Syllabus for Educ 1101: Education in Modern Society. Three credits--Spring, 2002.

Class meets:Tuesdays 4-6:40 p.m.

Location: 120 Solon Center

Instructor: Dan Glisczinski

Office: Kirby 178

Email: dglisczi@d.umn.edu

Course overview:

Education in Modern Society will provide a study of the history, present, and future of education in the United States and beyond. The reflective learner will develop a stronger understanding of students, teachers, education history, education philosophy, politics, sociology, organization, pedagogy, and reform.

Required text and hardware:

• Provenzo, Eugene. Teaching, Learning, and Schooling: A 21st Century Perspective. Allyn and Bacon: New York, .2002.
• One Classroom Performance Systems (CPS) responder from the campus bookstore

Principles of instruction:

Course outcomes:
The Education Department of the University of Minnesota Duluth provides prospective teachers with a nationally a accredited program that is guided by learning standards. The following Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) standards and departmental themes are included in this course.

Dispositions:
This course will help you develop and strengthen the following professional dispositions--or characteristics of mind, affect, and body:
1. Attendance and punctuality    2. Self initiative and independence    3. Reliability and dependability    4. Oral expression    5. Written expression    6. Critical thinking skills    7. Tactful judgment    8. Collegiality    9. Reflective response to feedback    
10. Interaction with students, peers, teachers, others    11. Desire to improve own teaching performance    12. Commitment to the education profession    13. Positive attitudes toward others     14. Professional ethics and demeanor.

Instructional strategies:
You will learn by independent reading, in-class multimedia presentations, lecture segments, cooperative learning experiences, and class discussions--in order to examine, discuss, and interpret our materials and their implications for education in modern society.

Diversity:
Your perspective and thoughtful interaction are welcome here. Your respect for diversity is necessary and expected.

Attendance expectations:
Attendance is expected at all classes--except in the case of an emergency.

Assignment expectations:
All written work must be highly professional in nature. This means all written work must be on time, word processed, and free of errors in grammar and spelling. Late work may be considered for partial credit if accompanied by a written request which meets the above criteria.

INTASC portfolio
As you read your course text, observe the author's notations in the margins which identify the ten Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) principles. When you encounter any of these, refer to the Appendix of your text, read the explanation of the principle noted, and reread the marked paragraphs which illustrate this principle. Then study the paragraphs for evidence of the specified INTASC principle, and compose a one-page reflection containing the following three items: 1: A brief descriptive paragraph in which you paraphrase both the INTASC principle and Provenzo paragraphs that you are reviewing. Be sure to cite the Provenzo text in Modern Language Association (MLA) style. 2: An analysis paragraph which explains how--in your opinion-- the INTASC principle and Provenzo paragraphs are related. 3. A reflective paragraph addressing how--in your view--this principle affects the lives of students, educators, and members of postmodern society. Carefully revise your composition, label it for the applicable INTASC principle, cite the source and the page(s)--according to MLA parenthetical reference and Works Cited style. Finally, save this in a portfolio which you create and organize. Hand these at my office--address noted above--by 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday of week fifteen. Please review the sample portfolio entries and evaluation rubric attached to this web page for additional guidance.

Assessment:

Item	Quantity	Points	Total
1. Weekly full-class attendance and participation with your CPS responder.	15	10	150
2. Quizzes from reading and class discussion*. *Students wishing to initiate independent research may do so for 25-50 point projects. Arrange this with me no later than week 12.	4	100	400
3. Student INTASC portfolio.	10	20	200
4. Comprehensive final exam	1	250	250
Total possible points:			1000

Grading:

IMPORTANT
I INVITE ANY OF YOU WHO HAVE ANY DISABILITY, EITHER PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY, OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MIGHT AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO PERFORM IN THIS CLASS TO INFORM ME SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN ADAPT METHODS, MATERIALS, OR ASSIGNMENTS AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION.

Tentative class schedule-- subject to change as needed: