Course Syllabus ELE 3340 section 1 Project WOW Wilderness or White House Lincoln Shows the Way J Barford EIU L Conwell K Miller Carl Sandburg School Spring 2009 image source e wertheimer sculptor Department of Early Childhood Elementary and Middle Level Education Eastern Illinois University ELE3340 Social Studies for the Elementary and Middle School College of Education and Professional Studies THEME Educator as creator of effective educational environments integrating diverse students subjects strategies and societies and technologies Catalog Description ELE 3340 Social Studies for the Elementary School Children 3 0 3 Planning and organizing for instruction material selection and evaluation in social studies Field based activities will be provided in Elementary Education 4000 Prerequisites Elementary Education 3000 and concurrent enrollment in Elementary Education 3290 Elementary Education 4000 and Elementary Education 4880 or permission of department chair 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 preservice teachers to teach social studies in elementary and middle schools Course goals include helping preservice 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 preservice teachers acquire knowledge interactive and informational processing skills attitudes and commitments necessary for effective teaching of the social studies in elementary and middle schools Purposes specific to section 1 Project WOW Participants will a develop relevant social studies curriculum in a collaborative school based setting b increase knowledge of social studies and technology standards and values c select and utilize materials and strategies for diversity and for multiethnic respect and responsibilities d connect social studies curriculum to real world concerns e utilize diverse technologies in support of effective global citizenship education This is a school based methods course You will be learning by doing social studies with children according to curriculum you develop with children under the supervision of your university professor and two expert classroom teachers This is a technology intensive course Technology is applied in support of social studies curriculum development teacher education and real time children s learning Your personal Web site which you developed in ELE2022 is important preparation for this course Textbooks Welton David A 2004 Children and their xorld Strategies for teaching social studies 8th ed Boston Houghton Mifflin Company National Council for the Social Studies 1994 Expectations of excellence Curriculum standards for the social studies Washington D C author Freedman R 1987 Lincoln A photobiography New York Clarion Books Note this book will be distributed by Mrs Barford and is not available through the textbook rental service Supplemental Materials Personal LiveText account Course packet available through Copy Express Web resources Instructor Judy Barford E mail jbarford eiu edu Web site http www ux1 eiu edu cfjab Office Buzzard Hall Rm 2205 hours Spring 2009 MW 11 00 12 00 TR 2 30 3 30 and by appointment To avoid waiting pllease give notification in advance if you would like to meet during office hours mailbox Buzzard Hall Rm 2216 office phone 217 581 7885 home phone 217 345 9653 FAX 217 581 6300 Teaching Model The Social Family of Models Part III 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 LiveText requirements If LiveText 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 ELE3340 001 will require portions of the teaching unit to be uploaded to LiveText Standards related to ELE 3340 llinois 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 http cnets iste org teachers t profile pro html NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children http www naeyc org accreditation next era asp 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 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 NCSS Utilize inquiry and critical thinking in curriculum development Place emphasis on reasoned and informed decision making for the common good in a diverse and interdependent world according to the NCSS definition of competent citizenship the goal of the Social Studies Course Requirements Demonstrated Competencies Aligned Standards Participation Performance includes discussion volunteer input engagement with others and cooperative learning situations that relate to social issues and social concerns Focus is on critical citizenship education that ACEI 5 3 results in constructive social action LASIT 2 Integrated Social Studies Curriculum Unit IPTS 7 9 10 ISTE 1 Performance includes application of ACEI 2 8 3 1 3 2 technology skills in researching topics 3