Education Pathway Online

• Time: set by home district, two in-person meeting dates will vary by semester

• Location: Online  

• Length: Full Year

• Instructor: Dr. Scott Doerr

• Course/Certification:

  • Introduction to Teacher Education (EDU 201)-Fall 2025

  • Instructional Technology (EDU 210)-Spring 2026

  • Students with Disabilities (EDU 215)-Fall 2026

  • Diversity of Schools and Society (EDU 220)-Spring 2027

• Eligibility: Jr/Sr with A or B in English III

• Fee: textbook costs

• Dual Credit through Lincoln Land Community College

  • EDU 201: This course provides prospective teachers with a historical and philosophical overview of American public education. Topics include organization and administration, financing, legal aspects, curriculum, school personnel, student diversity, and current trends and issues.

  • EDU 210: This course is designed to introduce current and future educators and trainers to use instructional technologies. Students are exposed to a wide variety of teaching tools and techniques that can be incorporated into the classroom. Emphasis is given to provide students with actual experiences in the use of these tools and techniques.

  • EDU 215: This is a survey course that presents the historical, philosophical and legal foundations of special education. An overview of the characteristics of individuals with disabilities, the programs that serve them under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the diversity of the populations of individuals with disabilities is also given. Note: This course includes the components of the basic training course required by Illinois Department of Children and Families in providing care for children with disabilities.

  • EDU 220: This course addresses the social context in which education occurs, from multi-cultural and global contexts. Issues related to race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, culture and other core concepts are examined through empirical and normative approaches to explore how schooling might be structured in ways that build equity and justice. The politics, policies, practices and impact of education on students of diverse backgrounds are examined, with particular focus on multi-cultural understandings and strategies for improving the effectiveness of educational practices.