ECI 450/540Fall 2006College of EducationThe mission of the College of Education at Northern Arizona University is to prepareprofessionals to serve and lead education and human services organizations.Northern Arizona University College of EducationECI 450/540 • High School Teaching MethodsFall 2006 Tuesday/Thursday 11:10 – 12:25 p.m.Instructor: Jean Ann Foley, Ph.D.E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 523-6998 Eastburn Education Center, Rm. 202B Office Hours: Tuesdays 12:30– 2:00 (Or by appointment)Web-Site: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jf36/ Optional Text: Arends, Richard I. (2004). Learning to Teach – 6th Edition. McGraw-Hill. Task Stream Subscription: Electronic Portfolio http://portfolio.coe.nau.edu/ Additional Readings/Materials on Cline Library Electronic ReserveCredit Hours: 3 hrs. Course Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education program; ECI 322 Secondary School Curriculum Course DescriptionThe primary purpose of this course is to provide preservice teachers with information andexperiences that will help them develop and deliver effective instructional programs for students in secondary grades (7-12). Major areas of content focus are the nature of the teaching/learning process, including research-based models of instruction, planning, classroom management, learning environments and motivation, and diversity in classroom contexts. Preservice teachers will become familiar with and demonstrate evidence of the knowledge, skills, and dispositions for effective beginning teaching. This course specifically addresses the following Arizona Teaching standards established by the Arizona department of education: *Standard 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.12; 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 2.10; 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15; 6.1; 7.4; 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6. * For a full list of the standards,see http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/ECI 450/540Fall 2006Course PoliciesAttendance: Attendance to all class meetings is required. Students are expected to be prepared during class. Attendance and classroom participation will be a SIGNIFICANT factor in determining the student’s final grade for the class. If you must be absent, arrangefor another student to pick up handouts for you. You are responsible for getting class notes, announcements, and handouts from another student. You cannot make an A grade in this course if more than 2 classes are missed or a B if more than 3 are missed.Participation: Participation in group discussions, video reflections, and presentations make up a large portion of your grade and cannot be made up. You must be present on these days to receive credit.Assignments: Assignments submitted as requirements for another class should not be submitted for this class. All assignments should be original work of students completed for this class. Students are expected to turn in assignments on time. Any assignment turned in late will be lowered one letter grade per business day; no credit will be given forassignments turned in more than a week late. All assignments must be typed or word-processed (with the exception of those written in class). Please make a hard or electronic copy of any submitted assignment.Professionalism: As members of a community of professionals-in-training, you should take responsibility for your participation in the learning activities and demonstrate the following: Positive Attitude/ non-judgmentalOpen-mindedness/ flexibilityReceptive to constructive criticismCollaborative/ cooperativeAny form of academic dishonesty obviously cannot be knowingly permitted in a university course. Academic dishonesty includes plagiarism, cheating, fabrication or fraud. If an individual engages in any one of these activities, the instructor has the right toapply the policy on academic dishonesty in the NAU Students Handbook. This may resultin some type of penalty ranging from extra course work to a failing grade in the course. Course ObjectivesStudents will:1. investigate and apply research findings related to effective instructionECI 450/540Fall 20062. team teach/model several methods of instruction (presentation, direct instruction, concept attainment, cooperative learning, problem-based learning,and classroom discussion.)3. examine and share current literature on the responsibilities of teaching in multicultural and mainstreamed classrooms4. identify characteristics of at-risk students and determine strategies to provide equitable instruction5. recognize characteristics of effective and productive environments for learning6. identify practices related to effective classroom management7. become familiar with and demonstrate evidence of the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of effective beginning teachers.Assignments and PointsITEM Points Grade scaleLesson Plans (4 @ 30 points) Direct, Present, Concept, Cooperative Reflection Papers (4 @ 10 points, 3 personal video and?)160ECI 322 A: 320-350B: 289-319C: 245-288D: 175-244Quizzes (one of four quiz scores can be dropped)30ECI 522A: 420-465B: 371-419C :330-370D:230 -329One video chosen by studentEvaluated by Professor30Newsletter 20ECI 450/540Fall 2006ECI 522: Integrated Lesson presentation(115)PBL – Web Enhanced Classroom Management30Professionalism/Attendance/Art Contribution30 Final Exam 50 TOTAL ECI 450 =350 ECI 540=