- Define and discuss the difference between laws and ethics in teaching
- Review Idaho Teacher Code of Ethics
- Introduce and evaluate ethics and moral expectations of a community
- Introduce ethical orientations: Egoism, Utilitarianism, Kantian, Divine Command Theory and Virtue ethics
- Provide examples of some ethical and legal problems that teachers commonly face, and explain how to think about resolving them
- Terms to introduce include: due process, liability, copyright, religion in the classroom, lifestyle choices, and academic freedom
- Introduce students’ rights within due process, corporal punishment, free speech and access to their own school records