ELED 020 - Introduction to Elementary Teaching

    Recent Professors
    Dionne Clabaugh, Michelle Francis
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    2
    Prerequisite
    None
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ELED 020
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course introduces students to the concepts and issues related to teaching diverse learners in today's contemporary schools, Kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12). Topics include teaching as a profession and career, historical and philosophical foundations of the American education system, contemporary educational issues, California's content standards and frameworks, and teacher performance standards. In addition to class time, the co-requisite course, ELED 20A, requires a minimum of 48 hours of structured fieldwork in public school elementary classrooms and includes cooperation with at least one carefully selected and campus-approved certificated classroom teacher.
    Usually Held
    Mon 6:30pm–7:55pm, Mon 6:00pm–7:25pm, Mon 6:00pm–8:00pm