DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY,AND MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATIONMLE 4760Social/Emotional Development in the Middle Level CurriculumFall 2007Instructor: Timothy Croy, Assistant ProfessorOffice: Buzzard Hall 2201Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays noon to 1:00 p.m.; Wednesdays noon to 3:00 p.m.; or by appointment.Phone: Office: 217/581-7890; Cell: 217/254-4878Email: [email protected] Address: http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cftwc/Unit Theme: Educator As Creator of Effective Educational Environments: Integrating Students, Subjects, Strategies, and SocietiesCatalog Description: Instruction and planning for social, emotional, intellectual, and physical growth in middle level students with related teacher-based advisor-advisee programs, as well as classroom management strategies appropriate for middle-level school students. Practicum block experience is taken along with this class. (MLE 4000)Prerequisite:MLE 3110 or equivalent or permission of Department Chair. Concurrent enrollment with the MLE 3150 and MLE 4280 desired.Course Goals: 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.Outcomes (Goals) for all MLE Classes: Develop a desire of lifelong learning in students and personally display one’s own desire for lifelong 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. 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 influencesin the field of education.Outcomes (Goals) Specific to this Course: Provide models for the advisor-advisee programs within the middle school context. Offer alternative designs for middle school programs. Provide classroom management strategies in a middle-level setting. Emphasize higher-order, critical thinking, and creativity. Provide ideas for middle school students to participate in community/service related activities. Provide for cultural diversity and provide curriculum for special needs children. Create an atmosphere where middle level students become adept in using technology for learning Study the problems common to the middle level student (puberty, divorce, sexual identity, drugs, gangs, violence, anorexia, bulimia, pregnancy, suicide, etc.). Textbooks:Galassi, J., Gulledge, S., & Cox, N. (1998). Advisor, advisory: Definitions, descriptions, decisions,directions. NMSA.Wiles, J. and Bondi, J. The new American middle school. (3rd Ed.) .Merrill Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.Course Requirements and Evaluation:Requirements Points* One short paper (1-2 pages): analyze a 25 journal article* Current Event (1 current news item about the 10 middle school, environment, students, etc.)* Internet assignment 20* Video review(s) (3) 30* One Test 100* Paper (on an adolescent problem w/powerpoint) 100* Group Advisory Unit (2 week) 100* Attendance and Participation 50* Exemplary Middle School activity 30Total 465Extra credit:A maximum of 20 bonus points can be earned. (See professor for details.)Late Work Policy:Due dates will be set for all assignments, one point shall be deducted for each calendar day that a paper or project is late. A 10% deduction will be assessed on all tests not taken on the assigned testday. That means tests taken early or late. No work will be accepted after Thursday, December 06, 2007.2Grade Scale: Points100 – 92 = A 465 – 428 = A 91 – 82 = B 427 – 381 = B 81 – 72 = C 380 – 335 = C 71 – 65 = D 334 – 302 = DBelow 65 = F Below 302 = FAssignments:Journal Reviews: Locate an article about advisory, exploratory, and/or academic enrichment in the middle school. The review will be a minimum of one to two typewritten pages (double-spaced) and presented orally to the class. Please submit a copy of the article with the review. (25 points)a. Type the complete citation using APA style, at the top of page one. (5 pts.)b. Write a succinct summary of the content of the article. (10 pts.)c. Write your reaction to the article. (5 pts.)d. Quality – grammar, spelling, punctuation, page length, etc. (5 pts.)Be sure to use appropriate journals such as Phi Delta Kappan, Educational Leadership, Middle School Journal. If you use an article from the Internet, you must have the author, where and when the article was published, and a copy of the entire article. Current Event:You will select a current event item form a newspaper, magazine, television, radio, etc that is relevant to this class. It must be about the socio-emotional development of the middles school student, advisory, testing, etc. You will report on this news item orally to the class. Also, please write a small summary on a 3x5-notecard to be turned in to the professor.Partner Advisory Unit: Prepare an advisory unit for two weeks. (Assume that the advisory is a 30-minute period.)Inside cover page (title of unit, your name, date, level)Table of ContentsTheme and rationale (why the unit is important)Objectives for each day (purpose, materials, explanation, worksheet if appropriate)Daily activities for two weeksMaterials for each day listedOne activity and outline of unit for each class member (may be back to back)Evaluation tool for students to fill outVideo Reviews: Type a one-half to one page reaction to each video telling what you saw in the video, how this couldbe helpful in your classroom, and your general overall critique of the video. (Video reviews are due the next class day after viewing the video.) 3Exemplary School: Group activity: Locate your assigned school on the internet and locate all information you can about the school’s program. (teaming, exploratory, advisory, clubs, enrichment, sports program, discipline, interdisciplinary activities) Contact someone at the school to find out more about the school. What makes this particular school exemplary? What grade levels are represented?