Education (EDU)
- EDU 90 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EDU 93 - Studies In
- Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.Variable hours per week.1-5 credits
- EDU 95 - 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 96 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EDU 97 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EDU 98 - 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
- EDU 99 - 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 100 - Introduction to Education
- Provides an overview of teaching as a career with orientation to theories, practices, responsibilities, guidelines, current trends and issues in education.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EDU 114 - Driver Task Analysis
- Introduces the "driver task" as related to the highway transportation system and factors that influences performance ability. Prepares students so they may be eligible to take certification exams for driving school instructors in both public and private schools. Prerequisite: Must be leigible for ENG 03 and 05 or ESL 13.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 130 - Introduction to Developmental Disabilities
- Presents an overview, history, and current philosophy of developmental disabilities programs. Provides descriptions and examines causes of developmental disabilities, identifies intervention strategies, promotes social and legal advocacy, explores employment and career opportunities. Laboratory experiences includes a minimum of ten hours of observation of work settings.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.4 credits
- EDU 135 - Behavior Technology for Use with Developmental Disabili
- Presents basic principles of behavior modification and behavioral learning theory. Promotes skills in pinpointing, observing, and recording human behavior. Learning objectives include addressing attitude, knowledge, and mental and physical skill competencies needed for implementing behavioral programs.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.4 credits
- 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 156 - Single Parent Families
- Discusses issues surrounding single-parent families and the causal factor including: separation, divorce, death, and teenage pregnancies. Explores the effects on both the parent and the child. Familiarizes students with services available in the community which support the single-parent family.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 160 - Observation and Assessment in Early Care
- Introduces formal and informal methods of gathering data on children. Emphasis on understanding developmental patterns and implications for diagnostic teaching.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 190 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EDU 193 - Studies In
- Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.Variable hours per week.1-5 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 196 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EDU 197 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EDU 198 - 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
- 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 214 - Instructional Prinicples of Driver Education
- Analyzes rules and regulations that govern the conduct of Driver Education programs with special emphasis on organization and administration. Includes uses in the classroom, driving range and on the street. Prepares students so they may be eligible to take the state certification exam in driver education. Prerequisite: EDU 114.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 220 - Teaching Reading
- Provides instruction in concepts and strategies involved in teaching reading at the K-12 levels. Includes topics on literacy and components and development, various reading programs, technology integration, and assessment tools. May include field placement in a K-12 school.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 225 - Audiovisual Materials and Computer Software
- Prepares students to construct graphic teaching aids, to select and develop materials for instructional support, to operate, maintain and use audiovisual equipment used in the classroom.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 230 - Curriculum Development and Instructional Media
- Provides curriculum development for language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and the arts and includes such topics as influential factors, historical trends, and standards of learning. Incorporates the use of various instructional media and appropriate mergers of the technology with the curriculum.Lecture 3 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 240 - Classroom Strategies for ADD Students
- Presents updated information (as applicble) to enhance further understanding of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Focueses on ADD as it is affected by clasddsroom management of teaching strategies. Presents specified methods for Math and Language Arts to enhance learning. Includes relaxation techniques, use of music to enhance learning and transitional times.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EDU 245 - Teach. and Trng. of Language Skills for Disabled
- Covers the normal development of language, the identification of deficiencies in language development, and strategies for teaching language skills to individuals with a variety of developmental disabilities.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 247 - Adult Indep. Living and Voca. Skills for Disabled
- Emphasizes skills required to develop competencies in teaching developmentally disabled individuals ages 16 and older in vocational training settings. Develops competencies related to teaching independent living and mobility skills, occupational behavior skills, and job task performance skills.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.4 credits
- EDU 250 - Introduction to Developmental Disabilities
- Presents an overview, history, and current philosophy of the developmental disabilities program. Provides descriptions and examines causes of developmental disabilities, identifies intervention strategies, promotes social and legal advocacy, explores employment and career opportunities. Laboratory experiences include a minimum of ten hours of observation of work settings.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.4 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 255 - Behavior Technology for Use with Developmental Disabili
- Presents basic principles of behavior modification and behavioral learning theory. Promotes skills in prinpointing, observing, and recording human behavior. Learning objectives include addressing attitude, knowledge, and mental and physical skill competencies needed for implementing behavior programs.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.4 credits
- EDU 260 - Teaching SOL's
- Introduces and/or reviews the Standards of Learning adopted by the Virginia department of Education. Focueses on the integration of SOL technology into lessen plans.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EDU 280 - Technology Standards for Teachers
- Provides K-12 classroom techers with the knowledge and skills needed to fulfill the Commonwealth of Virginia's Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel. Certification is dependent on the supervisor's or employer's approval. Pre-requisite of ITE 115 or instructor approval.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- EDU 290 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EDU 293 - Studies In
- Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.Variable hours per week.1-5 credits
- EDU 295 - 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 296 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EDU 297 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-6 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
- EDU 299 - 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