Eastern Illinois University Department of Early Childhood Elementary and Middle Level Education ELE 3340 Social Studies for the Elementary and Middle School Instructor Dr J H Bickford III Office 2213 Buzzard Email jbickford eiu edu Office Hours 12 1 M T W TH F Phone 581 7881 office 217 508 6368 cell Class Meetings Tues Thurs 10 am 11 40 am in 2160 Buzzard Unit Theme Educator as creator of effective educational environments integrating diverse students subjects strategies and technologies Catalog Description Planning and organizing for instruction material selection and evaluation in social studies Field based activities will be provided in conjunction with ELE 4000 or MLE 4000 Prerequisites Concurrent Enrollment ELE 3000 and concurrent enrollment in ELE 3290 ELE 4000 and ELE 4880 or permission of department chair For middle school option consult advisor for course sequence University Teacher Education requirements apply and department requirements for enrollment must be met Course Purpose The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse democratic society in an interdependent world NCSS Expectations of Excellence p vii ELE 3340 is structured to assist in preparing pre service teachers to teach social studies in elementary and middle schools Course goals include helping pre service teachers to develop a confidence in their teaching abilities b knowledge of social studies content and sequences and c the ability to select and utilize developmentally and age appropriate materials and techniques ELE 3340 is essential in helping pre service teachers acquire knowledge interactive and informational processing skills attitudes and commitments necessary for effective teaching of the social studies in elementary and middle schools Course Textbooks Chaplin J R 2009 Elementary Social Studies A Practical Guide 7th ed Allyn Bacon National Council for the Social Studies 1994 Expectations of excellence Curriculum standards for the social studies Upper Saddle River NJ Prentice Hall Inc Supplemental Materials Live Text account Plagiarism and Standards of Student Conduct The Department of EC ELE MLE is committed to the learning process and academic integrity as defined within the Student Conduct Code Standard I Eastern students observe the highest principles of academic integrity and support a campus environment conducive to scholarship Students are expected to develop original and authentic work for assignments submitted in this course In short plagiarism is the process of copying another person s idea or written work and claiming it as your own Conduct in subversion of academic standards such as cheating on examinations plagiarism collusion misrepresentation or falsification of data or submitting work previously presented in another course unless specifically permitted by the instructor are considered violations of this standard Please ask me questions if you are confused Owl at Purdue APA formats Owl Ref List periodicals Owl Ref List books Eastern Illinois University is committed to the learning process and academic integrity that is defined in the Student Conduct Code 1 1 To encourage original and authentic written work any written assignment created in this course may be submitted for review to Turnitin com and will become a searchable document with the Turnitin protected and restricted use database Student Success Center Students who are having difficulty achieving their academic goals are encouraged to first contact their instructor If needing additional help please contact the Student Success Center www eiu edu success for assistance with time management test taking note taking avoiding procrastination setting goals and other skills to support academic achievement The Student Success Center provides individualized consultations To make an appointment call 217 581 6696 or go to 9th Street Hall Room 1302 Teaching Model The Social Family Models Building the Learning Community When we work together we generate a collective energy that we call synergy The social models of teaching are constructed to take advantage of this phenomenon by building learning communities Essentially classroom management is a matter of developing cooperative relationships in the classroom The development of positive school cultures is a process of developing integrative and productive ways of interacting and norms that support vigorous learning activity Joyce B Weil M Calhoun E 2009 Models of teaching 8th ed Boston Pearson Dispositions Teacher candidates in the department of EC ELE MLE will exhibit professional ethical practices effective communication sensitivity to diversity and the ability to provide varied teaching practices evidenced in a supportive and encouraging atmosphere for learning Live Text Assessment Requirement For those classes with Live Text or Practicum If the portfolio or Live Text requirements are rated by the instructor to have been completed in less than a satisfactory manner then no more than a D may be earned in the class regardless of the number of points earned Standards related to ELE 3340 Course Requirements demonstrated competencies with the following standards Illinois Professional Teaching Standards IPTS http www isbe state il us profprep PDFs ipts pdf Language Arts Standards for all Illinois Teachers LASIT http www isbe net profprep CASCDvr pdfs 24110 corelangarts std pdf Technology Standards for all Illinois Teachers TSIT http www isbe net profprep CASCDvr pdfs 24120 coretechnology pdf ISTE NETS standards for all teachers and for pre service teachers prior to student teaching Revised March 23 2009 November 2009 May 2010 http cnets iste org teachers t profile pro html SPA Standards Alignment Special Professional Association Standards based on ACEI Association for Childhood Education International program standards for elementary teacher preparation http www acei org Synopsis htm and http www acei org ncateindex htm NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC http www naeyc org accreditation next era asp Outcomes specific to ELE 3340 Students will Demonstrate commitment to continuing enhancement of knowledge bases in the Social Studies and in best practice pedagogy Search evaluate and apply appropriate resources including primary sources Develop conceptually connected themed curriculum Ground pedagogy in democratic beliefs and values