ELE 3000 Instructional Strategies for the Elementary Classroom Dr. Judy A. Barbour Phone: 581-7897 (office) Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education 359-4782 (home) 2174 Buzzard Building [email protected] Office Hours: _________________________________________(also by appointment) Theme: Educators as Creators of Effective Educational Environments Course Description: Topics include instructional strategies, models for classroom management and discipline, evaluation, and school law. Proficiency is required in lesson planning, manuscript handwriting, and the Instructional Technology Center. A minimum of forty-five hours of participation in practicum is required. Prerequisites: Junior standing (60 sem. hrs.) Concurrent enrollment with ELE 3280 and ELE 3350, or permission of the department chair. Purpose of the Course: This course is designed to help future teachers acquire the necessary knowledge of the fundamental aspects of school organization, curriculum, and effective instructional strategies. Additional topics include: cultural diversity, pupil measurement and evaluation, teacher evaluation, parental and community relationships, school law, and current trends and issues. Outcomes for All ELE Classes: 1.0 Demonstrate a knowledge of facts, and an understanding of fundamental principles, ideas, and relationships among various knowledge domains. 2.0 Develop a desire of lifelong learning in students and personally display one's own desire for lifelong learning, including self-evaluation skills. 3.0 Demonstrate good communication skills.Design instruction to develop and utilize the cognitive processes by which pupils learn. 4.0 Design instruction to promote a healthy self-concept in their students. 5.0 Demonstrate knowledge of past and present developments, issues, research, and social influences field of education. 6.0 Demonstrate/exhibit sensitivity to students’ feelings. Outcomes Specific to the Course: 7.0 Provide for the uniqueness of individuals, recognizing the characteristics of culturally pluralistic and “at risk” populations, and foster appreciation for those differences. 8.0 Demonstrate a mastery of the structure of the discipline(s) selected for specialization…theories, concepts, facts, principles, ideas, and relationships. 9.0 Design instruction to develop and utilize the cognitive processes by which pupils learn. 10.0 Demonstrate alternative methods of achieving similar learning outcomes. 11.0 Decide what will be learned and the processes of learning. 12.0 Utilizes technology to support teaching and learning. Note: A requirement of this course is the ownership of a license to LiveText and the submission of the Lesson Plan assignment into the student’s electronic portfolio. Students who do not successfully complete the required performance assessments for ELE 3000 will earn less than a “C” for the course.Course Texts: 1. Arends, Richard I. (2004). Learning to Teach (6th ed.) New York: McGraw Hill. 2. Charles, C. M. (2005). Building Classroom Discipline (8th ed.) Boston: Allyn & Bacon. 3. A handout packet must be purchased at Copy Express in the student union. Please bring it each day. Course Outline: Topic I - The Teacher - Chapter 1 The student should develop an understanding of the complex nature of education in today's society and the implications it has on the individual teacher, and be able to formulate a workable evaluation tool based on the characteristics needed for successful teaching. Topic II - The Student - Chapter 4 The student should develop an understanding of the nature of learning and be able to differentiate between the affective, psychomotor, and cognitive domains. Attention will be given to learning theories and their implications for the classroom, as well as developing an awareness of different learning styles. Topic III - The Curriculum - Chapters 2, 3, 5 The student should be able to determine whether the primary source of educational goals and objectives has been the child, the society, or the academic discipline and be able to write performance objectives and construct a daily lesson plan as well as a unit plan. Topic IV - Instructional Strategies - Chapters 6, 7, 8 The student should be able to distinguish between convergent, divergent, or evaluative questioning operations, be aware of a number of instructional strategies, and be able to demonstrate alternative methods of achieving similar learning outcomes. Topic V - Classroom Management and Discipline - Chapters 9, 10 The student should be able to comprehend the concept of "classroom management" and to develop a basic understanding of various discipline models for the classroom. Topic VI - Evaluation - Chapter 11 The student will be able to distinguish between formal and informal evaluation procedures, recognize the strengths and limitations of selected evaluation procedures, describe several ways of measuring the abilities and attitudes of pupils, and explain how the results of evaluation can be used to critique the instructional program as well as individual progress. Topic VII - School Reform and School Law The student should be able to understand and use the specialized vocabulary appropriate to teachers' legal responsibilities and rights and apply legal principles in answering general questions regarding the law and education. Forty-five Hours of Practicum – Time and Dates to be announced. Field experience must be completed in a satisfactory manner (recommendation to go on to student teaching) in order to pass the course and be recommended to advance in the degree program. Requirements Points Specifics 1. Attendance and ACTIVE Participation 35 • Mandatory attendance and participation at all sessions • Two absences allowed. Five points off for each absence after the first two. 2. Report and Fact Sheet on Current Issue 25 • Class presentation and fact sheet on a current issue or trend in education3. Group Presentation on Classroom Management 10 • Completion of a group project including fact sheet and class presentation on the topic of classroom management 4. Online Book Chat or Other Project 25 • Live videoconference with local school children focusing on language arts 5. Written Lesson Plan Submitted on LiveText 25 • Completion of a
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