This course introduces students to the art and profession of teaching as they study the historical, philosophical, political, and legal foundations of education in America. Students also reflect on themselves as teachers, extend and evaluate their personal philosophies of education, and explore their position on major issues, concerns, and challenges in schools today and for the future. Included are tools related to survival pedagogy inlcuding classroom management, introduction to general methods for effective lesson planning and teaching, usage of state frameworks and academic content standards, application of learning theory to student success, identification of appropriate teaching strategies for special needs students and English language learners, and the application of technology as a tool to support teaching and learing. This course is designed specifically for direct application of learning to the classroom by students in fieldwork. Prerequisite: Admission to Single-Subject Credential program; corerequisites: TEP 518 and TEP 568A