CIC 595E Special Topics/ The Teacher's Journey: Becoming a Grounded Teacher

CIC 595E serves early career teachers as part of NLU’s Advanced Teacher Practices Series, exploring topics of compelling interest to educators seeking to become highly effective teachers. This course is the first in a series of three related courses that explore the concept of the grounded teacher and present five precepts that serve as requisite indicators for performing as a poised and self-assured teacher who successfully uses tenets of positive discipline and effective classroom management. Successful participants will gain a conceptual framework for performing as an impactful teacher and will reflectively apply the grounded teacher framework to their own professional practice. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hour