Great Basin College

EDEL 311- IAV

Elementary Methods Practicum I

Spring 2011 Syllabus

Instructor: / Thomas Reagan
Office: / EIT 253
Phone: / 753-2214
email: /
SKYPE: / thomas.reagan
Office Hours: / Tuesdays 2:30-4:00
Thursdays 12:30-4:00
Course Information
Title: / Elementary Methods Practicum I
Number: / EDEL 311
Discipline: / Teacher Education
Description: / First in a sequence of field and clinical experience courses in an elementary classroom. Students participate in field experiences and then reflect on what they have observed and learned. Students will spend approximately 15 hours observing in the public schools.
Prerequisites: / ENG 101
Co-requisites: / EDU 250 or EDUC 323
Note: Withdrawal from EDEL 311 requires withdrawal from EDU 250 and vice versa.
Location: / see schedule at end of syllabus
Times: / Tuesday 1:00-2:15 (7 class meetings)
Credits: / 1 credit
Textbooks
Required Textbooks: / How to Develop a Professional Portfolio: A Manual for Teachers Campbell, D.M., Cignetti, P.M., Melenyzer, B.M., Nettles, D.H., & Wyman, R.M. (Boston: Pearson, Allyn and Bacon, 5th ed., 2010). The 4th edition is also acceptable.
ISBN: 0-13-703454-7
LiveText Professional Portfolio Account
Available at the GBC bookstore or online at: www.livetext.com
Course Goals and Objectives
This course introduces students to the requirements of GBC’s Teacher Education Program. Additionally, students will begin to set and reflect upon their professional goals as newcomers to the teaching profession (see Learner Outcomes).
Method of Instruction
· Class discussions
· Field observations
· Written responses via WebCampus
· School tours
· LiveText workshop
Course Requirements
LiveText Portfolio Workshop
You are required to attend one workshop for the entire workshop time. You must take items for your portfolio (resume, biography, artifacts, etc.) with you to this class in an electronic format. You will be working with LiveText to create your portfolio. This is not an open work time; it is a workshop that you must attend from start to finish.
IN ELKO: 2/14 11:00-12:00 in HTC 108; 2/16 from 4-5 in HTC 139
IN BATTLE MOUNTAIN: 2/16 from 4:00-5:00 pm
IN ELY: 2/16 from 4-5 pm in GBC 108
IN PAHRUMP: 2/16 from 4-5 pm in PVC 109
IN WINNEMUCCA: 2/16 from 4-5 in GBC 110
If you are taking EDU 214 this semester you will have the workshop as part of your class. Make sure your instructor, Lisa Frazier, signs off that you completed. If you have taken EDU 214 previously, you can redo the basic workshop or complete a module in the online advanced workshop. Please notify me to be enrolled.
Field Trip Expectations
1) Meet at the front office area entrance before 1:15, pad and pencil in hand if you choose.
2) Dress professionally, as if you were applying for a teaching position.
3) Come prepared with questions for the principal. Enjoy.
According to the Interstate New Teachers’ Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), while you are in the schools, you should be able to:
· Demonstrate sensitivity and respect for children from diverse cultures
· Contribute to the maintenance of positive learning environments
· Begin to foster positive working relationships with members of the learning community
· Act in a professional manner
Policy Statements
Late Work: / All assignments are due on the date listed on the syllabus or when assigned in class by the instructor.
Attendance Policy: / More than one absence will result in withdrawal from the course. Withdrawal from EDEL 311 necessitates withdrawal from EDU 250.
Students with Disabilities: / GBC supports providing equal access for students with disabilities. An advisor is available to discuss appropriate accommodations with students. Please contact the ADA Officer (Julie Byrnes) in Elko at 775.753.2271 at your earliest convenience to request timely and appropriate accommodations.
Student Responsibilities
· Read and understand the contents of the GBC catalog.
· Become familiar with all GBC policies and procedures.
· Be aware of all GBC deadlines, including dates for registration, change of registration and fee payment.
· Contribute to the maintenance of a campus environment conducive to intellectual curiosity, civility, and diversity.
· Keep GBC informed of changes in address, phone number, enrollment changes which might affect financial aid awards and/or any other circumstances which could affect satisfactory progress toward a degree.
Policy of Academic Integrity: Academic honesty is expected in this course. All student work must be original and authentic. Any acts of cheating, copying, and/or plagiarizing are violations of the UCCSN code of conduct and will be taken seriously. Students who cheat, copy another’s work, or plagiarize from the Internet or other sources will fail the course regardless of other course work and are subject to dismissal from the academic institution. The definition of plagiarism as adopted by the GBC Faculty Senate is:
“Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s word, ideas or data as one’s own. When a student submits work that includes the words, ideas, or data of others, the source of that information must be acknowledged through complete, accurate, and specific references; and if verbatim statements are included, through quotation marks as well. In academically honest writing or speaking, the students will acknowledge the source whenever:
v Another person’s actual words are quoted
v Another person’s idea, opinion or theory is used, even if it is completely paraphrased in the student’s own words
v Facts, statistics, or other illustrative materials are borrowed, unless the information is common knowledge.”
Plagiarism is also recycling one’s own work from another class.
Learner Outcomes/Measurement
Learner Outcomes
The student will: / INTASC / Measurement
Understand how social-group values influence individual behavior and how individual behavior influences group behavior. / Principle 5: The Learning Environment
[L1K2] / Students post/submit written reflections of field trips and observations.
Understand how cultural and gender differences can affect communication in the classroom. / Principle 6: Effective Communication
[L1K2] / Students discuss in class and post/submit written reflections.
Recognize her/his professional responsibility for engaging in and supporting appropriate professional practices for self and colleagues. / Principle 9: Reflective Practice
[L1D4] / Classroom teachers provide GBC with a rubric assessing our students’ participation during their day-long visit.
(1) Understand schools as organizations within the larger community context and understand the operations of the relevant aspects of the system(s) within which s/he works.
(2) Understand how factors in the learners’ environment outside of school may influence learners’ life and learning.
(3) Understand laws related to learners’ rights and teacher responsibilities.
(4) Value and appreciate the importance of all aspects of a child’s experience.
(5) Respect the privacy of learners and confidentiality of information. / Principle 10: Partnerships
[L1K1], [L1K2], [L1K3], [L1D1], [L1D4] / During the co-requisite EDU 250, students attend and write about their experience at a local school board meeting.
Grading Policy and Grading Scale
Field Experience I is graded as Pass/Withdraw (P/W).
In order to receive a Pass, students must:
·  Complete all requirements in the course
·  Receive at least 165 points
Regardless of the points earned, a student must withdraw from EDEL 311 and EDU 250 if s/he:
·  Receives a poor evaluation from the cooperating teacher
·  Has an unexcused absence in the observation classroom
·  Fails to attend a LiveText workshop
·  Accumulates more than one absence in EDEL 311
Course Outline/Content/Schedule
Schedule of Class Meetings
Session / Date / Topic / When/Where
1 / 2/1 / Overview/Paperwork / EIT 203
2 / 2/8 / INTASC Standards / EIT 203
3 / 2/15 / School Tour / Spring Creek Middle School
4 / 2/22 / School Tour / Northside Elementary School
5 / 3/8 / School Tour / Flagview Intermediate School
6 / 3/29 / School Tour / Adobe Middle School
7 / 4/26 / Closure/Reflections / EIT 203
The instructor reserves the right to modify the schedule at any time during the semester.
Course Assignments
Assignment / Due / Points Possible
1. Submit fingerprint materials to the Education Office. / Friday, 1/28 12:00 pm to Shirley Jones in EIT Education Lobby / 0*
2. Attend classes (on-campus and field trips). / See schedule above / 0*
3. Shadow your assigned classroom teacher for one full day. / As scheduled between you and your assigned teacher, but before 4/25. / 0*
4. Post a written goal statement via WebCampus based upon INTASC Principle 5 or Principle 6. / Tuesday, 3/8 by midnight. / 25
5. Post a written reflection in WebCampus of each of our four field trip experiences. Look for clues that suggest the values and philosophies of the schools. Link your observations to the INTASC Principles when appropriate. / Posted in the Discussion area of WebCampus within two days of each scheduled field trip (i.e., Thursdays, midnight). / 100
(4X25)
6. Complete LiveText portfolio artifacts – Introduction, Biography, and Resume. / Posted in LiveText Tuesday, 4/26 by midnight. (After changes to LiveText, you must ‘Submit for Review’ to treagan) / Intro: 10
Bio: 10
Resume: 10
= 30 total
7. Submit a written reflection in LiveText on your day-long classroom experience. Connect your reflections and new understanding to the professional goal you established for yourself earlier in the semester. / Copy due in LiveText Tuesday, 4/26. (After changes to LiveText, you must ‘Submit for Review’ to treagan) / 50
8. Attend LiveText training / See Portfolio Workshop Schedule / 0*
*You will not pass the class if any of these items are not completed satisfactorily.

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