Syllabus (Tentative)
ELED 2100
Middle School Experientail Learning
Spring 2014
COE 304 (Friday: 1:50-2:45)
Instructor Information:
Dr. J. Jeremy Winters
Associate ProfessorOffice:COE 341
Box 69Office Phone:494-7729
Middle Tennessee State UniversityE-mail:
Murfreesboro TN 37132
Website:
Spring Schedule and Office Hours:
Class Meeting TimesOffice Hours
MondayN/Aby appointment
Tuesday8:00-11:0511:15-1:45
WednesdayN/A10:00-2:00
Thursday8:00-11:05, 4:30-7:301:00-4:15
FridayN/Aby appointment
Course Description
ELED 2100 ais a field experience course designed to have students work in the middle school setting in order to gather insights into the middle school learner and middle school teaching techniques.
Course Goals Aligned to College of Education Conceptual Framework
Problem Identification and Needs Assessment
- To become familiar with the characteristics of adolescent learners.
- To become familiar with the structure and facilities of a middle school.
- To become familiar with teaching strategies appropriate for the adolescent learner.
Class Meeting Dates (Location: COE 304)
Friday Aug 30 from 1:50 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Friday Oct 18 from 1:50 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Friday Nov 22 from 1:50 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Expectations from Students
Students are expected to attend class on time. Students should come prepared for each class having completed all assignments prior to the beginning of class. Please TURN CELL PHONES to vibrate before entering the classroom. Make sure your class conduct is courteous to those around you. Professional dress and conduct are expected when you are in the field. Reports of inappropriate dress or conduct from the local schools will result in the lowering of one’s grade or a grade of F for the course.
Course Assignments
The following are to be placed into one document (Electronic Portfolio) and submitted onto TK20.
Volunteer Hours
You will log at total of 10 hours of volunteering at a middle school. This work may take a variety of forms.
Observations
In your area of concentration, you are to do 3 observations (one per grade). Then, do one from the other areas listed.
English/Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Special Area
Extra-Curricular Events
Attend 3 different events at the middle school.
Meetings
Attend 1 content specific or grade level PLC meetings.
Article Reflection
Instructor will assign 2 articles to be read. You are to write a reflection over each article.
Middle School Environment
Look for and document the following.
- Access to technology and use of technology
- Programs available to the middle school students
- Demographics
- Scheduling
- Building Set-Up (blueprint)
- Meet with the guidance counselor to discuss issues teachers need to consider regarding middle school students
- Anything else that might give you insight into the middle school environment
Breakdown of Evaluations
AssignmentPoints
Electronic Portfolio
Volunteer Hours20
Observations35
Extra-Curricular Events15
Meetings10
Article Reflection20
Middle School Environment50
Total150
*** All assignments must be completed. If a student has a 0 for any assignment, the student’s grade will be lowered one letter grade.
Evaluation & Grading
A89.95-100
B79.95-89.94
C69-95-79.94
D59.95-69.94
Fbelow 59.94
All grades will be rounded to the hundredths place. A plus-minus system will be used when calculating grades with absences and tardies taken into account.
MTSU Statement on Lottery Scholarships
Do you have a lottery scholarship? To retain Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship eligibility, you must earn a cumulative TELS GPA of 2.75 after 24 and 48 attempted hours and a cumulative TELS GPA of 3.0 thereafter. You may qualify with a 2.75 cumulative GPA after 72 attempted hours (and subsequent semesters), if you are enrolled full-time and maintain a semester GPA of at least 3.0. A grade of C, D, F, or I in this class may negatively impact TELS eligibility. Dropping a class after 14 days may also impact eligibility; if you withdraw from this class and it results in an enrollment status of less than full time, you may lose eligibility for your lottery scholarship. Lottery recipients are eligible to receive the scholarship for a maximum of five years from the date of initial enrollment, or until a bachelor degree is earned. For additional Lottery rules, please refer to your Lottery Statement of Understanding form, review lottery requirements on the web at or contact the Financial Aid Office at 898-2830.
MTSU Statement on Students with Disabilities (Standard)
Reasonable Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: ADA accommodation requests (temporary or permanent) are determined only by Disabled Students Services. Students are responsible for contacting the Disabled Students Services Office at 615-898-2783 to obtain ADA accommodations and for providing the instructor with the accommodation letter from Disabled Student Services.
Diversity Statement
As identified and described in the College of Education's conceptual framework Educator as Reflective Decision-maker, ELED 3150 is constructed with an understanding of diversity. Mathematical Methodology ensures candidates a variety of appropriate assessment alternatives and uses technology as instruction and as a median of instruction. Using the TK20 software, the Comprehensive Assessment System (CAS) clearly aligns content and pedagogical knowledge with programmatic objectives, professional goals, and accreditation standards. Faculty draw upon multiple data sources on which to analyze, interpret, and improve their teaching practice on behalf of candidates' knowledge, skills, and dispositions.
Academic Integrity:
According to the Rights and Responsibility section of the Students Handbook, cheating is defined as intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise. The term academic exercise includes all forms of work submitted for credit or hours. If a student is believed to be in violation of MTSU’s policy on academic misconduct, procedures will be following as outlined in the Students Handbook.
Academic Misconduct:
The instructor has the primary responsibility for control over the classroom behavior and can direct the temporary removal or exclusion from the classroom of any student engaged in disruptive conduct or conduct which otherwise violates the general rules and regulations of the institution. The instructor may report such misconduct to the assistant dean for Judicial Affairs for implementation of such disciplinary sanctions as may be appropriate, including extended or permanent exclusion from the classroom.
The MTSU Student Disciplinary Code defines academic misconduct as:
Plagiarism, cheating, fabrication, or facilitating any such act. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Plagiarism. The adoption or reproduction of ideas, words, statements, images or works of another person as one's own without proper attribution.
(2) Cheating. Using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, or aids in any academic exercise or test/examination. The term academic exercise includes all forms of work submitted for credit or hours.
(3) Fabrication. Unauthorized falsification or invention ofany information or citation in an academic exercise.