Education (EDU) at Virginia Highlands Community College
- EDU 140 - Music and the Arts for Education
- Examines the nature and significance of creative play in education. Emphasizes an understanding of the use of directed activities in the arts, music, and movement. Prepares students with a conceptual framework of how K-12 students learn through creative activity.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 155 - Parent Education
- Focuses on an introduction to effective parent/child communication and interaction, with special emphasis on listening skills, responsibility, encouragement, growth, problem solving process, and discipline.Lecture 1-3 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EDU 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EDU 200 - Introduction to Teaching As a Profession
- Provides an orientation to the teaching profession in Virginia, including historical perspectives, current issues, and future trends in education on the national and state levels. Emphasizes information about teacher licensure examinations, steps to certification, teacher preparation and induction programs, and attention to critical shortage areas in Virginia. Includes supervised field placement (recommended: 40 clock hours) in a K-12 school. Prerequisite: Successful completion of 24 credits of transfer courses.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 235 - Health, Safety, and Nutrition Education
- Focuses on the physical needs of children and explores strategies to meet these needs. Emphasizes positive health routines, hygiene, nutrition, feeding and clothing habits, childhood diseases, and safety. Places emphasis on the development of food habits and concerns in food and nutrition. Describes symptoms and reporting procedures for child abuse.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 254 - Teaching Basic Academic Skills to Exceptional Children
- Develops competencies required to teach readiness and basic skills to children with special needs in private or public school settings. Includes the preparation of lesson plans, instructional units, and individualized Education Programs (IEP's). Includes child abuse recognition and intervention training. Emphasizes exceptionalities for students ages 2-21 under Public Law 94-142. Familiarizes students with the indicators of effective teaching.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 298 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits