Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   Professionalism Seminar

 Title Abbreviation:   PROFESSIONALISM SEMINAR

 Department:    ECED

 Course #:    409

 Credits:    2

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    2

 CIP:    13.1210

 EPC:    ECEECBAS

 REV:    2024


 Course Description  

Engage in a professional learning community with other students engaged in their student teaching experience. Together the group will reflect on their experiences, identify areas for growth, and write a professional growth plan. Additional topics include professional ethics, and the use of data in planning instruction.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisites: ECED 430 and ECED 497 with a grade of C or higher.

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 22

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0


Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution Course # Remarks
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Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Reflect on your own teaching practice by reviewing lesson plan goals, assessing student achievement, and planning how to improve next time.
  2. Employ self-assessment, using Teacher and Principal Evaluation Program tools, to analyze and reflect on their practice.
  3. Use feedback and data to build and implement a growth plan aligned with their needs and priorities.
  4. Proactively seek and utilize professional, community, and technological resources both within and outside the school.
  5. Use professional standards, codes of ethics, and relevant laws and policies, as guidance in understanding the expectations of the teaching profession.
  6. Use data decisions in classroom planning and instruction.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

  1. Teaching practice by reviewing lesson plan goals, assessing student achievement, and how to improve next time.
  2. Self-assessment, using TPEP tools, to analyze and reflect on their practice.
  3. Feedback and data regarding a growth plan aligned with needs and priorities.
  4. Professional, community, and technological resources both within and outside the school.
  5. Professional standards, codes of ethics, and relevant laws and policies as guidance for the expectations of the teaching profession.
  6. Data decisions in classroom planning and instruction.