently while delivering a variety of speeches.
Students in this course will acquire the algebraic skills necessary for success in future math courses. Topics covered include: solving and graphing (one and two variable) linear equations and inequalities, problem solving, factoring, solving systems of linear equations, simplifying rational expressions, simplifying radicals, fractional exponents, imaginary numbers, and an introduction to linear and quadratic functions. This course provides the foundation for further mathematical understanding and success.
Students will be presented with and engaged with a variety of different sources that chronicle the unfolding story of U.S. and world history. Student note-taking and attention to numerous resources such as articles, videos, and first-hand accounts presented in class will be critical in their interpretations and comprehension of these events and the subsequent speech or creative essay that they will write and deliver in front of their peers. There will be regular homework assignments, including a significant amount of writing and journaling.
