DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION ELE 2320 Childhood and Early Adolescent Development Spring 2006 Instructor Tim Croy Assistant Professor Office Buzzard Hall Room 2219 Office Hours Mondays and Wednesdays 10 00 a m to 11 00 a m and 1 00 p m to 2 00 p m Tuesdays 9 00 a m to 10 00 a m or by appointment Phone Office 217 581 7890 Home 217 234 2758 E mail cftwc eiu edu Web Address http www ux1 eiu edu cftwc Unit Theme Educators as creators of effective educational environments integrating diverse students subjects strategies and societies Catalog Description Concepts and issues in the physical social emotional and intellectual growth and development of children and early adolescents prenatal through middle school junior high This course provides broad and salient coverage of development from birth through adolescence It offers a balanced and eclectic selection of topics a firm foundation of classic and up to date research and an examination of timely issues such as abuse genetic counseling and changing family lifestyles Course Prerequisite Concurrent enrollment with ELE 2000 is recommended Course Rationale This course will orient students to learning principles theories and child development principles theories and will serve as a foundation for higher level courses Course Goal This course is intended to increase knowledge of ways children grow develop and learn from the time they are conceived until they have matured beyond early adolescence The physical social emotional and intellectual development of children and adolescence will be explored Appropriate activities which promote the growth of children and adolescence and societal changes which influence their development will also be investigated Objectives For All ELE Classes Develop a desire for lifelong learning in students and personally display one s own desire for lifelong learning including self evaluation Demonstrate good communication Demonstrate exhibit sensitivity to student s feelings Design instruction to develop and utilize the cognitive processes by which pupils learn Demonstrate a knowledge of facts and an understanding of fundamental principles ideas and relationships among various domains 1 Demonstrate knowledge of past and present developments issues research and social influences in field education Objectives Specific To This Course Emphasize higher order critical thinking Strive to develop student s intellectual social ethical and moral skills and behavior Provide for the uniqueness of individuals recognizing of characteristic of culturally pluralistic and at risk populations and foster appreciation of those differences Design instruction to develop and utilize the cognitive processes by which pupils learn Learning Model For Course Information Processing Model Course Text Santrock J W 2005 Children 8th Edition McGraw Hill Company Method Of Instruction Lecture class discussion videos and activities Course Requirements And Evaluation Requirements Two short papers 1 2 pages analyze two short journal articles Current Event 1 current news item about child development Personal Child Study Paper 5 pages from birth through adolescence E mail professor Four video reviews 1 page reaction to video Attendance and Participation Six TESTS including a MIDTERM and a FINAL Points 50 10 50 Total 90 or above A 60 69 D 500 450 A 349 300 D GRADING SCALE 80 89 B Below 60 F POINTS 449 400 B Below 300 F 20 20 50 300 500 70 79 C 399 350 C At any point in this course a student can determine the letter grade at which he she is achieving by dividing the number of points earned on tasks required The above percentage levels can be matched with the designated letter grade equivalents EXTRA CREDIT POINTS will be available throughout the semester A maximum of 30 point can be earned through extra credit Due dates will be set for all work one point shall be deducted for each calendar day that a paper or project is late No work will be accepted after Wednesday April 26 2006 2 A 10 deduction will be assessed on all tests not taken on the assigned test day This means tests taken early or late TENTATIVE DUE DATES 01 25 06 Article selection E mailed 02 08 06 First article due 03 08 06 Second article due TBA Video Reviews 04 05 06 Personal Child Study paper due 04 25 06 Current event due Two Short Articles Select two current 1999 articles related to research regarding any component of childhood and early adolescent development Cite title author date and sources of material Abstract the research into one and one half to two pages of double spaced typed material Write your reaction to the research findings The first article must be from the selection of articles on reserve in the library These articles are listed under my name and this course The second article must be from the Internet These articles must be typed with a 12 point font and double spaced Components of the paper will include Reference in APA formats top of page Summary of article Reaction to the article Copy of the article All written assignments will follow American Psychological Association APA style 4th Edition and format An APA handout is on reserve in the library As prospective teachers all students will be expected to meet performance criteria associated with grammar spelling and sentence structure Grading The article will be worth 25 points Reference cited in APA style 5 Summary of Article 10 Reaction to the Article 5 Quality grammar spelling punctuation page length 5 Personal Child Study Paper You will be writing a paper on your development form birth to adolescence Discuss your physical social emotional intellectual and language development in your paper and relate your development to what the textbook states regarding children s growth and development Children s development in these areas may vary greatly Please include in the paper if you were gifted in any particular area or if you might have been more delayed in some areas This paper will be read only by the professor so please be as complete as possible This paper should be approximately five typed pages double spaced in length You can include examples of drawings writing etc Current Event You will select a current event item from a newspaper or magazine that is relevant to this class It must be about child and adolescent development behavior You will report on this news item orally to the class Also please write a small summary of the news item on a 3x5 note card to be turned into the
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