Instructor:  Daniel Carter
Location:  BB 2160
Time:  M,W – 1:00-2:40
Office:  BB 2210
Office Hours:  M,W – 11:00-1:00, 2:40-4:00
Telephone:  Office – 581-7892  Home – 348-6540
E-mail:   cfdjc@eiu.edu
 

EIU CEPS Theme:  Educator as creator of effective educational environments – integrating diverse
students, subjects, strategies, and societies.

Course Description:  Topics include instructional models, assessment methods, models for classroom
management and discipline, parent-school community involvement, familiarity with the Illinois Learning Standards, and school law.  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 ELE 3000:
* Using a variety of assessment and evaluation procedures, demonstrate alternative instructional methods to teach the designated curriculum in order to achieve similar learning outcomes.
* Using the designated curriculum and Illinois Learning Standards, design instruction to meet the needs of all students and foster a desire to learn.
* Provide for the uniqueness of individuals, recognizing the characteristics of culturally pluralistic and “at risk” populations, and foster appreciation for those differences.
* Model appropriate professional behavior.
* Design instruction to promote a healthy self-concept in students.
* Demonstrate alternative methods of achieving similar learning outcomes.  Decide what will be learned and ways to achieve it.

Course Goal:  The goal of this course is to provide proven teaching methods coupled with effective
instructional theory to pre-service teachers.  We want to develop the premise that the teacher is an educational leader and decision-maker who directly affects the students and influences the presentation of subject matter.  We will offer a broad spectrum of instructional methodologies, techniques, and approaches that are workable in today’s classroom.

Course Texts:
 Arends, R. I. (2004).  Learning to Teach. (6th ed.).  New York: McGraw/Hill.
 Charles, C. M. (1999).  Building Classroom Discipline.  New York: Longman.

Assignments:
 

Grading Scale:  92%-100% = A     82%-91% = B     72%-81% = C     62%-71% = D

Brief Assignment Descriptions:
Journal Abstract: -Summary:  (5pts) Clearly describe the main points of the article.
-Reaction:  (5pts) What is your reaction to the main ideas?
-Implementation:  (5pts) How would you implement the main ideas of the article into  your teaching or how does the article affect educators in general?
-Language and Mechanics:  (5pts)

Unit Project:  Using the EIU format, each individual will develop a combination of cross-curricular
lessons, encompassing different teaching strategies (direct instruction, cooperative, problem-based, and discussion)

Personal Discipline Plan:  Based on text, practicum experience, and classroom discussion, design a
discipline plan which you feel provides the best environment for learning and teaching within your classroom.  You will want to research various classroom management and discipline theories, incorporating one or a combination of these into your own experiences and ideas, creating a discipline strategy which best coincides with your educational beliefs.

Midterm/Final Exam:  The midterm and final will include a variety of multiple choice, short answer and  essay questions which encompass the material discussed in class.

Visual Instruction during practicum:  Design and construct an element of visual instruction to be utilized  during your practicum experience.  The visual aid should be developed as an instructional tool, not  just there for classroom decoration.  Its purpose is to reinforce educational concepts with or  without teacher direction.

Idea File:  File box which contains fifty teaching ideas written on index cards.  Ideas can be developed on
your own, ones obtained from class, or cited from other sources.  Be sure to incorporate ideas involving various subject areas, as well as classroom management strategies.

Participation/Goal Achievement:  All notes, in-class work, and assignments should be kept neatly
organized in a three ring binder.  These will be reviewed during the final exam and used to aid in evaluating class participation.
You also will be expected to establish at least one personal/individual goal for this course, reporting at the end of the semester whether it was reached or not.

*  Consistent attendance is a basic expectation and extremely important to educational progress.  You will
be expected to notify the instructor prior to any absence.  Late arrival to class will result in the reduction of the class participation grade.  Grades on all assignments will be deducted 5% of the possible points for each weekday the assignment is late.  Your assignments will be judged on quality of content, presentation, organization, and the integration of ideas.  Evaluation of progress will be based on written exams, course assignments, and class contributions.

*  Successful completion of ELE 3000 is contingent upon the recommendation of the cooperating teacher and practicum evaluator for continuation in the teacher education program.

All information in this syllabus should be considered subject to change based upon professional discretion.
If you need course adaptations or accommodations due to a disability, please make an appointment to see me as soon as possible or contact the Director of Disability Services (581-6583).
 

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