Dr. Jim Jackson Spring Semester

Let’s gather some information- Why are you taking this course? (could be more than one reason) Need credit? Want to learn more about how to learn to help yourself in college? Gathering information to decide if you want to teach? Heard it was an easy grade to boost your GPA? You transferred and this was the only course available other than nuclear physics? 2

Information Gathering May use teaching as a “backup career” in case you don’t make it in your first choice as a….(fill in the blank)? Other reasons for taking EDUC 110? 3

Information Gathering How many are taking this course because they have already decided that they want to teach? (Write if have already decided to teach on 3x5 card) It is fine if you have not yet decided if you want to teach or not (Write that on the 3x5 card) 4

Information Gathering If you do teach, at which level would you like to teach? Primary, intermediate, middle school, high school, community college, college or university level ? (Write “if I do teach, I would like to teach at ______ level” on the 3x5 card. If you would like to teach a particular subject or class, write that too.) Why that choice? 5

Information Gathering What do you hope to gain from this course? What do you hope to learn? (put on back of 3x5 card) 6

Purposes of EDUC 110 The purposes and objectives as stated in the syllabus To help you develop and awareness and complexity of your own learning, the complexity of teaching and learning, how to improve your ability to learn, and applications for you as a potential teacher to effectively teach students To help you decide if teaching is the correct career path for you, and if it is, what level might be best for you 7

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