ELE3000 Instructional Strategies for the Elementary School Fall 2006 Section 006 Instructor Office Telephone Time Location Office Hours April Flood BB2206 Office 581 7886 M W 1 00 2 40 p m Blair 1165 Monday Wednesday 11 15 11 45 Tuesday Thursday 9 30 11 00 or by appointment E mail address adflood eiu edu Web Address http www ux1 eiu edu adflood 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 NCLB 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 A Flood 1 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 best practice to preservice teachers The course content was 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 Practicum Date for Practicum is to be announced The practicum will be three weeks long for three hours a day from approximately 12 00 3 45 pm The Practicum must be satisfactorily completed to pass the course 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 3 Students who do not successfully complete the required performance assessment direct instruction lesson plan will earn less than a C for the course 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 Grading Scale 92 100 A 82 91 B 72 81 C 62 71 D 61 or below F Tentative Course Requirements and Assessment 1 2 3 4 Daily Active Participation Midterm Final Direct Instruction Lesson Plan 2 30 points 5 points deducted for each absence 75 points 100 points 50 points 25 points each 5 6 7 8 9 Group Power Point Presentation Discipline Personal Discipline Plan Practicum Notebook Formal Observation Completion of Portfolio 50 points 40 points 60 points 50 points Mandatory Pass A Flood 2 10 Handwriting Proficiency 11 ITC Proficiency 12 Practicum experience 13 LiveText 14 Professional Development Requirements Mandatory Pass Mandatory Pass Mandatory Pass Mandatory Pass Mandatory Pass Students who do not successfully pass their LiveText assignment portfolio handwriting proficiency ITC proficiency or practicum experience will earn less than a C for the course Refer to course calendar for due dates and assignments Assignment will be completed during practicum experience Reading Assignments Discussion Questions It is your responsibility to keep up with the reading assignments and to come to class prepared to discuss the information contained in the assigned reading and be able to apply this to the information presented in class All assignments must be turned in on time All assignments must be completed in an exemplary fashion in order to receive an A Assignments and scoring rubrics will be discussed in class when first assigned Important Web Sites Illinois State Board of Education http isbe net Content Area Standards for Educators http www isbe net profprep FormInfo htm If you have a documented disability and wish to receive academic accommodations please contact the Coordinator of the Office of Disability Services 581 6583 as soon as possible The information in this syllabus should be considered subject to possible change based upon professional discretion A Flood 3 Bibliography Atwell N 1987 In the middle Writing reading and learning with adolescents Portsmouth NH Heinemann Blosser P 1991 How to ask the right questions Washington DC National Science Teachers Association Brooks J G Brooks M 1993 The case for constructivist classrooms Alexandria VA Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Burns M 2000 About teaching mathematics A k 8 resource 2nd ed Sausalito CA Math Solutions Publications Chapin S H Johnson A 2000 Math matters grades k 6 Understanding the math you teach Sausalito CA Math Solutions Publications Calkins L M 1994 The art of teaching writing Portsmouth NH Heinemann Chapin S H Johnson A 2000 Math matters grades k 6 Understanding the math you teach Sausalito CA Math Solutions Publications Cordeiro P 1992 Whole learning whole language and content in the upper elementary grades Katonah NY Richard C Owen Publishers Inc Cummings C 2000 Winning strategies for classroom management Alexandria VA
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