Course Assignments: ECI 322College of EducationVision Statement : We develop educational leaders who create tomorrow's opportunities.Mission Statement: Our mission is to prepare competent and committed professionals who will make positive differences for children, young adults, and others in schools.Northern Arizona UniversityCollege of EducationECI 322 • Secondary School CurriculumSITE ProgramSedona Red Rock High School PartnershipFall 2008 Wednesdays: 9:00 – 11:30Instructor: Jean Ann Foley, Ph.D.E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 523-6998 Eastburn Education Center, Rm. 202B Office Hours: Thursdays 12:30 – 2:00 (Or by appointment)http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jf36/ Required Readings: Electronic articles and book chapters.Task Stream Subscription: Electronic Portfolio http://portfolio.coe.nau.edu/ Credit Hours: 3 hrs. Course Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education programCourse Evaluation URL http://www.nau.edu/course_evals/Course DescriptionThe purpose of this course is to provide preservice teachers with experience and knowledge necessary to develop and evaluate curriculum for secondary students and materials that meet state and national standards and other educational goals. Readings on Vista Abowitz, Kathleen Knight (2006). Readings in sociocultural studies in education. Boston: BcGraw-Hill, p. 28Angostinone-Wilson, Faith (2005). Fair and balanced to death: Confronting the cult of neutrality in the teacher education classroom. Journal for critical education Policy Studies, volume 3, number 1 http://www.jceps.com/?pageD=article&articleID=37Eisner,E. (1998). The enlightened eye: Qualitative inquiry and the enhancement of educational practice. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Merrill Chapter IVEisner, E. (1998). The enlightened eye: Qualitative inquiry and the enhancement of educational practice. Upper Saddle River, J.K.: Merrill Chapter VGrant, Carl, Gillette, Maureen (2006). A candid talk to tacher educators about effectively preparing teachers who can teach everyone’s children. Journal of teacher education, vol. 57, 3 May 292 -299.Kohn, A. (2003). Professors who profess: Making a difference as scholar-activists. Kappadelta pi record.Kohn, Alfie (2005).The progressive schools our children deserve,Schools: Studies in Educationfile:///Users/faculty/Desktop/Kohn_The%20(progressive)%20Schools%20Our%20Children%20Deserve.webarchiveNoll, James (2001). Taking sides: Clashing views on controversial educational issues. Connecticut: McGraw-Hill.Palmer, Parker (2000?). The courage to teach. (pp9- 33). New York: Josey-Bass.Posner, George (1992). Analyzing the curriculum. New York: McGraw-Hill.Wraga, William (2002). Recovering curriculum practice: Continuing the conversation. Educational Researcher, 31 (6), 17-19.Course Objectives and Arizona StandardsFor a full list of the standards, see http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/ 1. Knows guidelines and procedures in curriculum construction 2. Understands state and national curriculum standards 1.13. Understands differing philosophies of education 1.10, 7.44. Knows how schools are organized and structured 1.6, 5.5, 8.125. Understands the multiple contexts of schooling 3.2, 5.5, 8.4, 8.126. Understands curriculum models and processes 7.4, 8.47. Interprets controversial curriculum issues 8.48. Writes goals and objectives 1.3, 1.6, 3.39. Designs an integrated curriculum guide 1.3, 1.6, 1.10, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.12, 7.1, 8.412. Integrates subject content with other content areas 3.313. Formulates a philosophy of curriculum construction 2.1, 3.3, 3.9,5.1Course PoliciesAttendance: Attendance to all class meetings is required. Students missing more than 2 classes will not be eligible to earn an “A”. Students missing more than 3 classes will not be eligible to earn a “B”. 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, arrange for another student to pick up handouts for you. You are responsible for getting class notes, announcements, and handouts from another student. Participation: Participation in group discussions and presentations makes up a large portion of your grade and cannot be made up. You must be present on the assigned day 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/ cooperativeNo Cell Phones in ClassAny 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 Assignments: ECI 3221. Professional Growth: Each week we will focus on a disposition for professional growth as a teacher. You will fill out a reflection sheet each week and include them in your portfolio. (14 @ 5 points each=70 points)2. Philosophy of Education: The philosophy should summarize succinctly your beliefs about education. It should be no longer than one single-spaced and word-processed and must include at least one reference that supports your philosophy. (20)3. *Sample Scope and Sequence: You will design three units in your content area and align with the Arizona state standards. (40). *Taskstream Signature Assignment4. *Trends Paper: Your assignment is to research and report on current and predicted future trends in your subject area. The paper will be the Signature Assignment for