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Course Descriptions
258 • Phoenix College 2005-2006 Catalog
EDU241
Methods for Teaching the Bilingual
Student
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Methods of developing lesson plans in
the content areas. Emphasis on
components of bilingual curriculum
content, teaching techniques,
development and evaluation of teaching
materials. Prerequisites: (SPA103 or
SPA104) and (EDU225 and proficiency in
Spanish), or permission of instructor.
Course Notes: Requires fifteen (15) hours
of field experience in an elementary or
secondary classroom environment.
EDU245
Internship in Bilingual/ESL Education
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Provides an opportunity for future
teachers and teacher aides to receive
supervised, practical, on-site experience
in a K-12 bilingual or ESL (English as a
Second Language) classroom under the
direction of professional teachers.
Prerequisites: (EDU225 and EDU230
and ENG213) and (EDU210 or EDU211),
or permission of instructor.
EDU270
Learning and the Brain
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Teaching and learning issues within a
cognitive processes context. Covers
emotion, memory, and recall as well as
early brain development and its
relationship to learning. Emphasis on
current neuroscientific brain research
and how it impacts teaching practice in
preK-12 classrooms. Prerequisites:
None.
EDU282AA-AC
Volunteerism for Education: A Service
Learning Experience
1-3 credits 1-3 periods lab
Service-learning field experience within
educational systems, citizen advocacy
groups, and human service
organizations/agency. May be repeated
for a total of six (6) EDU282 credit hours;
may not repeat specific agency
assignment for more than three (3) credit
hours. Standard grading available
according to procedures outlined in
catalog. Prerequisites: Permission of
instructor.
EDU/ENH291
Children’s Literature
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Review of folk and modern literature
from a variety of world cultures,
including application of literary criteria
to folk and modern literature for
children. Prerequisites: None.
EDU/HUM/STO292
The Art of Storytelling
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Explore the art and origin of storytelling.
Provide a variety of storytelling
techniques, styles and exercises to
enhance the delivery of telling stories.
Assist in the integration and application
of storytelling to the learning
environment in the classroom.
Prerequisites: None.
EDU296WC
Cooperative Education
3 credits 15 periods lab
Work-college experiences that involve
the combined efforts of educators and
employers to accomplish an outcome
related to the career objectives of the
students. Prerequisites: Completion of
at least twelve (12) college credits,
minimum 2.6 grade point average, and
be able to obtain a position related to
student's academic or career goals
(student's present job may qualify); or
permission of instructor. Corequisites:
Must be concurrently enrolled in at least
one class which is related to student's
major or career interest or with
permission of the instructor.
EDU298AA-AC
Special Projects
1-3 credits 1-3 periods lab
Organized and tailored around the
interests and needs of the individual
student. Structured to provide an
atmosphere of individualized research
and study paralleled by professional
expertise and guidance. Professionaltype
facilities and equipment are made
available for student use. Allows the best
aspects of independent study and
individualized learning to be combined
to maximize student development.
Prerequisites: None.
EMT – Emergency Medical
Technology
EMT/HLR101
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Basic
Cardiac Life Support
0.5 credit 0.5 period lecture
Designed to train students in the skills of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation to include
mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to-mask, and
cardiac compression, stabilization of
adult, infant, and child victims with
airway obstruction, respiratory, and
cardiac arrest. Prerequisites: None.
EMT/FSC104
Basic Emergency Medical Technology
8 credits 9.45 periods lecture + lab
Techniques of emergency medical care in
accordance with national and state
curriculum. Study of the human body,
patient assessment, treatment of
medically or traumatically compromised
patients, special hazards, and medical
operations. IV monitoring, Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), patientassisted
medication administration,
automated external defibrillators, and
blood-glucose monitoring. Includes
participation in two eight-hour clinical
rotations through a local emergency
department scheduled during the
semester outside normal class hours.
Requires personal pocket mask,
stethoscope, pen light, and trauma
scissors. Prerequisites: Must be at least
18 years of age prior to applying to the
BLS (Basic Life Support) Training
Program per Arizona Revised Statutes,
and must have a current Cardio
Pulmonary Resuscitation certification
from the American Heart Association,
American Red Cross, or other equivalent
organization at the Healthcare Provider
Level, meeting the new Guidelines 2002.
Minimum ninth grade level reading
proficiency on the Nelson-Denney
Examination or equivalent. Proof of TB
testing or chest x-ray with a negative
result within 6 months prior to
application; immunity to rubella
(German measles) and rubeola.