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Phone:Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education DepartmentMLE 4760: Student-Social/Emotional Development in the Middle GradesInstructor: Office: Email: Office Hours: Phone: Class Meetings: Unit Theme: Educator as creator of effective educational environments: integrating diverse students, subjects, strategies and technologies. Course Description: Instruction and planning in exploratory and teacher-based advisor-advisee programs. Prerequisites & Concurrent Enrollment:MLE 3110 or equivalent or permission of Department Chairperson. Concurrent enrollment with the MLE 3150 and MLE 4280 desired. University teacher education requirements apply and department requirements for enrollment must be met.Course Purpose:- Provide a psychological basis for working with middle level students.- Offer individual and small group advisory techniques.- Plan a unit for an advisory-advisee program.- Model strategies for student ownership of school and classroom tasks promoting responsible behavior of students.Course Textbooks:Wiles, J, Bondi, J., & Tillier Wiles, M. (2006). The essential middle school. (4th ed.). Upper Saddle, NJ: Pearson.Galassi, J., Gulledge, S., & Cox, N. (1998). Advisor, advisory: Definitions, descriptions, decisions, directions. Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association.Teaching Model: The Information-Processing Models- Information-processing models emphasize ways of enhancing the human being’s innate drive to make sense of the world by acquiring and organizing data, sensing problems and generating solutions to them, and developing concepts and language for conveying them.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, and sensitivity to diversity, 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.Outcomes specific to MLE 4760- The student will understand the models for the advisor-advisee programs within the middle school context.- The student will offer alternative designs for middle school programs.- The student will provide classroom management strategies in a middle-level setting.- The student will demonstrate a knowledge of higher-order, critical thinking, and creativity.- The student will provide ideas for middle school students to participate in community/service related activities.- The student will demonstrate a knowledge of cultural diversity and provide curriculum for special needs children.- The student will demonstrate knowledge on how to create an atmosphere where middle level students become adept in usingtechnology for learningRevised November 2008- The student will understand the problems common to the middle level student (puberty, divorce, sexual identity, drugs, gangs, violence, anorexia, bulimia, pregnancy, suicide, etc.). StandardsCourse Requirements and Demonstrated Competencies are Aligned with the Standards:- Illinois Professional Teaching Standards: (IPTS): http://www.isbe,net/profprep/CASCDvr/pdfs/24100_ipts.pdf - Illinois Core Technology Standards: (ICTS): http://www.isbe,net/profprep/CASCDvr/pdfs/24100_coretechnology.pdf - Illinois Core Language Arts Standards (ICLAS): http://www.isbe,net/profprep/CASCDvr/pdfs/24100_corelangarts_std.pdf- Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI): http://ncate.org/ProgramStandards/ACEI/ACEIstandards.docCourse Requirement Demonstrated Competencies Aligned StandardsArticle Review Performance includes analyzing professional articles and their implication to the teaching profession. Students’ writings will be evaluated by a rubric.IPTS 2, 7ICTS 1A, 2A, 2E, 5B, 7ICLAS 1, 2, 3, 5ACEI 3.1, 3.3, 3.5Dispositions:EC, SDE, PEPCurrent Event Performance includes analyzing current information as presented by the media and their influence on education.IPTS 2, 7, 11ICTS 2E, 4, 7ICLAS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5ACEI 3.1, 3.5Dispositions:EC, SDE, IWSTechnology Integration Search for article, email, navigate the internet, (possible useof WebCT), etc.IPTS 2,7ICTS 1A, 2A, 2E, 4ICLAS 3, 5ACEI 3.5Dispositions:EC, PEP, PTSLTests (Assessments) The student will demonstrate their content knowledge of thesocial and emotional development of the middle school child by completing assessment tools.IPTS 2, 7, 11ICTS 1, 7, 11ICLAS 4.5ACEI 3.1, 3.5Dispositions:EC, PEPExemplary Middle School The students research information about an exemplary middles schoolIPTS 1,2,3ICTS 2A, 2B, 2FICLAS 1B, 1C, 2A, 2BACEI 1, 2.8, 3.2Dispositions:EC, SDE, PEP, IWSAdvisory Unit The student demonstrate knowledge by a group project withgroup presentation on a unit of study for the advisory class.IPTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9ICTS 3A, 3F, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6DICLAS 1B, 1C, 2A, 2BACEI 1, 2.8, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4, 5.4Dispositions:EC, SDE, PEPProblem Paper The student will develop a richer awareness and better understanding of middle school children and their own IPTS 1, 2, 3ICTS 2A, 2B, 2FRevised November 2008common and unique problems. ICLAS 1B, 1C, 1G, 2B, 2EACEI 1, 2.8, 3.2Dispositions:EC, SDE, PEP, IWSAdvance Teaming at the middle levelStudents will practice teaming strategies with an emphasis on conflict resolution and performance levels of teams according to various reading sources.IPTS 9, 10, 11ACEI 2A, 5.1ICTS 1A,B,F ICLAS 1C, F, 2A, B, E, F, Dispositions:EC, SDE, PEP, IWS, PTSLParticipation Performance includes presence and contribution during class meetings and support of peer classmates.IPTS, 2, 7,11ICTS 11ICLES 4.5ACEI 3.1, 3.5Dispositions:EC, SDE, PEP, IWS


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