INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELE 3000.725 FALL 2006 Instructor: Cindy Osborne Location: KASL 0243 Time: Wednesday—5:30-8:30 p.m. Office: Buzzard 1325 Office Hours: Before and after class and by appointment Telephone: Home—618/242-8009 Cell—618/204-1951 E-mail [email protected] CEPS Theme: Educators as Creators of Effective Educational Environments—integrating diverse students, subjects, strategies, societies, and technologies. Course Description: Topics include instructional models, differentiated instruction, assessment methods, models for classroom management and discipline, parent-school community involvement, familiarity with the Illinois Learning Standards, and school law, including federal mandate NCL B-No Child Left Behind. Proficiency is required in lesson planning, manuscript, and cursive handwriting, and the use of the equipment in the Instructional Technology Center. Forty-five hours of Practicum participation is required. Outcomes for all ELE Classes: • Develop a desire of lifelong learning in students and personally display one’s own desire for learning, including self-evaluation skills. • Demonstrate good communication skills. • Demonstrate/exhibit sensitivity to students’ feelings. • Design instruction to develop and utilize the cognitive processes by which pupils learn. • Manage the classroom to optimize academically engaged time. • Perform successfully within the social and political contexts of schools and community. • Demonstrate knowledge of facts, and an understanding of fundamental principles ideas, and relationships among various knowledge domains. • Demonstrate knowledge of past and present developments, issues, research, and social influences in the field of education. Outcomes specific to this course: • Provide for the uniqueness of individuals, recognizing the characteristics of culturally pluralistic and “at risk” populations, and foster appreciation for those differences. • Demonstrate knowledge of facts of fundamental principles, ideas, and relationships among various knowledge domains. • Using the designated curriculum and Illinois Learning Standards to design instruction to promote a healthy self-concept in students. • Using a variety of assessment and evaluation procedures to demonstrate alternative instructional methods to teach the designated curriculum to achieve similar learning outcomes. Course Goal: The goal of this course is to provide proven teaching methods coupled with effective instructional theory and best practices to preservice teachers. The course content is developed based on the premise that the teacher is an educational leader and decision-maker who both directly affects the students and influences the presentation of subject matter. This course offers a broad spectrum of instructional methodologies, techniques, and approaches that are workable in today’s classroom.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Course Texts: Arends, R.I. (2006). Learning to teach, (7th ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill. Charles, C.M. (2005). Building classroom discipline, (8th ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc. LiveText: 1. A requirement for this course is the ownership of a license to LiveText. This license can be purchased at the University Book Store. LiveText can also be purchased online. 2. A requirement of this course is the submission of artifacts for your electronic portfolio. Grading Scale: 92%-100% =A 82%-91% =B 72%-81% =C 62%-71% =D 61% or below = F Tentative Course Requirements and Assessment: Attendance and Active Participation 20 points Report and Fact Sheet on Current Issues 20 points Group Presentation on Classroom Management 20 points Idea File 20 points Personal Discipline Plan 20 points Midterm/Final 100 points each= 200 points Practicum Lesson Plan 50 points Observation or Teacher Contact 50 points Log 50 points Journal 50 points LiveText Submission Mandatory Pass Handwriting Proficiency Mandatory Pass EIU Portfolio Mandatory Pass Professional Development Requirements: Mandatory Pass Refer to course schedule for due dates and assignments. All assignments must be completed in an exemplary fashion in order to receive an A. Grades on late assignments will be lowered after the due date. Important Web Sites: Illinois State Board of Education http://isbe.net/ Content Area Standards for Educators http://www.isbe.net/profprep/FormInfo.htm Other: Disabilities, honesty: A concerted effort will be made to accommodate students with disabilities. It is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor of any special needs at the beginning of the semester. If you have a disability or think you may have a disability under ADA contact the Office of disability Services at 21 7/581-6583. All information in this syllabus should be considered subject to possible change based upon professional
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